Re: [CR]Approaches to Bike Collecting?

I must spend too much time thinking about this hobby. Up until about a year ago, I simply could not say no to a nice (but inexpensive) bike that was my size. Since then, I've reached capacity in the basement and the shed and the carport - although several of the occupants are legitimately for sale, or otherwise destined for other homes.

Having started off with my uncle's bicycle, I acquired the replacement of the bike of my youth, and then found a couple other bicycles, and it just sort of got out of control. Now, I've rationalized a bit, and have somewhat arbitrarily constructed categories of bicycles that I intend to have filled. My final (I think) list of categories is nine and one half - six or seven of which can be on-topic.

1.) Family heirloom & grocery getter (Raleigh Superbe) 2.) Nostalgia bicycle (Raleigh Super Course) 3.) First really nice bike (Fuji Finest) 4.) Drool-worthy "bling" bike (Raleigh Professional) 5.) Olde British Club Bicycle (J.A. Holland) 6.) Fixed gear (a slightly off topic Schwinn) 7.) Randonneuring bike (in transition, but maybe some day a Herse or Singer or Gordon or Weigle or Baylis...) 8.) Hot-rod go-fast bike (a souped-up Trek 760) 9.) Off Road thing (off-topic Trek) .5) Unicycle (still looking for a deal on a 20")

everything else is just gear passing through to be passed on to someone who appreciates it - with the meager proceeds helping to defray expenses. Although... if I could find a nice Frejus track bike... :)

Cheers,

John (more thinking than riding lately) Barry Mechanicsburg, PA, USA