Think I'll open a cycle spares shop

[Smokin Joe]

Or at least I could. Clearing out the garage loft today I found four brand new inner tubes, still boxed, three stems, a seatpost, a chainset, three pair of pedals and a headset. I'd forgotten I had them.

 

[raleighnut]

No cable inners, I've got about 4 full sets (as well as pretty much everything you've listed)

 

[biggs682]

Or at least I could. Clearing out the garage loft today I found four brand new inner tubes, still boxed, three stems, a seatpost, a chainset, three pair of pedals and a headset. I'd forgotten I had them.

When are you coming to do mine ?

 

[Alan O]

I've built up a few vintage bikes over the past couple of years, and there are plenty of parts to be had on eBay. The problem is it's hard to know what combination of components will work best, but as there's so much going cheap I just bought a load of stuff with the intention of choosing what works best and reselling the rest - chainsets, derailleurs, stems, handlebars, brakes...

The trouble is, I didn't really get round to the second part of the plan - the reselling bit. I have sold things I genuinely don't like and will never use (like a Biopace 52/42, which is no good for my old legs these days) and I've given away a few bits where there's clearly a better home for them than mine.

But with the parts I have left, I can't help thinking I should keep them on the off chance I might build another vintage bike or two next year

And it brings me to another thought I've often had... Looking at the silly low prices that good old bikes (with good old components) go for on eBay, I'm convinced there's profit to be made by buying and stripping them and selling the components. But I just can't bring myself to what I see as an act of destruction.

 

[Alan O]

My bottle cage broke earlier this year, so I bought a new one, and fitted it. Annoyingly, I almost immediately came across a brand new, almost identical bottle cage that I didn't know I had.

You'll have to get another bike to fit it now

 

[Smokin Joe]

No cable inners, I've got about 4 full sets (as well as pretty much everything you've listed)

Another look this morning turned up three gear inners and brake cable plus outer, a fancy dan bottle cage I once thought might not look quite like a pile of shyte once it was on the bike but sadly did, and a Tiagra rear mech that I can't for the life of me ever remember buying or taking off a bike, but I must have done because it has been used.

There's also a Cannondale CAAD2 all alu frame up their, but I did know I had that.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Sounds like you have velo-rats. They strip parts from parked bicycles and drag them away to use as nesting material.

I think the components have started breeding. Perhaps I might find a frame to put up there with the Cannondale and see if they'll produce a new one between them.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I've got two sheds. One for my bikes and workshop, the other (only 5' x 7') has a few frames, and at the last count 18 wheels, and a similar number of tyres/tubes, either 26" or 700c.

In the New Year there has to be a cull!

 

[robgul]

Or at least I could. Clearing out the garage loft today I found four brand new inner tubes, still boxed, three stems, a seatpost, a chainset, three pair of pedals and a headset. I'd forgotten I had them.

Huh - you're just an amateur in the "cycling stuff" stakes - I need to take stock and flog some things (I have some luggage items on the For Sale section) - I have at least 10 tyres, 20+ innertubes, 5 or 6 chainsets, 5 pairs of pedals, at least 7 stems ... it goes on .. and don't forget the two multi-drawer boxes with all sorts of bits and pieces. At the moment down to only about 7 bikes from a peak of 16 a few years ago.

Rob

 

[Banjo]

I have several worn out cassettes and chainrings hanging on nails .Pretty much useless but I cant bring myself to bin them.

 

[DCLane]

Not as bad as I was: on realising I needed a set of 11 speed Shimano 105 shifters I promptly bought a pair from here.

All was fine until 3-4 weeks later I went out to the shed. And sat there was a pair of 11 speed 105 shifters I couldn't remember buying

 

[Gravity Aided]

I thought that, working at a bike co-op, I'd find a place to park all my old stuff, but even more components follow me home from there.