Selling up and leaving the hobby - Your failure experiences?

[electronicaeric]

Having space is more of an issue these days . I want to get into woodworking (only with cheap recycled stuff as the timber is far too expensive). Every time I want to get to a bench, I have to move stuff and it's getting on my nerves now. But I kniw what will happen , I will sell it all on, no doubt at a loss, and then regret it a few years down the line. I regret a lot of the cars I have sold over the years, Escorts Capris etc etc and now I have no chance of affording such things now.
Guess I will just have to keep moving stuff about.

 

[widowmaker]

Space is at a premium with me, now that one of my parasites has moved back home along with a house full of stuff. Sorry I meant children

It seems drastic but i have a wooden bike shed that I am dismantling tomorrow. Then I will have 2 days to thin the fleet by 4 bikes.

A nice bit of time pressure never hurt.

 

[Yetichaser]

I’ve only got 8 bikes and 2 of those belong belong to my children.
However, they are not garage queens although some look as those they could be.
I enjoy seeing them being used (when time permits).
With classic cars, I hate the whole low mileage garage queen thing, talking about investment pieces and showing off immaculate examples at car shows. Ferraris are the worst, Porsche not far behind.
My 993 has virtually done 1,000 miles in the past 10 years since my children were born and I couldn’t justify taking it out.
This year, i’ve made it a point on using it. Did a weekend trip to the Le Mams classic with the family and it was brilliant. Lots of interest from other like-minded enthusiasts, great racing, and the atmosphere around Le Mans is fantastic. A real buzz around the town. Will definitely be going back.
I’ve also got so much more respect for the owners who are racing the historic cars. More tricky to drive, and if you crash it, its going to be difficult to restore it. But they look and sound incredible on track and so much more emotive than looking at a parked garage queen at a classic car show.
Back to bikes, i’m building a Yeti Pro FRO for my son’s next bike. My hope is for him (possibly me) to ride it at next years Malverns Classic for the XC and possibly downhill.
He won’t be quick but its great seeing these bikes being used. And i’m hoping to have a Tioga disc drive on it. Hopefully its safe enough to use.

 

[ishaw]

I've tried and failed a number of times. Not to sell up and leave the scene, but attempting to downsize as it's a space issue for me. I've tried to let go s few builds, frames and parts to clear space but it rapidly gets replaced. I counted at least 19 bikes in my shed, some built, some frames with parts to go, and there's at least 10 more in the garage.

I enjoy the build, the hunt for parts, and the community, so it's something I'll not leave any time soon, but I do need to get ruthless on a downsizing mission and sell all but bikes and builds that don't hold the nostalgia or sentimental feelings and just keep those that have they, or will be hard to replace.

Good luck in your decision, if space wasn't an issue I'd not even consider selling most, there are a few I simply should just let go, maybe typing this will spur me on.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Why is time against you?

You're still not halfway through and average life, not even a third through your adult life.
There is loads of time*,

*On average.

 

[d8mok]

Why is time against you?

You're still not halfway through and average life, not even a third through your adult life.
There is loads of time*,

*On average.

3 year old daughter , Own business , riding , gym and frequent trips abroad with a split family set up as wife is Spanish