Approaching retirement, I can count all the bikes I've bought on my fingers. I've not bought one
this century*, more concentrating on frames and then transferring components/replacing components when they're worn out.
1979: 2nd hand single speed, drop handlebar bike. (bought from a friend)
1982: Raleigh 3 speed 'shopper' bike, with basket and dynamo lights (bought from Sale Cycles, Manchester)
1991: Huffy mountain bike, (from US px in Berlin) (stolen by visiting RAF rugby team)**
1993: 2nd hand German 5 speed upright town bike (from a serving colleague due for uk posting)
1994: Trek mountain bike (Richardsons Cycles, Scarborough)
1994: Trek 370 road bike (Richardsons Cycles, Scarborough)
1997: Raleigh Record (Halfords, Scarborough)
2001*: Dawes Audax (insurance replacement for Raleigh Record damaged in collision with car)
Since Oct 2001 I've bought frames and transferred components, replacing worn-out ones when
necessary:
2001: Custom Longstaffe audax (sold)
2002: Hewett Cheviott (sold)
2003: Hewett Cambrian (sold)
2004: Xacd titanium (sold)
2004: Xacd titanium (big crack on seat tube/binned)
2005: Xacd titanium
2013: Spa Audax
2013: Dolan Dual
** There was a tradition amongst visiting RAF rugby teams to steal something from the base
they were playing against.