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Same here, and if I'm honest it's probably the Giant Escaper but I'm too enamoured with my suspension to admit it.I probably do own it already, but I have yet to work it out.
Never road raced or chucked stuff off cliffs either. I only own multiple bikes because people on here are a bunch of enablers. And because I like to have different ride experiences, I make a point not to have multiple of the same sort of bikes (to my best ability), I couldn't collect just one type of bicycle. More upright comfy riding is everything for me, definitely, I like seeing nature.Maybe the one bike thinking is a function of my riding becoming more conservative and less varied.....
Got to agree with @Imlach that my bikes are definitely becoming more about comfort than performance.
But as ive never road raced or chucked stuff off cliffs, one bike becomes an easier proposition.
I'm very fortunate to have my 'one bike', I have others but if I had to make do with just the one then the Roberts Leopard would be it. So comfortable and versatile, currently running it with road tyres, it's been my dry day commuter/cruiser/gravel/general use bike since the day I built it up.
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It's got the perfect geometry for me, feels good on or off road, has plenty of braze ons so it could be used for off road touring or bike-packing. I often find myself contemplating (usually in the aftermath of another barney with the missus about all the bikes) getting rid of the rest and just stop buying more, and having the Roberts, knowing it really is all of the other bikes and more rolled into one almost makes the idea feasible.
Then I come on here.