[Closed] Bikes you currently own that you'll never sell

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My 222 is now hung on the garage wall - after a full strip down and clean up. It won't be ridden again.

Me '96 Orange C16-r, owned from new and The Forthcoming Restore Project.

Can't see myself ever getting rid of my Hemlock, at least till I kill it...

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Wow, No eyes, that Giant is something else !

2004 spesh enduro. Not ridden it in anger for an age but love it to bits.

I have only sold 1 bike. The rest died...

Betty.. Purchased feb 03
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She's still got it 😀 she's the only inanimate object I've ever owned that's had/got a name..

Not really, I'll probably not sell my first MTB as it's not a classic an no one wants an entry level carrera XC bike from the 90's.

Pitch - fall out of love with it fairly regulalry, just too 'gnarr' for anything other than big rocky open hillsides, for wghich the chilterns arent renowned.
Swift - swaped for an el mariachi, different- lightly, better - no
Assorted hardtails - cheep, so easy come easy go when I fancy a change.

TBH if someone raided my garrage I'd not be gutted. They're tools that alow me to have fun and adventures, the bikes themselves are just tools.

Fantasy garage at the moment:
Commencal meta 29er
El mariachi Ti (or a singular Ti, or any SS Ti 29er really)
Something gnarrr and hardtail with big wheels, 45650b, fireline, or maybe in alu/carbon.

My 1990 Fisher Celerity.

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My '95 Cindercone.
Spent 18 months touring on it around Australia and NZ. Rebuilt is as a SS and its just lovely to ride.
Presently hung up in the loft awaiting wheel rebuilds.

I can't see me ever getting rid of the belt-drive Kona A either, too special.

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Love my Voodoo D-Jab, but a 29er replacment beckons, probably a Pipedream Skookum or Ti El Mariachi.

I'm going to ride this until I break it (again... but properly so it really isn't worth repairing).

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'97 Lava Dome - not exactly original spec, but still a classic and there would be no point me ever selling it

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Stumpy

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Very old picture: 2003 M4 Stumpjumper Comp.

Its currently a commuter but will soon be returned to its former glory and used to climb mountains in Romania when I visit the inlaws, I'll probably leave it there but I would never sell it.

@ loughor - Thanks! 8)

My '95 Kilauea - it's not worth anything to others but for me it's been through all my early mtbing, trips to the US and France, several races and other events, touring, child seat bike, commuter and so on.

It broke at the d/s dropout like most Konas of that era but it's been rewelded and held together since. It's been repainted twice, built up several different ways from play bike to SS to 'road' bike.

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I'll sell them all I'm sure.

Used to have bikes I thought I'd never sell, but then got better ones and needed the space.

My '93 Kilauea and '98 Hei Hei but then again if I did sell them I'd have nothing to ride at all.

My ti Slackline is a keeper until i kill it. I've bought and sold a fair few hardtails over the years but this one fits me perfectly, has the right angles, the right ride quality, fits the dropper and the tapered steerer fork and is hopefully strong enough to take the abuse i throw at it.

Wonderfully eclectic collection. Gonna try a direct link one more

I give up !

You're doing it as a link.

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My jones spaceframe...that will have to be prised from my cold dead hands.

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Wouldn't get much for it these days, so I'll keep it til it busts.

Thnx Clubber, I have little tech ability !

Bought in December 1998 and like many above has gone through a number of builds as fads/money/wants have changed.

Juts thinking about retiring the frame now 🙁

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[b]Argos Cycles handy work:[/b]

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[b]Circa 2007 :?[/b]

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[b]700c Road build:[/b]

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[b]Faux cross build:[/b]

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[b]69er:[/b]

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[b]Faux half Fat:[/b]

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[b]More period rebuild:[/b]

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[b]Current build:[/b]

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The only original unfettled part is the seat clamp 🙂

My kiddyback tandem. Just need to wait for grandchildren now! It will be a long wait.

Probably all of them! What is this selling business?

I've sold one bike - my first MTB, a 1986? Rockhopper, after 2 or 3 years. It's still going as far as I know. I eventually broke its replacement, 1989 Stumpjumper, black. Replacement for that was, and is, an M2 - still going strong and I doubt I'd sell it. Frame - original. as are cranks. everything else - not original!

Likewise the Kilauea (c. 1989 or so - I really must find out, bought second or third hand) that's converted to SS, love it. And the all-purpose Peregrine road/'cross bike.

Will see if I can post / find pictures in a bit.

Kilauea in first build guise:
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river crossing on Beinn a'Ghlo loop
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M2 getting a bit wet in Skye
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94 Trek 8000

96 Trek Y22

`96 Bontrager Priv

My Whyte 19 Ti

Can't see me ever selling my original Ti Inbred...

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...but as they say - everything has a price!

on one 853 SS limited edition from 06?

just because it works for me and i've had more fun riding than any other bike Ive ridden

I reckon I'll have my Hemlock til it dies... Partly because I love it, partly because no bugger'd buy it. "For sale- very blunt battlescarred axe"

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And the bike I ride most, my first proper mountain bike, the mighty 90s Carrera Krakatoa. It's never going offroad again, but we're kind of attached. The hammerite on the frame is probably the single most expensive component 🙂

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/53860438@N06/5892055346/ ]IMAG0010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/53860438@N06/ ]Northwindlowlander[/url], on Flickr

can't see myself ever selling this. 2009 Knight Bike Co Retro Goose. This one is the prototype then only 10 were made (frame only)

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Have to admit, I'm becoming less attached to bikes as I get older.

Possibly my '89 Rockhopper, but it still takes up room.

Probably my Genesis IO as it features a suggestion or two I made.

But realistically? Nah, I'd still sell it for the right money.

My 07 Soul. It's not worth the hassle of selling (not that I'm selling!) and if I ever retired it it would be stripped and hung on the wall.

I think it might just be the longest I've ever kept a bike... 😳

I still love it as much as when I got it.

Eta: I wouldn't have got rid of my '95/96 Explosif either but it was nicked... 😥

1999 Marin Attack Trail, had it since new. All the others are just tools for getting around a race track as quickly as possible, this is the only one with an emotional attachment. Still ridden a couple of times a year, annual Scotland trip and a couple of others. Sadly on it's last legs, main pivot needs a rebuild after every ride. When I do get a new one (am looking for something else for the Mega next year, I think that would finish it off) the frame is going up on the garage wall.
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Did an 11hr race in the Alps on last year and it coped surprisingly well, http://www.andrewhowett.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/transvesubienne-race.html best pic of it at the bottom.

I'm pretty new to biking, 3 years ish, so don't have anything really old but don't think I'll ever get rid of my Soul (it may get retired but not anytime soon). It replaced my first mtb 2 yars ago and i love it:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/91843706@N08/9332706135/ ]Near Hope[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/91843706@N08/ ]SamDexter[/url], on Flickr

Got a Planet X Jack Flash RAD frame that I will never part will. Not built up currently but gets rebuilt in to new bikes periodically. First proper jump / DH frame i owned and bombproof.

26" Five. New one might be quicker on certain trails, but it can't be any more fun. This thing blows me away every time I ride it.

Giant XTC Composite - Mainly because I was given the frame and there is a nice dint in the top tube:
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all of them... after getting a bit slap-dash with buying and selling bikes a few years back I decided to keep every frame that I buy.
I probably wouldn't keep a whole bike if I wasn't using it but I would keep the frame.
I don't buy particularly expensive frames too, which helps.

The bike that got me back into biking, one of the first Whyte 19's (2005 I think) I finally cracked the frame last year, still got a discounted "warranty" replacement through ATB (what fantastic service Whyte / ATB offer) and the frame is now hung on the garage wall.

My '99 Zaskar. It still rides good without the rose tinted memory that affects many bikes from years gone by!

Some yummy Konas guys - defo would be keeping them.

Pickle - nice Goose!

My 98 Kula. It's a bare frame at the moment since the Love/Hate replaced it on singlespeed duties. Will do something with it but I won't be be selling it even if I just hang it on the wall of my garage!

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My P20. It reminds me of the bikes that really got me into this in a big way. It doesn't get ridden much these days, but its still great to ride and dan quick

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My titanium Global with original Hope minis and Suntour XC Pro thumbies. I ought to sell it because I haven't ridden it for over a year but I can't bring myself to do it.

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My evil sovereign. Never never never.

2006? 853 Inbred, been through a few incarnations, snapped once, just freshly all painted 69er. My only MTB at the moment.

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My Simple, 26" of loveliness 🙂

My 1993 rockhopper comp, all original parts bar the mud guards, one of the tubes, saddle and seat post because they were stolen one night (yes including the brake blocks, tyres and still one of the tubes). It may get built into a period build after my university but it is far too small for me so may end up being cleaned up and retired on the wall.

My forme hiver cx will also be ridden to death until the frame disintegrates and then it will end up on a wall with all of the achievements it has managed around it. (The fred, soon to be the 3pcx, HONC when I can manage it)

For years I have wanted an old 5 with the straight top tube, but built into a new build. Finished earlier this year, I'll ride it 'til it dies 😉

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My MK3 Soul...perfect from the start.

My 1992 Klein Fervor. Still a lovely bike to ride, if a little harsh.
This will never leave my possession willingly as it holds so many memories in it's chunky,glittery red tubes...
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I've just been trying to sell my cappuccino mark II Soul.. I've finally admitted to myself that it's never going to happen 😀

2009 stumpy custom build
PS. why is this site's pic upload so Haward??

*Wonders if hora has even bothered to look at this thread, much less thought about contributing...*

Mr Jumpy.
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They'll have to bury me with it.

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Rather old school but it fits me like a glove and I love it.

edit- another unsuccessful attempt to post a picture!

on one 853 SS limited edition from 06?
just because it works for me and i've had more fun riding than any other bike Ive ridden

+1. Im with you brother.

My 1988 Raleigh Team MTB.

Nowt special, but Nan bought it me and she is in Hospital at the moment with Pnemonia so its touch and go as she is 91 so it means a lot to me.

Simmy - all the best for your nan...don't know what I'd do without mine, and she bought me my first bike too.

My Mk3 Soul will have to be removed from my cold dead hands. It flits from being a burly 140mm beast with 2.5" tractor tyres to a flighty XC machine. Love it.

I ride my 29er more these days but the Soul is just the most fun thing I've ever ridden*.

*With the possible exception of the lass who lived over the road from me in 1999.

Simmy - all the best for your nan...don't know what I'd do without mine, and she bought me my first bike too.

Cheers.

Yeah it's a bit heartbreaking seeing her like that. She's on a massive Antibiotic drip so hopefully that will kick in and start fighting the infection.

My 2 cove's will never be replaced I think.

Got a blue, Med, G Spot, a Purple Shocker.

Both epic bikes and get used fairly frequently. Just can't see myself ever justifying buying them again considering everything.

The bandit and PA however will probably get replaced when I get bored (Although the PA did just get a new frame, simply because I wanted a red frame).

I would love to post a picture of my bike! I love the pants off it cos it makes me feel AMAZING! There's just no way I'd do what I do on that bike without it quite frankly!
It's obviously not as posh as all of your bikes but I don't care. Your bikes are truly beautiful (@Will - yours is a little favourite....)! In my mind, mine is just lovely and I don't think I'll ever sell it!
The bf is going to kill me.. He showed me how to post a picture - I've forgotten! You have to trust me, my bike is just beautiful! 😀
Ps; I only own one bike....

Certainly my early pompino will always be kept as it is just such a great winter/commuter.

Regret selling the first edition of the Giant TCR. The anodised lime greem/purple one with the carbon wheels. expect that to be quite collectable sometime.

surprised to see the on-one 853inbred listed here. i have one of these too it doesn't get used much as i dont off-road much, but i thought these couldn't be given away (which is why i still have it)

on-one 853inbred listed here. i have one of these too it doesn't get used much as i dont off-road much, but i thought these couldn't be given away (which is why i still have it)

I'll take the frame off your hands 😉

My RM Blizzard.

I love it, and it's perfect for the riding I do.

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But if someone offered me £800 I'd gladly take it.

It's all about associating good memories with a particular bike.
My Prince Albert took me all over the shop in Peru and Bolivia and I can't imagine selling it now.

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Where to start!:

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My Shand, one of the first, and 8 years old now:

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I'll not sell this, probably becuase no one would buy it, and I am workin on a replacement:

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Also my Brompton:

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And (VN Yukon, perfect commuter/light tourer/training bike).

Getting a Roubaix SL4 next week, hopefully that's a keeper