more than one bike

[Hill Wimp]

One lovely Dolce for weekends and Sportives
One Hybrid for everything else
Both Specialized

and will probably add a full carbon to the list in the next 12mths just for total pleasure and 'cause i can.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

It's a well known joke fact that carbon bikes dissolve in the rain

Thats why I don't see anyone in the rain.

 

[stumpy66]

6 bikes as per sig. Mtb rarely used now, defy for best, genesis wet road runs, allez winter duties, holdsworth on turbo and tourer for my 2-3 weeks away

 

[jay clock]

Decent road bike for summer and triathlons,
cheaper road bike with mudguards for winter,
MTB,
tourer, only for touring
folder

Just got rid of TT bike due to non use

 

[goody]

Steel Audax / commuter
Full carbon fast rides up to about 150 miles
Hardtail MTB
Full suspension MTB
Unicycle
Tandem
Got four of the above but the others are on the wish list.
Don't want a TT bike they look silly.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Schwinn Passage for Touring, as well as a Giant Nutra hybrid for shorter tours, as it is a flat bar with bar-ends and wider tires for rougher roads. Also a GT Outpost Trail I have converted for Touring as well. I only do short tours, less than a day. But I find touring bikes suit my needs best, and save me needing a second car. I also have a Schwinn Voyageur from 1981 that I am restoring, as well as an old Sekai 2000. Often, among these bicycles, road condition and surface plays a part in my choice, as well as distance. When finished in 2014, the Voyageur will back up the Schwinn Passage as the drop-bar tourer for good roads and longer distances.

 

[biggs682]

current crop is

New to me Ridgeback Horizon long term commuter and early am rides
1950'S Pollard bad weather back / spare commuter
1980's Marin Bear Valley weekend trawler around the park and spare commuter
Freshly rebuilt Carrera Virtuoso doing testing miles before being sold
Walvale ?? racer for sale
1980's Dawes Imperial awaiting payment
1970'S Dawes Medalion project
and a couple more frame sets awaitning work etc

 

[Lincov]

[QUOTE 2667167, member: 45"]Hybrid for pottering.
Road bike for commuting and long rides.
MTB for off-road.
Folder for leaving in the boot.[/quote]
That's my long term plan!

 

[BSRU]

My main commuter is steel tourer, with the backup commuter and ice bike being a steel CX bike(because it can take Marathon Winters).
Also have a road bike for the good weather, not used in winter due to not being able to carry that much in the saddle bag, unlike my other bikes which have panniers.
Have a £5 EBay MTB with Ice Spiker tyres for riding in the snow.

 

[ColinJ]

Steel-framed Basso with very low gears so I can ride up almost every steep hill in the area - there are lots of them. I fitted Crud Roadracer mudguards so I am more inclined to go out when rain is forecast.

Lightweight Cannondale 'best bike'. It is a lot of fun to ride, but its gearing is a bit high for the toughest hills, and I like to keep it for decent weather.

A steel-framed mountain bike. We have a lot of excellent bridleways in this area which would kill a road bike in about 5 minutes!

 

[HLaB]

I'm down to two bikes just now (hopefully I'll be back up to three soon).
Basically a cheap Viking Fixie (steel) for commuting and a Bianchi carbon steed for leisure. Hopefully to be rejoined by a ressurected all rouder training bike. I have a loan of my brother's cyclocross (in the meantime) but I'd rather not wear out/ damage that.

Strictly speaking I've also got a Ridgeback Velocity Hybrid and a dedicated Turbo bike also but those are sitting in my parent's garage 400miles north.

 

[jowwy]

Steel-framed Basso with very low gears so I can ride up almost every steep hill in the area - there are lots of them. I fitted Crud Roadracer mudguards so I am more inclined to go out when rain is forecast.

Lightweight Cannondale 'best bike'. It is a lot of fun to ride, but its gearing is a bit high for the toughest hills, and I like to keep it for decent weather.

A steel-framed mountain bike. We have a lot of excellent bridleways in this area which would kill a road bike in about 5 minutes!

What gear set do you have on the basso ColinJ?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

just the 3 bikes (each) here as well.
cheap road bike with pannier racks & mudguards (bought to leave safely at college/work)
mountain bike
expedition bike (off-road touring bike with 14 speed hub gears)

could easily account for more though:
good road bike - for leisure rides (without rack)
2nd mountain bike - so I don't have to keep putting the rack on and off or could leave winter snow tyres on all winter rather than having to switch tyres constantly
lightweight touring bike - expedition bike is seriously heavy and robust.
cyclocross bike - would like something between mtb & road bikes

sadly my husband has vetoed the last 4 options.

 

[ColinJ]

What gear set do you have on the basso ColinJ?

It got lower and lower over the years as I put on weight and lost fitness!

Currently 52/39/26 and 14-28. The steps between some of the gears are a bit big so I would eventually like to go back to 52/39/30 and 13-26 if I get fit enough.

My Cannondale has 53/39 and 13-29. When I was fit, I could get up 15% on that fairly comfortably, and even short stretches of 20%, but long, steep climbs were a pain!

 

[compo]

2.5 bikes. A steel Raleigh roadbike, a Trek FX7.3 hybrid, and a unicycle (hence the .5).