Haha, they always seem to multiply, usually after riding the first one though!
Bigger and later?
Well, the thing is Ben, I'm an addict and you lot are all enablers!
But to answer your questions:
Yes, a lot. And yes, a little!
So here's the thing...
A week or two on the Brodie has really cemented what I already knew deep down in my heart: I should be riding bigger bikes.
I can ride a 17-19" bike, it's fine. But a 19-21" bike is probably better.
For the OR, that puts me squarely in the XL range.
However, those don't really come up all that often, or I haven't seen many, anyway.
And at the same time, a friend of mine here, John, has a lovely, slightly later Race that he built a while ago as a rider. I saw it a few months back, out near Ojai, and although it's technically the XXL size (21"), it didn't feel too huge on the once around the parking I gave it when I was out there visiting him and his bike shop:
Pretty great build, right there!
And I kind of like the more relaxed, slack geometry this size gives the bike too...
Anyway, a week or so ago, all of a sudden John needed to sell it.
While I couldn't justify or afford the whole bike, not when I'd already accumulated two thirds of the build for mine already, I could convince myself that taking a punt on the frame, fork and seatpost, for a very, very fair price, was a pretty great idea!
Which is now where I'm at.
Which is one bike either side of the size I really need!
That said, here's how I've made my peace with it: between the two, I'll know for sure whether I really need an XL, or not, and, if I do, I'll have the trade bait I need either side of it if I ever find someone with one too big, or one too small for them.
Oh, and meanwhile I have a nice silver Race fork as a build option or a spare for a future bike.
Could be worse, I suppose!