When does a hobby become hording?

My wife genuinely thinks that I probably have some sort of undiagnosed obsessive compulsive condition. I just can’t help myself when I see what I think is a bargain.
She might be right, who knows?

But it definitely is another form of escapism that I really really enjoy.
If it’s ultimately making you happy then it’s absolutely fine.

If it also happen you fairly rare take them out for a ride, that's a hoarding issue. If on the other hand you ride them frequently, that's not a hoarding issue. At least that is how I look at mine

I just finished a "parts bin" build, and somehow it still had a R8000 groupset and HED Ardennes on Hope hubs. That's when you know you have a problem.

If you sell one to a good home with a happy new owner that may be more enjoyable than holding onto a bike you hardly ever use. And perhaps it's a momentum thing: Searching, buying, and fixing up results in more of the same, whereas selling one results in selling another.

I'm renting a garage which has a small hoard of bikes in it. I use the garage less than I anticipated and I'm not riding these bikes at all. It's stupid I'm spending money to store these.

I've stopped buying anything excessive (I think), and I need to get rid of all the bikes I don't use before I even look at building another bike. If I manage to do that maybe I'll enjoy it again.

In short, for me it's a problem and it takes up space in my head. Also have an unhealthy urge to minimise generally, but I'm stuck when it comes to the bikes. I'm just not finding the time to sort through them.

I'm at D-1. I joked about getting a MTB, cue the response: "it's one in, one out or I will end you."

Lol RIP

I think since I got a storage unit (I was at N-1+0.5) my problem can best be described as N=A+B Where A is the cubic size of my storage unit and B is capital available at the time of a bargain.

I've lately found that swapping gives me perhaps even more of a kick than actually finding bargains as it gives me a chance/risk to converse with my fellow addicts/connoisseurs.

How do you think people outside the forum/cycling in general would react if you said that "complete bikes (plural) a couple of frames and a few stem/chainring/tyres" was unhealthily minimalist? Ha ha.
I need to show my partner this thread, maybe she'll let me squeeze another bike in the downstairs loo when she realises I'm fairly restrained.

"Joked"/ hours of research and thought into the sort of thing you want, followed by scouring for parts and frame with the idea you'll need to keep an eye out, by actively looking.

I (genuinely, this may mean I'm bananas) don't want to sell (say) my Klein Criterium to someone as that would risk it getting beaten up, badly maintained, etc etc. So, I hoard it.

I did ride it, pre-Covid, haven't ridden it post.

Nice doors 😀

Pretty much, fell just shy of putting up a 'Wanted' ad! The longing for a cruisey hard tail shall remain just that.

I pinky promise that I'd look after it...

I have quite a few retro bikes. Nothing special but some I've had for 30 years.
I don't work anymore so I ride them all. I enjoy stripping, cleaning and occasionally doing a retro mod project. Whatever, your hobby you will eventually amass stuff, whether its photography, golf etc. I'd rather my garage was full of bikes and parts than just empty space. Just think about annual golf club membership and how much that costs! We should all be thankful that our pursuit gets us outdoors over a variety of terrain and provides us with fellowship and enjoyment of the simple things in life i.e fresh air and love of nature.

Storage space has been the enabler of my addiction.
When I lived in a flat, the amount of cycling stuff was absurd. Literally bikes and parts kept in every room. My wife was embarrassed by it when she'd have friends round and force me to get everything into the spare room.

Moving to a house with a double garage has been the answer to all my prayers but it's definitely let the hoarding approach unhealthy territory. Even though I have the garage, I still like to keep the best bikes in the house where its nice and warm. I imagine that they might get a bit sad and lonely in the cold damp garage. I think I might be mental.

Wait until spring...

For me this started with a retro Dragonfly BMX I bought when living in London. I pulled it apart and refurbished the Profile cranks and all other parts…and then it didn’t stop. I always built things be it cars, motorbikes, RC planes/choppers and collected antiques since I was a kid. Now I own about 40 odd bikes/frames spread between my flat, lockup, bro’s and dad’s houses. I always do a ‘yearly clearout’ but the bikes come back as quick as they leave. I move almost yearly so the difficulties can be imagined. Guess we all need a hobby..

I have a garage full of shit bikes.. at least you lads have serrotas and hed Ardennes..

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this!

at least you lads have serrotas and hed Ardennes..

😂

Life's too short, get with the program

Storage space has been the enabler of my addiction.

Me too.

I dunno, That is lovely.

Never sell it to me, I will inevitably knacker it.

Full?
But I can still see the floor

Pardon the exaggeration but my point was more around my garage bike related detritus being shitter than others relative shit. Maybe a spring clear out and hang a single hed Ardenne on a rusty nail.