Letting go of an old friend

[Lionel]

Funny how we can get sort of emotionally attached to a piece of carbon. This morning I shipped out my C50 that will be going to a new owner and for some time I was having seller's remorse. I cannot find a better bike for $1500 ! I have great memories on that bike, it rode great.... Why am I doing this ? I can just refund the buyer via paypal now.....

Then the logic and rational took over: I already have 5 other road bikes, the Crumpton is better in every way. I had promised my wife to only replace and not add anymore.

Anyway it's gone. I just have to hope it will be ridden hard for many years to come.

Just saying I am better at buying bikes than selling them.

[Matthew Strongin]

I can relate. But better that it be ridden and enjoyed by someone new. My advice is a good, brisk ride on the Crumpton to get over that seller's remorse. Always works for me (though not on a Crumpton).

[TMB]

Selling them?

Now I understand what my problem is.

[Saab2000]

I have only really had seller's remorse one time. And I made the buyer promise that I would get the first chance to buy it back! There have been a couple other cases where if I could go back I'd do it differently, but that was one where I wish I had just kept it. The replacement is not as nice. I keep browsing eBay....

[Lionel]

I have only really had seller's remorse one time. And I made the buyer promise that I would get the first chance to buy it back! There have been a couple other cases where if I could go back I'd do it differently, but that was one where I wish I had just kept it. The replacement is not as nice. I keep browsing eBay....

In order to avoid that, I made sure I rode the replacement for a few months...

[Saab2000]

In order to avoid that, I made sure I rode the replacement for a few months...

Wise move. Eventually i'll find something else, as I always do. I guess these are good problems to have! But I do wish I hadn't parted with my Look 585 Ultra.

[Gummee]

Selling them?

Now I understand what my problem is.

Makes 2 of us.

Only time I sell is if I HAVE to. Otherwise? I bought em for a reason.

M

[bontie]

Relative new cyclist, but I had serious remorse on selling a Pinarello F4:13 3 years ago. The bike was great and I rode it hard in all weather, all the time, so many happy memories, like a good friend.

I recently bought a C40, and every time I see a classified for one, I feel sorry for the owner because I know he will regret it sooner or later.

Weird folk, us cyclists...

[jr59]

Just saying I am better at buying bikes than selling them.

Aren't we all!

[j44ke]

Funny, I thought I would have remorse after selling an old Pinarello frame that I've ridden a ton, but I really don't. The bike that replaced it fits me better and is pounds lighter. Now I am looking at the other bike I ride rarely and thinking maybe it should go, even though it has similarly super-sentimental reasons for still being here.

[zetroc]

I always wrestle with the decision to sell a bike, but usually after they're gone I find that I hardly miss them, other than the memories.

It does help to have a replacement in house, and ridden extensively, before moving the predecessor out - if only to insure against "why the hell did I replace that awesome bike with this shitty one?" syndrome.

[fa63]

I always wrestle with the decision to sell a bike, but usually after they're gone I find that I hardly miss them, other than the memories.

Same here.

[dgaddis]

I've never sold a bike, but a few years ago I gave my BMX away to a friend of mine, who gave it to his little boy. I was bummed to see it go, it was my commuter/fun machine at college. An Eastern somethingortheother, the only thing stock was the frame and brakes. Everything else had been replaced at some point...it was heavy (30lbs) but indestructible.

Then I found out the little boy got into BMX racing with it, and I was stoked. No regrets.

[TMB]

Thing is, I know I need to start thinning out a bit.

Daughter #2 is graduating HS this year and I can see within a couple or three years selling this place and going to somewhere smaller, which means less room for all of my crap. That means decisions.

I hate making decisions.

My bikes are my babies ( cause the other two are going to be leaving me, at least I can trust the bikes...)

[rabo]

the Crumpton is better in every way. .

Really better? Or just different? Never rode one , but I would have a hard time getting rid of a frame that the pro's -off the record- liked so much.

[Lionel]

Really better? Or just different? Never rode one , but I would have a hard time getting rid of a frame that the pro's -off the record- liked so much.

yeah, really better. But the C50 was really good.

[mjbabcock]

You know...that bike never would have left you for someone who rode better and was better looking.

...wait, maybe that's what just happened.

I'm sorry.

[Lionel]

You know...that bike never would have left you for someone who rode better and was better looking.

...wait, maybe that's what just happened.

I'm sorry.

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[fvracer72]

I feel your pain.... I just listed my old lugged steel specialized on e-bay. I bought that bike in '94......and swore I'd keep it over all the others. But, as someone stated earlier, I promised to replace, not add.
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cue the sad music

[El Chaba]

Letting a Colnago C40, C50, Extreme C, EPS, Extreme Power go that fits and is in good shape = mistake.