Originally Posted by
mlau
Do any of you guys just have/want only one bicycle?
I know that bike forums might not be the best place to ask this question.
However, I've been thinking a lot about life--what's needed for happiness--and the idea of having less things.
For most of my life, I've only had one bike.
However, on the eve of Christmas eve, I splurged on getting a Miyata 1000LT off ebay (supposed to be one of the best vintage touring bikes ever made).
The thing is, are any of you guys happier with just one bike?
Most bike nuts that I know of have around 3+: a pure roadie, commuter, maybe a mountain bike, and fixie.
On my end, I'm looking forward to my first non-folding bike in years (and properly fitting, too!).
I'm also thinking of paring away at my books, guitars (way too many), and woodworking tools.
Anyways, I've posted this on this sub-forum, since the C&V crowd seems to have the most bikes (8-10), the folder crowd has about 2-3 (mini-folder, moderate folder, full sized folders), and racers have about 2-3 bikes as well.
I'm happy with one bike that's built to be as universal as possible. But I do have one backup. The old bike (30 years old now) is still used by my woman when she decides to go riding (not very often) so I still keep it. It is also used in the winter since it's the one I got the studded tyres for years ago and they're still good (26" wheels).
However, I do all my repairs myself (and other people's bikes too
). So no waiting during "the season" for bike to be repaired, if it needs to. And still I have a backup one.