Having to sell a bike...

[3narf]

...for quick cash.

Shame, I really like my Stumpy but I'm taking the family for a well-earned holiday for a couple of weeks and a few hundred quid spending money will make all the difference. My mate has agreed to buy it as his Giant is beyond economical repair.

Well... It's only stuff, isn't it, and memories last forever!

(It's 9 years old and I just found out my work are joining the CTW scheme, though obviously these points haven't influenced my decision at all)

 

[fossyant]

 

[Pat "5mph"]

 

[classic33]

You had to go one further, didn't you.

 

[I like Skol]

Don't do it! The number of times I have thought "I should never have sold that car", well I haven't sold a bike yet........

 

[3narf]

No, I've never sold one either! It's meant to be n+1, not n-1+1!

But then my 'garage' measures 3mx3m, I have 3 bikes, my wife has 1, there are 4 kids bikes* in there as well, AND a tagalong!

*and I only have I only have 3 kids!

 

[themosquitoking]

So you're down as a family by at least n+2.

 

[3narf]

Well, if you look at it that way...

 

[lukesdad]

...for quick cash.

Shame, I really like my Stumpy but I'm taking the family for a well-earned holiday for a couple of weeks and a few hundred quid spending money will make all the difference. My mate has agreed to buy it as his Giant is beyond economical repair.

Well... It's only stuff, isn't it, and memories last forever!

(It's 9 years old and I just found out my work are joining the CTW scheme, though obviously these points haven't influenced my decision at all)

Of course not Ive just seen the bit of bike porn, you ve been drooling over on the mtb forum ! When were you going to tell the family the holliday was off cos you've reassigned the deposit

 

[yello]

I'm thinking of selling 2, maybe 3. My bianchi road bike, my mtb and maybe my fixed. It'd still leave me with 3 so I'm hardly depriving myself.

Truth is, the money (thought admittedly not a lot) would be of more use to me than the bikes.

 

[3narf]

Of course not Ive just seen the bit of bike porn, you ve been drooling over on the mtb forum ! When were you going to tell the family the holliday was off cos you've reassigned the deposit

I was hoping they'd never find out!

It took my wife about six months to spot the Stumpy in my garage (but then it was matt grey...)

 

[3narf]

Oh, well! We had a great holiday.

It was only halfway home that I remembered my bike was gone...