[Closed] N+1, at what point does it become ridiculous?

it's functionality overlap for me

You need to more tightly define your functions. I have 5 road bikes that to the untrained eye do exactly the same thing. To me they have 5 discrete and non-overlapping uses...

Surely the point at which N+1 becomes silly is when:

N+1 > LBS ?

I really can't understand why anyone would want multiple hardtails, but whatever floats your boat.

What!!!!!!!! You need at least two- a nice, light, fast one for summer trails and a rough, tough, all weather one you don't mind crashing for mud, ice and snow. And that's before you think of different wheel sizes on them.

On the other hand, being a 90% plus mincer, I don't think I need a full sus bike at all........

A road bike, a hardtail and a full suspension would do it all for me. Don't need all that other niche crap that I'd never actually ride.

I've got 2 hardtails, 1 rigid.

Gonna go to one hardtail (soul 26), one rigid (steel 29), then I think I need a FS.

Surely the point at which N+1 becomes silly is when:
N+1 > [s]LBS[/s] CRC ?

FTFY. Dream big.

Good thread.

I think that the sport of cycling has grown and diversified. Along with that, bikes and components have become more specialised.

SO... in 1930, your average club cyclist may have had one bike. A steel touring-type bike (racing was for those deviant continentals) with bombproof wheels which would have coped with roads and the odd farm track on the Sunday outing.

But cycling infrastructure is better now. Sustrans, trail centres, better quality road surfaces, etc etc, mean there is more diversity of riding available. And as a result, it's more fun being a cyclist in the 21st century, but you need more bikes! 🙂

MTB marketing doesn't help, though. When I were a lad, you had one MTB and did everything on it. If you were rich, you had suspension forks, but that was pretty much it. If you took seriously everything they write in the mags, these days, you would need a 29er HT, a "marathon bike, a "trail" bike, and "enduro" bike, etc etc. This is what I think is a bit silly.

When I come to replace the mountain bike I had nicked last year, it'll be an "all rounder" which will just about meet all my needs. A FS with 140-150mm forks. I couldn't justify the expenditure of having a fleet of mountain bikes for every conceivable terrain.

A road bike, a hardtail and a full suspension would do it all for me. Don't need all that other niche crap that I'd never actually ride.

This covers it for me too, easy to maintain, never gets silly expensive keeping them in tyres etc....

I think that's ^ the perfect solution too, however the road bike may possibly be a bridleslayer/tricross type thing capable of some light off road and light touring.

A road bike, a hardtail and a full suspension would do it all for me. Don't need all that other niche crap that I'd never actually ride.

Totally agree, although have accidently added another three which I reaally need to think about getting rid off.

A road bike, [s]a hardtail[/s] and a full suspension would do it all for me. Don't need all that other niche crap that I'd never actually ride.

n - 1 for me...

Mr O - where did you buy the building from? Looks very good quality.

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Mr O - where did you buy the building from? Looks very good quality.