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10-12-2017, 08:58 AM
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Parts hoarding
I recently started taking inventory of my bike stash before moving cross country. I knew I had a problem with hoarding bike parts, but didn't realize the severity of one specific aspect of that until I started counting.
I currently own 4 bikes, plus one that is being built, but counted 16 sets of usable tires. Sixteen. One set I sold and is shipping out today. These are mounted: -Rock Lobster: Panaracer Gravel King slick 26c -Merckx: Vittoria Open Pave 25c -Macho Man: WTB Nano 40c -Log Lady: Panaracer Fat B Nimble 3.5 + Maxxis Ardent 2.4 These are all unmounted, and probably with less than 500 miles each: -Bruce Gordon Rock 'n' Road 43c -Soma C Line 38c -Clement LAS -Clement MXP -Clement PDX -Challenge Strada Bianca 30c -Another single of each of the Log Lady tires And even more new in box: -WTB Nano 40c -Challenge Paris-Roubaix 27c -Veloflex Corsa 25c -Vittoria Cross XL Pro Meanwhile, I have no spare wheels, frames, or shift groups, and only a few chains, cleats, and other wear items. I think the original set of WTB Nanos I got in like 2015 is the only set anywhere near being worn out. What is your poison? Last edited by jtbadge; 10-12-2017 at 09:12 AM. 
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#2
10-12-2017, 09:07 AM
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A few years back I inventoried all my spare parts ahead of selling at a local swap meet. Turns out I had an entire bike minus the frameset just sitting around...
Might not sound bad but this is in a tiny apartment in Brooklyn. 
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10-12-2017, 10:25 AM
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Just one? Ha. I've got a hidden corner of my garage that I refer to as the "snake pit"-- just a massive tangle of tires. I ran out of room on my wheel hooks, so now the wheels are stacked on top of the snake pit-- HALP! I've got at least three frames waiting for builds, but therein lies my one bit of wisdom I can share: bikes in pieces don't count toward the spousal n+1 limit, at least if you stash them correctly 
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10-12-2017, 10:31 AM
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I have a couple of extra record seatposts
single speed record levers that I may never use  Some campy silver record skewers waiting for the right vintage build (maybe single speed bike with those levers) aero chorus post, also might never used. A chorus groupset with 2 extra long cage athena derailleurs Only have a spare wheelset but do have a lot of spare tires. I had a lot more crap but did get rid of a lot so wife is happy, I am happy
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#5
10-12-2017, 10:32 AM
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i have lots of parts, lots......
I probably have 25 sets of "extra" skewers
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10-12-2017, 10:45 AM
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I'm going to take a wild guess that pretty much everybody on this site has at least a mild case of hoarding bike stuff. I've got extra tires, wheels, stems, chains, cassettes, grips, handlebars, hubs, rims, spokes, shifters, brakes, brake levers, bags, etc.
I don't really want to quantify what I have at the moment...
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10-12-2017, 11:10 AM
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You don't EVEN want to know how much crap I have.
Really. It's absurd. In fact, I'm about to continue posting this stuff in Classifieds. I have a lot of best-laid plans, but I'm prone to wandering about interests like someone browsing a salvage store. If anyone wanted to simply come to Tallahassee and take this crap off my hands, you'd be well on the way to canonization and beatification.
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#9
10-12-2017, 11:08 AM
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Guilty
Yea, I have a problem. Currently there are 11 1/2 bikes ready to ride. The 1/2 is a tandem. 3 framesets hanging around just in case and 3 new 11sp groupsets for them, 4 wheelsets and 2 file cabinet drawers filled with stems, posts and other assorted oddities. As I write this it occurs to me that if one of my sons told me what I just wrote I would want to have a sit down about his problem. In a year from now when I retire I will have the time to use all this stuff.
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#10
10-12-2017, 11:09 AM
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Hi, my name is OperaLover
and I'm a parts hoarder.
Record 10 group with extra crankset, Phil BB, Superbe/Superbe pro group, including HS and seat post 2 Saddels; NIB track wheesl Recod with GL330s tubulars/three sets tubes (cases of them) rims (tubie and clincher, road mtb) hubs ders. case of brake cable and der cables tires; Old/ new /tubies just need to be sent out to be repaiered Custom luuged frame with crack (just needs HT to be replaced) assorted lights small salvaged bits etc.
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"I have always loved riding bicycles, especially for the feeling of freedom and self-sufficiency that they give." --Sheldon Brown
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#11
10-12-2017, 11:11 AM
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Odd stuff, mostly old consumables. Look Delta cleats (don't even ride Look pedals anymore), brake pads, etc.
I do have about six pairs of the four-bolt era Time pedals of various makes and models. Don't have cleats or the shoes to use them though. Maybe time to hunt some vintage Carnacs on eBay...
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#13
10-12-2017, 12:20 PM
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I regularly ride four different bikes, between them they run 9s, 10s, and 11s. As well as 700c, 29", 26" and 650b. One is t/a the other three are qr. One is hydro brakes and the other three are cable.
At least they're all Shimano. I have a lot of parts, but I have an excessive amount of stems and handlebars. I can count 14 stems and 6 handlebars just looking at the top of my workshelf. Part of this is fitting items and part just holding onto parts as I got rid of bikes and got new ones.
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#14
10-12-2017, 12:41 PM
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Maybe we need to do an 'intervention'. And then come to my place and do another.
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#15
10-12-2017, 01:37 PM
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I know that at least a few of us here suffer from this truly terrible, doubly debilitating, all-consuming disease... but I'm not naming names.
Anyage Fizik Arione Hoarding Syndrome Some contend that an Arione-stash Is bad for the the wallet and hard on the cash Bad for the heart, bad for the mind, Filling up the cart, always looking for that find Makes some PLers crazy, and then they act like fools Makes some PLers crazy, and then they start to drool Unscrupulous operators could confuse Could exploit and deceive Conditional reflex theories and changing probabilities eBay's a crass and raucous crackass place Arione-itis is a plague upon the the cycling race It's a terrible illness, it's a terrible case And it's usually permanent when it takes place It's an Ariones-hoarding syndrome It's a hoarding-Ariones syndrome It's a Fizik-Ari, Ari-Fizik, Fizi-Ari, Ari-Fizi, tcha-tcha-tcha-tcha...waaaaaaaaaaah, woooooaah...Yeah!!!....  . .
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