What did you do with your old road bike once you upgraded to a new one?
01-21-13, 03:13 PM
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What did you do with your old road bike once you upgraded to a new one?
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01-21-13, 03:16 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I generally keep my most recent frame and turn it into my back up bike. I then sell my previous back up frame. I generally move the better components to my new bike and the components from the back up bike get moved to the new back up bike.
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Hung the new one right next to it.
01-21-13, 03:21 PM
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Race bike, rain bike, trainer bike, 'century' bike, tt bike, state park bike.....
I actually sold one last year to a friend, though. If you see my wife, make sure you mention that.
I actually sold one last year to a friend, though. If you see my wife, make sure you mention that.
01-21-13, 03:21 PM
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I promised the wife I would sell it but I am not trying to hard....
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01-21-13, 03:31 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I'll give you $5. Now you can tell her that you are in negotiations. 
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01-21-13, 03:33 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
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Throw the stick!!!!
Sounds good.
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Set it up less aggressive and kept it. I love it. Would never sell either of my road bikes. TT and cx bikes would be negotiable, but the 2 road bikes I have are permanent.
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I rotated bike parts through ebay. I normally keep wheelsets, groupsets etc and transfer them to the next bike. I sold my last Look frameset on ebay, bought a Roubaix SL3 Pro frameset and transfered components from my Look. Bikes are an evolution to me and like most bike addicts, I change different parts if I find something I like better. If you buy right, the hobby isn't too expensive but could be.
01-21-13, 04:27 PM
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Depends on why I upgraded in the first place.
If I really liked the old bike I'll usually turn it into a rain/long commutes/dirt roads bike.
If I wasn't very attached it usually gets parted or sold on ebay.
If I really liked the old bike I'll usually turn it into a rain/long commutes/dirt roads bike.
If I wasn't very attached it usually gets parted or sold on ebay.
01-21-13, 05:02 PM
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01-21-13, 05:51 PM
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I have kept the good ones
01-21-13, 05:53 PM
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I keep the good ones. Right now, there are only 2. I sold the others. I have 1 CF framed bike, and 1 steel.
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Sold it and bought a vintage bike.
01-21-13, 07:34 PM
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I always keep one back up. I'm getting a new bike shortly and I have to admit I'm not trying real hard to sell one of the two.