Why does anybody need 10 bikes?
2014 Wabi Lightening SE
Fixed gear workout bike. I probably ride this bike more than all the others combined. Perfect for 1-3 hour rides on the pavement. OK for longer rides too. No fenders so I don’t really like riding it in the rain. I rode a Basso track bike with clinchers and no brakes all through college and like an idiot sold it for two hundred bucks. The Wabi is a better bike for a middle-aged guy like me anyway.
2012 Jamis Aurora Elite
Long distance bike. Any ride over 80 miles or so I typically use this bike. I got it a few years ago on clearance to try randonneuring without spending the money on a rando-specific bike. Two full Super Randonneur (SR) series on this bike.
1990 Schwinn KOM S7
I bought this new, and it was my main mountain bike through the early 90’s. Turned it into a Burley puller when I had kids in the late 90’s. Now it’s my winter bike. I ride it with studded tires whenever the temps are below freezing, so this bike sees a lot of action from November through March.
1990 Schwinn Cruiser
Train station bike. I have about a mile and a half commute to the train station and use this bike for that commute year round. I have been using it this way since 1992 when I got my first job out of college. I oil the chain a couple times a year and repack the hubs every couple of years.
1989 Miyata Ridge Runner Team (Dirt Drop)
This is basically my mountain bike. The off-road trails in Chicagoland are pretty tame so suspension is not required. One of my other hobbies is off-road motorcycles, so if I go to the trouble of driving someplace to ride, I pull a trailer full of dirt bikes.
1992 Santana Fusion Tandem
I ride this with my wife for lunch dates on the weekends in the summer since she is way too slow to keep up with me on her own bike
1981 Trek 614
Currently equipped with fenders and a rack, this is my rain bike and my “around-town-bike” because I don’t really care if anything happens to it. My brother in law bought this new and abused it for 10 years before hanging it in his garage for the next 20 then giving it to me to restore. It’s still a pretty nice bike and probably all anyone really needs.
Rivendell Sam Hillborne
I saw this on craigslist a few years ago and just couldn’t pass it up. I use it for longish rides (50-70 mi) on mixed surfaces. Perfect for this use, and the bike I would keep if I could only keep one bike.
Motobecane Jury
I’m still building this bike around a set of Sturmey Archer drum brake hubs with a 3 speed in the back and a dynamo in the front. With fenders and lights this will be my foul weather bike with studded tires in the winter and paselas for rainy days during the warmer months.
Full dura ace 80's steel race bike.
