Agree that three is a good target (road, mountain, utility), so why am I at seven? I feel a sale coming up.
This topic always reminds me of the Peter Egan column asking how many motorcycles you need. He comes out to five, with much of the same rationale we use for bikes. I'm at zero there :( https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1997/3/1/how-many-bikes-do-you-really-need Eric On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 7:32 PM J Schwartz <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've already gotten rid of a couple and still need to drop one... > I think 3 is the magic number > Currently: > 2009 Hillborne, canti 56cm (Original Green , recently painted Harvest > Gold) - 700x43 > 2017 Appaloosa 55cm (Silver) - 29x2.1 > 2019 Cheviot 60cm (metallic Blue) - 700x50 > 2004 Romulus, canti 59cm (Blue) - 700x35 > > On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 7:07:47 PM UTC-4 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> My recollection of the article is that Grant arrived at 9 being the >> sensible number. One of the nine on Grant's list was a "project bike", and >> there was at least one single speed. The "project bike" slot struck me as >> the GP version of "N+1" because whenever you finish the project then the >> "project bike" slot is (by definition) empty, and sufficient grounds to >> start a new project. I've got a dialed in stable of 18 with two more on >> order and a third likely to be ordered. When I hit 21 I'm going to have to >> do something about my storage situation. Even with four addresses, it's >> getting cozy. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito, CA >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 5:45:16 AM UTC-7 Tom Palmer wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> I recall an article by Grant about the number of bike a person needs >>> with justification. I think it was 7. >>> Any idea which reader it was in? >>> Thanks! >>> Tom Palmer >>> Twin Lake, MI >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b328fca6-bf08-4b88-9499-a55cfb0d6b2en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b328fca6-bf08-4b88-9499-a55cfb0d6b2en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAHFNW5Cf9U%2BYQogjq_f8JgpqvK_S3kvBE_WRNwr561yQV2Wg2A%40mail.gmail.com.
