We have ....
- an Urban Arrow (e-assist "bakfiets" cargo bike from Amsterdam, rain cover, rear rack, hauls tons of stuff)
- a Pedego "Ridge Runner" (mid-priced e-assist thing that pretends to have MTB aspirations, but which one would never intentionally take on real trails. Strong rear hub motor, good battery life, we used it to haul the kid and 2 bags' worth of stuff via a trail-a-bike, which she's now really too big for. Great all-purpose e-bike though, and great support from the mfr.)
- Two Brompton folding bikes, for when we're flying or traveling in a small car. Generator lights, plenty of gears, fold up tiny. Need a third now, for the 11 yr old.
- a 2009 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR (26" wheels, but hydro discs, new Deore drivetrain, full suspension, got it free because it needed a ton of work, was abandonned outside work for a year. Daughter discovered with the dropper bottomed out she could ride it, appropriated it as “her” mtb.)
- A 2017ish Stumpjumper 29er hardtail (got a screaming deal from a cyclocross teammate who upgrades her bikes too much and just wanted us to start mountain biking more as a family. Wife immediately appropriated it as “her” bike.)
- A 2006 Bianchi Cross Veloce (mixed AL / carbon frame, carbon fork, flat bar conversion, carbony bits everywhere, super light, wife kicks a lot of cx arse on it.)
- A recentish Gazelle aluminum dutchie bike, blazing orange, fenders, huge front ladder rack, 3 speeds, wife's prefered bike when there are no hills.
- A Jamis aluminum flatbar city bike the daughter uses as her town bike… fenders, front basket, rear rack.
- An Islabike Luath 700c, which is a kid-specific cross bike for kids my daughter’s age.
- A mid-70s Peugot UO-8 that I converted for the wife to be 700c wheels, singlespeed, generator front hub and good lights, Velo Orange sweep bars, handlebar bag, hammered fenders. Rear hub recently died so it has a new 3 speed rear wheel waiting on me to install it. This is by far her favorite bike. Single-gauge thick steel tubing ain’t super light, but it’s indestructable. She rode this as a singlespeed from Pittsburgh to DC, ~60 miles a day for 6 days, with two loaded front bags.
- and my normal bike, a beloved 2000 Gary Fisher Mt. Tam. Previous owner (former boss / friend) converted it to single front chainring, but it came stock with shimano XT dual pot hydro discs that are still killer. Marzocchi Bomber is still rockin’ up front. I wind up having to mountain bike it, because the girls stole the two nicer bikes. But it’s also my town bike, with a rear rack on it.
Then I have two others that I share with my friend Jenn…
- A full-carbon Kona cross bike, flat bar, incredibly light, that we both race off and on.
- A womens small Specialized road bike of some sort, got it free from another teammate, put a rear rack on it, sometimes I commute on it, sometimes she does.
Attached are some random, assorted shots of said bikes (including me hopping a little barrier during a race on the Kona, and the Bianchi before it got flat bars)... because BIKES!