But darling, thats why i need 4 bikes

[Nigeyy]

Since 1990 I've accumulated 11 bikes (one was destroyed, one stolen) and have a nice well lit warm cellar, Park tools workstand and workbench as well as a multitude of tools. I consider myself really wealthy -no, I haven't got expensive trendy clothes, expensive electronics equipment, don't go on expensive holidays, don't have a nice car (cheapest second hand one I could find for a bargain price no less -paid 1200 quid for a 1995 like-brand-new car out of a timewarp in Texas owned by a little old lady who used to just go to the supermarket and back with 36,000 miles on it, but I digress) or a large house, but I have got my cellar and bikes.

I figure since I don't smoke, don't really drink (a pint every 3-4 weeks maybe at best?) bikes are my one indulgence, and unlike other things you can spend your money on, they aren't bad for you. Here we go:

Cannondale CAAD4 road bike
Cannondale Jekyll full suspension
Vision VR-40 Recumbent
Dawes Sardar tourer
Downtube folding bike
Mongoose Rockadile hard tail w/ front suspension
Matsuri road bike (a freebie from a skip, used for a beater bike)
Rudge 3-speed (a freebie from my brother-in-laws cellar)
Specialized HardRock ht mtb (strangely, the like new frame was found in the back of a car in a scrap yard and bought for $4. I've put all my spare bits and pieces on it)

Honestly, even I realize I have all the nice bikes I could ever want, but I always keep an eye out for bargains (i.e. less than 25 quid) such as a unicycle......or a single speed....or a cruiser.....or a Raleigh Twenty.... or a Raleigh Arena/Record (yeah, nostalgia on that one).....

And yes, I do ride all the bikes, and yes I am materialistic about bikes!

One final point: it's all about perspective isn't it? The amount of money I've spent on bikes over the last 18 years is easily just the depreciation of an expensive car over a couple of years of driving. I've still got the bikes too ;-)

 

[Nigeyy]

Oh my word..... it just sounds so familiar....... even down to the "sacrificial bike" and magic frame movement. Another good one: my friend sold his older model Specialized dual suspension (which was a really nice bike) and bought a new one. His one condition? His new bike had to be just approximately the same colour as his old one. Yep, it worked.

I'm working on my 6th bike. SWMBO thinks I only have 4.

I have one sacrificial bike that I'll get rid of if she starts complaining. At the moment though, every time I go down to the cellar I move the frames and the wheels around so that she's never QUITE sure just how many bikes are down there : )

 

[Twenty Inch]

Oh my word..... it just sounds so familiar....... even down to the "sacrificial bike" and magic frame movement. Another good one: my friend sold his older model Specialized dual suspension (which was a really nice bike) and bought a new one. His one condition? His new bike had to be just approximately the same colour as his old one. Yep, it worked.

*Makes mental note*