tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post3736398568374921452..comments2023-12-22T22:09:04.698-06:00Comments on The Cycle: Phantoms (Part 4)Jason T. Nunemakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-39148073087714174182012-01-09T19:10:28.254-06:002012-01-09T19:10:28.254-06:00As long as your list of wives doesn't look lik...As long as your list of wives doesn't look like your list of bikes, I think your better half shouldn't complain too much. :)<br /><br />At roughly one bike a year, she must have lost track of what has come in and out the door. Seems like you could claim a lower bike turnover rate without getting busted, right?<br /><br />I've taken the other route.. not that many bikes coming in the door, but almost none going out! Anyone out there interested in a shiny Hetchins Magnum Opus vibrant?? <br /><br />Steve in PeoriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-12542300238106529752012-01-08T11:01:55.746-06:002012-01-08T11:01:55.746-06:00Steve, you gotta remember that I put this piece aw...Steve, you gotta remember that I put this piece away in 1999, so there are over 12 years of acquisitions not listed. But, just to prove my original point that a true nut remembers them all, let's see if my addled brain can fill in the blanks since the Rockhopper and the Paramount, in no particular order:<br /><br />- Yet ANOTHER Cannondale T700 tourer<br />- Early 80s Bianchi racer (gift from my dad)<br />- Bike Friday tandem<br />- ANOTHER early-80s Bianchi racer<br />- Bruce Gordon tourer<br />- Ross Mt. Hood beater MTB<br />- Old Dahon folding bike<br />- Cannondale MT700 tandem<br />- Redline 925 fixie<br />- Vintage Raleigh International<br />- Xootr Swift folding bike<br />- Raleigh Clubman sport-tourer<br />- Electra Townie 3-speed (shared with spouse)<br /><br />Current fleet is the Clubman, the Xootr, and the Cannondale tandem. I think I've settled on two singles and a tandem as the "ideal" number, at least for my garage size and free time to wrench.<br /><br />Thanks for (probably) getting me in trouble with my better half! :-)Jason T. Nunemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14140597732588714945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6323331624230590906.post-65081744689449086072012-01-07T15:20:37.267-06:002012-01-07T15:20:37.267-06:00I remember all of my bikes, but I've tended to...I remember all of my bikes, but I've tended to hang onto some of them for a very long time! .. the Raleigh Gran Sport gave 14 years of service before it got replaced. It was replaced by the Borthwick, which has spent over 20 years in the stable! A few have only hung around for a few years, but were still significant.<br /><br />I can't help but notice that your B.G. wasn't in your list (nor the coffee brown Raleigh International). Is that just poetic license, or the need to trim down a very long list? <br /><br />Steve in Peoria, with only 8 bikes in the stable right nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com