Would you buy back your old bike?

[byegad]

No way. You sold it and since then you have no idea what it has been through. You must have had a reason to sell and anyway, you deserve a brand new bike.

 

[RWright]

I gave my old Raleigh road bike to a kid that works with me. After I got back into cycling a couple of years later I called him and asked if he wanted to sell it to me. He told me someone had stolen it.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I have right of first refusal if the current owner of my first decent mtb (spesh rockhopper) ever wants to sell it.

 

[John the Monkey]

I'm a terrible hoarder - anything I sell is something that really doesn't work for me, so my answer would be no.

(The last bike I sold was a touch to small for me - no big deal over short distances, but after 10 miles or so my back was feeling it).

 

[guitarpete247]

There's no way I could buy back the old bike I'd want (Moulton) as it was scrapped by my dad when I went to college. But I would like to buy a replacement. One day I'll see a decent one I can afford.

 

[Soltydog]

I once sold a bike, then had the chance to buy it back, which I jumped at. Then realised that I'd sold it for a reason, so ended up selling it on the bay for a loss

 

[I like Skol]

A similar situation to yours, I had a landrover that I used for competition and camping and allsorts of great, memorable stuff. I won a few trophies, introduced the kids to off-roading and camping and campfires, did loads of repairs and modifications to turn it into 'MY' truck. Owned it for 10yrs and eventually sold it to a club member as the growing kids didn't fit well in the 3 front seats of a cramped Defender. 2-3yrs later it came back on the market, I was in a position to buy and very tempted. It was a great sorted motor and I had had many, many great times with it. I decided to let it go and just keep the memories. I don't regret this decision.

You can't get the past back, time to move on DC!

 

[I like Skol]

Actually I might be talking complete Rollox! Not quite buying back a bike I have sold but near as damn it - Skolly's Raleigh Vittesse

Here's my 11yr old son on 'his' bike completing this years M/cr to Blackpool...

He rode his bike to school the next morning

 

[Leodis]

I would paint it Yellow and stick it on a council bike rack

 

[biggs682]

go for it @DCLane

 

[Accy cyclist]

I have a 14 year old Scott road bike which has done around 30,000(mostly happy) miles. It wouldn't be worth selling as i'd only get a few hundred quid for it,and the constant thought of it being maybe being left to gather dust in someones garage,or even worse go rusty in someones backyard isn't worth a few hundred quid.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Go for it DC. What have you got to lose? Yes, I guess that when you first ride it again it will be a creaky, groany, clicky, clunky mess, but that's just the bikes way of saying "that'll teach ya to sell me". Then you'll have the chat with him, grovel and apologise for which you'll be forgiven if you get him back to full working order.

 

[ChrisEyles]

Buy buy buy! If you're anything like as sentimental as I am, getting everything running smoothly again and polishing her up is going to feel *good* You just know that bike is itching to go riding on its old stomping grounds with you again...

If I saw my first road bike (puch alpine, "the yellow peril" or "peril" for short) on ebay... well, if I could identify it as mine, it would be the seller's lucky day!