Diversity in the Collection

When I traded my Schwinn for the Serotta I started to think that I might be starting to get too many of the same type of bike in my collection of bicycles.  I still have four bikes, all of them road bikes.  But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that was about where the simularities across the board really end.  Except for the fact they all have (or will have when completed) all of the requisite parts that make up a bicycle, there is no one real attribute that they all share.  The break down is as follows:

2 have indexed (downtube or intigrated) shifting
2 have friction (downtube)

2 are Campagnolo equipped (drive train)
2 are Shimano equipped (drive train)

3 have 700c wheels
1 has 27″ wheels

2 have 32 spoke wheels
1 has 36 spoke wheels
1 has 20/24 spoke wheels

3 have clincher tires
1 runs on tubulars

3 have tradition geometry steel lugged frames
1 has a compact aluminum frame with carbon fork

2 have saddles with center cut outs
1 has a vintage style San Marco Rolls
1 has a modern solid Aliante saddle

2 have thread on freewheels
2 have freehubs/cassettes

2 are 7 speed
1 is 8 speed
1 is 10 speed

1 has shimano dual pivot brakes
2 have campagnolo dual pivot brakes
1 has campagnolo single pivot brakes

2 have LOOK Keo pedals
1 has Shimano SPD pedals
1 yet to be determined.

I could go on and on picking out every tiny difference, but you get the idea.  Sure, I could just be trying to validate the  need for 4 road bikes.  Or I could just enjoy the fact that I do have a wide range of equippment in my collection.  Either way, they’re mine, and I love riding all of them.