Bit of fun - How long as a percentage of your life have you owned your bike?
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I bought my Holdsworth Professional frameset around 1980/81, aged about 15 and had it built up in a small local bike shop (using as much Campag Record as I could afford ... ie, not much!)
As I'm now rapidly approaching 58 (..gulp!) I have had her for about 74% of my life.
She will soon be stripped for a repaint (in Holdsworth Campag Team colours), something I've been intending for years. I'm collecting Campag Super Record/ Record bits to complete her. I am in a better position to afford these now (though Mrs G. would disagree if she saw what this stuff costs ....).
thegrouch
Old School Hero
The longest I’ve owned one bike is my 89 Kona Cindercone which I got in about 97 out of a skip and is still in the attic awaiting a restoration!
(58% of my life according to my abysmal maths 25 years owned and 43 years old…)
Oddly, I’ve never seemed to hang on the bike’s that have meant the most to me, but there’s a couple that I’ve always regretted getting rid of!
My very first “ATB” (!) was a Raleigh Lizard, It was probably 88 or 89 and my Dad bought me and my brother matching ones for Christmas and I’ve never been more shocked at a present since!
Very few friends my age (10/11) had one of these new mountain bike thingy’s, and although we never went without, we would have almost certainly been classed as poor.
That bike started my lifelong obsession with offroad bikes, and when I find one close enough to me on eBay I’ll add it to the collection!
(58% of my life according to my abysmal maths 25 years owned and 43 years old…)
Oddly, I’ve never seemed to hang on the bike’s that have meant the most to me, but there’s a couple that I’ve always regretted getting rid of!
My very first “ATB” (!) was a Raleigh Lizard, It was probably 88 or 89 and my Dad bought me and my brother matching ones for Christmas and I’ve never been more shocked at a present since!
Very few friends my age (10/11) had one of these new mountain bike thingy’s, and although we never went without, we would have almost certainly been classed as poor.
That bike started my lifelong obsession with offroad bikes, and when I find one close enough to me on eBay I’ll add it to the collection!
Black_puma
Dirt Disciple
The longest ownership of one bike is 4 years or so, My GT iDrive 4.0 (blue and white) used for commuting, mostly, all other bikes I have had, then my Merlin (Columbus Zona frame with Ritchey dropouts), bought on eBay for £55 which was built up with all parts from my GT iDrive, minus seatpost as that didn't fit.
PercyInglesFlyingCircus
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2manyoranges
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I feel like a fraud on here, now.
I had the most amazing retro collection - Bontrager RaceOR (early Cannery Frame), AMP B3 which I got direct from Laguna Beach, early Oranges (many), Proflex 885, Sunn etc.
A L L G O N E
I had them for 35 years (53%), loved them, rode them, bent some of them, polished all of them.
I even had some new white PORCS which were thrown out prior to the BIG PRICE CONSPIRACY
I sold a lot of the bikes in the last three years to people who would ride them rather than having them in the workshop as I had them.
Now…..
A ‘95 nickel P7. Which my partner uses.
Then VERY MODERN Stantons, Transitions, Ragleys, Cotics, Canyons.
which are….
F U N
I had the most amazing retro collection - Bontrager RaceOR (early Cannery Frame), AMP B3 which I got direct from Laguna Beach, early Oranges (many), Proflex 885, Sunn etc.
A L L G O N E
I had them for 35 years (53%), loved them, rode them, bent some of them, polished all of them.
I even had some new white PORCS which were thrown out prior to the BIG PRICE CONSPIRACY
I sold a lot of the bikes in the last three years to people who would ride them rather than having them in the workshop as I had them.
Now…..
A ‘95 nickel P7. Which my partner uses.
Then VERY MODERN Stantons, Transitions, Ragleys, Cotics, Canyons.
which are….
F U N
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