vincent_r

I should sell this one.



I never use it and it would make me gain some space... I keep thinking that I should let it go, but I never do anything about it.

noglider 

[MENTION=46029]fender1[/MENTION], I'm getting there, believe me. And it is, in part, thanks to your yogi wisdom.

Drillium Dude 

Ha ha - it's taken a long time to learn about the guy who built it, and there's still more to learn! What I do know is he was a builder out of Missoula, MT from around '75 to sometime in the early '80s and he apprenticed in the UK under Geoffrey Butler for about 6 months before settling in MT.

I got the frame around 2010 and built the bike shortly after I got it. Ebay auction, but local pickup (Seattle area). Don't ride it enough to justify keeping it in the stable.

DD

clubman 

Unusual crankset...and bike! More?

m3rle

Fender1 nailed it for me. Problem is I like wrenching. And hunting for stuff to wrench on. What do I do once they're done? Giving them away might be the liberation I'm looking for. Who knows what karma may bring? Probably more bikes!

clubman 

Oh yes.

nlerner

I currently have 27 rideable bikes and room for all of them. I'll likely move a few on in the next year, but that's because they've fallen out of favor and don't get ridden. Life's too short to stress over bicycles.

Erwin8r

I stand in awe. And don't feel so bad anymore... lol.

nlerner

And having that many bikes allows me to do this and this.

davester

Extra bikes are relatively easy to fit in. I have a bigger problem...I just reacquired my old Austin Healey Sprite, partly disassembled (engine and tranny in boxes). My wife is not too thrilled about that prospect (to say the least) so I have hidden most of it in a friendly neighbor's garage in exchange for my son walking their dog (paid for by me of course).

Bikerider007

This is true, there are a lot worse things than owning multiple bikes. Keeps the hands and mind busy and is a great way to get some exercise. Actually, rarely does it feel like exercise because it so dang enjoyable.

fender1

Ha! Everybody does their own thing. I just found that when I had lots of bikes and parts and projects, I rode less and stressed more. It is supposed to make you happy. If having 52 bikes makes you happy, I have no problem with that!

Erwin8r

Easy for you to say... See, it's not the "number," but rather, the ability to sell the SWMBO on it (for the unenlightened, "She Who Must be Obeyed"). Lacking a garage sucks in so many ways, and this is just one of the big ones. I have 4 in storage, but that is terrible as "out of sight, out of mind" and I don't ride them. I tried to have 3 at home, but she had a fit over them being tucked in a (I thought...) dark corner of the long living room. Sigh. I'll have to figure out a safer/sane solution...

fender1

+1. I like building bikes. It leads to always having more bikes......

carbomb

I feel your pain. I had 12, I'm down to 7, my target is 4 with 1 extra project.

It's hard to sell them and I drag my feet taking pictures, posting an ad, responding, etc., but what I'm telling myself is that the sooner I free up space in my apartment the sooner I get to go shopping for new bikes and new projects without feeling bad that I'm just adding to quantity and crowding my place.

I haven't regretted selling anything yet, but I have a 1986 Nishiki Modulus by Kawamura in very good condition. It's the 54cm version of this:

I usually ask for enough money to break even and try provide a good deal, but this one... I'll charge more for "pain and suffering" associated from selling it

Flying Merkel

I vowed to never sell my Univega Super Strada, complete with Dura Ace AX aero components. Bought it in '85 for the princely sum of $650. It never quite worked for me. The rear derailluer was crap, the sew-ups were a pain, and it just didn't seem to fit. Laced up some conventional rims, better but it didn't get ridden.

Put it on Ebay, it went to a happy collector. Beautiful bike.

Mtbnomore

There was a Cimarron in my size with XT in bright red that I got the runaround on. A buddy of mine picked up a green one a couple months ago, and it only served to twist the knife further.

vincent_r

It's a level-entry race bike made by a very old small french manufacturer, Fonlupt (it lasted almost 100 years, but disappeared in the 2000's).
I got it with this triple crankset so I decided to turn it to a "randonneuse" (kinda). The Huret derailleurs are made for classic double crankset, they aren't too precise, but they do the job.

I added:
- Weinmann brakes with safety levers
- TA front rack
- Bluemels fenders
- Idéale saddle
I also made a little front bag with an Ikea toilet bag, just for fun.
It's comfortable, but a little too "soft" for me. I love the style and I spent time finding pieces and building this bike, that's why it's hard to let it go.


The crankset is a Stronglight TS bis, with drilled chainrings.


VeloBase.com - Component: Stronglight Touring Sport Bis

poprad

I'm in the middle of the space crisis myself. I've acquired somewhere around 11 bikes (I say around because I have a full build in parts form) that have begun to overflow the authorized "bike room" space. My beer growler-getter Ross ATB has migrated to the enclosed porch, and the Surly commuter resides next to the back door. With the addition of a brand-spankin' new Jamis Renegade Exploit I now have to shuffle bikes like Tetris just to get to the workbench.

I may have to cull this summer, but for the life of me I can't conceive of letting any of them go. Way too attached to find enlightenment.

hatrack71

Two regrets, both in 1993 consequently.. when I needed cash. I took way less than I should've too. Wish I had these ones back. No pics sadly:

*Davidson Impulse w/ full Campagnolo Chorus (downtube shifters)- my main distance road racer
*3Rensho Katana w/ full Campagnolo Chorus Ergo- my criterium bike (never crashed, it was mint)

..man I miss those bikes, they were both a thing of beauty to behold. Drastic times..drastic measures.

Drillium Dude 

I'm finding I'm feeling the exact opposite, with the exception of a couple/three of mine. It's kinda depressing in a way, but maybe I'm just moving on to the next thing.

Though I don't yet know what that "next thing" is

DD

tronnyjenkins 

It's so very hard deciding. It was easy last year when I was first becoming interested in c&v, but the stable has gotten nicer and nicer...

the_freewheeler

I just picked up my two first "true" collectors bikes - 1945 BSA Paratrooper (folding) & 1945 Swiss Army - brings the stable to 6. It's already giving me anxiety. Any buyers? Jk.

mikemowbz

I just sold this to a guy who, by the sounds of it, will put some real miles in on it:



Sold Thursday night. I got a fair price, but I was reticent to sell, and half-regret it after all is said and done.

Uncommon-to-find Canadian builder, and I was very happy to have it...but just slightly long in the top tube and a bit flexy under my more-than-ample self.

I need to clear one more out in the next year.