[Closed] how many HT bikes does one rider need?

I know what you mean. I currently have the Fatbike and the venerable "Onion" but the 29er will replace the latter 🙁

I have 3 - xc race, trail/general riding, and a playful one with flat pedals and 140mm travel forks. Why would I want less?

Have owned 3 at the same time in the past.

Now have one HT that suits my needs/wants much better than any of the 3 predecessors did.

[i]Need[/i] is highly subjective though... It's not about need, never has been. But if you can afford it, and enjoy it, why bother trying to justify it?

I have two. A 29er & a 69er SS

1 is all you want.

I have two mostly so I can write authoritative posts on mtb forums about how good slack-angled long-forked HTs are compared to stiffback XCJ short-travel HTs

N +1 where N is Need

Dirt jump, xc hardtail and bmx.

Could possibly get it down to 2 😉

convert one to rigid, and then technically it is not a hardtail.

Luckily, [i]rigid[/i] is not the same as [i]HT[/i] so you can therefore justify having [b]several[/b] (in cycling terms, several is acceptable as a number)... 😉

lets see them then

Zero.

I'll have 2 soon due to moving to Oxford. I've got my current one which will be used for riding rougher Wales stuff and DH tracks on and then I'll be build a light, rigid thing for riding on the Oxford trails. If I find some DJs then I may also end up with a bike for that too1

I have two mostly so I can write authoritative posts on mtb forums about how good slack-angled long-forked HTs are compared to stiffback XCJ short-travel HTs

Same here, 71 ish Scott Scale and 67 ish Ragley Ti.

I have;

an Orange EVO 8 with 120mm forks and a triple
Curtis 140mm forks 1x9
Kinesis Decade 120mm forks singlespeed.
and a cross bike.

My biggest problem is not havign enough time to ride them all...

I cannot believe that Scott were making HTs in 1971 nor Ragley in 1967... 🙄 😆

u-turn forks and a triple should enable just one.

Who needs more than one HT?

Not me, I use mine to remind me why I prefer full sussers 😉

Anyone got a Soul and Bfe? Or is that just silly?

I have 3 1/2, mainly because I can't bear to sell or let them go when I move on to something new.

BFe with 150mm - current main ride
Mk2 Trailstar with 80mm - just because...
Old Lee Cooper XC frame (SS rigid with slicks) - built as a commuter but doing that on the BFe at the moment

The 1/2 is the Mr Hyde that was replaced by the BFe - it's halfway to being built as a silly street/play bike - 100mm forks and whatever bulletproof gear I can find in the garage.

Also collecting bits for a raw/chrome rat/town/pub bike which will be HT number 5 I guess.

No other bikes BTW.

slainte 😳 rob

All my bikes are HT,

Dialled PA - Main do it all MTB
One Inbred SS - local winter mud and sometimes with 1x9 + childseat
Planet X kaffenback - commuter, CX and lately tri
Tandem - touring and child carrying duties
Ragleigh rapid reactor! - £18 off ebay, riding to shops & swimming pool, left outside & always unlocked - it rocks!

OK, probably not the list you were expecting but they're all HTs

3 is good, I reckon you should stick with it. Mine-
Dialled Alpine with 140 U-turn Pikes, double & bash; great out on proper hills and trails.
Inbred with 100 Bombers, set up quite xc and often getting the last few miles out of old tyres from the one above; a great local hill commuter and mellow singletrack tool.
Inbred 29er, rigid carbon fork, discs and long gearing- used as a road bike with skinny slicks, as a tourer with trailer or do mild off-raod duties with CX tyres.
Yes, there's a bit of overlap there but most days it's very easy to choose what to take out.

1x sus forked 29er 1x 9
1x rigid forked 29er SS
1x rigid forked 69er 1x 9

Too much overlap?

Too much overlap?

WAAAYYYYyy too much overlap RD...Now go to your room and dont come down until you're sorry!! 😉

Full suss 29er needed. Just because.

Anyone got a Soul and Bfe? Or is that just silly?

Not me, but I know someone that posts on here often enough that does... They are setup quite differently though.

I have in the past owned a BFe and Genesis Altitude (very very similar to the Soul) at the same time though. Found the BFe too harsh/stiff for my liking (was a Mk1 with the enormous seat stays) so sold it on, kept the Genesis, then when I found a Ti version of that for cheap in the classifieds, I bought that... And that's what I ride now.

Quite a bit of overlap there RD. I know which one I'd drop if it were me, but it's your call. If you love them equally, then keep them all, but if there's one you only ride cos you feel you should from time to time, then it's probably time to downsize.

5 - but I only have one

A 29er
A long travel trail bike
A short travel race bike - only valid if you actually race
A fully rigid singlespeed
A hack bike

3 is the magic number

I'm going to have 2 or 3 shortly.

Dialled PA built rufty-tuftyish with long forks and Archs for larking about and rocky, steppy stuff.
Dekerf Ceneration built airy-fairy ish with 80mm SIDs and Crests or Alpines and stuff for mellower and long distance pathy rides and very occasional races.
Singular Peregrine for everything else (except downhill or sand or snow or BMX or trials)

ahem, currently have 4 but one is used for commuting so therefore doesn't count

5 all for different duties.
Rigid geared drop bar 29er / Monster cross thing.
Sus geared 29er / Sunday best.
Sus ss 29er / for gheylording it up.
Road bike / ssshhh.
16" wheel bmx / mini radist for minibike DH day that's never going to happen.
Just sold burly chameleon as always chose bouncer for gnarly rides.

1 x 26" rigid SS
1 x 26" suspension fork 3x9
Currently building a 29er rigid 1x10

So I think they are all sufficiently different to justify owning them. Although who am I justifying to? You lot? Myself?

Are we counting road bikes? And folding bikes?

nice road bike, winter road bike, commuter, bmx, mtb (with gears), mtb (singlespeed).

i make it 6, as a minimum.

OP - I know what you mean, I have a weight weenie 1x9 that I have built up & not yet ridden, only built it up because I couldn't part with it & had most of the parts lying about. Already have two perfectly good hardtails 🙂

1 26er HT beater
1 29er HT
1 29er full suss
1 road bike..
Perfect... 8) for me...

Cx doesn't count i have one of those too

I have three. They all have different builds, drive train configurations, and weights, and forks are 150mm, 120mm and 100mm. I am thinking of getting rid of one, but have no idea which one to choose as each is great in their own way, but I am running out of space in the house.

Have:
Rigid SS Inbred
C456 with flats, Revs, double and bash
Hoo Koo E Koo hack
Roadbike
Steel 456 (daughter's - in theory)

Want:
Whippet SS or 1x9 race bike
Poss rigid SS 29er

If you work out how many different permutations of hardtail that are possible I think we'd all find out how surprisingly restrained we all are 😉

I only have 2 hardtails.
But i do have [b]several[/b] rigid bikes and a couple of full sussers too. 🙂

Edit 2.5 hardtails.
I forgot about the front end of the tandem. 😆

I'd say as many as one can get away with.

I've got 3 and if I had the space/money I'd get a rather fetching 29er - just to be fashionable. 🙂

Er N+1!

1x1 commuter, Karate Monkey fixed MTB, Karate Monkey SS bike, On One SS, Pugsley SS, Echo trials bike, I'll get my coat................all rigid, the SS Ti, SS retro and SS BMX are gone

I didn't think we were counting road, fixed road, track, cruisers or vintage bikes.........

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Er N+1!

I've expanded the formula N+N+1, but it really should be N to the power 3 + 1

I'm greedy as you'll see if you read my how much Sh*t I carry for a road ride.

Give one to me. It will make you [i]really[/i] happy.

I don't care which one

I've 2...

I Singlespeed

1 Geared.

1x rigid forked 69er 1x 9

rOcKeTdOg - is that your Wanga?

How successful was it the time you put 29er (700c?) wheels front/back with drops - or was it a frankenbike?

Getting pressure to buy a road bike for the Bealach Mor but trying to resist. Bigger wheels might keep the guys I am riding with quiet...

Only have one bike, so now feeling decidedly under-biked, however, at least I never have to deal with the tortuous quandry you lot must face just deciding which of your many steeds to ride.

Thankfully, running 140-120-100 TALAS forks and a 3 x 9 transmission means my lonely hardtail will cover most eventualities.

Really fancy a Soul though, just a nagging 'want' I can't seem to shake. 1 x 10 for preference.

Has this turned into a 'How many bikes do you have' thread?

Excellent.

Carbon Summer Road bike
Alu Winter Road bike
Steel SS Fixie
Alu LT HT
12yo Kona HT
14yo Steel Road bike
Just picked up nice BMX today!

long travel 29er
ss rigid 29er
racey 29er
pump track 26"