having multiple bikes

[terry_gardener]

when you have multiple bikes do you ever feel that you use one more than the other and also feel that the other bike doesn't get used enough to justify having it.

 

[vickster]

Probably I have 3 and have ridden all three this year, although the new one only about 5 miles so far due to injury

I can justify having them all though as they all offer something different. Not like you get any interest on savings right now, might as well spend it!

 

[rebelpeter]

Well i have 8 racers most are vintage i have an ancient Claud Butler rough condition but rides well, the othets i try to get a run on but with our weather hard to get rounds d to them all. But i never feel they dont justify me having them all,.i mean you don,t have to use them that often i guess i just like having them around, i have a trike too hoping to get a ride on thst tomorrow . .

 

[Hacienda71]

Yes I ride one bike a lot it is light, fast, handles well and is quite aggressive , another is a back up, it is heavier but reasonably capable when needed, I also have a vintage race bike for occasional rides on nice days and a full suspension off road jobbie which sees me right in the mountains and for mucking around with the kids.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I don't do justification. If I want another bike I'll buy one

 

[Easytigers]

I used to have a hybrid and two road bikes. It got to the point where I just wasn't riding the hybrid and sold it. Over the winter though I've actually missed it as an alternative for the daily commute (although at the time I had to sell it anyway due to finances).

 

[I like Skol]

I have a road bike, an MTB and a hybrid. Hybrid easily gets used most, for commuting and leisure rides, MTB for the rough stuff and road bike for the nice weather leisure rides and an occasional commute. Road bike is probably the hardest one to justify as the hybrid does the same job about 98% as effectively. MTB does stuff that can't be done on anything less. The road bike could easily be lost from the fleet but some times the sun shines, the shades go on and the moment is just right and then only the road bike will do.....

 

[Saluki]

I have my road bike which sees most of the riding action. I also have a MTB which goes out on wet winter days and for any trail riding when the feeling comes over us.

 

[mickle]

when you have multiple bikes do you ever feel that you use one more than the other and also feel that the other bike doesn't get used enough to justify having it.

Ha!

 

[jdtate101]

Got 3 (see my sig). The Dogma gets used the most, but gets put away for winter. The CX serves me through the shitty months and goes away when the Dogma comes out (apart from this year when it's going to the Paris-Roubaix challenge, after which it will go away). The TT bike only really comes out to play in summer on the best days (or for events), but does get used over winter on the rollers (which is an art form let me tell you). If I had the space my next bike would be a track bike for winter use (winter track series), but that also had a drilled fork for a brake, so I could use it in summer for a bit of fun.

 

[Cubist]

The road bike gets used for commuting and the occasional leisure ride. The hardtail is the do it all off road trekking and playing bike. The full suss monster is for techical and big hit rides, although I sometimes ride the susser over a particular trail to learn the lines, and if it suits I'll go back on the hooligan hardtail to prove to myself that it'll still do most stuff really well.

 

[The Brewer]

The Cube peloton race is my commuter, crap weather ride and its a bike I do love and fiddle with and learn. My Giant defy 1 is the faster bike though, it flexes better to hug the road and I love it too.

 

[StuAff]

I've only got four. Clearly not enough.

 

[nazzurro19]

I just have 2

My road bike for daily commute and weekend fun

Mountain bike for offroading , and doing wheelys stoppeys and basic trials riding

 

[DCLane]

I've got:

Secteur; used for Sat/main runs, touring and racing. Yep, on a Secteur.
Tricross; current commuter but will become winter commuter and cross racer
Raleigh Team; occasional commuter and local riding as Dewsbury's not that safe to leave a bike
Whyte 805; C2W bike but not used much as I'm using the Tricross
Viking Targa DD24; a.k.a. 'heap of junk'. Currently used once a week but will become a donor for a Raleigh SP 150 MTB frame
Raleigh Airlite; frame currently broken. About to get a donor Ridgeback Platinum frame and become the commuter

So, Secteur & Tricross used a lot, others not so much. The Whyte 805's been a bit of a disappointment; it's too heavy to take climbing and the Tricross handles the rough stuff better.