The utterly shameless extroverted how big is your bike quiver PICTURE thread!!!

OK here is mine.

Steel Kona '99 Explosif HT and my '07 Santa Cruz Superlight

 My Cannodale H300

Same bike I've had since 1999, and it wasoutdated then.  I rode it today
Mongoose Switchback:

Going from oldest to newest (and as I live in an urban apartment, I don't have the OCP-requisite white garage door for photo snobbery):



1997 Marin Indian Fire Trail
Yeah, it's dated, but it gets the job done.  7000-series aluminum hardtail frame running an XT drivetrain with White Industries crankset and front hub.  Since this pic was taken, the rear wheel has been replaced with a Mavic Crossland.  In commuter mode (seen here), I run 1.5" slick tires, a front fender, a seatpost-mounted rack (I have two of these, the other one built to take panniers) and a U-lock.  This is my primary commuter bike, though it sees some off-road duty from time to time.



2006 Jamis Eclipse
This bike was bought as a frameset, complete with fork, crankset and bottom bracket (the original owner bought it for the almost-complete Campagnolo Centaur groupset and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheelset, then sold the frame to me on eBay with no road miles under its belt).  I built it up with many components that lived on my 2002 LeMond Tourmalet (its frame broke at the drive-side dropout in September 2007).  Drivetrain is Shimano (a mix of 105 and Ultegra), Truvativ Roleur Carbon crank, Mavic Aksium Race wheelset.  The Bento Box was carrying my camera this day (October 11, 2009, on the Great River Ride).  It currently resides at the (not) in-laws' place in Connecticut.  More pix of this bike here.



2008 Pedal Force ZX3
I've spoken before of this bike - it's my primary road bike.  Built up with a Campagnolo drivetrain (a mix of Centaur, Chorus and Record 10-speed), Neuvation R28-SL3 front wheel and Mavic Open Pro/Campagnolo Record rear wheel, SRAM Rival crankset, Ultegra SPD-SL pedals, Thomson Elite seatpost, Specialized Toupe Team saddle.  Complete build, as shown, is 16.37 lbs in a 61cm frame size.  More pix of this bike here.

I have to say it songfta, but youd like MTBing more with a modern geo bike....

long top tubes, long stems, flat handlebars, big ring on your cranks, and road bike like saddle to bar drop. that bike would be impossiable for me to ride.

Cramp in my 1-bedroom apartment:

- Road bike: Trek 5000 road frame w/Campy Veloci (top)

- Mtn bike (full suspension) : Santa Cruz Superlight Juliana (bottom)

- Commuter: Diamondback hardtail (upside down being worked on)

- Cyclecross (double as a winter road bike): Gunner Crosshare frame w/Shimano Ultagra groupo & V-brakes (background of 1st photo -- left on second photo)






Truth being, I'm trying to sell off the road bike and the full suspension mountain bike, either of which I have time to use, to free up some space in my apartment. The cyclecross works quite well as a double duty road bike and non-technical single track & fire road cruiser.

Perhaps.  Said geometry worked well out in the west in its day, for sure.  And my experiences with new-school MTBs (both full-suspension and hardtail) have been positive, but the spark wasn't there for me like it was when I was younger and lived in Utah.  I think a lot of it has to do with learning to ride the roots and muck that occur here in the east, which would be a time investment as well as a bit of a drive in the car to gain access to decent trails (the nearest trail network with MTB access is at least a 45-60 minute drive from downtown DC, where I live).

On the flipside, great road cycling is available from my doorstep, and the scene here is thriving - thus the emphasis on the road rigs.

My next bike will likely be a CX bike.  I find CX to be a nice melding of road and off-road, and a cross bike would make a handy commuter/foul weather bike in these parts.

But would I like a modern MTB?  Oh yes.  Would there be room for it here in the DC apartment?  Not without jettisoning the old MTB.

Songfta, Try Wakefield. In Annandale, VA

Its only 25 minutes from where I used to live in Adams Morgan. No traffic on the weekend.

Here is a more comprehensive list of trails in the DC area.
http://more-mtb.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=25

I've been to Wakefield, but never really warmed up to it.  It's somewhat sad, really, but I'm more jazzed by the road stuff: going long distance, tons of climbing (and the requisite descents after), town-line sprints, etc.  Plus, the weekends are the domain of the long ride.

Perhaps it's because few of my cycling friends ride MTB that I'm not as into it: I like the social aspect of the road scene around here, and know few of the MORE crowd.  Maybe I need to ping my friend who is one of the captains of the DCMTB team and have him show me some of the better stuff.  Sure, my old-school bike might be a bit of a liability (and there's nothing in the budget for a new ride anytime soon), but I'm game so long as I'm riding with fun people. 

Sure, my skills are somewhat rusty, but I can hold my own on much of the technical stuff in the Rocky Mountain west (which sadly has no relation to much of the stuff seen here in the more humid and lush east).  I'd likely be a fish out of water, to start, but that's life.  I think my best bet would be to ease into MTB via some cyclocross: a nice balance at the beginning.

We'll see.  It's not like there's an off-season for road biking here in the Mid-Atlantic, given the paucity of snow and ice over the past 5 years.  And when the snow flies, I'd rather be on skis. 

New addition to the quiver. Scott Spark Jr 20
 

 I'd love to see little A's face when she saw that!!!

Post pics of the ride with her, eh?

You have to bring it by the shop...before you start swapping parts.  I want to feel how heavy it is.

 I'm looking for a machine shop to shorten an old XTR crank from 175m to 140mm. I have to try not to go too crazy. I was looking at a pair of old Hugi hubs I have thinking about building some light wheels for it too. XTR brakes...

A few more pictures of my H300 you might enjoy. Yes that is a lift ticket hanging from the saddle.