Any bikes to never sell? Any regrets?
07-01-19, 08:16 PM
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Regret ROSS SINATURE
Regret-Ross Signature 294S with all Campagnolo Triomphe components. Bought for $25, cleaned up & restored then sold for over $300. I look at the pics of it & think if I'd sell that I'd probably sell children, (no I don't have any).
07-01-19, 08:43 PM
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Never... ever????
if my wife is willing to bury me with all my bikes, not planning on selling any...
07-01-19, 11:58 PM
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Hi C&V gents,
I've been thinking of downsizing from two bikes (Miyata 1000LT and Brompton), to just my Brompton.
However, I keep feeling like I'd totally regret selling my Miyata.
It's a lovely, supple ride that gets more stable loaded.
Do you have bikes that you'll never sell? Or bikes you regret selling?
I've been thinking of downsizing from two bikes (Miyata 1000LT and Brompton), to just my Brompton.
However, I keep feeling like I'd totally regret selling my Miyata.
It's a lovely, supple ride that gets more stable loaded.
Do you have bikes that you'll never sell? Or bikes you regret selling?
S-Works SL6... no problem.
07-02-19, 09:26 AM
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07-02-19, 10:03 AM
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[QUOTE=jlmonte;21007599]
I think you'll need to cultivate those riders.
I knew one guy, a prosthedontist in Berkeley that would fix up bikes for the neighborhood kids to ride.
He did it to develop a love of biking, and avoidance of carbon emissions.
His idea of a good family trip would be visiting the Geneva convention.
This one's going nowhere until after I've stopped breathing. Oodles of sentimental value, and the ride is the icing on the cake.
So true fellow riders, can’t have your cake and eat it too, and when is enough is enough? For me, I will seek to find a rider who shares my enthusiasm to buy or even to accept a bike for free.
So true fellow riders, can’t have your cake and eat it too, and when is enough is enough? For me, I will seek to find a rider who shares my enthusiasm to buy or even to accept a bike for free.
I think you'll need to cultivate those riders.
I knew one guy, a prosthedontist in Berkeley that would fix up bikes for the neighborhood kids to ride.
He did it to develop a love of biking, and avoidance of carbon emissions.
His idea of a good family trip would be visiting the Geneva convention.
07-02-19, 10:39 AM
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Never regretted selling a bike. There’s always a better one to buy. Downsizing = done that a couple of times and it brought me NO JOY! The last time I sold all but one classic, this one was the keeper.
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07-02-19, 10:42 AM
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I regret selling my Mike Melton frame....
(drops to knees) WHY!!!!!
(drops to knees) WHY!!!!!
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07-02-19, 07:27 PM
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@Drillium Dude, that gold Colnago has got to be the hottest Colnago I've ever seen. What a treasure!
For me, my experience in this hobby has been with low to mid-range bicycles - nothing really worth much monetary value, and nothing I'd have a hard time selling if need be. That doesn't mean I haven't had a blast with this craziness. It would probably be most difficult for me to sell this...
...because it fits and rides so nice.
I know it makes me an oddball, but I actually regret donating my last electro-forged Schwinn - a '72 Suburban I converted to single speed.
For some reason I like EF Schwinns. My current utility bike is a UO-8, and I like it a lot. But I'd be thrilled to put a Continental to that use.
For me, my experience in this hobby has been with low to mid-range bicycles - nothing really worth much monetary value, and nothing I'd have a hard time selling if need be. That doesn't mean I haven't had a blast with this craziness. It would probably be most difficult for me to sell this...
...because it fits and rides so nice.
I know it makes me an oddball, but I actually regret donating my last electro-forged Schwinn - a '72 Suburban I converted to single speed.
For some reason I like EF Schwinns. My current utility bike is a UO-8, and I like it a lot. But I'd be thrilled to put a Continental to that use.
07-02-19, 09:04 PM
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I am a sentimental guy and right now only have 5 bikes (4 and one to deliver tomorrow) and one frame.
Wont sell:
2001 LeMond Nevada City - First “good” bike given to me by my uncle (only other person in family into cycling).
1973 Raleigh Supercourse - Given to me by same uncle as a birthday present (built same year as me)
1984 Schwinn Tempo - Built up because my grandfather bought me one in 1984 before he died (it was stolen a year later)
1992 Merlin Titanium - Beautiful bike. Beautiful ride. Wont come across one again.
Don’t know yet:
198x Mikkelsen Road Special - anxious to build up and ride. Hoping it is like riding a magic carpet.
Frame:
1984 Bianchi Limited - was the first bike I built from frame only. It has gone through many changes and has been ALMOST sold, but I backed out at the last minute.
Wont sell:
2001 LeMond Nevada City - First “good” bike given to me by my uncle (only other person in family into cycling).
1973 Raleigh Supercourse - Given to me by same uncle as a birthday present (built same year as me)
1984 Schwinn Tempo - Built up because my grandfather bought me one in 1984 before he died (it was stolen a year later)
1992 Merlin Titanium - Beautiful bike. Beautiful ride. Wont come across one again.
Don’t know yet:
198x Mikkelsen Road Special - anxious to build up and ride. Hoping it is like riding a magic carpet.
Frame:
1984 Bianchi Limited - was the first bike I built from frame only. It has gone through many changes and has been ALMOST sold, but I backed out at the last minute.
07-03-19, 12:57 AM
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07-03-19, 11:25 AM
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This is a beautiful thread.
It does my heart well to see these bikes and hear these stories.
It does my heart well to see these bikes and hear these stories.
07-04-19, 01:00 PM
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A '72 Schwinn Suburban. Five speed. Step-through frame. Greeeeen.
Not mine; it's my mom's. She bought it new, before she even met dad. I remember riding in the kiddie seat on the back of that bike.
It's still in great, ridable shape. If it's ever mine to sell for any reason, I won't.
Not mine; it's my mom's. She bought it new, before she even met dad. I remember riding in the kiddie seat on the back of that bike.
It's still in great, ridable shape. If it's ever mine to sell for any reason, I won't.
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