Tuesday, March 04, 2025

1136: If I Could Have a Bicycle Collection

On the latest episode of Cade Media's The Wild Ones Cycling Podcast they covered a topic about having a bicycle collection. Now, I'm not as well-versed on bicycle years, models, makes, etc. However I do want to have a bike collection, but more a collection of bikes with different purposes. So here we go with my dream bike collection.

  • Main bike. This would be the bike I'd use everyday If I could. This would most likely be that Ritchey Outback Break-away build I blogged about before. This would be my all-around all road bicycle. The main purpose of the bike is to be my main bike.
  • Urban commute bike. This has to be a decent folding bike. Something I can use if I want to go around the city, then fold it and ride public transport. A Brompton isn't something I want since that seems way too expensive for an urban commuter. Maybe a heavily modified Tern bicycle or even some other cheaper brand.
  • Cargo bike. Even though I said I disliked Surly as a brand because of how people seem to treat it as a "brand" that turned me off, I am a big fan of their Surly Big Dummy long tail cargo bike. I've blogged about this before, so this will be the bike I should use if I want to do the groceries or go to the wet market.
  • Trainer bike. Zwift Ride with Kickr Core. Hopefully this training bike can make me ride longer at home. This is a fever dream since the unit itself is so expensive, add the monthly subscription to the app and that's it.
That's actually all the bikes I'd want. And to be honest since I rarely ride anymore I wouldn't mind just having one bike. The Ritchey Outback Break-away build.

Out.