Confess: how many bikes do you own?

Ghost Rider

I suspect there are people around here who have many, many more bikes than they need. Step forth and be counted, crazies!

(Okay, okay, I have four myself: three at my house and one on "permanent loan" to my girlfriend. Truth be told, if I had more space, I'd probably have more bikes...)

Raam

I have two. A road bike (Spesh Allez Elite) and a hardtail MTB (Kona Chute)

daymobrew

I only have two - 2001 Specialized Rockhopper, my commute bike, and a 2005 La Pierre Francais De Jeux road bike for duathlons and long cycles. Just the right amount.

Ghost Rider

Bloody moderates...

Raam

hey, if I had my way, I'd have a lot more!

markpb

I have two cheap mountain bikes for commuting around Dublin. Find it very handy if one breaks down, needs a service or something comes up and it's locked elsewhere.

Or more precisely I had two until one was stolen from Stephens Green and the other had two spokes cut (out of malice) when some scumbags couldn't cut the lock. Not a good weekend.

blorg

A mere three:

Trek 5000 road bike
Specialized Sirrus Elite tourer/commuter (hybrid converted to drops)
Dawes Discovery 201 hybrid for about town/locking in dodgy areas (read: Dublin)

However I am planning a new proper tourer, probably traditional lugged steel type. And considering a mountain bike.

Prowetod

1 at the moment but planning on getting another one.

Wez

6, one racer, one fixie, one single speed trickbike (hardtail), two dual suspension, and a towny which tends to be my getting to the pub/club/carrying stuff around on the carrier, bike..

Ghost Rider

Now we're talking!

Wez wrote:

6, one racer, one fixie, one single speed trickbike (hardtail), two dual suspension, and a towny which tends to be my getting to the pub/club/carrying stuff around on the carrier, bike..

Civilian_Target

2. Orbit Orion Commuter Hybrid and a clapped out old Raleigh that may someday become a fixie project.

Robin1982

Four.

A 2000 Trek 820 MTB: "inherited", first city bike, incredibly well-built frame but calling it a "mountain bike" is a bit much (no suspension). The bike has never forgiven me for taking it up the trails on Three Rock. More than decent for wet city riding or if someone throws some pebbles in front of you.

A 2003 Ridgeback Genesis Day:02 hybrid: eBay, the MTB got too slow, this is rocket fast in the city, great handling, very fast bike, loved this bike

A 2003 Basso Devil road racer: club sale, my introduction to racing bikes, decent winter trainer and introductory racer, served me well but a little ugly, currently in pieces as its my "rebuilding project"

And finally, my brand new pride and joy...

A 2007 Trek Madone 5.5 SL road racer: eBay, carbon fibre, full Dura-Ace, featherlight and gorgeous.

Albeit I'll probably sell two of them to generate funds for customisation of the other two.

Snapper1

3..... for the moment

My Lapierre racer

My 'round town' 10 year old Raleigh mtb

and my new baby... 2008 Specialized Langster (the London version, one of only 300 made) don't hate me cos it's beautiful

philstar

i'm poor only have the 1 .......but its all i need really:)

copacetic

3.
kona hardtail mtn bike, spesh allez expert road bike, and giant ocr road bike.

more than enough when you have to fit them all in an apt.

copacetic

Snapper1 wrote:

3..... for the moment

My Lapierre racer

My 'round town' 10 year old Raleigh mtb

and my new baby... 2008 Specialized Langster (the London version, one of only 300 made) don't hate me cos it's beautiful

no offence mate, but that is one ugly mfer of a bike. and it is covered in union jacks isn't it? the std one is much nicer or even the seattle!

Fav is the chicago though:

philstar

copacetic wrote:

and it is covered in union jacks isn't it?

i take it...thats the reason you don't like it:rolleyes:

Snapper1

copacetic wrote:

no offence mate, but that is one ugly mfer of a bike.

Each to their own mate but I love it...

God save the Langster!

copacetic

philstar wrote:

i take it...thats the reason you don't like it:rolleyes:

? it's hardly nice graphics was my point, what exactly are u saying? I can't dislike them? or are you implying i'm some kind of bigot with your roll of the eyes?

it looks like a pos imo:

makospeed

3 EPX Mako for commuting, EPX Roadster & Planet X road bike for weekend spins

cunnins4

2:

Spec Hardrock XC rigid. Perfect for around town until the 26x1.25's i put on it went to sh1te. Bought 26x1.5's to replace them, then when i pumped them up they expanded to 26x2.2's- i swear to god, before this it was so easy to cycle, now it's like towing a trailer or something. Never buying Geax tyres again

Focus Variado Expert. My baby. Fvcking love this bike. First roadie (of many i hope) It's so bloody fast. Only problem is if I go over a bump it feels like the wheels are going to shatter.

Hermy

I have three mountain bikes: an old Dyna Tech for my Tacx trainer that lives in the shed and rarely get used, one for the road built from scratch on a Sintesi Halebop frame which gets regular use, and one for the mountains built from scratch on a Klein Attitude frame and that lives in the attic and never gets used.

pete4130

6 bikes right now.

- Road bike

- Single speed

- Fixie

- BMX

- Comfort bike

- 80's Raleigh styler BMX

vektarman

16 bikes, 13 Raleigh choppers, 2 Raleigh Vektars, 1 Schwinn beach cruiser.

311

Hardrock XC and a sirrus sport.:)

penexpers

Just a Kona Dew Deluxe for the moment, but looking to get a fixie, which will probably be either a Specialized Langster or a Kona Paddywagon.

Morgan

Currently six:

Santa Cruz Blur full suspension mtb

Cotic Soul hardtail

Specialized Rockhopper hardtail

Kona Unit singlespeed

Cube Limited road bike

Raleigh Dynatech fixed wheel

Ciaran500

Just one

A hardrock that is slowly bankrupting me as I keep upgrading and replacing parts.

Capt'n Midnight

one touring bike
one mountain bike for commuting

one mountain bike in need of a chainset
one touring bike to tidy up, have all the bits just need to assemble

one triumph 20 as a project
one old 3 speed ladies bike to get rid of

Civilian_Target

Ah, I've seen lycra riders on that bike around the city. It does look pretty funky tbh, although the people that ride the ones I've encountered have been light-breaking arseholes with little respect for other cyclists.

Although since you've got a sense of humour, so I'm sure that doesn't apply to you

copacetic wrote:

? it's hardly nice graphics was my point, what exactly are u saying? I can't dislike them? or are you implying i'm some kind of bigot with your roll of the eyes?

it looks like a pos imo:

Dirk Gently

2 el cheapo mountain bikes for bashing about on and an FCR for road spins

The_B_Man

1 Giant Rock that I use for getting to work and back, then over to the mammys for dinner once or twice a week!

hellbell123

i have 2 and its pretty much all i need..

a lapierre hardtail mtb , and (my fave) kona dew

the bf's got about 4 though and my daughter has a kona makena so the sheds a bit crowded

rubadub

2, MTB & hybrid. MTB for weekends and roads I am not used to.

Think my mate has 13 bikes!

el tel

Can't believe nobody has a Grifter :cool:

mkdon05

Just the 2 for me, A Dawes dicovery hybrid for strolling into work and an easton road bike.

Itsfixed

Four:

On-one il pompino x 2 - one fixed, one geared.

On-one inbred hardtail MTB

Mercian king of mercia racing bike - still only half built but getting there

Would quite like to build my own frame by going on this Dave Yates framebuilding course in England.

Raam

over the years I've had...

a blue Raleigh Ranger
a silver Raleigh Strika
a blue Racer (I think it was also a Raleigh)
an Al Carter Hotrock with the snazziest paint job ever

cerebus

Bikes currently in the house - 9 (split across three of us though, so it isn't so bad) :

Rocky Mountain ETSX-70

Rocky Mountain Vertex

Older japanese steel road bike

Lemond Poprad cyclocross bike

Cypress track bike

Specialized Stumpjumper FSR

Trek commuter bike (with a Chariot Sidecar).

Franken-bike commuter (road bike frame, flat bar, odd-and-ends Shimano mountain-bike groupset)

Norco kid's bike

Still shopping for a couple more...

-Blanco-

3 at the mo, terry dolan track bike, trek 8000 mtb and trek 1000, upgrade 2 9speed with stuff I had lying around of course!

ash h

At the minute in my garage theres 5 decent bikes:
1 dh bike
1 single speed da bomb street/mess around bike
1 24" kona stuff
2 bmx's
So 5

chicoben

3 for me,
Trek 7.1 fx
Cannondale chase hardtail
specialized vegas bmx.

fish-head

I've got two. One's an old Claud Butler Rock MTB I've had since I was 12 and the other's the Paganini fixer I just built.

kincsem

Three

Specialized Sirrus Elite
Specialized Allez
Setavento

TurloughT

Pinarello Surprise (What my girlfriend calls 'your other girlfriend')

Kronan (Pub & Town transport)

Old Peugeot Racer (fixed project waiting to happen)

Grandads old Raleigh (high nellie in the garden shed)

& a Mountain Bike that someone left at my place when I had a party 1 year ago and never collected.

EH

I've got three:
Road bike: Specialized Tricross
Mtn Bike: Trek 6700 (just got it new last Monday)
Raleigh Sirocco (approx 25 years old and a future project)

bartislartfast

3:
Specialized Tarmac Comp '05 - to which my heart belongs
Specialized Hard Rock Comp '05 with 1.5's- which currently serves my commute and sometimes finds itself out training [mostly training a hump into my lower back!]
Specialized RockHopper Comp '01 - which has come back from a supposed terminal crash with a drunken cyclist at the end of '05.

And in the market for another lower spec roadie for fairweather commute

Titiritero

I thought cycling was an enviromentally friendly sport, but we are as consumist as the rest! :rolleyes:

I just have one, that does everything from commuting to touring to training to "racing". It doesn´t do downhill though!

Itsfixed

just because most of us have between two and ten bikes doesn't disqualify us from being environmentally friendly, surely? Materialistic, maybe, but still green.

I like cars, for instance, but couldn't justify owning more than one or two. Money no object and wife permitting (not likely) i would have happily house at least 10 bikes in the shed. I'd have to get a bigger shed though.

Drapper

Spec Stumpy FSR
Rocky Mountain TSC
LApierre Racer

scaldybelt

1 Scott P3 Speedster (hybrid)
1 'Strida' folding bike (for sale is anyones interested)
1 Micargi Stretch Cruiser
1 Regular Beach cruiser
2 Firebikes(.com) custom frames (in 'paint' currently)