[Closed] Thinking of selling up - what's it worth?

You’d probably get the best money for it as parts sold on eBay rather than in one piece I’d imagine.

Personally I’d hold onto it if you can manage without the money. Maybe tone it down a bit so it’s less full on dh / aggro and do rides that are a little less sensing it over big stuff and more of an all round ride. Not sure in that frame, but 170mm on a hardtail sounds a lot - could you get them down to 140/150mm and go a bit mellower and still enjoy yourself?

I’ve got a little one (coming up for 2 yrs old) and still getting out when I can. Mostly one evening after work for a couple of hours, with an occasional weekend ride somewhere a bit bigger / bit more fun. Sometimes causes a bit of friction - but there wide gets a ‘nicer / more chilled out me’ if I’ve got s riding fix in. It’s stressful having a family and if you’ve got a stressful job as well it builds up I find.

I ty and balance it by taking our little girl out and leaving my wife to get her hair done / go to the salon / do some gym etc to herself.

Yeah been looking at lowering the forks to 150mm/swapping for some Revelations or something for a while, it'd make it more of an "all day" bike for sure. My problem's more having nowhere inspiring nearby to ride I suppose. Claggy muddy bridleways don't really appeal. I work near Woburn so in the summer i can go riding on my way home some evenings.

You'll not get much for the bike unfortunately, probably less than you'd expect. I'd keep it if you have the space. Once or twice every few months is better than nothing at all, what I learned to do was maximise those days you do get. I'm 3 kids in and both me and my wife saw the value of being able to do stuff like we used to and supporting each other to do so.

Personally, I like your idea of "coming back to it". I'm a dad of two, both under 3. I still ride, but these few years are "project baby" and it's not the right time for me to be launching my bid for an EWS win, y'know? 😂 So I'm happily still riding occasionally, riding with my eldest, racing when I can and taking the pressure off. The opportunities will come back and as you are still keeping fit, you'll be able to snatch the chances when they come up. Whether you sell up and come back to it later with new kit or keep the bike might be just a financial / storage space one, based on how long you reckon that might be. You start to ride with the kids quite soon too, need a bike for that (and if you can, budget for a Macride!!!) 😉

OP, don't sell up unless you absolutely need the cash.

I have got two kids and for the last couple of years was definitely 200 miles or so, at best. This year I have got back on the wagon and am aiming for 1,000 miles (still not there mind); I know it is not about the quantity, but I am just trying to demonstrate I am getting more time back on the bike. Although your time on the bike will be less just after the nipper is born, there will be times when you get the opportunity and it will do you good to get the fresh air.

You have a decent bike and selling it won't bring in loads of cash. I am still riding around on 26in wheels and they work fine; hold onto to it and keep it for the days you can get out.

In a couple of years things will change - the nipper might be on a bike seat in 6 (ish) months and that also brings its own kind of reward. Mine are now on a balance bike (2.5 yr old) and a proper bike (5 yr old); am looking forward to the excuses to all hit Afan for the weekend as a family (perhaps with a bit less drinking than a trip of a few years back...)

A few years ago I was in a similar situation with new baby, no time to ride and nearly sold my full sus (26", unfashionable but a decent bike) for peanuts. Glad I didn't in the end and the same bike has been getting plenty of use the last couple of years. Your bike sounds great but due to being unfashionable will go for a few hundred quid. Unless you need the cash or space, you're putting up a big barrier to getting back out biking as it'll cost £1500+ to get something new that'll be as nice as what you had.

Having a family is bloody hard, there's no shame in parking the bike up a bit but things will change. Zwift may be you friend if the rollers get to dull. The KISS races every night as designed for that post bedtime slot.

It’s not going to be worth much money but once you have some time again it’ll be worth a lot to you! If you can shorten the travel a bit (I like 150mm on my hardtail) it’ll be a great do-anything bike and you’ll appreciate that fork’s stiffness and damping quality when you get to some gnarlier trails - and the weight penalty is negligible.

I really miss the long days out riding, uplift days etc but that’s not conducive to a happy family life.

Neither is being miserable because you can't get out to do the things you enjoy. There is a middle ground somewhere. I'd keep the bikes and get out a couple of days a month at least.

Unless you need the cash or space, you’re putting up a big barrier to getting back out biking as it’ll cost £1500+ to get something new that’ll be as nice as what you had.

That's what I was worried about 🙂 sounds like you lot have talked some sense into me anyway, as you say it's worth more to me than the money I'd get for it. I just need to sort my forks out and get them lowered. And yes I've needed to get a bike seat for him for a while but will probaby have to wait til after Xmas now.

2 sons aged 6 & 8 & 2 year old twins !

My trails are only 15 min drive away tbf but I manage a weekly night ride

I'm usually tired when I start, but neck a can of coke on the way there & I'm good for 2 hours, even if I don't start till 830-9 some nights.

Don't sell,

buy some cheap lights

Hi Buddy , It gets easier .. My first year of fatherhood saw almost no bike . but slowly it improves - Get lights night rides do help - I get its not Gnar but its out there .. I also toned things down a bit once becoming a father (Not that i was Rad to the power of Gnar to begin with) but gap jumps etc didn't stay that appealing .. slowly surely some riding will come back but its sadly not going to be the same . I hitched a trailer to one of the bikes and my sons been out since around 9 months and loves biking. He's just about too big for the wee ride now though so looking for another option.

I get my rad on when i have weekends away with the lads - dont know if that's and option for you ? Let the mrs get some space one weekend and then call in the credit for a bit of BPW another weekend .. Thats how I made it work

I am based in dunstable and keep saying to myself i will explore a bit more of woburn (Only been twice in the two years i have been living there) If you fancy a ride id be happy to have run out - even have a spare set of lights for a night trip round the linslade

Yeah the first year I don't think I hardly rode at all, my legs shrunk right down! He's 2 in February and loves being outdoors and will routinely chuck himself off the sofa whilst laughing, so I'm hoping he has the MTB gene 🙂

I work full time in the week and my wife works Saturdays so Sunday really is the only day of the week we get to spend as a family, which I think makes it more difficult sometimes.

Tom, i have sent you a PM with a possible solution!

I'm going through a similar dilemma, I built my dream bike in December last year, a SC hightower, and have managed to ride it 4 times since!

I live an hour away from the closest trails (Sherwood pines - but I'd always chose to ride my hardtail there) but nearer to 2 hours from anywhere that makes it worth taking the hightower. I get my fix from the road bike, lunchtime hour(ish) rides when working from home, early morning/late night turbo/zwift sessions when not and early morning 2-3 hour road rides (back home for breakfast) at the weekend.

I feel guilty every time I go into the workshop to pick up the roadie or the hardtail if I'm taking my daughter out and see the 'good bike' languishing at the back unloved! I'm lucky that I have a hardtail that I love to ride too and I'm happy to take it on most trails short of full on DH stuff. Just not sure I'm ready to give up on the SC yet (although with child number 2 due in March, I'm not seeing any greater likelihood of going out for regular day long adventures  in the next couple of years!)

As others have said, this is something many of us experience as parents.  It's your call whether you jack it all in,  patiently await those opportunities (as infrequent as they may be), or somehow change your routines.

When monkey jnr came along, I bought a Taxc 2200 with all the TTS kit.  Novelty wore off very quickly and I didn't buy into the virtual racing thing blah blah.  Indoor training is not my bag.

The FS only managed the occasional outing, but began needing more and more TLC.  With silly costs on the horizon, I started looking at the 'simplicity' of the dark side.  Picked up a mint 1yr old Cannondale with 105 off eBay and found a renewed vigour.  That was the spark I had been missing.

With the FS no longer getting a look in, I decided to strip it (which at least got it out of view of the missus 🙂 ) and build up a 650b.  Again, found a mint 901 on the 'Bay, rebuilt it, upgraded the fork and bang - the world of trails opened up for me again.  That was last summer.

And so with winter kicking in I found myself fancying some kind of hack / CX jobby.  That's when I started taking the gravel groove more seriously and - yes, you guessed it - got back on eBay and picked up a mint 1 month old Friston with £200 of tyres and pedals thrown in for free.  What an epic machine.

I think what I'm trying to say is you might need a bit of N+1 to fire your mojo into getting you back in the saddle 🙂  It worked for me!