MrSalmon on "How often do you change/buy a new bike and why?"

I bought a Dawes Galaxy new in 1996 and since then I've bought 5 more new bikes. I haven't really bought any just because I fancied something new; apart from maybe a Trek hybrid to replace the Galaxy which was just starting to feel like it wasn't the right tool for the job.
I bought an MTB and a road bike to do things the Trek couldn't, and then a singlespeed to replace the Trek when it got stolen.
Then I bought a new MTB when the old one was 6 or 7 years old and needed new parts that were likely going to cost over half the cost of a new one.