Too many bikes
03-12-20, 12:28 PM
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In defense of Phil, you did register and begin the thread, seemingly looking for some type of help, which has been freely offered by many, But then you don't seem interested. It's just sort of confusing.
As to the matter of asking the mfr. for value on a 30 year old bike, I just don't see where they would have much interest or knowledge, other than perhaps telling you the original dealer cost. You could either ask on the valuations subforum as suggested, or look at Ebay completed sales of similar bikes, then adjust for your sales channel; ie. lower if you sell locally.
As to the matter of asking the mfr. for value on a 30 year old bike, I just don't see where they would have much interest or knowledge, other than perhaps telling you the original dealer cost. You could either ask on the valuations subforum as suggested, or look at Ebay completed sales of similar bikes, then adjust for your sales channel; ie. lower if you sell locally.
03-12-20, 12:35 PM
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Unless you're financially independent and live in a mansion, 30 bikes isn't a collection. It's a problem. You got to get the pile of bikes down to no more than maybe 12 tops. I would just cut about half the bikes out & advertise them all for sale cheap. And, give some away too.
Maybe, maybe not. Not my place to say.
Open your eyes beyond Japanese bikes and there's a world of worthy bikes to possess, quite affordably.
And I don't live in a mansion and do have many financial limitations.
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03-12-20, 12:36 PM
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Without being judged I will try to simply explain why I tried bike forum,for advice,simply,maybe someone has done what I am trying to do .I commute to work on my bike,love the freedom,need to know if I can put a bigger wheel on the Waterford frame,just wanted to bounce it off my buddy at the bike store.
03-12-20, 12:59 PM
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Kedge, have you considered building your own wheels? It’s an extremely gratifying skill, IMHO.
My wife, also an avid cyclist (we met literally in the middle of the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland ride, and honeymooned on bikes in France), and I have an agreement on two bikes each (mine are in the User description under my avatar). We have no garage with our not-large house, but we carved out a nice bike work area.
I expanded my modest fleet within this guideline: Built 650B wheels for the Marinoni, so it effectively becomes two bikes. I differentiated the two otherwise very similar sport tourers by modifying the Miyata with Gugificazione into a randoneur-ish travel bike - front bag and racks, low trail fork. It’s the year-round dedicated fender bike, although the Marinoni as a 650B also has fenders so it doesn’t get moth-balled for half the year in Seattle. If I was interested in an Eroica-type bike, either one would qualify by age along with component changes to meet those “standards”, so there’s another bike.
My wife, also an avid cyclist (we met literally in the middle of the 200-mile Seattle-to-Portland ride, and honeymooned on bikes in France), and I have an agreement on two bikes each (mine are in the User description under my avatar). We have no garage with our not-large house, but we carved out a nice bike work area.
I expanded my modest fleet within this guideline: Built 650B wheels for the Marinoni, so it effectively becomes two bikes. I differentiated the two otherwise very similar sport tourers by modifying the Miyata with Gugificazione into a randoneur-ish travel bike - front bag and racks, low trail fork. It’s the year-round dedicated fender bike, although the Marinoni as a 650B also has fenders so it doesn’t get moth-balled for half the year in Seattle. If I was interested in an Eroica-type bike, either one would qualify by age along with component changes to meet those “standards”, so there’s another bike.
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03-12-20, 10:37 PM
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Without being judged I will try to simply explain why I tried bike forum,for advice,simply,maybe someone has done what I am trying to do .I commute to work on my bike,love the freedom,need to know if I can put a bigger wheel on the Waterford frame,just wanted to bounce it off my buddy at the bike store.
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03-13-20, 07:51 AM
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Without being judged I will try to simply explain why I tried bike forum,for advice,simply,maybe someone has done what I am trying to do .I commute to work on my bike,love the freedom,need to know if I can put a bigger wheel on the Waterford frame,just wanted to bounce it off my buddy at the bike store.
03-13-20, 08:19 AM
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03-13-20, 09:00 AM
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03-13-20, 09:05 AM
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I’m kinda in that same boat- too many bikes for what I can ride these days.
So, @Kedge- what’s your favorite? Why?
I think I have a problem forming sentimental relationships with inanimate objects- plus a lot of my bikes were things I either very specifically hunted down, or paid through the nose for.
So, @Kedge- what’s your favorite? Why?
I think I have a problem forming sentimental relationships with inanimate objects- plus a lot of my bikes were things I either very specifically hunted down, or paid through the nose for.
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03-13-20, 09:29 AM
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It seems a few people need a better understanding of the "N+1" principle. 
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03-13-20, 09:44 AM
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Too many bikes is obviously in the eye of the beholder. There are some here that have a handful and are probably thinking they have too many. I knew a guy in Kansas City that had so many you couldn't walk from room-to-room without turning sideways.
The "N +1" expression is well known around here and leads to situation #2 above.
Me, I am going to finally thin the herd this year. My wife wants me to cut it back to 4 bikes and I told her that was a good goal, but don't get your hopes up. Ideally I'd keep one fixed gear, one mountain bike, one gravel trail bike and one road bike. That's ideally. In reality it ain't gonna be that simple.
With the weather changing it is time to start separating them into groups. Wish me luck.
The "N +1" expression is well known around here and leads to situation #2 above.
Me, I am going to finally thin the herd this year. My wife wants me to cut it back to 4 bikes and I told her that was a good goal, but don't get your hopes up. Ideally I'd keep one fixed gear, one mountain bike, one gravel trail bike and one road bike. That's ideally. In reality it ain't gonna be that simple.
With the weather changing it is time to start separating them into groups. Wish me luck.
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03-13-20, 09:46 AM
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@easyupbug - i only see one bike. There was another thread for pics of your garage (door). 
@wschellen - many of the vintage bikes are 58cm but 60cm is ideal and there are a few at 61&62cm.
Variety is spice. Tubulars are nice. Riding them all fulfills my life.
For the record, someone said 30 bikes is a problem = I counted, and I'm a few short of being a problem; therefore, incentivized.
@wschellen - many of the vintage bikes are 58cm but 60cm is ideal and there are a few at 61&62cm.
Variety is spice. Tubulars are nice. Riding them all fulfills my life.
For the record, someone said 30 bikes is a problem = I counted, and I'm a few short of being a problem; therefore, incentivized.
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03-13-20, 10:37 AM
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I have visited the houses (not mansions) of 4 people locally that have drool-worthy collections of vintage bikes. And they are each 'droolin out of both sides of the mouth, onto your shirt', 30+ collections including rare and unique bicycles. Mentors are GOOD. For many, it is more than a hobby - it is a lifestyle = Live Big! Pedal On! 
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03-13-20, 10:46 AM
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Wow.. That's quite a collection of bikes Wildwood. I'm just sayin, you can't ride them all. Set a few of them free. They're way too nice to just sit around and rust. I bet there's a kid out there somewhere that's dreaming about one of those bikes right now.
03-13-20, 11:15 AM
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Rust? Shirley, you jest!?! 5 nephews and a son-in-law have passed on my offers. Young people today want brifters, discs, carbon fibre.
But i know a website where there are C&V lovers that will give them good homes, when I no longer can. All my bikes are riders and each get out several times per riding season. Many reside in the house where they serve for visual pleasures for an old man.
But i know a website where there are C&V lovers that will give them good homes, when I no longer can. All my bikes are riders and each get out several times per riding season. Many reside in the house where they serve for visual pleasures for an old man.
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03-13-20, 11:25 AM
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Kedge , right now, you are the quiet customer in the back of the store who hasn't really engaged the staff or the locals chatting up the shop owner. We're just curious to see what you have and make pointless blather (the best kind of blather) about it. Looking forward to seeing pictures and having you engage more, because we're really all just interested in the same things. Welcome to the forum, btw...
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Too many bikes is obviously in the eye of the beholder. There are some here that have a handful and are probably thinking they have too many. I knew a guy in Kansas City that had so many you couldn't walk from room-to-room without turning sideways.
The "N +1" expression is well known around here and leads to situation #2 above.
Me, I am going to finally thin the herd this year. My wife wants me to cut it back to 4 bikes and I told her that was a good goal, but don't get your hopes up. Ideally I'd keep one fixed gear, one mountain bike, one gravel trail bike and one road bike. That's ideally. In reality it ain't gonna be that simple.
With the weather changing it is time to start separating them into groups. Wish me luck.
The "N +1" expression is well known around here and leads to situation #2 above.
Me, I am going to finally thin the herd this year. My wife wants me to cut it back to 4 bikes and I told her that was a good goal, but don't get your hopes up. Ideally I'd keep one fixed gear, one mountain bike, one gravel trail bike and one road bike. That's ideally. In reality it ain't gonna be that simple.
With the weather changing it is time to start separating them into groups. Wish me luck.
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I think my collection is quite manageable at this point.
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Rain, snow (i'm a wuss), beach. 
81/82 AD Olympian - Huret, Nervar, DiaCompe
hmmm, where's the beach bike? in a sec
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My only Trek.
81/82 AD Olympian - Huret, Nervar, DiaCompe hmmm, where's the beach bike? in a sec
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My only Trek.
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