what bike do YOU REGRET selling?

[rkalams]

when I was in college I had no money and desperately wanted a vintage road bike. One day I come across an ad for a "tierra" on craigslist. The pictures were small, the description was short and the guy was asking $300. Not even knowing what he had I set him an email about his bike, explaining that I was a college student and didn't have alot of cash but could offer $250. He countered with $200 (!!!!) making it conditional that I restore the bike and ride it. Apparently he used to race on the bike while he was a student at UCSB and the builder, Chris Pauley, did him a favor and built this frame after he crashed his bob jackson. So he was "paying it forward" to a degree.

I restored the bike and road it almost everyday for 2 years. I held onto it for another 4 after that but after accumulating too many bikes and feeling pressure from my girlfriend about the space issue I finally sold the bike. I regret it to this day.

It's been a few years since I sold it and I still think about that bike sometimes. It had such a special story behind it (and the builder who made it) and it kills me I sold it. What have you sold that you regret? Come, make me feel better.

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Bedroom in College. Yes It's filthy and yes, I can't believe I lived like that.
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[pavel]

that looks like... the west end of del playa.

[Aaron O]

I regret selling my father's 1954 Raleigh Sport. He wanted it out of his garage and gave it to me. To me it was just a bike that was far too large for me and of a style that I hate, but it was his and he'd gotten it for his Bar Mitzvah. I got very little money for it and would honestly prefer having it in my basement as a hand me down.

[trangalang]

1992 Cannondale Track with Suntour. It was a hair too small for me and I doubt I'll ever find another polished one.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6045/6260050314_8091fac6a3_b.jpg

[rkalams]

whoa, that cdale is niiice. I've only really seen the blue ones. I didn't even know they made a polished model. Sorry, don't mean to rub salt in the wound, lol.

[J.Greene]

The only Chris Pauley I've ever seen was amazingly beautiful. The guy had mad skills.

[bart998]

was a Tom Kellogg TT frame in 531C. It was so beautiful/orange. I needed the bux right after I got married. Wish I still had it...

[ahsere]

A Klein Quantum Z, blue and black splash paintjob, a frame I got for nothing and built up as a single speed, I rode it to work sparingly over two years, and then decided to sell the frameset to make room in my basement-too many bikes. I didn´t like the ride of the original aluminum fork, but other than that was a nice, stiff and well built little gem, the paint quality was incredible, it could pass for new even though it was 20 years old and I locked it up outside a few times. It came complete with cool Sheldon Brown sticker, the guy I got it from lived near Harris Cyclery in Newton, MA, so I guess he bought it there.

[Fixed]

px10
colnago mexico
a.d.
tommasini
c record cannondale
clark kent
serotta
pacenti
cheers :beer:

i had one of these why i sold mine i don't know

[SPOKE]

1984 Ciocc....full Campy SR w/ pantograph on big ring, seat post, cinelli stem, brake levers & calipers.
It was one sweet ride!!

[sean]

'81 Super Pista. Near mint, only saw track use.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3322/3572423642_1be2a5f4f7_b.jpg

I had the original panto parts as well.

[retrofit]

My 1980 Bianchi Specialissima frameset -- Columbus SL tubing with Campy dropouts; built up with vintage Campy Super Record. It was a shade too big and I needed the capital to finance the purchase of a Serotta Concours from a forumite. :)

http://gallery.me.com/rockyshores/100794/IMG_2983/web.jpg

[flydhest]

what killed me was the OP talking about being in college and looking at Craig's list.

I don't want to count the number of years after I had stopped being a college professor that Craig's list became a popular place to buy bicycles.

d'oh!!

[texbike]

I've been through a few bikes but the one that I regret selling the most was my 2002 C40 in Rabobank colours. It was sold to fund a C50, but the C50 never had the "magic" that the C40 had.

Texbike

[witcombusa]

What is this "selling" thing you speak of ??? :confused:

[rkalams]

What is this "selling" thing you speak of ??? :confused:

if i kept every bike i bought in the last 6 years I'd have 20+ and be broke!

[konstantkarma]

[QUOTE=rkalams]when I was in college I had no money and desperately wanted a vintage road bike. One day I come across an ad for a "tierra" on craigslist. The pictures were small, the description was short and the guy was asking $300. Not even knowing what he had I set him an email about his bike, explaining that I was a college student and didn't have alot of cash but could offer $250. He countered with $200 (!!!!) making it conditional that I restore the bike and ride it. Apparently he used to race on the bike while he was a student at UCSB and the builder, Chris Pauley, did him a favor and built this frame after he crashed his bob jackson. So he was "paying it forward" to a degree.

I restored the bike and road it almost everyday for 2 years. I held onto it for another 4 after that but after accumulating too many bikes and feeling pressure from my girlfriend about the space issue I finally sold the bike. I regret it to this day.

It's been a few years since I sold it and I still think about that bike sometimes. It had such a special story behind it (and the builder who made it) and it kills me I sold it. What have you sold that you regret? Come, make me feel better.


Do you still have the girlfriend?

[Elefantino]

Easy.

My Atlanta.

Dumb, dumb dumb. :crap: :crap: :crap:

[charliedid]

I regret selling every bike...that's life.

1974 Redline square back

1976 Raleigh Professional

1988 Specialized Stumpjumper Team

1990 Bridgestone RB-1

1991 Bridgestone X0-2

Yeti ARC (1991?)

Ritchey P-20 team (Fillet Brazed)

Clark Kent Ti road frame (1995)

Independent Fabrication Deluxe Mtn Bike (1995)

Those are the highlights anyway....

[witcombusa]

if i kept every bike i bought in the last 6 years I'd have 20+ and be broke!


I'm at 24......and no regrets :banana:

[fuzzalow]

Any bike I have ever sold was one I felt half-hearted about, so no regret in seeing it go. But I also sell very few bikes, they just sort of pile up. Some complete bikes are hidden away in closets, some are frame upon frame aligned in rows on hooks from the ceiling. This has got to stop.

I have had one that was stolen, a Dave Moulton, and that was an incident beyond my control and the bike I regret losing.

[bobhufford]

Many ... but the two that I think about the most were a Dave Tesch built John Howard road and a Tom Ritchey built Ritchey Commando MTB.

Bob

[Charles M]

Lots. But there was just no room and no way to know what else might be better...

[fourflys]

the two bikes I regret selling are the Salsa Las Cruces I had and the one I MOST regret selling was the Concours Ti... not sure why I sold the bikes... :crap:

but I plan to redeem myself when I come down from Alaska with a Dave Kirk creation I think... :banana:

http://threeflys.smugmug.com/Sports/Cycling/DSCN3040/500694677_Gm8AR-L.jpg
http://threeflys.smugmug.com/Sports/Cycling/DSCN3465/654723433_NrNTy-L.jpg

[Gummee]

There's been a few

The PDM Concorde tops the list. SLX steel. My first 'real' road bike.

Another is a TIGed SL Battaglin. Not the fanciest, but I loved riding that bike (as long as there wasn't a sprint!)

M

[rkalams]

Do you still have the girlfriend?

Ya, except now she's my fiance. :cool: I don't blame her for suggesting I sell a few bikes. At the time I think we had 7-8 in our apartment living room. Apparently she thought the Tierra was the last bike I would sell and was saddened that I sold it. Afterwards she said, "if I would have known you were going to sell the Tierra, I wouldn't have said anything". :confused:

[Uncle Jam's Army]

Easy.....a Tesch 101 in a purple to white fade. Despite a paint job that now makes me shudder, I dearly wish I still had that frameset.

[Jack Brunk]

A 2002 Pegoretti CCKMP bike that was to this day the best bike ever. U2 tubing with the perfect geo that would could climb anything. Dario's lightweight alloy bikes are just about perfect frames.

[dream_theater]

I regret selling my HED 3 that I got off CL for $40 bucks!

To the OP: I assume you're a Gaucho alumni? And your bedroom is clean relative to the stuff I've seen out here now...and admittedly mine...

[Jeff N.]

No regrets from selling any of my bikes/frames of the past. I was particularly glad to get rid of one, the brand of which I won't mention (no, not a Serotta). It was a lugged steel abortion. Took a slight bath, money-wise, but I was so glad to get rid of it for ANY price it didn't matter. :hello: .

[DavidR]

Should have never sold my first "real" road bike. It was a colnago assos with a full centaur kit. Loved that bike and it always seemed so fast!

[rkalams]

To the OP: I assume you're a Gaucho alumni? And your bedroom is clean relative to the stuff I've seen out here now...and admittedly mine...

UC Santa Cruz Slug actually, although I was almost a Gaucho. I was sold on Santa Cruz the minute I visited the campus and saw the proximity to trailhead. Making decisions on my academic future with only cycling in mind (?) -- maybe not the wisest choice but I don't regret a minute of it.

[slowgoing]

the C50 never had the "magic" that the C40 had.

Texbike

+1

[dream_theater]

UC Santa Cruz Slug actually, although I was almost a Gaucho. I was sold on Santa Cruz the minute I visited the campus and saw the proximity to trailhead. Making decisions on my academic future with only cycling in mind (?) -- maybe not the wisest choice but I don't regret a minute of it.

Heard SC is amazing for mtb. Trails are great out here too, especially if you like downhill.

[texbike]

A 2002 Pegoretti CCKMP bike that was to this day the best bike ever. U2 tubing with the perfect geo that would could climb anything. Dario's lightweight alloy bikes are just about perfect frames.

I sold my Fina Estampa toward the end of last year (looking at the red bikes thread, it looks like Snah has it now) to fund a steel Peg. However, I may have liked the Fina just a tad bit more. The new Peg feels great and rides wonderfully but the Fina just had a little extra zip when you would crank on the pedals and a bit more immediacy to it. Plus the aesthetic of the fat round tubes really did it for me. I may have to find another one... :)

Texbike

[Bob Ross]

To my recollection I've never sold a bike; they've all either been stolen, or given away.

[Liv2RideHard]

Vassago Bandersnatch 29'er...shouldn't have done it.

[gemship]

I would literally need a 20by30ft. garage for all the bikes I had and possibly a aircraft hanger to really display them and have guest. This mostly includes motorbikes I had owned.

I miss my 2005 zx10r and my 2003 KTM 625SXC. Awesome bikes I owned outright and in beautiful shape but I was in between jobs and bored and had fear. I guess I felt that they symbolized some perverted worship of oil and I felt righteous enough to part with them. I lost a lot of money selling those bikes and looking back I don't think I'll ever replace them but if I just kept one it would be nice to have to take a spin around the area once in a while. I traded the Ninja for it's book value for a Honda Ruckus scooter which is a hoot and a newly custom built Cervelo frame five years ago. Since then I have used the scooter a lot the carbon featherweight bike not so much because I am more of a "Fred" or tourer than I am a racer but I thought I was worth it at the time. Oh well :rolleyes: It's just stuff.

[jr59]

Just one.

I, or I should say my family sold my Merlin when I was in the wreck that broke my back. The Dr's told them and I that I might not ever walk again.

It took a LONG time, and many hours of work, but I can not only walk, but ride again! :banana:

I ended up getting a Spectrum Ti. Yet I still miss the Merlin.

[Fixed]

To my recollection I've never sold a bike; they've all either been stolen, or given away.
a gentleman the way it should be
cheers to you sir robert :beer:

[konstantkarma]

Ya, except now she's my fiance. :cool: I don't blame her for suggesting I sell a few bikes. At the time I think we had 7-8 in our apartment living room. Apparently she thought the Tierra was the last bike I would sell and was saddened that I sold it. Afterwards she said, "if I would have known you were going to sell the Tierra, I wouldn't have said anything". :confused:

Well, as long as she's still around, it was probably a reasonable decision :)

[cnighbor1]

I had a very nice Peter Mooney that I had resrayed by his paint, Fresh frames. Looking at in my photos and when I owned it Peter attention to detail is over the top.I would but him at one of top five lugged steel frame builders in USA and beyond
Go to <http://www.peter-mooney.com/gall.htm> to see his gallery
Charles

[Mr Cabletwitch]

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/195914_1699950090880_1001751655_31485351_1831376_n .jpg
I sold this one because I just couldn't afford it.

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/189037_1687491259417_1001751655_31468549_5727825_n .jpg
I sold this one to buy my wife a plane ticket to fly to her best friends wedding shower, so I don't feel too bad about selling this one.

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/3191_1079287894713_1001751655_30201256_6118138_n.j pg
I only miss it because I rode that bike a lot and should have just kept it.

[DonH]

I very stupidly sold my IF 29er frame.
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=831043#post831043
Frequently I ask myself '*** was I thinking???'
I might get another one, but currently have too much other bike and motorcycle stuff going on.

[tele]

sold my IF CJ Ti and think about it every now and then....while keeping a lookout for another!

[bobswire]

Probably the next one I sell :crap: If I keep doing what I always do and expect a different result. But when It comes to bikes I'm not the
most faithful. Variety is the spice of life. :beer:

[54ny77]

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Green-Machine-Toy.jpg

[Bob Loblaw]

:hello: :beer:

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Green-Machine-Toy.jpg

[pinkshogun]

a burghandy Kent, my first drop bar 10 speed

[Elefantino]

Easy.

My Atlanta.

Dumb, dumb dumb. :crap: :crap: :crap:

Easy.

Buy another one.

Smart, smart, smart. :banana::banana::banana:

[jerome]

my Axiom 1999
my Sola Olympic 2004
both were awesome and would be still up to date.
now all replaced with Moots (just nicer and much more authentic Moots has sold its soul ... not yet to carbon fiber and others marketing intrigacies).

[gpl916]

My 'Nago Super in Mecrkx orange and blue. Never built it up but it was gorgeous! Oh well, can't complain as it helped fund my small Ti collection now which I can actually ride.

[c-record]

Well, we've heard this before but my CSI.

[tbike4]

This. 1 size too small but I would have ridden it anyway.
http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz87/Tbike4/Serotta%20Frame/Side.jpg

[rwsaunders]

Serotta Concours CX. It had Serotta soul, a brushed frame, room for fattie tires and I could have rigged fenders if I was patient. Oh well, cant ride them all and someone is enjoying it.

[BryanE]

None.
I quit cycling in 1999 and went back to running.
Sold all my bikes.
Klein Adroit Pro wth Quadrient tubing,Quattro Assi wth Scandium tubing,Slingshot and a Specialized FSR full suspension mtn bike.
Now I have a Specialized Roubaix,Strong Personal Blend,Specialized S-Works 29er hard tail,EBR foul weather mtn bike and a Kona Dew Drop for foul weather road riding.
The rides I have now are far better than the ones I had.

[wai2fast]

Only regret is selling my Cervelo SuperProdigy. Oh, and that one chick, but that's a whole other story.

[Johnny P]

what killed me was the op talking about being in college and looking at craig's list.

I don't want to count the number of years after i had stopped being a college professor that craig's list became a popular place to buy bicycles.

D'oh!!

+1.

[tbike4]

what killed me was the OP talking about being in college and looking at Craig's list.

I don't want to count the number of years after I had stopped being a college professor that Craig's list became a popular place to buy bicycles.

d'oh!!

+2. We used to have to use classified ads for selling things and computers did not have hard drives.

[Earl Gray]

No pictures but I had a XL Schwinn Fastback Pro that was to aggressive geo for my Fat Ass but would be prefect for my 6'3" 15 y/o.

Now he is struck riding one of my steel bikes and they are all completely uncool in his eyes.

If he sticks with it I'll get him a second hand Carbon wonder bike.

[djg]

what killed me was the OP talking about being in college and looking at Craig's list.

I don't want to count the number of years after I had stopped being a college professor that Craig's list became a popular place to buy bicycles.

d'oh!!

Sack up Mr. Chips. The really steep decline is yet to come.

I took a programming course my senior year of high school. We "wrote" code on cards. Big stacks of cards. Like in the Bible. No lie.

People put ads in newspapers. Which were actually paper. Big flat white-ish sheets. Made from trees. Which brings us back, full circle, to the actual thread. Because it was in such newspapers that I advertised and sold my Rossin (at a dark lean time in grad school) and later my Masi (1980s Masi, but still . . . ) But it's all ok.

[Dekonick]

All of them...

Seriously, I regret selling my Bridgestone MB-6. It was at the bottom of the line, but it was a wonderful workhorse. A great, solid, heavy, fantastic bike.

I will always regret I did not have a custom Hors Categorie built around fat tires. What I have now is awesome, but I wish I could put 32's on her... or at least 28's.

I regret selling my second Hors. If I could have afforded it, I would have had it chopped as well.

Most of the others over the years come and go - and I will have the memories, but not miss the bikes.

:)

[MasterOMayhem]

My 1984 GT pro performer bmx back in 1987 but i just got the frame and fork back from the same guy last month. 25 years later who'd of thunk it?

[stausty]

I have a Bianchi TSX hanging on the rack now that I know I'm going to regret selling later. Maybe I need to take it out for just one more ride before then...

[bluesea]

'95 Ritchey Road Logic with all Record Ergo BB System (2nd iteration Ergo IIRC), except for the Chorus aero seatpost. It had my last 36h 4x wheelset, and first road clipless pedals (Speedplay X2, Carnac Lemond shoes). Cinelli 66 bars, XA stem, and cork wrap of course.