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Originally Posted by berserk87
The only thing that I found wrong with it when I had 10 road bikes at one time was that I spent more time fiddling with bikes than I did riding them.
It didn't feel wrong to me then, but having all of those bikes did change me. Specifically, I bought an aluminum frame with carbon fork, new, for $185 and raced on it for a season. I had the best season I had ever had to that point. my collection of bikes in my stable included a DeRosa, a Colnago, a Trek 5000 series, a Team Telekom MX Leader, among others.
I realized that there was no magic bike that ruled all others, and that the bike is a tool for me to enjoy being outside and getting exercise. I've always loved riding and one of the best days of my life was when my dad taught me to ride when I was 6. I crashed into a mailbox after my first upright run, but it was still awesome.
I don't know how I drifted away from that by accumulating all of those bikes. The only "wrong" thing for me was that having all of that stuff detracted from the reason I love cycling to begin with. There can be a point at which managing all of your material things can get in the way of living. However, each individual's definition of living is unique, I reckon.
Now I just have one road bike, a TT bike, and a mountain bike. I get immense joy out of riding them. Tinkering with them is not as much fun anymore. I rarely enjoy it.
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Seasons of life come and go, priorities change...
The best we can do is to be aware and keep up with the changes rather than clinging to the past.
Kudos to you for recognizing it was time to simplify and letting that happen.
I'm sure Weisan-pal would do the same if the spirit ever moved.
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