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Time to Thin out the Herd?

by JesseD

Oct 18, 2012

Like most others, I have gone through some pretty epic changes in my life in the last 2 years and now I am finding myself wondering if I really NEED 3 bikes (1 road, 1 "Cross and 1 MTB)?  What do you think, should I sell my road bike and use my 'cross bike for road duties, or should I sell my MTB and use the 'cross bike for what little mountain biking I can scrape out time for?  Either way I'm seriously considering cutting 1.  Let me know your thoughts.

-Jesse

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    Geoffrey Grosenbach

    Do you look at your golf clubs and your baseball bat and think, "I could use one of those for both"?

    'Cross, road, and MTB are three completely different, unrelated sports (in spite of superficial similarities). Of course you need proper equipment for each of them!
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    Oct 18, 2012

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      Dugafola

      i too think i need to let one or two go...currently i have in the garage:

      vassago jabberwocky SS - primary mtb

      santa cruz stigmata - CX racer

      '12 roubaix - roader

      surly crosscheck - in the middle of SS conversion

      independent fabrication deluxe 26" - frame/fork


      the likely candidates would be the surly and IF.  i also have my wife's long haul trucker to sell.

      i think i'll start with the wife's bike first and see how far i go :P

      Oct 19, 2012

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        Jon Ervin

        Personally i'd get rid of the mtn bike.  The "little" mtn biking that you do can probably be done on the cross bike just fine.  Call it extra bike handling skills training!  If you ride with buddies on the road or on group rides consistently, you are going to struggle to keep up on the cross bike over longer rides of 2-3+ hours.  Keep the road bike.

        Jon

        Aug 9, 2014