> The main I posted this is wondering if anyone in the group regretted > selling a bike.
Yes. I had a Peugeot "Orient Express" mountain bike frame that I had built up into a really tough commuter about ten years ago: http://www.cyclofiend.com/cc/2005/cc039-bethhamon1005.html It was a beautiful old atb frame, with thick, almost medieval lugs and a fork crown so big and beefy it made me weep. It was almost too big for me (21" c-t) but somehow I made it work, and I rode it everywhere, even taking it on some weekend tours. When I needed to thin the herd (due to space considerations -- another bike was coming to the bike ranch), I reluctantly sold the frameset to the shop where I work. It sold to someone else immediately -- I didn't know to whom since it sold on my day off -- and I didn't see it again for a long time. Then, last year, while my bike was hanging vertically on a hook at the end of the MAX [light-rail] car, I looked across the aisle and saw my Peugeot hanging on the other hook! It had been rebuilt with some modifications, including a shorter stem, skinnier tires and narrower handlebars, but was being ridden by a [taller] woman who looked like it made her perfectly happy. She got off two stops before me, hopped on and rode away with ease. And while I was sad at having to sell the frame, I was glad it was being ridden. I've since replaced the Peugeot with a Riv All-Rounder frame, which is smaller, fits me much better, and has an eerily similar build-up: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethness/4983518560/ (If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?) Beth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
