How many?
Need to get this one straight and once for all!
- Trek 4100 -> Rock Machine Custom
First adolescent bike
Years in service: 2004 -
Type: MTB Hardtail 26”
Price: $300USD + endless upgrades
Highlights: First bike, was rebuild completely after broken original frame. I think the only part remaining from the original bike is the stem :)
Best memory: Iceland trip
Feature: Parallel approaching V-brakes
I still ride it on special occasions but mostly keep it as a memory
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2. Rocky Mountain (sold)
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Years in service: 2008 - 2008, 2 months during business trip in Calgary
Type: MTB Hardtail 26”
Price: $900CAN (sold for $750)
Highlights: All Deore components + first intro to disc brakes
Best memory: Cycling around Banff
Feature: Red bike!
3. Merida TFS 600 (sold)
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Years in service: 2009 - 2016
Type: MTB Hardtail 26”
Price: $1300NZD (sold for $300)
Highlights: First NZ bike
Best memory: Innagural Makara ride with Serge and all the kids adventures
Feature: Quite an endurance machine as lasted so long!
4. 2011-2015 Avanti Road Bike (sold)
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Years in service: 2011 - 2015
Type: Road Bike (Basic)
Price: $900NZD
Highlights: First road bike
Best memory: First Taupo race, first 70.3 and 2 x Taupo lap with Andrew.
Feature: I overgrew it quite quickly :)
5. Specialised Comp Epic (sold)
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Years in service: 2012 - 2015
Type: MTB 26" Full Suspension
Price: $3300NZD (sold it for $2000)
Highlights: First full suspension bike
Best memory: Karapoti race
Feature: The most ecstatic bike design ever!
6. LaPierre Carbon helius400
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Years in service: 2015 -
Type: Road Carbon Ultegra
Price: $3000NZD
Highlights: First carbon bike, fast road bike (just under 9kg)
Best memory: Tour of New Zealand, IM Austria & Wales
Feature: Fast & Furious
Distance: 16300km
7. 2015 Avanti Ridgeline 29~
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Years in service: 2015 -
Type: MTB 29" Full Suspension
Price: $66000NZD RRP - got it free as spot prize! 700GBP for upgrading from scratch.
Highlights: First 29" and full XT groupset (originally)
Best memory: Race in China and rear dereullier incident
Feature: Was completely rebuild - the components went to the next bike in the list. Carbon crack repaired and repainted black. Switched to 1x in the new setup
Distance: 1300km
8. Merida BigNine XT 29~
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Years in service: 2016 -
Type: MTB 29" Carbon Hardtail Race Bike!
Price: $500NZD for the frame from Bike Barn and components from previous bike
Highlights: under 10kg fast race bike and XT components :)
Best memory: still to come...
Feature: Build from scratch
Distance: 1400km
9. BMC Time Machine -> Cannonade TT
Years in service: 2016 -
Type: Time Trial
Price: $1400 NZD from trademe, rebuild on a new frame, 400GBP for racing wheels, 300GBP power meter
Highlights: First TT bike, rebuild due to crack in the frame - thanks BikeSure!
Best memory: IM UK
Feature: BikeFit Done, my only bike for riding with power!
Distance: 1500km (old frame) + 2400km (new frame)
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10. Merida CX 500
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Years in service: 2017 -
Type: CX/gravel, mechanic disc brakes
Price: 1000GBP through Bike-to-work scheme , which was paid from salary before tax deduction
Highlights: All-round commuter for all season in the UK
Best memory: Business trip commute Stoke - Newark and Cycling across Wales.
Feature: Got a second hand spare wheels 27.5 with fitted 1.5" tyres for gravel adventures.
Distance: 7500km
What's next? :)