NOS bits dilemma

[jimo746]

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Doesn't anyone else wince at the idea of hitting up a muddy December trail with a box fresh group set?

Hell No!!!

Bikes (and the parts on them) are for riding, using, abusing, and having fun with. You only live once!
I love ripping into the packaging and freeing a NOS part, and whilst I may have a solemn moment reflecting on the fact that it's now lost its virginity and nothing can ever change that, it's actually quite a liberating experience using it out on the trail.
I guess my retro bikes don't get daily (sometimes weekly) use, so any NOS parts stay looking good for quite some time.

I do have a few NOS parts stashed away though, mainly spares for when things need replacing, but nothing boutique or of any real value. Whilst I can understand people having bike "collections" and keeping things looking pristine, I'd rather be out riding, you can't take them with you when you pass away, so may as well enjoy them whilst you can

 

[minor_LEGEND]

These parts were made for riding. You can bet whatever NOS you may have, somewhere in the world it is preserved in a collection somewhere.
Ride it with care & it will always be in great condition for it's age (if re-sale value is of a concern).





Which also leads me to add, a bunch of NOS bikeparts won't result in much of an inheritance.

 

[Cheshire1980]

These parts were made for riding. You can bet whatever NOS you may have, somewhere in the world it is preserved in a collection somewhere.
Ride it with care & it will always be in great condition for it's age (if re-sale value is of a concern).

Ditto




Which also leads me to add, a bunch of NOS bikeparts won't result in much of an inheritance.

 

[legrandefromage]

All my new old stock XT went on my Zaskar which got ridden as normal. Its not new old stock anymore!

Member Heathy rode his unridden NOS Saracen Kili around Cannock one Turkey Twizzler

 

[M-Power]

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All good points.

I'm into vintage watches - and the sort of numbers that genuine NOS stuff can fetch is outrageous. If only my 6 or 7 sets of NOS M737 STIs will one day be appreciated like a Paul Newman Daytona.. :roll:

Realistically this stuff is never going to be worth a fortune. We're a niche within a niche - and my stash of parts, which is mainly upper mid-range, isn't going to pull in big bucks, like, ever. For me, there are nostalgic reasons for hanging onto a lot of this stuff (although maybe I can thin the STI herd!) - takes me back to my favourite LBS in my teenage years, riding trails with my little crew back in Belfast...

Bugger it. I'm going to build those two frames up in the new year. Maybe even do a thread for once - should be interesting because they are both the same frameset - just several generations apart. That'll eat up a reasonable chunk of the parts. Doubt either will ever turn a wheel in anger, but hey.

Thanks for sharing.

Remember looking at one of these Daytonas a few years ago and it was around ~ £12 k but cheesus crust look at the price now :shock:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371580424520

VINTAGE ROLEX DAYTONA 6264 COSMOGRAPH "PAUL NEWMAN" BLACK EXOTIC DIAL ca. 1970

 

[BlackCat]

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Hats off to you, LGF, and to Healthy.

If I thought running an NOS bike would give me a materially different experience than, say, a good condition version of the same, then I'd be open to it. As it is, there's just no benefit to me of getting something more or less irreplaceable (even if not really worth anything per se), beaten up. I have plenty of riders, so I think I can justify a couple of garage queens.

I guess we all get enjoyment out of this random little hobby in different ways. If people want to ride their NOS stuff then they should go for it, and enjoy it.

 

[mikee]

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Bolt them on somthing and un-nos them
Set them free

Mike

 

[Silvergoat]

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"If you love someone, set them free". Ride 'em, enjoy 'em, sell 'em, or set up a gallery. There is argument for preserving the heritage though too.

 

[BlackCat]

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M-Power, on PN Daytonas - they were really bad sellers for Rolex bitd, which meant there aren't so many around. In the early 90s, Italian collectors spotted Paul Newman on a magazine cover wearing one and the so-called exotic dial Daytona was thus Christened a PN. You could pick em up late 80s / early 90s for sub 10k.. now, as you've spotted, they go for a little bit more. The rarest PN references can take a mil plus at auction.

Sorry guys - a slight digression - back to bikes. Hey, maybe in a decade well-healed collectors will be killing each other over Kirks..

Okay, maybe not.

 

[02gf74]

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Remember looking at one of these Daytonas a few years ago and it was around ~ £12 k but cheesus crust look at the price now :shock:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371580424520

VINTAGE ROLEX DAYTONA 6264 COSMOGRAPH "PAUL NEWMAN" BLACK EXOTIC DIAL ca. 1970

If it's not a typo, then it shows we live in an insane world. :shock: My £ 25 Timex triathlon watch is more accurate and does much more than to just tell the time - so I do not see the point, and certainly don't care if some celeb once owned it or one like it.