It's a few years since I posted pics of my bikes, so I thought I'd do an update. Some have come, some have gone, so here's what we have at the moment, roughly in order of appearance:
Ribble, Columbus SL, 1992, been fixed for about six years. 42,527km
Marin Bear Valley, 1996, resprayed (badly) ca 2007. Just used as a hack winter bike, not off-road. 13,718km
Joe Waugh, 653, my only custom frame, still my favourite bike. 14,379km
Airborne Zeppelin, 2003. Discovered a small crack behind the BB in 2010, after about 25,000km. Got it repaired, still going strong. 33,935km
Orbit Gemini tandem, 2004, got it soon after we got married. It's great fun, and so is the tandem! 4,628km
Blue Ribble, 2006. Well, everyone needs a blue Ribble! Currently set up for the turbo, with tri-bars so I can get used to "the position" before the summer. 14,678km
St John Str Cycles, 2007. Frame bought second hand, a heavy bike but really comfortable. 19,074km
Yellow Ribble, tatty frame bought second hand and cheap, 2010, again, built up with spare bits. 8,281km
van Nicholas Zephyr, 2010. I bought this to replace the cracked Airborne frame before I knew it could be repaired! Well, N+1 and all that! 4,942km
And finally, de Rosa Avant, bought last year as a "significant" birthday present! I'd wanted a de Rosa for over 20 years. I can't ride fast enough to justify it, but it's lovely! 1,774km
So, I hope I've obeyed all the rules: chain on big ring, valves at 6 o'clock etc etc.
Sorry for the rubbish foties, but I hope you enjoy criticising the bikes!