[Closed] Do you have bikes that don't ride but keep?

Yes. A very old SS Canonndale SS which I actually have tried to sell occasionally and a Kona Minute cargo bike which I sold, got the money for, and somehow still have. Work that one out.

No. I don't have the luxury of space. It's also dead money sat there which could be paying for new toys.

I have a station bike.

I don't ride to the station.

I have a 1997 kawasaki ZX6R - it does 20 miles each year to the MOT shop.
I also have a 2012 Triumph Bonnevile SE - it does 100 miles a year.

They are taking up so much room in my garage and I don't have time/inclination to ride them anymore. I've had a few half-assed attempts at selling them but residuals are crazy low...
I guess I'm keeping them reluctanctly.

I have a nice steel hardtail (Decade Virtue w/Fox F120's)that is kept as a spare bike, but my main man is so sorted it never gets used.

I did consider selling it and my commuter to buy a Kona Rove in the right size as my commuter is too damn small but Mrs W wont let me sell them.

As a result I commute on a 49cm Kona PhD, when I should be on a nice Rove st in 56cm.

A 13yr old Turner 5 Spot I bought new, my first 'big bucks' bike, after ten years of fun all over everywhere I retired it and I'll never sell it on..
Daft maybe but I've got space for it and meh...

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Alloy-framed road bike. Has bits of Dura-Ace (9-speed) on it too. Get a run out maybe twice a year. 😳

I have an Onza Birdofsomedescription, 20 inch trials bike. I never ride it, but I keep it because apparently I need to have a BMX or trials bike or similiar stupid thing, and as soon as I sell one, I suddenly NEED to buy another.

Also my Hemlock frame, too attached to that.

And my Suzuki SV650S, which hasn't been on the road for about 5 years now and is now the base for my worktop 😳 Poor thing, from prizewinner to table-leg.

i have a 'town bike' which is an ongoing project. i just can't justify the cash at the moment, or ever really :roll

it probably couldn't be sold - but i could do with the space - if i finished it i'd probably use it...

I have two bikes that may become shoppers. Currently I walk into town as I see riding there as dangerous. I may yet move, in which case I may have an 853-framed shopper.

A Dialled Bikes Kobe Ti that gets built up occasionally then robbed for parts.
A Ducati 749R used for garage porn thats not moved for a couple of years
1982 Bonneville that I took out on Satruday and now needs a wee bit of work to it.

I have a Genesis Core 40 and a Maverick Ml7. Both only come out occasionally but are too good a ride to get rid.

1990 Fisher. Now a singlespeed. It's a little bit on the small side but means a lot!

Northwind reminds me I've also got an Onza Tbirdthingy hung up in the garage that I dgaf about but cba to sell or even look at, it's hung up behind an old Muddyfox Courier that's in the same boat, and the fil's old GT i inherited but can't sell as the Mrs won't let me..
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A Genesis Day One Cross, the original (I think) orange one. I bought it by accident on the day my youngest son was born and I was sent from the hospital to buy nappies and baby clothes. Commuted on it for a couple of years until I moved offices and it was too far. Glad I kept it though, as my boys are finally starting to get interested in bikes, but are still at cycle path/gravel track level, so it's getting some flat pedals and coming out of retirement soon.

I keep a few frames, but only one built up bike I don't use, it's a Pipedream triple butted Ti SS & rigid, last time. I tried to sell it I was offered £1000 if I changed the wheels for some others I had knocking about, what a muppet I was

Cannondale Caffeine SL4 - bought s/h & never ridden in 3 yrs, still haven't got around to fixing the forks despite have spent a load on tools & new damper, now unlikely to need the damn thing anyway

I've got a singular Pegasus ti frame in my loft that nobody wants, will get around to selling it someday....oh and a Mk1 dialled bikes Prince Albert in a mate's loft in the same situation

I may have one or two 😳 ok maybe its nearer 30. Mostly as frames tbf.

Three old team bikes where teams have been nice (?) enough to gift them to me at the end of the season. Usually too battered to sell on........

I think one of them is cracked, so technically it's two bikes and an expensive (made to measure) display stand for a pile of battered parts.

And a pile of old bikes that i really can't be bothered to sell as tyre kicking seems to have become a global sport.

Edit. Might be 4 old team bikes.

Nope, too tight for space so got a mtb and a road bike (both ridden regularly) and a 'one in, one out' policy.

I do wish I'd kept my old silver P7 though...

RD, try messaging Aus, he asked if I wanted to sell back the Pegasus I bought from him last year, you may have to drop your asking price though.

Cheers.

Not really, but my wife does.

🙁

^ Ha! That's true. Mrs W is up the duff again so the 5 Spot is currently collecting cob webs. Though I do have a bag of goodies to go on that so it will be dug out for an XT 1 x 10 conversion soon.

I got rid of all mine. It make me feel a lot better.

🙂

A long travel merida lrs that has had the proprietary shock donated to another frame, I have a spare shock I could fit, and a set of RC41F I need rebonded, then I’d need to get wheels and drivechain and finishing kit to have a bike pretty much exactly the same as the one I use the most already (a short travel lrs).

I thought I had ovalised the headtube and ruined it, turns out I’d de-bonded the carbon fork leg and magnesium lower on the fork. Maybe when I get space I’ll rebuild it and set it up as a more enduro orientated monster with cheap gear so if it is smashed by my lack of skill I won’t get too upset.

Actually thinking about, since the purchase of a road bike I've not used the "winter" alfine hardtail.

I have a 1994 Specialised Hardock that's very nearly rideable - hopefully I'll finish it since I've had it from new and it has good memories. Thing is, if I have the time to fettle it, I'll then choose to ride abother bike instead.

I have a 98 Specialized Ground Control FSR hanging up on my garage wall. It needs me to put the rear shock on, put the chainset back on, and it would be good to go.

But......

Thing is, if I have the time to fettle it, I'll then choose to ride abother bike instead.

A 2015 Orange Five.

I have this:

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Some day I'll fix it up and ride it. That's not me, BTW.

@ Rocketdog - I might be interested in your Pegasus. I'll pm you.

Got a bloody garage full, where to start...

Various sizes of kids bike up to and including 20" wheel Specialized kids mountain bike thing - hardrock, hotrock, hardhot, I can;t remember what it's called. Unused kids bikes total probably at least three, possibly more. Youngest about to grow out of her 24" wheel Kona so that will be added to that pile soon.

A 1986ish Falcon Sierra - my first "ATB" as it was called then. Probably every part on it is rusted solid and or broken and bent, should really get rid (it weighs a tonne so might be worth something as scrap).

A Raleigh Pursuit road bike of indeterminate age that last moved when I had a briefly rekindled enthusiasm for road (July 2014, Grand Depart) then put away again until I get round to putting some brakes that work on it, and maybe change the gearing since it was originally for use in London (flat) and now lives in West Yorkshire (not flat). I'd maybe use it if it stopped and went up hills.

A broken Mongoose frame - might turn it into a clock one day, probably won't.

An original 1970s Raleigh Chopper - in a bit of a sad state, but one day, one day I'll breathe new life into it (not true, one day I may give money to the LBS to breathe new life into it).

I have a new Surly Instigator 2.0 which wants putting to good use as 4 bikes for me is hard to justify.
It felt really fun and planted in corners on the 1x 7mile blue run I did.

If anyone is interested, I shall be advertising soon, it's Surly's complete build in Medium 18".
;D

I should really just keep the full suss 130 trail bike and the 29er ss and sell the 3rd and 4th in the stable.
I am more of an addict to buying well crafted bikes than travelling places to ride them like intended.
Gutting is the feeling!

Yep, a carbon road bike, hasn't been used in years, i have no intention of riding it ever again, i keep promising Susie i will be putting on eBay next, it's still in the garage and in the way, i hate myself. 😡

Strange this should come up now as I have just taken 2 bikes to a bike recycle charity. One was an old cheap mtb belonging to my daughter in law but the other was a 70s steel tourer that was rather dilapidated. I was always going to do it up and use it but it had hung in the garage so long I knew it wasn't going to happen.
I am now amazed there is space in the garage, handy because I have just bought another bike!

A 1996 GT Timberline that's probably only done a few hundred miles from new , still on original tyres and drivetrain. Was my partners bike but never really got used and then she bought another bike.

Got a Cannondale Prophet hanging up in the cellar that I can't bear to get rid of.

Oh and a Triban 3 that I've not used in months. Probably should sell it and get a CX bike instead.

trailhound101 - Member

I have a 1997 kawasaki ZX6R - it does 20 miles each year to the MOT shop.
I also have a 2012 Triumph Bonnevile SE - it does 100 miles a year.

Curious, what are you looking for, for the Triumph?

A Mongoose BMX.
Bought about 10 years ago after convincing myself that I'd learned the basics by reading 'Ride' mag for 18 months.

Everytime I ride it, it hurts me.
Sometimes quite badly.

The nephew is having it as soon as he's big enough.

RD, try messaging Aus

whoooo?

ive got the jones (which does get used!!) and a 1988 cannonade sm1000 at my folks house.

never ridden the 'dale in over 20 years but still have the plan to do it up and get some use out it. could not possible get rid of it as its was my first proper bike, i bet it feels so weird to ride now. i predict its probably a bit shite now.

Yes, two surplus that I really must find a new home for!

Specialised Tricross Singlecross 56cm, needs a few bits doing to be road worthy, so will sell as is for someone to fix up, at a very good price.

Felt F5C 54cm, complete bike, kept hoping my longstanding lower back injury would let me ride it again. But I think the time has come to be realistic.

We're meant to actually ride them??? ❓

Nope, if I'm not riding it I see it as a waste of space and a waste of bike, someone else could be out having fun on it. And it I can't sell it for much then I figure I'm just helping out someone else who can't afford an expensive bike. I gave away a really good BMX last month because I never ride it anymore. Cost me a lot of money a few years ago, but now someone else is riding it.
too short to stockpile crap that never gets used - give it to someone who'll actually enjoy it.

Tom KP

A 2010 Cannondale Flash frame and lefty, stripped for parts. Not sure either are worth enough to sell due to cable rub/chain suck damage/unfashionable wheel size.

Never sell this!!

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Had 4. Gave one away, sold one, bought blingy one, have 3 all get ridden.

Yes, a 1997 M-Trax 150, cromo with Ti handlebar. It was mint when I bought so spent a while buying nice full period XT (incl B/B), premium cables, and re-shod with lovely Sun B-17 handbuilt rims laced on retro XT hubs. I bought the bike the week my grandfather died and so (great folly) named it after him - even ordered his name in some vinyl lettering (the old Raleigh decals had been removed). It's a fairly lightweight hybrid in such guise, but tbh I rarely rode it and now it sits looking pretty and sad. Should really sell it to help fund a (used) monster cross on which I just paid some money down. I spent 340 on it and countless hours hand-polishing the crankset from satin to mirror-finish. So, what to do with 'Walter'?...it would probably fetch what, 75 quid? Also a 1974 Raleigh Twenty Shopper from Gloucester Bike Project to give to a someone, and an 80s 501 Raleigh Sirocco that was given to me by a dear friend. So those are waiting to be refurbed. I'm an old sentimental fool, it seems. Every shed I've had has been damp, so it's a losing battle for space, wits and enough GT85 and Silvo to keep on top of it. Sheer idiocy.

A lovely 531 Ribble, mixture of 105 and 600, bought it to do Triathlon so has aero bars, gets ridden a few times a year. Always feels uncomfortable despite it being perfectly sized. Owes me nothing bought it for £150 15 years ago.
In fact I may ride to work tomorrow on it.

I have a virtually unridden BMX in the garage

I've never BMX'd and never intend to - for some reason I thought it'd fit nicely in the boot of my car and I could ride from a distant carpark to the office. Didn't really fit; bought a foldybike instead

I've a P-X carbon pro road frame that I've built up, ridden for a bit, dismantled, built up to sell, hung up in the garage "temporarily" ( 🙄 ) and am now gradually taking bits back off it to keep other bikes running

That's it though - well, apart from the 70s tourer frame (family heirloom, see) and my old zaskar "commuter" that I don't commute on

I did give away a frame a couple of weeks ago though, so I am trying

Yep.....

1989 Saracen Tufftrax.
1989 Orange Clockwork (Probably be gone soon).
1990 Marin Pine Mountain.
1992 Orange Clockwork.
1993 GT RTS-1.
1994 Orange Clockwork (Defo be gone soon).
2016 Orange RX9, as new 😳

Out of that lot only the Saracen has seen more than a couple of miles under me. Saying that, the plan is to cash in the chips at some point to buy a posh bike.

A couple.

1996 Lee Cooper custom XC. Now built as a rigid slick-shod singlespeed for commuting. Haven't commuted on it for over a year now.

2001 DMR Trailstar. Can't bring myself to sell it. Set up on the turbo now but has only been 'ridden' 2 or 3 times in the last year.

2010 (I think) Identiti Mr Hyde. Retired it when I got a BFe. Then built up as a singlespeed mud-tyred winter bike but only used once in the last year.

Rat-look pub bike/cruiser built last summer on my ancient Peugeot MTB frame. Not been ridden to the pub yet...

Do have two bikes that get ridden regularly - both Cotics. My BFe has got a mud spike on the back and has seen use over the winter and just got (finally) a Rocket as my main bike.

Did have an Alpine too, but when the Rocket arrived I actually (first time ever) managed to bring myself to sell the bike being replaced.

YoKaiser - Member
I may have one or two ok maybe its nearer 30. Mostly as frames tbf.

Good to see there's some other normal people on here. 🙂

Late 90's Ridgeback Cooler King. Its a heap of shit but im a hoarder. Still also have a 2004 GT trail frame kicking about.

I feel like I'm having mid-life crisis.

Selling my rested steeds is like saying goodbye to my happy 20's 🙁

Oh well gotta move on and get ready for my 40's 🙂

trailhound101 - Member
I have a 1997 kawasaki ZX6R - it does 20 miles each year to the MOT shop.
I also have a 2012 Triumph Bonnevile SE - it does 100 miles a year.

Curious, what are you looking for, for the Triumph?

I'm curious about the zx6r.. Do tell

Oh, and someone else mentioned Muddy Fox courier.. Interested also!

rOcKeTdOg - Member
RD, try messaging Aus
whoooo?

I have a virtually unridden BMX in the garage

i've still got space in my loft, never had a bmx

I also have a BMX, but its my son's. He got one of those Rocker mini-'BMXs shortly after I bought him the Hoffman and the Rocker gets used and the Hoffman hangs in my garage looking brand new.

Also, my Cove Handjob. It's lovely, but hardly worth anything to sell, so it's also hung there, unused.

Yup - I have Titus Motolite I can't bear to part with.

Spooky, I have just been in the garage rummaging, happened upon a 456 frame I bought from someone on here a while back with a bent mech hanger, it spent a few months doing nowt, intended for some project or other, then got single-speeded for a while then disassembled and left in a corner...

I keep saying I need a new commuter as the fixie is losing some of its charm on hills, and there's offroad route options, bent the hanger straight enough to run 7 or 8 gears, offered up some 700c wheels/tyres, found some cranks, and a couple of rigid forks...

Frankenbike commuter here I come!!!

(There are two more frames, numerous forks, wheels, tyres, brakes, etc, etc and four perfectly good bikes I already ride in there as well)...

Damaged IF Deluxe singlespeed, Roberts Dogs Bolx, did sell it once but it came back to me and an 86 Raleigh Burner

Simon, I've gone giddy with nostalgia. What colour is your timberline? I had two bikes I would love again, my old green timberline, and shocking blue tequesta.

Aside from a few bikes that rarely get used (BMX, a few steel road bikes) I'm down to about 6 bikes that I don't need and very rarely ride. A track bike, and five road and time-trial bikes - all 90s steel. Proper nice looking things in decent nick with period Dura Ace parts. Mainly only half-built.

Basically I have fairly modern mountain bikes to ride and retro but not unridably so road bikes to look at. Less depreciation than if I had all my bike cash tied up in three ludicrously expensive 2015 MTBs.

I've got tons of bikes that never get ridden, and a few in bits that obviously never get ridden either. I'd happily get rid of the lot but any time I try to sell nothing does and I lose drive.

Me too - Lynskey Sportive, Thorn Nomad, Roberts Audax, Cotic Soda to name but a few. I need to get around to selling them but never do. I love bikes, have the space and keep thinking 'one day....'

i have a couple.

Namely my TT bike - which hangs on the wall.... How ever on the odd occasion (1 /2 times a year) it takes my fancy to enter a 10 I've still stuck in a 22 or less so i hang on to it as ill get pittance for it - and although i paid pittance for it it would cost more than a pittance to replace it.

My old carbon XC race bike - 20.5lbs , 24 spoke 26 inch wheels , Sids , Head up arse down and bars the width of my hips. Worth pittance and has lots of good memories.

I'm getting rid of my Trigger 29 as the rides I did on that I now do on a Fatbike. That will leave the Fatty Trail, the Jekyll 2 and a Canondale Bad Boy SS with a rigid Lefty. All get used. The Jekyll to nowhere near its limits.

All of mine, 26",24" and 20" trials bikes, CX bike and a work in progress 26" hardtail, I just can't bare to part with them on the off chance I'll fancy a ride one day...

2000 s-works hardtail, I retired it in 2010 but it was never worth selling, it's now built up with nice kit that's been moved off my other bikes (10speed XTR, hope wheels, fox 32s) and is ostensibly MrsMomos bike, I think she's ridden it once. I could probably cash in by selling a lot of the parts and buying her a halfords special, but it owes me nothing and means that I have a bike to lend to non-biking friends.

I keep saying that I'll use it to commute on, but it just feels so tiny, so end up using my BFe instead.

Also have a 1999 GSXR750 in the garage, I broke the return spring in the gearbox just over 2 years ago, fixed that just after we bought our house, a mate lent me one of his bikes to ride around on for a few months. But the last couple of years have been so busy with house, garden and getting married that I never got round to getting it MOT'd and back on the road. Finally pulled it out at the weekend to find that the brake callipers have all seized and one of the fork legs is weeping, I had planned to get it MOT'd this week, that's now looking rather unlikely! One day it will be ridden again, or not, who knows.