Two bikes....

jame58rown

Does anyone own two road bikes? I don't mean a summer bike and a winter bike, or a tourer and a commuter etc. I mean two good "summer"/"good weather" bikes? Just so you can choose which one you would like to ride? :P I.E a top end aluminium and a carbon fibre so you can go into the garage and go: "hmmm I'll take the carbon one today" I can't help thinking that if I had the money I would lol.

Does anyone own two good bikes for no other reason than they may fancy a change every now and then?

Monty Dog

Presently running 5 - recently got rid of two frames and will shortly be ordering another custom titanium frame to bring me back up to 3 road bikes and 3 cross bikes...
Each is intended for a slightly intended purpose rather than having two the same:
race bike
fixed gear
classic steel retrobike
CX race bike
CX training / travel bike
CX singlespeed

Herbsman

I would have an extra bike if I could afford one. Not for luxury, but as a back-up in case the other one got stolen / crash damaged.

Speedmenace

Herbsman wrote:

I would have an extra bike if I could afford one. Not for luxury, but as a back-up in case the other one got stolen / crash damaged.

this is the only reason you should own two road bikes

P_Tucker

Yes, I have my race bike and my Chinarello. Life is awesome.

fludey

Currently have 3 but one is going next week as new one arrives tomorrow.

So will have the choice of my felt ar4 carbon or my felt f75 aluminium and when the weather turns bad out comes the kona mtb, and on a Friday night for out 30 mile rail track ride to the pub

noodleman

Yep. Nice to have a choice depending on the roads I'm riding on and if I only have a certain colour of cycling top clean I can match it to whatever bike suits. Vain! Me?

jame58rown

I wish I could afford two bikes

rolf_f

Look 585 and Ribble Gran Fondo. The latter usually has Crud Racers on and is used for commutes plus sportives/weekend rides if the weather is crap.

Nice to be able to pick and choose!

danowat

Our garage is like a friggin bike shop.........

we have 7 bikes :roll:

Fenred

fludey wrote:

Currently have 3 but one is going next week as new one arrives tomorrow.

So will have the choice of my felt ar4 carbon or my felt f75 aluminium and when the weather turns bad out comes the kona mtb, and on a Friday night for out 30 mile rail track ride to the pub

Perfec' combo!

danowat, share your pain! Just moved down from 6 to 4 since spiltting with the OH...Love maintaining the "corporate fleet!" :roll:

mikebikemike

Four here - posh road bike, park it at the pub road bike, race mountain bike and 15 yr old
full suspension mountain bike.
They're all ridden and they make me happy

rolf_f

mikebikemike wrote:

Four here - posh road bike, park it at the pub road bike, race mountain bike and 15 yr old
full suspension mountain bike.
They're all ridden and they make me happy

That wasn't what the OP asked

chappers74

While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.

Borrowed from - http://www.velominati.com/blog/the-rules/#12

markos1963

4 bikes in the shed and a frame in the loft!!

mouth

Own two personally but have access to three. My road bike, which I do longer stuff on, a front Raleigh summatsorother which I use when I go out with my lad mostly and the missus's old skool Raleigh Max with a hard nose and chunky (ladies) frame. I ride the latter two in worser weather, but am by no means a fair weather cyclist, When I upgrade my roadie I am sure I will keep my current one for the hell of it. Nice to have a choice.

furrag

Wilier Izoard and a Cervelo Soloist. Selling the Soloist as it's a little too big and have bought a Canyon to replace it with. Will stick the Soloist frameset up on classifieds next month.

As to why, I bought the Izoard last September, and then decided I'd like to race, so decided to go for a decent aluminium frame and bought the Soloist. Train on whatever bike takes my fancy at the time, weather dependant etc.

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Just brought an Tarmac Sl2, already have a CAAD9, not sure weather to sell it or keep it for a spare winter bike as my Tarmac dosent look like it wants the abuse. :?

niblue

I've got two road bikes (a Boardman Team Carbon and a Specialized Roubaix) as well as a flat barred commuter/tourer Cotic Roadrat and half a dozen mountain bikes.

I've had the Boardman since Christmas but swapped a spare Ti framed mountain bike for the Roubaix a couple of months back. Still not decided if I'll keep both or to sell the Boardman and spend the cash either getting a cyclocross bike or perhaps a new groupset for the Roubaix.

While I've got both bikes I tend to alternate between the two, but I've usually decided which one to take before I head into the garage.

silverpigeon

I have two 'best bikes' one carbon, one aluminium. I also have a winter trainer and an old Marin ALP which I've lent to a mate over the summer

I did indeed go into my garage this morning and think 'hmmm I'll take the carbon one out today'

But then I got a call from a mate and we're going MTBing instead.

Bozman

It's like anything in life, if you can afford it you'll buy it.

briantrumpet

jame58rown wrote:

Does anyone own two road bikes? I don't mean a summer bike and a winter bike, or a tourer and a commuter etc. I mean two good "summer"/"good weather" bikes?

That would be daft.

blackhands

I've got 3 'best' road bikes - one steel, one alum and one carbon - as well as 3 geared TT bikes.and 3 fixed TT bikes.

Also 3 mountain bikes, 3 fixed wheel winter bikes and others. A total of 17 altogether.

BBH

I have no bike at the moment

Ideally, should have two; one good and one 'all weather' bike for use in winter and summer!!!