If I'm not riding one of my bikes, the next best thing is talking (or, in this case, writing) about them.
My #1 ride is an Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel, black cherry metallic color, with black/white/clear decals. Functional sculpture. IF makes custom bikes, and around seven years ago I splurged. T
he IF fits like it was made for me, because it was. The shop took measurements like for a custom made suit, asked about how I rode, and put it all together. It's a racing frame, but the shop lengthened the chain stay and slackened the headset angle to make for a less "twitchy" ride. The frame is steel -- "steel is real" still for me -- with carbon fork and handlebars and a full Ultegra drivetrain. After many, MANY thousands of miles -- three RAGRAIs, numerous Sea Gulls and other centuries, etc -- it's still my dream bike. Check out IF's website -- www.ifbikes.com.
Some of you may say, carbon is lighter, why not go with something modern? When I bought the IF, I test road the Trek Postal Service team bike. A bit lighter, I suppose, but the ride was sterile compared to the IF. So, I de
cided that if I was worried about the extra pound and a half, I SHOULD LOSE WEIGHT !!!
My #2 bike on the Eastern Shore is a late 1970s Basso road bike that I assembled myself, with parts I bought on eBay. Cherry red metallic; down tube shifters; chrome fork, lugs, and chainstays; all Campy/Cinelli. It's an old school steel racing bike -- narrow cassette 10 speed -- which makes it rough on hills but perfect for the (flat) Eastern Shore. This is my "styling" bike, which I use for shorter rides.
Sometimes, folks ask me, "How many bikes are enough?" The answer: "One more."
It was a long, cold, snowy Winter -- probably did the least amount of outdoor bicycling since I first started to ride. But March may be going out like a lamb, and both days this past weekend were perfect for early Spring rides. I've been nursing a sore knee, so Saturday was a test day -- a short ride around the Woodland Farm/Waverly Island area. The fields are very wet, with lots of standing water because of the snow melt and heavy rains. We'll see how that affects putting in the Spring corn crop. Cycled by Playtor's Cove, went home, and iced my knee. 
All was well, so I set up a Sunday ride with my local riding partner Cathy. This was her first ride since getting hit by a car last Fall, so between that and my knee, we kept it to about 25 miles. We headed out the Oxford Road, through town to the ferry -- which they were prepping to reopen for another season. (The Oxford-Bellevue was established in 1683 and is reputed to be the oldest continually operating ferry service in the country. The first operator was Richard Ryston, who was paid 2,500 pounds of tobacco a year (about $25) to operate the ferry.)
We did a loop through Oxford and then headed back to Easton. The daffodils were in full bloom, and the buds were just starting on the trees. I took my "Spring picture" of Peachblossom Creek -- I now have pictures of the Creek from all four seasons -- as well as a shot of Cathy. Did both rides on the Basso. The knee felt great. Hoping for longer rides through the Spring.
