Is this a mid life crisis?

GraemeT

People seem to think I'm behaving strangely:

I've bought 3 new bikes in the last few weeks and I haven't got rid of any. I'm now in double figures :shock:
When I had only :oops: 7 bikes, they all had a distinct purpose but these last 3 have just been 'cos I fancied them.
I am well aware of the n+1 rule, but i seem to be applying n+3

What should I do

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unixnerd

Been there, but with my it was five classic BMWs. Too many. You'll find that you never get time to maintain them all and that some aren't rideable all the time, so you won't use them and they'll gather dust.

You need to downsize to a fleet you have enough resources to look after and keep in top condition. I'd stick a few on ebay.

I have four bikes: racer, tourer / winter, mtb and one for house guests.

CHRISNOIR

GraemeT wrote:

What should I do

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The problem here is that you have too much money. This can be rectified by donating to the ChrisNoir benevolence fund for cash strapped Northerners who need carbon fibre. Your donation can make a difference.

jim453

GraemeT wrote:

People seem to think I'm behaving strangely:

I've bought 3 new bikes in the last few weeks and I haven't got rid of any. I'm now in double figures :shock:
When I had only :oops: 7 bikes, they all had a distinct purpose but these last 3 have just been 'cos I fancied them.
I am well aware of the n+1 rule, but i seem to be applying n+3

What should I do

...

Is that all,

I've bought ten new bikes in the last thirty five minutes. All at over five grand each. I'll probably never ride a couple of them, just like the colour because it sets off the red in the ferrari I bought yesterday.

What should I do?

Mike67

Can I quote you to my Missus?

She thinks I'm having a mid life crisis and I've only got three bikes.....allright four if you count the one in bits, four and a half if you count all the spares

Mr Dog

Mr t if you have a partner then convince them that they own 3 of them thus reducing your count. Of course you reserve all rights over any sale of the bikes. Simple. 8)

AndyF16

Whoo-ee, and here was me agonising over whether I should buy a decent cross bike to go with my roadie and MTB - thanks for justifying my purchase chaps

bompington

Don't you just love the geeky-schoolboy style "I'm pretending to ask a question but I'm really just showing off" thing?

jim453 certainly understands

Or to put it another way, buying lots of bikes is not necessarily a sign of anything much, but coming on here to boast about it definitely says something about you.

GraemeT

thanks for that

prb007

If you have enough room - keep 'em all!
I have; a cannondale Tandem
Felt Compulsion 2 MTB
Planet X ti Sportive
Planet X Kaffenback (work in progress)
then for my missus..
Monoc MTB
Boardman Carbon
my son has a Felt BMX and a Cube Kids 20
my daughter also has a Cube Kids 20

ALL of which are in a 10' x 10' basement :roll:

not to mention, my surfboard, kids bodyboards, Flymo and garden tools!

Oh - and a VERY good padlock!

Zachariah

Yes, it's a mid life crisis. Your life is half over.

term1te

I hope you didn't buy them in Switzerland. I can't believe the prices they get away with over here.

SteveR_100Milers

bompington wrote:

Don't you just love the geeky-schoolboy style "I'm pretending to ask a question but I'm really just showing off" thing?

jim453 certainly understands

Or to put it another way, buying lots of bikes is not necessarily a sign of anything much, but coming on here to boast about it definitely says something about you.

I assumed when I opened the post it would be a story abbout being caught in flagrento delicto with a secretary half your age...but buying bikes,,???