irish pat

I have 4 bikes

1 singlespeed Fuji

1 CX bike Ridley Crossbow

1 roadbike Tarmac pro

1 TT bike Kestrel Talon

I measured the distance from the cockpit to the saddle today. The CX bike and the singlespeed are the same, the Tarmac is an inch longer. I wear more clothes when I'm riding the CX and SS, because I ride them in the winter mainly. All the bikes feel comfortable.

Are there any differences in length between your winter bikes and your Race bike?

urbanknight

My race bike: Tsunami scandium w/ Ultegra
training bike: Tsunami scandium w/ Ultegra
rain bike: Tsunami scandium w/ Ultegra
commuting bike: Tsunami scandium w/ Ultegra

irish pat

So I assume you have the same dimensions in all the set-ups?

urbanknight

Unless the rear blinkie and front headlight somehow affect the geometry.

Cue

Why can't you buy more bikes?

urbanknight

Take your pick:

Too much debt
Too little room (538 sq. ft. house)
I have a wife

cedricbosch

rankin116

I tried to setup the commuter/cross bike exactly the same as the road bike. But the brake cable hanger on the cross bike makes me keep the bars a touch higher. Other than that, they are identical.

irish pat

So, there are more replies to the comment from urbanKnight, than there are from the question I started this thread with-c'mon, someone compare their rigs!

urbanknight

Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack. Back when I was single and living with my parents, my stable was much better. This should get the ball rolling.

GT Edge Road bike w/ Ultegra/Dura Ace
Cannondale Track bike w/ Superbe Pro
Balance steel hardtail mountainbike with XT/XTR
Alpinestars dual suspension downhill bike with LX/XT (single chainring)

Obviously, each bike had a purpose that could not be fullfilled by any of the others.

irish pat

Do you ride all of these at all times of the year, My bikes are pretty seasonal, I tend to get more laid back in the winter.

DARKSCOPE001

1. Iron Horse Victory 3.0 (full shimano 105 with some fsa crap)
2. Specialized hardrock ss (converted to 9sd sram x-5 x-7 mix)
3. schwinn travler (old suntour crap with downtube shifters. is it bad that i like downtube shifters as much as i like brifters?)

YEA I ROLL BIG

Ratfish

How much scandium do they actually use in the alloy?

CrimsonKarter21

About 1% is the usual. Despite it being so little, it really does drastically change the metal (at least from a scientific standpoint, I know there will be some grouches saying that there is no difference between aluminum and scandium-aluminum)

Ratfish

Sounds intriguing. I wasn't aware of this alloy before his post.

rankin116

In the winter I keep the road bike on the trainer, and IF (that's a big IF) I do get outside it's on the cross bike. I have studded tires and they obviously only fit on that bike. I don't get outdoors as much as I ride the trainer though. If I could get them exact, I would.

uspspro

1) Road Race/training
2) Commuter
3) Tandem

dmb2786

one has wheels and handlebars and whatnot.

one doesn't

daxr

My winter commuter is my Giant, which I ride in street clothes. As far as riding position it's set up the same as my road bike (which probably does this to MTBr's: ) - just a slightly cushier seat, no drops, and a higher bottom bracket, but otherwise the same position.

MrCrassic 

I have two bikes, as per my sig. The 1000 rides super stiff; if it weren't for the carbon fork, it would be the ultimate in rough riding. It's also pretty heavy. However, it rides really well and is a pretty enjoyable ride for commuting.

However, the Giant is extremely comfortable and is great for training rides and such. I'll be racing on it for the first time this weekend.

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Carbon Unit

It looks to me as if he has a race bike, a training bike, a rain bike and a commuting bike. So, all of them are the same bike. At least he has bike that does everything he needs.

If I had the means, I would have a bike for each day of the week, but my budget wont allow it.

patentcad

They are all within 1 cm in bar reach and drop. It never fails to amaze me how much such a tiny incremental difference in position makes the bikes feel more aggressive or relaxed. The Ibis Ti Road has the most relaxed set-up, rode that bike the last two days straight after a lot of rides on the Cervelo, started falling in love with the Ibis all over again.

It's great having several nice bikes. One great aspect is that it does keep the mileage down on any one bike when you average 1,000 miles monthly. I also have a TT bike that I train on and an MTB that I ride on really wintry roads and in the woods in the warmer weather.

cslone

05 Fuji Team SL
08 Fuji SL1
08 FUji Aloha TT
07 Fuji Cross

The Team SL and the SL1 are identical setups. The cross is about an inch shorter from saddle to bars and the TT bike is a little more than that. No particular reason other than that what setups I came up with when I was sizing to comfort.

iamtim

I only have two bikes any more: a Lemond Poprad (stock except for a lower rise stem and compact crankset) which doubles as my road/commute bike and my off-road/trail bike, and a Mercier Kilo TT that is my "around town" bike.

patentcad

What's up with the Wall to Wall Fuji thing sloney?