Springtime is crawling nearer

During the the past few weeks my attention to this Blog has suffered a bit from a couple of things, 

a family death which left a lot of loose ends taking my attention, a real estate deal and the total failure of my computer in the middle of it all.

Fortunately the family tragedy was not unexpected, the real estate deal was a relief and I had my ever trusty

tablet to bail me out when I really, really wanted to post something during all this running around.

It's behind me now and thank  goodness I have a new CPU to play with (Blogging by tablet is incredibly limiting) and I get to go back to the swing of things on a normal schedule and mode.

Tablets are not yet a good form of Blogging.  It's really tiring to write on them and photos are hard to import, but it was all a good experience because I will have to rely upon it for a couple of trips I am taking this summer.  I was able to learn the ins and outs of the software and know my limitations for later.

The days are getting longer, the air is warmer and I am heading north for one last weekend of skiing before the snow goes away.

A subject that comes up lately when I've been talking to bikeophiles is how many?

I've got four now that I use on a regular basis;

 my Dahon folder for train travel/loaning and emergency use (when others are serviced),

Byron, my daily around town steed,

my old Trek "roadie,"

and the Hunq, which I think of as the 

doanythinganywhereunderanycircumstanceallday

for big boys bike.

But as you notice I sense a gap in the lineup, but feel guilty like an American Consumer should, but doesn't.

I can't help but remember some friends who broke into hilarious laughter when I mentioned  that I had 

4 bikes.

"Have trouble riding those all at once don't you?" was their response.

Why would I try and where did that come from?

Oh well, I walked away hoping they didn't try to drive all three of their cars at once.

But the thought still lingers that I need something between the roadie and the touring/mountain/everything ride.

So how many is reasonable, where is line to be drawn?

I fear this

and take a long ride on the Hunq to make the image go away!