Re: [RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread reynoldslugs 

I regret selling a lovely Woodrup touring bike in 1983.  I was broke and 
needed money for grad school.  That wasn’t smart.

I regret the loss of a really pretty grey Trek, sweet grey color with 
Columbus tubes, that was crushed by an errant Chevrolet in 1980.

I do not regret saying “goodbye” to a number of bikes a gave away.  The 
ones I gave away went to good homes, and were loved and used.  I’ve given 
away two Colnagos ( a Masterlight and a pink Super),  a 1980 Mercian KOM, 
 and a Quickbeam.  All of them went to friends who really like them, and 
they get ridden and appreciated.  I gave the pink Colnago to a young 
mechanic at the LBS who took it all over the world when he was in the 
service, rode the heck out of it.   

Max Beach
Santa Rosa CA

On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 1:41:56 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote:

> Good question and interesting thread. My own situation has been slightly 
> tangential: always trying to make an imperfect bike into the perfect bike, 
> spending far too much given the worth of the starting point, and then 
> selling at a loss. However, the process did refine my understanding of what 
> I really want, and in the last few years I've been getting bikes that, if 
> not perfect, are certainly close enough (the 2 Matthews, for example) and 
> getting rid of other bikes that didn't fit my unique categories of 
> perfection or use, such as that 1958 Herse or the ~2010 Sam Hillborne, both 
> of which are among the few that I might have considered keeping, "even 
> though." There are others like this -- ~1990 Diamond Back Axis Team, 1991 
> Stumpjumper Team, 1989 Falcon, initial 1995 26" wheel Riv road custom; but 
> I can't really think of any that I have more than very mild regrets selling 
> off.
>
> So, upshot, my regrets are minor ones, except for all the money I spent 
> before I learned to pay up front for what you really want instead of trying 
> to do perfection on the cheap or quick.
>
> On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 1:56 PM Damien  wrote:
>
>> In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps, 
>> and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in 
>> my life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number 
>> of choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make 
>> room for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't 
>> getting the use they deserved.
>>
>> My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret 
>> selling, trading, or giving away?  
>>
>> For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an 
>> old Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I 
>> realize now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing 
>> it!).
>>
>> Would love to hear what regrets others here have!
>>
>> <3
>> Damien
>>
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Re: [RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread Brendan Willard 
Glad it found a good home!  Enjoy!

>> Thanks,
>> -Brendan Willard
>> Owner/Winemaker
>> Phantômé Cellars
phantomecellars.com 

Speaking in Thumbs 👍

> On May 20, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Robert Blunt  wrote:
> 
> 
> Ooh. This is an easy one for me. I sold my Bleriot around 2011, but just 
> bought one from Brendan in good shape and am now riding it around the 
> Hopewell Valley in NJ. Regrets, yes, but I got a second chance to own a 
> Bleriot.
> 
> Robert Blunt
> Pennington, NJ
> 
>> On Thu, May 20, 2021, 3:56 PM Damien  wrote:
>> In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps, 
>> and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in 
>> my life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number of 
>> choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make room 
>> for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't getting the 
>> use they deserved.
>> 
>> My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret selling, 
>> trading, or giving away?  
>> 
>> For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an old 
>> Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I 
>> realize now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing 
>> it!).
>> 
>> Would love to hear what regrets others here have!
>> 
>> <3
>> Damien
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Re: [RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread Patrick Moore 
Good question and interesting thread. My own situation has been slightly
tangential: always trying to make an imperfect bike into the perfect bike,
spending far too much given the worth of the starting point, and then
selling at a loss. However, the process did refine my understanding of what
I really want, and in the last few years I've been getting bikes that, if
not perfect, are certainly close enough (the 2 Matthews, for example) and
getting rid of other bikes that didn't fit my unique categories of
perfection or use, such as that 1958 Herse or the ~2010 Sam Hillborne, both
of which are among the few that I might have considered keeping, "even
though." There are others like this -- ~1990 Diamond Back Axis Team, 1991
Stumpjumper Team, 1989 Falcon, initial 1995 26" wheel Riv road custom; but
I can't really think of any that I have more than very mild regrets selling
off.

So, upshot, my regrets are minor ones, except for all the money I spent
before I learned to pay up front for what you really want instead of trying
to do perfection on the cheap or quick.

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 1:56 PM Damien  wrote:

> In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps,
> and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in
> my life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number
> of choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make
> room for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't
> getting the use they deserved.
>
> My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret
> selling, trading, or giving away?
>
> For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an
> old Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I
> realize now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing
> it!).
>
> Would love to hear what regrets others here have!
>
> <3
> Damien
>
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Re: [RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread luckyturnip 
I’ve had a few, but the ones that keep me scouring Craigslist (for no reason, 
don’t need them!) were both older rigid steel Specialized mountain bikes, one a 
Rockhopper in the lovely purple to indigo colorway with yellow writing (my 
son’s outgrown bike replaced with a giant chunky 29er Rockhopper), and the 
other a matte gray Stumpjumper, both early 90’s bikes. 
I love older Specialized mountain/cross bikes and now they’re increasingly more 
collectible/desirable...especially in the fun 80’s/90’s colorways. They make 
great pseudo Riv or Riv inspired rides as I’m sure you all know.
I still have one, all black rigid Stumpy with pink lettering, done up with pink 
and turquoise doo-dads, Pelago rack and basket, black pseudo-Albatross, and 
Surly Extraterrestrials. 

> On May 20, 2021, at 12:56, Damien  wrote:
> 
> In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps, 
> and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in my 
> life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number of 
> choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make room 
> for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't getting the 
> use they deserved.
> 
> My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret selling, 
> trading, or giving away?  
> 
> For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an old 
> Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I realize 
> now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing it!).
> 
> Would love to hear what regrets others here have!
> 
> <3
> Damien
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Re: [RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread Robert Blunt 
Ooh. This is an easy one for me. I sold my Bleriot around 2011, but just
bought one from Brendan in good shape and am now riding it around the
Hopewell Valley in NJ. Regrets, yes, but I got a second chance to own a
Bleriot.

Robert Blunt
Pennington, NJ

On Thu, May 20, 2021, 3:56 PM Damien  wrote:

> In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps,
> and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in
> my life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number
> of choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make
> room for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't
> getting the use they deserved.
>
> My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret
> selling, trading, or giving away?
>
> For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an
> old Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I
> realize now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing
> it!).
>
> Would love to hear what regrets others here have!
>
> <3
> Damien
>
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[RBW] Regrets

2021-05-20 Thread Damien 
In my seemingly endless search to optimize my bike collection, fill gaps, 
and try new and cool bikes, I recently realized how many bikes I've had in 
my life and how many questionable decisions I've made. There are a number 
of choices I've made, for better or worse, to sell bikes in order to make 
room for other bikes, downsize, or simply because I felt they weren't 
getting the use they deserved.

My question to the group is: what bike or bikes do you most regret selling, 
trading, or giving away?  

For me, as you may know, I absolutely regret selling my Roadini, and an old 
Marinoni touring bike that I originally thought was too big for me (I 
realize now how wrong I was, and am currently in the process of replacing 
it!).

Would love to hear what regrets others here have!

<3
Damien

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