Retrobike Reality... please help

[Copey]

Hi Chaps,

I have not been a member for long, but I think its fair to say I have embraced the basic concept..

For me, its kind of... 'when the cool bikes were first out, I earned £2.00 an hour..'

I found this website and saw everyting I never used to be able to afford, cheaper than I remember and now I earn a (fairly) grown up wage.

I write this email with the following inventory:

Fisher AL-1 - in progress
'Dale v2000 - in the shed
Parkpre Pro - not sure what to do..
A crap load of 'dirty' parts

Had:

Klein Adroit - sold because it was too small (my first purchase after finding this wonderful site)

Question - where does it go from here??

Cheers

Mark

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

Hi Mark,

Sell it all on the bay, (or here), and search for that one rare new project that will take time to make just right...but will be something you keep forever.

I've started and restarted my collection a couple times. Right now I'm in the process of reducing it...it's proving difficult to do, but perhaps that's only because I really went after what I wanted. Some for sentimental reasons, some for the challenge, etc...

 

[REKIBorter]

Parkpre Pro - not sure what to do..

Question - where does it go from here??

Pro 825, Image or Elite?

You could always give it to me, as long as it is 19" of course

 

[orange71]

it's the 925 team currently on Ebay in blue.

I have found that I have been buying bikes for a while now and the more I buy and read the more I am learning actually what I like and don't like, so there will come a time when I can reduce my fleet to the perfect bike... one day :roll:

 

[Defiant]

Question - where does it go from here??

down the hill

so there will come a time when I can reduce my fleet to the perfect bike... one day :roll:

good luck with that,..but that is absolutely impossible,..
I have some bikes and would like to do the same,..but one bike?
I can not imagine; if i had to choose between them you always tell yourself,..; okay this one i keep,..and it is a shame to sell this one,..and this one you have been looking for a long time so you can't sell that one,..this one you bought for new so can't sell that one,..and this one i beuaitfull so,..keep it,...

if you do succeed,...please tell me how!

 

[GoldenEraMTB]

it's the 925 team currently on Ebay in blue.

I have found that I have been buying bikes for a while now and the more I buy and read the more I am learning actually what I like and don't like, so there will come a time when I can reduce my fleet to the perfect bike... one day :roll:

I think buddhist call that zen

 

[stevek]

so there will come a time when I can reduce my fleet to the perfect bike... one day :roll:

good luck with that,..but that is absolutely impossible,..
I have some bikes and would like to do the same,..but one bike?
I can not imagine; if i had to choose between them you always tell yourself,..; okay this one i keep,..and it is a shame to sell this one,..and this one you have been looking for a long time so you can't sell that one,..this one you bought for new so can't sell that one,..and this one i beuaitfull so,..keep it,...

if you do succeed,...please tell me how!

I couldn't agree more. I did reduce my collection down to 5 at one stage, but it's up to seven with another being built and three frames in boxes. God only knows how much other stuff I've got stashed away... I need to have a purge methinks, but I never get around to doing it. :roll: