N+1 Is A Lie: How Many Bikes Do You REALLY Need? | MTB | Gravel | Fat Bike
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Most people who have been bitten by the biking bug would say there's no limit to the number of bikes you could own and "N+1" is more than just a fun phrase to joke about. But we don't all have unlimited budgets, time to ride, or storage space...so how many bikes do you really need?
In this video I discuss my journey to find my personal ideal bike stable and share my thoughts on how you can figure out how many bikes you actually need in your arsenal.
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How many bikes do you "need" and what are they?
Right now, 3. Surly Big Easy for kid and cargo hauling. Surly 1x1 as causal all rounder. Still need a fat bike for Minnesota winters.
I have a e-bike for chores and around town shopping, a road bike for zippy zip, and touring bike, and a trails bike. I could def use an enduro bike, as I'm underbiked for the bike park. I think I'll stop there.
1. Fully rigid steel mtb (geo like the prospector or first gen. Krampus) 2. Steel Gravel (low trail) also for road 3. Single speed track bike (agile) for City of thiefs // No.1+2 with focus on bikepacking
I have a problem.
Full squish trail bike for mountains
Flat bar road for speed paved roads
Front suspension gravel bike for long days in the saddle
Small folding bike for vacation
And now I am building up a hardtail XC bike for my bike addiction problem. Please help.
I have the same two trail hardtail bikes except that the other has a dropper seat post..i dont want the geometry to mess in my head thats why i built them identically and also so that the ride feel is the same. But still the one with the dropper is a heavier of around 2kilos.
The best advice here is that an extra set of wheels or tyres can be just as useful (and cheaper) than another bike.
You NEED at least TWO. A gravel bike and an all-mountain mtb. The gravel bike can have a second set of "road wheels" with road slick (if needed). An all-moutain bike (if you get the right one) can also be lightened up (lighter tires and wheels) to handle your cross country needs.
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I have 4. Road, gravel, hardtail mtb, dualy mtb. Bliss....
I think we can also conclude that a modern hardtail can both do trails and with the right tires do really well as a city commuter. We can also conclude that 2.6 studded winter tires may not allow you to ride on top of the snow but it can take you through a snowy winter. Harddtail rockers unite!
I would disagree. It depends on how much you do both. I would lose half an hour per day if I commuted with my hardtail, instead of a more road focused bike. You can really feel the rolling resistance and weight difference.
An XC Hardtail with a second set of road wheels was my only bike for years. Great for roads (did my first century on that bike), commuting, and singletrack. Eventually I had to add front and full suspension in order to keep up with friends on trails, but I still find an adapted xc mtb with an alt bar to be my preferred gravel and road machine. And as I've entered old age and suffered too many injuries I've tamed my trail riding down to where I'm back on an XC hardtail. It all depends on how you want to ride. Speed and snow or deep sand are the limiting factors (oh, and budget, bikes cost stupid money these days. I mean, just stupid money!!!).
Hard tail for the trails, gravel for the casual outtings, and a cruiser for burning man. 👍
The best bike for burning man is someone else bike.
That playa ph will kill parts.
if you are riding a bike at burning man, you aren't high enough . 😎
I had this tendency, then got over it. A nice old high-end (XT or so) mountain bike does everything I need. Plus I like these bikes.
I have a FS trail bike, SS trail hardtail, geared hardtail with gravel tires as my touring/road bike and older rigid SS bike as my urban beater/pub bike. I could do everything with a geared hardtail. I'm glad I don't have to. Separate bikes setup differently make doing a variety of bike missions fun/easy. If a particular bike breaks and I can't get parts right away there is no downtime.
Most people that live in an apartment or a small house with a family can realistically only have one bike. For me, this is a 27.5+ hardtail with a second, thinner wheel set
That was the original reason I got a second wheelset for my fat bike. It's like having two bikes in one.
This video laid out the N+1 well. The rule boils down to your needs. I told my wife I’d cap at 4 bikes: Gravel/cross bike for commuting, epic rides, and bikepacking; modern hardtail for flowy Midwest single track; vintage mtb beater for harsh winter commuting and recreation; and a road bike for days I just wanna go fast.
This but replace the road bike with a fast wheelset for the gravel/cyclocross. Much cheaper and I'm not winning any pro races anyway.
I've come to conclusion that I want a fatbike with modern trail geometry and two wheelsets: 26x4.8 and 29x3.0. Both are great for snow and dirt, but there is my desire to have a fatbike and ordinary mtb feeling while riding.
So I'm currently ordering custom titanium frame with specs built up by me:)
That’s one reason I went with a Mayor. Modern/aggressive for a fat bike so it does great on trails, but not so aggressive it’s hard to handle in the snow.
@@RideYearRound I'll go with pretty much same geometry like Canyon Stoic - 65° head tube angle and 445 mm chainstays. Hope it isn't too aggressive for snow riding:)
Great great video and the answer to the question that you've asked is 4 as follows one cargo bike ( or city beater just in case it gets stolen) 2 mountain bike that can double as a urban commuter and off road machine 3 hybrid that can double as a road or cross bike and commuter ( yes that's 4 bikes in one just by switching tires and wheelsets) 4 a wildcard that can be used for any of the other three purposes I currently own seven bikes that's why I know I only need four. I have two roads that doesn't get much use because of this reason
First and foremost, Go Pack Go!
Second, add a trailer to the mountain bike and you can eliminate the cargo bike, unless you're hauling kids.
Commuter, CX bike with two wheels, one setup for road and one for gravel, and an XC hardtail is all you need unless you're into serious enduro style riding.
There are so many good bikes on the used market I find it hard to complain. My old hobbies were boujee firearms and motorcycles and they have the N+1 rule as well. But substantially more expensive.
Bike number 7 is for soft, but not wet granite. But seriously, if you are capable enough to swap out a pair of wheels for each bike, or even performing a quick switchout of a correctly measured chain for a different derailleur and cassette, you can stretch your enjoyable riding envelope a long way. As someone who rides in all four seasons, I learned how to do this in the early 90's before the huge variety of bikes and componentry we have available to us today.
Currently I have 2: a hybrid commuter, and an entry level road bike that I got used because I'm on a college budget. Even when my income increases I don't really ever seeing myself owning more than 3: a gravel bike with an extra wheelset for road racing, a MTB, and a commuter/winter bike
You need 1 bike. 2 bikes is the perfect to improve. Do a trail or jump or obstacle on the nice bike that makes it easy. Keep the mindset “if I could do it on the nice bike why can’t I do it on the beater” great way to slowly continuously improve.
3 bikes is good for me!
2022 Rocky Mtn Blizzard Alloy 10 (stock fatty)
2021 Banshee Paradox V3 (custom DIY hardtail)
2016 Santa Cruz Heckler 7 (the old full Sus is now sort of obsolete)
Yes, I wanted the RSD Mayor but the Rocky Mtn Blizzard alloy 10 was almost $800 cheaper, haha. The Blizz is a riot in the muddy creekside trails and gullys. Shred the hardtail up on the dry ridge bike park.
I think the Quiver Killer is something like the Surly Karate Monkey. It can be run in basically any configuration and treated me well as a commuter, a rigid mountain bike, and a hardtail (basically just swapping between different tires, bars, and a rack, and occasionally the fork for when I wanted front suspension). Overall, though, I think a 120mm FS MTB (ideally 2x10 in my opinion, but that's hard to come by these days) can handle any of those meat-and-potatoes trails quite handily and is great for both up and down mountains as well as gravel. Then a road bike for pavement. That's the two-bike quiver, but I sure wouldn't mind a superlight rigid MTB, and a fat bike, and maybe a recumbent trike, but also a recumbent 2-wheeler, and maybe a race XC MTB, and a long travel bike....
The N + 1 theory really is a case of want and desire, because we humans are never truly content. Truthfully, the only bike or bikes you need, are the one or more that make you want to ride. For me, three are perfectfor now; a Plus Hardtail, a full carbon road bike, and my 30 yr old road bike w/ fenders for crappy, rainy days.
I used to have a 29er Full (for trails) and a 29er Hardtail (for tarmac and gravel). But, after a few years, I realized that I ride mostly in urban conditions (80-90% of time) and, it would make more sense to keep the Hardtail (less maintenance) with a Rigid Fork (Carbon) & Wheels 700x38(42). For eventual trail ride, I just simply have to swap for a 120mm Suspension & Wheels 29x2.30 that I keep as a second set. That's it, blue skies 🤙🏻
I think a very important aspect are your ambitions. If you dont want to smash times on the road, a ht is perfectly fine. I mostly ride road with my ht, as i can easily go out on a short 1h+ ride. I want to get faster over time, but dont care that aero guys are ofc faster than me.
So i have two bikes: my summer 2x carbon ht and my trusty 15 yr old alu 3x ht. And i only kept the old one because of all the salt on the streets in winter, as to not endanger my wonderfull stumpy :)
I have my original Boardman hardtail 26er from 2010. I learned proper MTBing on this and kept it to experiment on with other set-ups. It's been a single speed before, and currently it's a dirt jumper/pump track bike with high bars, cut down seat post, cut down 4-speed cassette and slick BMX track tyres. Then I have a road bike that I rescued from a junk pile and repaired. This was my commuter to work originally so I kept it cheap top prevent theft. Now it's upgraded a bit and used for longer road rides and touring. Then I have my FS trail bike- 150/140 travel, slack geo, sticky compound tyres etc - which is my go-to bike for any technical trail riding in the mountains. Then there's my wife's hardtail which is set up for her comfort but is also a great XC mtb I use when riding with the kids or on longer XC rides. The kids have their own bikes too of course. Do I need all these bikes? Not at all, but it makes life way easier to own them and two of them I simply just didn't sell off when they lost their primary use. I've owned and sold-on bikes in the past but those two stuck with me. I do have the advantage of being able to store them with easy access though.
I'm on my 5th bike build. I just like building bikes. One for gravel/paved trail riding with my wife, one CC Hardtail bike, A trail bike for challenging tech trails, an enduro bike A Fat Bike for winter and some summer trails. I ride year-round, and on everything from gravel and paved trails to downhill in Colorado and the Superior North Shore trails in Minnesota and Michigan. There is no such thing as a bike that can do it all. Sure, I could ride my enduro bike on a paved trail, or ride my rigid bike on a downhill run in Colorado - but that would be Effing Nutz, and no fun at all.
I own cheap hardtail, that I'm going to sell and sometime in a future and buy good hardtail, just to go back to basics and relearn all the skills without rear suspension.
Speaking of suspension, I own 150/140mm trail bike, that is older, from 2011, (26/27.5 mullet converted), which is great for jumps and tricks, but not ideal for DH descends.
I'm in a process of buying 170/170mm enduro, just to be able to get with harsher terrain that I cannot really ride with trail bike.
So my answer is 3: A hardtail for fun, a trail for tricks, and an enduro for fullsend.
I used to be n+1 guy. Working at shops made it easy. But when I started looking around and realized that I had a bike in my bathtub, one in my coat closet, two in the bedroom, plus 6 more scattered around, I started rethinking n+1.
Instead of assuming I needed a bike for each riding activity I do, I reframed the question to, how few bikes can I have and still be able to do all the types of riding I enjoy? Ultimately, the answer for me is a rigid fat bike, with an additional suspension fork and 29+ wheelset that can be quickly swapped depending on my plans for the day. I also have separate 24t and 32t chain and chainring setups for summer and winter. Front & rear racks come on and off easily with 8 screws, and I have a Coho XC trailer for grocery runs and giving the nieces and nephews fun rides. With just a few parts and accessories, it's the very definition of a quiver killer imo.
That said, I currently have 4:
-Surly Ice Cream Truck 26x4.8 for everything, Bluto to make it a hardtail, 29x3.0 wheelset for commuting, touring, hard pack, fishing, etc
-Surly Long Haul Trucker (700x45) for road, touring, gravel, fishing
-Marin B17 27.5+ trail full sus to hang with the bros in the mountains (this might be the next one to leave due to maintenance costs of full sus)
-Standard STA 20" BMX for the nostalgia (my wife threatened to leave me if I get rid of this)
I could hypothetically get rid of the other 3 and just be happy with the ICT, but every time I try to bring myself to sell them, I justify keeping them and there I sit. Ah well, what can I say? I like bikes! 🤠
I may look completely normal on the outside, but deep down, i need another bike
i own 3 bikes, a Scott Genius 700 tuned plus for the trails, an FRW Pickerel 27,5 hardtail for the lighter and mixed tracks and an old 90's upgraded Morrison steel 26 inch mtb , i use it for touring..
I reckon a fat bike's the quiver killer! Not with 4.8 Maxxis Minions on both ends running at 6psi, but with 4.0 Jumbo Jims or 3.8 hodags at the right pressure, you're going to be just as quick as any other mountain bike. Road bikes are just silly, and the only people that ride them just need an excuse to talc up and squeeze into some spandex, and shave their legs.
6 months ago I only had a road bike, then I bought my "quiver killer". Did great on the road and was decent on gravel, I quickly found the limit on the trails. Now I have 3 bikes 🤔🤷🏽♂️
Got my stable at 3 too. Old 26, 3x hard tail for winter commuting, a road bike for summer commute and long fitness rides mainly on rural surfaced roads and a modern 29er 1x light trail / xc bike for everything else.Could possibly ditch 2 and just keep the 29er hard tail but its not so fast on the commute to work...and I am always in a rush to get there🙄
I live in Alaska so a fat bike is absolutely essential unless you’re okay with not being able to bike half the year. I have the new Salsa Mukluk Advent X, running 45 NRTH, 4.6”, Dillinger, studded tires tubeless. Absolutely loving it. Then planning on getting a hard tail, thinking a Trek Roscoe 8.That about covers 80% of what I could see myself interested in. Maybe also get a road bike later down the line. I don’t think I need a full sus. Don’t see myself doing any crazy enduro or downhill biking anytime soon.
I "need":
A full suspension mid travel trail bike - My terrain is rough. I like group rides, and you are always getting to the meeting point just in time for break to be over if you are on a hardtail when everyone else is on a full sus Even hardtail party steered me towards full suspension. As the bike boom continues, more easy trails are being built. I will definitely add a hardtail if blue trails hit critical mass.
A bmx cruiser - for wheelies and running errands and green trails with the family.
Cross Country Skis - my wife skis with me. The minute she stops I sell it all and buy a fat bike, but otherwise I am fine as is.
I also have an old road bike to put on the trainer. Not sure if that counts, it is basically an exercise bike.
I have two bikes, a gravel bike and a 135/150 full suspension trail bike. I live in an area with good bike paths, greenways, gravel roads, and some smooth single track that I can ride to from my house, but also a lot of really rocky really rough trails that are just a bit further away. So far this quiver has been pretty great, and a big improvement from trying to do everything with a 27.5+ Salsa Timberjack. I also spend my winter skiing or climbing, so haven't felt the need for a fat bike, but wouldn't be opposed to trying it. I am tempted by summer lift served bike parks as an excuse to get a longer travel bike, but I'm holding out with just the two for now.
A gravelbike for speedy rides, a rigid 27.5+ singlespeeder for flowy and tech singletrack in the summer and packed snow trails in the winter, and a commuter. Current +1s i’m eyeing are: a hardcore hardtail and a fatbike. The SS, hardtail and the fat really have a lot of functional overlap, I’ve basically been running circles for a couple of weeks lol.
A fat bike will open up a lot more trail in the snow if that's something you're interested in/get enough of.
went through 13 bikes since 2019 to find what works for me to find out I progressed enough for a different bike lol. currently have 4 working on a 5th and maybe a 6th next year. you made a lot of great point in this video.
Wait...you bought 13 bikes in 3 years? Wat!?
Ive had one bike for 17 years...a 24 pound carbon XC full suspension bike that still does everything well.
Just bought myself Giant Talon and went to a gravel downhill and really love it. I think I may go for a "rigid" setup. I mean I don't mind going slower on the downhill just to get a more lively bike on the flat and uphill section.
ps. I also own Cannondale Slice TT (Triathlon) and Specialized Allez Sprint (Training day on the road)
Well, I never had more than 1 bike other than my main "sport" bike. I had my father's road bike (which was my main bike) and mountain bike. When I discovered I was really into cycling I bought in 2018 my first proper road bike, a Pinarello Gan Disk, but when covid hit I understood I was a bit bored of riding only on tarmac, so I sold the road bike and bought in 2020 a Lapierre Zesty AM Fit 5.0, it was almost an enduro bike, kind of endur-ish bike, 150mm of suspension, but I ended up selling the Lapierre less than an year after because I was riding on... gravel! and on some trail which were almost boring on the mountain bike. Now I own another Pinarello (yes, they are overpriced but I'm really in love with Pinarello), a Grevil, their "race" gravel model, I'm in love with the gravel bike, kind of fast on tarmac, kind of fast on gravel, fast on fire road, not fast but fun on easy singletracks. Gravel bikes might be the the best thing since sliced bread. So, in my opinion, the gravel bike is the ultimate N-1, it's a compromise but at least for it works!
Add a few years & eventually an ebike will enter your quiver. Great video, great topic, thanks
as soon as i bought and started riding fat bike, i concluded, that if i had to have only one bike, it would be fat bike. so i completely understand and agree with you.
I have 4 bikes 2 fat bikes1 set for winter and the other for summer, 1 hard tail trail bike with 29x4.0 and 1 hybrid with 700x38 for long rides, do I need more bikes?
For me, I think a Gravel bike, a modern XC/Downcountry hardtail, a flat bar single speed, and a fat bike would cover the bases. Buuuut, I would be happiest with two different set up gravel rigs,(Racey All Road one, and a steel frame adventure set up, with 650b's) two different style Mountain bikes,(enduro/all mountain and XC), the flat bar single speed road/gravel, a geared flat bar road/gravel, and a fat bike. Whether I can afford them all, and have room for them is another issue......dare to dream......
I think a bike addict will need three bikes. But in case of having only one, I guess XC is the one for me.
I have 4 currently but find 2 works if a bit boring. 26 cruiser, 27.5 hardtail, 29 hybrid, cargo bike 20/27.5
Ask me in 6 months and I’ll have a different quiver.
I'm retired, I ride bikes, I need bikes, I have Specialized Epic EVO for trail, Fat Bike for winter, Gravel bike, for gravel, (sold my road bike when I got the gravel bike, roads are too dangerous now) and winter conditioning when trails are muddy, icy,, or just unuseable, (gravel bike has Specialized Sawtooth tires that grip snowpacked roads like they are made from Octopi) and a Dutch Opa Fiets delivery bike to ride around the city on errands, this way I don't have to ruin my expensive off road tires on pavement, I can ride something every day without having a stationaly bike, that I really don't like, I like to ride outside in Michigan. I also have a vintage bike I don't need, but I like, a very early Stumpjumper Sport, cromoly rigid, restored. I have plenty of other bikes that I fix up to sell so I can afford my hobby. So that gives me plenty of other bikes to ride/work on, I have kept some of them for extended periiods before selling if I like them.. I have a 90's Specialized Fat Boy BMX now, I don't ride it much, but its so cool I have trouble pricing it..LOL Four wheels transport the body, Two wheels transport the soul,, Happy Trails
with the advent of newer wider road tires and mr tuffy liner or tanus armor insurts one bike with two sets of tires can do the job
I currently have a gravel bike, on the all road spectrum of gravel bikes (more of a road bike with 40mm tires), and a modern hardtail (canyon stoic). If I was adding another one it would be a full suspension ebike, which I won't unless I make an unexpected amount of money.
If I only had one it would be a more aggressive gravel bike, with 45mm tires, and more "modern" (slacker longer) geometry.
But it all depends on what you do and where you live. I have no snow here, so I don't need a fat bike. Although, I would really like to try riding in the snow with a fat bike one day, it sounds relaxing.
It was an honor to have ridden with you during both of our "poor college student" days lol. Good times!
Haha I need to get down there sometime and go for a reunion ride!
@@RideYearRound We'll meet on the Murdock Trail like the good ol' days.
I really enjoy your videos, I feel we're like-minded people. At least regarding bikes :)
I currently own two bikes. A Cannondale gravel bike that I use for my weekend adventures and long bikepacking trips on not too rough gravel, forest roads and pavement, and a 90s Finnish-made mtb that I converted to single speed commuter with 26"/1,75" wheels/tyres.
I'd like to start riding trails, bikepack on single tracks and commute in the snow, where my 40mm tyres just can't handle. I live in Helsinki, where 70-80% of the popular g-roads are well maintained and ridable also in the winter. So probably it doesn't make sense to buy a trail bike AND a fat bike, although it could be fun. I'm thinking and googling a lot and it seems like a Karate Monkey would be a good trail and semi-fat bike. What's your opinion about it? Can you suggest me some alternatives? Thanks!
I’ve got four and I’ve come to realize that all I really need is a hardtail 29er with a Rohloff hub and a suspension fork with lockout. I’m so old now, I can’t ride anything with drop bars these days.
Yes! A 29er xc bike with a lockout fork is what I have..... Love it
I have a carbon road bike, a commuter/hybrid bike, an XC hardtail, and a fatbike. I want to build a retro-ish, steel frame touring/atb bike.
N+1
One does all.
One does most.
If I had to live with one.
I have a hard tail fat bike - trek farley 7 - and ordered a 29+ wheelset for it. I am hoping I can use the 29+ well enough on pavement in the summer.
A rigid geared plus bike, rigid singlespeed 29er, and a fixed gear "tracklocross" bike cover all my bases just fine, since I have no interest in fast road riding. That said, I'd love to add a cargo bike to the mix. A street trials bike to jump around on would be fun too.
I've always got an eye out for a good deal on a cargo bike. My kids would LOVE it.
Everyone needs one "cheap" rigid bike with a basket for transportation and shopping
Yeah idk what you’re talking about. I bought an orange one, then a red one. I have my eye on a green one. After that I might find a blue one. Or maybe yellow, idk.
Needing a Brompton is also part of a myth. 😜🙊
Liking your content a lot, thank you! Year round commuting (with the shortcuts :D) here in Lapland and I have settled for a trail/enduro hardtail. It's my quiver killer since it can handle any trail that I can but doesn't feel too sluggish on pavement and gravel. Plus the bike can take 29+ wheels and I like the versatility. Used to ride a xc-ht for the same stuff and got tired of its incapacity to handle the trails. A fatbike would be a reasonable add to me but I cant get around the exclusiveness of the thing since I wouldn't really need it for anything deep snow here, and I switch to skis anyways when deep snow time comes. Some friends ride road bikes in the summer and I've been thinking about joining them but I find roadbiking so boring. Recommendations?
I vote fat bike...it's a lot more fun than you'd think on dirt trails and gives you the option of riding on those days when you don't feel like skiing (if that's even a thing haha). Either that or grab a gravel bike so you can go for road rides with some slicker/narrower tires or explore dirt roads which I've found is way more fun than road riding.
Well four bikes would be ideal. good gravel bike and mtb, then a beater bike, and a e bike for those rides you want to go and not get sweaty!
Great video and very informative as always! I'm currently having the Surly Bridge Club and thinking of building a Karate Monkey/ Wednesday as long-term off-road/all terrain bikepacking bike, since I'm living in tropical country and the most adventurous terrain I might encounter could be muddy trail or rocky terrain like Silk Road Mountain, could you share some experiences and insights which frame should I pick next, I'm quite like the Jones LWB (truss fork), however buying from US is quite difficult for me :D
A fat bike could be fun, but I'd probably go with a plus tire focused bike. If you're wanting a Surly, the Karate Monkey or the Krampus would both be good options. I'd personally pick the Krampus for the 29+ capability!
@@RideYearRound thanks for your opinion, can you please share more thoughts about the Jones vs Krampus too? I'm following your channel for a while...appreciate all of informative insights :)
currently i have a jamis highpoint im getting an air fork for it soon probably gonna do a 150 mm enduro fork because im a husky fella aside from that i want a gravel or adventure bike for bike packing im a few hours from bentonville and there are a few bikepacking routes near me maybe ill get a full suspension bike when ive maxed out what i can do one the hardtail when it comes to trail rding
enduro/superenduro
gravel bike, with a set of road and trail wheels.
so 2 bikes
my GT Men's Aggressor Pro Mountain Bike is good al round bike at list for me
I have only one gravel bike and I was thinking to just use road bike tires and not to buy a new road bike.
agree. just go ride. improve/buy later
Good ‘ole Utah!
I have 9.
N+1 👍
Like your type of bikes. How about adding an Ebike to the mix? :)
I don't want more than one hardtail that's perfect for me. less is more
I also get sucked into this n+1 mindset. I buy and sell a lot of used bikes, so my stable changes frequently. I love my old Fatback with 4" tires, and I tried a second wheelset and toyed with the idea of a suspension fork to tide it year round. Ultimately I decided to pick up another used bike, it was cheaper. I am purely a rec rider, mostly flattish Midwestern single-track so I like an xc style mtb. I sold my full carbon road/cross bike because I never rode it, and found I could be just as happy on my mtb on longer paved rides. Currently I have a 29er hardtail, 29er xc full suspension, and a fatbike. All were bought used for a fraction of new, and I enjoy them all for different reasons.
A related disease is expensivitis or exclusivitis or exoticitis.
You sold your Surly KM? That bike was cool!
Yeah I got a really good offer for it, although I should've had something ready to replace it. I did end up keeping the Moloko bars for the next build though.
I stopped at five , only because i had no more space to store them and it was easier to stop buying bikes than pay for a divorce . 😂
There is also a related disease, newitis.
Gave away 2 bikes and now l have 3 bikes because l picked up 2 more bikes...
N+1 isn't the formula for the number of bikes you *need* , it is the formula for the number of bikes that you can use. I've had up to five, and now I'm down to two, a full rigid (sometimes singlespeed, sometimes bikepacking), and a 160mm full suspension shredder. (I also have an old school DH bike but I'm trying to sell it). If I could only have one bike it would be my rigid.
Fat bike first. Fat bike is quiver killer. Jk.