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Do I have a bike problem? Perhaps

I've accidentally developed a bit of a collection of bikes over the (many) years simply by modernizing over time with new capabilities or different uses and not selling off the old ones. Bikes store better than say cars and usually have a lot lower residual value to try to capture by selling them off (Covid times were an exception) I thought it might be fun to write up their stories to share. These are all rideable and I do actually ride them. They range from a steel-framed 1982 Bianchi I bought new while in high school (in Celeste of course) to a contemporary gravel bike where I've experimented with various components to the point where comparisons to the Ship of Theseus come to mind. Along the way have been an early aluminum MTB, a custom full suspension MTB, a few different road bikes of different vintages, a tandem, commuters and more.

Bikes

1982 Bianchi Nuovo Racing
(steel road in classic Celeste and near original from purchasing it new)
1986 Trek 700 Tri Series
(steel road bike  with first-gen Shimano indexed downtube shifting)
1987 Guerciotti
(steel road frame with downtube friction shifting Campagnolo)
1989 Trek 7000
(bonded aluminum frame rigid MTB converted to a gravel bike)
1990 (and then some) Litespeed Restomod
(titanium frame and Campagnolo road restomod)

1994 Cannondale MT2000
(mountain tandem)
2002 Klein Quantum
(aluminum frame, updated  road bike)
2002 Ventana El Saltamontes custom
(custom aluminum frame, full suspension 26" MTB)
2015 Scott Sub Speed 10
(belt drive/hub shifting commuter)
2019 Salsa Cutthroat
(carbon fiber frame, gravel/adventure bike becoming a Bike of Theseus due to experiments)
2020 Salsa Warroad
(carbon fiber endurance road bike, self-built from frameset)
2020 Litespeed Gravel
(Titanium frame, carbon fork speed-gravel bike, self-built from frameset)

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