Why 2 bikes?

gbs

I have nothing new to add but here is my rationale

1: a Pearson Pave, c/f stealth machine for sportive type/day rides preferably dry weather
2: a Van Nich Yukon, ti frame for the wet days, train assisted rides etc
3: a Genesis day one cross, steel frame, ss flip/flop for the winter, towpath, gp around town - purchased yesterday.

My dear wife is not overwhelmed by the logic.

rolf_f

Berk Bonebonce wrote:

I used to use two bikes. Now I realize that the extra one is a false economy and time spent servicing it is time wasted.

How does that work? You shouldn't need to do any more servicing no matter how many bikes you have. Not unless you ride more than one at the same time........

I have five bikes:

Look 585 for pure leisure use
Ribble Gran Fondo with mudguards for commuting in better weather and crappier weather Sportives
Orange P7 for off road and bad weather commutes
Dawes Horizon (1990) for commuting and light touring
Raleigh Record Ace at my parents so I can get out of the house when I visit!

vorsprung

Three bikes that work and I use

1. 2004 Orbea Gavia, Aluminium racing bike for summer commutes
2. 2010 Cotic Roadrat with Alfine for all weather, all year commuting
3. 2011 Specialized Roubaix for events, specifically PBP and qualifiers

Also have 3 frames/part bikes in various states of disrepair and an old MTB

jame58rown

I have 8 bicycles:

Racing bike
Time trial bike
Summer training bike
Winter training bike
Tourer
Commuter
Full sus MTB
Hardtail MTB

OK, actually I have 2 bikes; a £600 ally which does everything and an old £60 thing off ebay for the turbo, but I can dream......

sparkins1972

I have 2 bikes:

Madone 5.2
Ridgeback Genesis Day 02 flat barred thing.

I got the Madone in the summer and decided to hang on to the Ridgeback for a general / winter hack, but as things have turned out it has just sat there all winter. I tend to give the Madone a thorough clean after each winter ride and it seems to be standing up to the winter just fine.

For me there is the psychological side when it is a cold, dull winters day I find it harder to motivate myself to get my old alloy framed bike out, whereas on my Madone I just want to ride it all the time.

Mister W

Why 2 bikes?



Because you can't afford 3.

Butterd2

I must admit I though the thread said "why only 2 bikes" when I first read it, but the OP seems to have been corrected now. Even my wife has 2 bikes (and my eldest daughter come to think of it). Two bikes should be seen as the absolute minimum.

niblue

I'm another N+1 believer though might have taken it a bit far as a recent count made me realise I was up to 9, with enough frames, forks and wheels etc. to build a few more!

Current fleet is:
Road: Boardman Team Carbon
Commuter/Tourer: Cotic Road Rat Alfine
MTB XC FS: Specialized Epic
MTB Trail FS: Specialized S-Works Enduro
MTB Fun FS: Specialized Enduro SX
MTB Singlespeed: On-One Inbred
MTB XC: Van Nicholas Zion
MTB Trail: Cotic Soul
MTB Fun: Cotic BFe

It's just as well the bikes are all in a corner of the garage my wife rarely ventures into, as I'd be in big trouble if she counted that many! She only has two - a road bike and a mountain bike!

acidstrato

Mister W wrote:

Why 2 bikes?



Because you can't afford 3.

its funny because its true

I have 4, all year round alu training road bike, carbon road bike for summer and racing, mtb and track bike
but i'd have 10 if i could afford those i wanted

Brommers76

I have a carbon best bike for summer, an alluminium winter bike and an alluminium hard tail MTB which also serves to go out with my daughter on.

I still need (in priority order)
1. A CAAD 10 105 for second best (buy in March)
2. A classic steel frame
3. A ti road bike of some description as they look great and last forever
4. Cervelo whether it be the S1 or S2 or preferably both
5. Carbon hardtail MTB
6. TT bike
7. Full susser

That makes 10 and that is being sensible and not buying a fixie because I'm not fashionable enough.

danowat

Hahaha, I used to think that more than one bike was silly..........then I brought a racing bike to keep my hybrid warm in the garage, then I brought a carbon TT bike, now I am courting a new "sunday best".

The missus doesn't understand either "what do you need another bike for, you've already got 3", pfffttt, women hey....

Usually_Lurking

Not all women are baffled by the need for multiple bikes!
I'm female and just had number 3 delivered a week ago! Sexy new road bike to go with the MTB and BMX. 8)

andyoh

I have three bikes. Full carbon road bike which is used when the roads are not covered with salt and any other rubbish. A winter/training aluminium & carbon road bike and a twelve year old Marin I use for the station. I am thinking about getting a hardtail MTB next year for the odd XC event I wouldn't mind doing.

jc-bike-person

I'm down to 1
Crashed my 'summer' bike in November on a sportive – bad tumble
However the summer bike was older and cost less than my winter bike... a Boardman CX pro
(Hooray for CTW scheme)
I do use this for all winter training/ commuting duties and also when it is raining
A new summer bike is being sort... 8)
The wife has agreed (more or less), just need to decorate the spare room first... (concessions, concessions) :roll:
Paint brush please

wildmoustache

4 here:

> Good summer bike
> Good summer bike
> Good summer bike, also used in winter
> Pretty good summer bike, also used in winter

Unusual stable. 4 bikes, each of which could easily be a very respectable best bike

Bobbinogs

Usually_Lurking wrote:

Not all women are baffled by the need for multiple bikes!

I have just had a word with Sky and they reckon gbs needs to resign whereas Danowat is up for a full sacking. It's for the best of the sport you know...

Monty Dog

I don't even have an MTB, but you're not really a 'proper' road cyclist until you've got the set:
Race bike
Cross bike
Track/fixed gear bike
TT bke
Training bike

But then it gets open to interpretation :
Too good to race bike - too cherished / impossible to replace
Race bike - because chucking it down the road won't break your heart/wallet
Cross bike - but you also need a pit bike if you're serious
Singlespeed cross bike with discs - to give MTB riders something to chase
TT / fixed bike - because fixed TT's are all about pain!
Training bike - Ritchey Breakaway I can chuck in the car / on the plane
Classic bike - because riding L'eroica is a great experience
Commuter - Sherman the Pompino because it's green and weighs a ton!

wheelygood

Salt used in gritting is especially bad for carbon fibre- and more so when that carbon joinswith metal e.g. in fork ends etc or carbon wrap. The salty water can sneak in the join there and play havoc.

MattC59

Two ? Surely that's not enough ?

I have a road bike, 2 1/2 mountain bikes and the Mrs's bike in the garage. I keep eyeing up somehting like the Specialized Langster as a 2nd road bike, something for niping to the shops etc on.

Why more than one ? I like bikes, simple as that. I'd have loads and not ride them enough to justify them, if I had the ££££££

You could ask the same question about wheels........... come on, who has more than one set per bike, I certainly do for the road

thel33ter

I'm 15 and have 3, all bought myself because I wanted them... apart from Hardrock, which was found at a dump

Bouncy MTB for fun, Road bike for commuting and crap weather, Hack bike for other stuff, and a singlespeed (Soon) for the hell of it.

brin

sopworth wrote:

Am I missing the point for a damn fine excuse to tell the missus I want a second bike
VMT
Mark

Isn't that a good enough reason?

Chip \'oyler

I have 3 - a winter/training bike which has the mudguards on all year round so I can use it when the inevitable rain hits us in June. I also have my best carbon road bike and a TT bike.

TBH I'd buy more but I don't have the room. However when we move house in a couple of years a garage is on the list of 'must have's' which means I can then buy a MTB and build up a retro summer steel bike!

Oh and I'll have a permanent turbo bike set up. I have an old steel frame and parts already for that painful bike

If you can afford it the minimum bikes you should have if you're serious about cycling is 2.
1 winter hack to take the weather and conditions of numerous UK winter's and a beautiful bike you bring out in spring.

sopworth

I have more than enough armour (bulls**t) to tell the other half exactly why I 'need' a second bike.
Thanks guys!

Brommers76

damn- forgot BMX and cross bike so that makes 9 more required.

northpole

I've always frowned on people having a winter bike as I reckon a decent cleaning regime on wet days to keep chainset grime free should not shorten the components' lives.

This year however has been a bit of an eye opener - four colleagues in work have taken a spill and despite no massive damage, there was great potential. I am now rethinking this subject!

Peter

Unclemonty121

Can't resist replying, I've got four bikes;

Boardman Team Carbon Ltd ed, Best road bike, use through summer and on good winter days, love it and would hate to crash it/loose it.

Dolan Alu frame/Carbon Fork: Winter bike, mud guards lights, saddle bag. Cheap second hand bike that I don't have to clean after each ride and is all set to go when I need to, I have no attachment to it, it crunches the miles.

Cannondale Full susser MTB; For all my MTB needs,

Trek 6500 HT MTB; Tried to sell it when I got the Cannondale couldn't get the money for it I wanted, then realised it was the only bike I could but a child seat on the back of for family rides etc, so kept it. Also if I want to do any MTB racing again it would fulfil those needs.

Why, well having had 6 months off due to a knee op, since the 28th December , when I was allowed to ride again I have ridden over hundred miles, I have been away for over a week of Jan with work and have a new born. This weekend the off road kicks in again.

I love cycling, I have been seriously riding since I was 14, now I can afford bikes, I do the best to fulfil my passion. Cheaper than a Gym membership!

cookiemonster

Five here

Cervelo for "events" like races, sportives, weeks in the alps
Roberts Audax (guards and rack) for training, light touring, longer runs, etc
Langster fixed for the commute
1960's Fred Dean to hang on the wall and look at
Roberts hardtail as the mountain bike

I "need" an S1 for a dedicated crit bike and occasional TT'er

I mean you dont "need" more than one pair of underpants if you wash the pair you've got every evening

Chip \'oyler

northpole wrote:

I've always frowned on people having a winter bike as I reckon a decent cleaning regime on wet days to keep chainset grime free should not shorten the components' lives.

This year however has been a bit of an eye opener - four colleagues in work have taken a spill and despite no massive damage, there was great potential. I am now rethinking this subject!

Peter

So do you clean your bike after every ride in the winter? Despite cleaning mine as regularly as I can, I've still ended up buying a new front mech that has seized, and every morning before a ride I have to douse the rear mech with WD40 and force it by hand up and down the block to get it to work.

Don't underestimate the damage road salt can do to a bike.

And having a winter bike has meant I don't have to replace any components on my best bike - which would be very costly.

antikythera

Currently got 10 with an 11'th arriving in bits an pieces. they cover a range of specialities from touring to time trials, would I get another.... hell yeah.

Add a reasonable collection of spares and tools is an expense of its own, then the accessories; (multiple) helmets, shoes etc. The limiting factor is storage, one bed room is only for bikes, but that's getting crowded!

antikythera

Currently got 10 with an 11'th arriving in bits an pieces. they cover a range of specialities from touring to time trials, would I get another.... hell yeah.

Add a reasonable collection of spares and tools is an expense of its own, then the accessories; (multiple) helmets, shoes etc. The limiting factor is storage, one bed room is only for bikes, but that's getting crowded!