31. You justified a new build based on the reasoning that you wanted a second bike to ride when No. 1 was down for maintenance, but No. 2 is now too nice to ride (can't have the XT bits getting dirty or worn).
32. You started collecting spare bits on the premise/hallucination that they'd allow you keep your favorite ride operationa for an extended period and be cheaper than buying another bike. First it was used spares for just the drivetrain components, then it was NOS spares for everything, then multiples spares, just in case, and now you have a spreadsheet of your "good stuff" hoard, properly indexed, annontated, and cross-referenced, in it's own file folder right next to the bank statements and retirement planning stuff.
33. You hoard of "tidy spares" is worth a new car (and your beginning to wonder about insuring it like one).
34. You take a week's vacation just to stay home and play with bikes.
35. You've got one or more builds comprised of bits from 3 or more continents.
36. You implore the seller of your most recent purchase to package it carefully with extra bubble wrap for its transoceanic trip!
Started with 1 two years ago, built my second a year ago, bought a 3rd a month ago, and bought a spare parts bike that is about to become No. 4.
Am I addicted? Nah, not yet. I figure if I ride more, longer and farther I'll have less time to to buy/collect.
...abandon all hope, ye who enter here....
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