First week thoughts......

[keitht]

Well...my first week at Retrobikes has been an eventful ( read expensive) one ..

I originally was using your wonderful site for a bit of research as i was planning on buying a nineties P7..to replace the C16r i stupidly sold a few years back...

Said, P7 was summarily purchased off the bay....then a chance encounter with a 92 S-works..followed by a Marin..( always loved the Zolatones BITD )

and a 98 Clockwork...no idea why i am getting this really...but have swapped it for a watch...my other vice...and an obsession i am trying to escape from....plus some cash which will pay for the Marin

So it seems i have jumped out of the Vintage Watch frying pan..straight into the Retro bike fire.......ah well..

I am sure it will a pleasant transition...albeit a costly one

So in summary...i have enjoyed my first week here.....bought 4 bikes..with another 2 potential purchases next week..several spare parts...and discovered brands i have never previously heard of.

In addition i have several new quests...i have fallen in lust with the Ibis Avion....and strangely hanker after a Alpinestars EOS...not sure why...my mate had one when they came out....i am sure i hated it back then..

And like many others would probably kill for one of the Kleins



Anyway..look forward to the rest of my stay.

Thanks

Keith

 

[Augustus]

Slippery slope.


All good though.

Glad you like it here. It's the happy place.

 

[tintin40]

All good. Hello

 

[feetabix]

......yep,too much time here and you will discover two one o"clocks each day!!.....welcome....

 

[dyna-ti]

I originally was using your wonderful site for a bit of research as i was planning on buying a nineties P7..to replace the C16r i stupidly sold a few years back...

:shock: Thats exactly the reason i came here ,sold the pride and joy after an accident and regretted it for ever more :cry:

I've found that you have to stick to how it originally looked when bought,its too easy to adulterate it and you lose where your going.

I nearly got my torus built with period detail,but i have to admit ive lost the way and am now jury rigging a set of C2's on it
I dont know how some of the members here can stick to the original catalogue specs and not adulterate it

Hope you builds go smoothly and all those BB and S/posts come out
Cheers

 

[Mr Panda]

You'll find out soon .........its not just the money. Space also becomes an issue :shock:

Your antique watch collection will probably fit into a few small drawers if need be, unless you are insistant on display cases

I currently have three bikes against the radiator in the siiting room, four in the hall, one in the dining room. Then there's the cellar and garage :shock:

Oh and there's another off Freecycle today still in the Landrover

(with me it was ice axes before bikes :roll: )