"I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby drubie » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:15 am
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but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby frailer5 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:56 am
If you continually pull the right sad face, you may wear him/her down.drubie wrote:My blach shogun that I put 10 speed campag and fulcrum 7 wheels on. Dunno why exactly it was such a great feeling bike to ride despite being a bottom of the range frame. Just so damn stable I think. Sold it to another club member in town so maybe I'll get it back.
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Postby xx68 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:03 pm
gabrielle260 wrote:I agree about the fit thing.
The only bike I regret selling is a Giant Cadex Carbon MTB. Do you remember the yellow and black ones? It fitted me well and rolled beautifully! It was a perfect commuter back in the days I lived in Richmond and worked at Tullamarine. Gee, I loved that bike!
Andrew
I have one of those .....bought it new . Its a lovely bike
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby Calvin27 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:43 pm
That looks like Dirk Nowitzki (NBA player).singlespeedscott wrote:He makes those wheels look like 24" cruiser wheelsLots of steel bikes wrote:[quote="TTar
Like this.
I regret not having enough room for all my bikes. Having only space for 2 means there is serious rationalisation. At one point I was tossing up selling the missuses bike so I could have one more... selfish, I know.
Cushy dirt bike
Very cushy dirt bike
Bike crushed by car (RIP)
No brakes bike
Ebike
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby NASHIE » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:40 pm
Not if its gathering dust and she promises to spit'n'polish all three bikes weeklyCalvin27 wrote:At one point I was tossing up selling the missuses bike so I could have one more... selfish, I know.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby t-rav » Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:26 pm
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby drubie » Sat Mar 15, 2014 5:49 pm
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but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby The Fixer » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:02 pm
idea what year or model, but sometime in the 1950s is my guess.) which was lovely.
It had derailleur gears and ran 'singles' on tiny 27" x ¾" alloy rims and center-pull
brakes (Weinemann, from memory). It was very light and fast(for its time) and I
was always the envy of my friends on the rare occasions when I was allowed to
ride it. It was painted a similar colour to HQ Holden 'Vermillion' and had, I think
chrome lower fork legs.
It spent most of its time hanging on display on the wall of the showroom of the LBS
we owned through the 1960s and 1970s (it was, literally, in showroom condition)
and I seem to recall it was sold with the business, but could be wrong.
It could, possibly, have been a Melbourne Olympics-related bike (a limited-edition
or similar). It had definitely been used in competition at some stage, and was no
'gas-pipe BSO' by anyone's definition.
One thing I do know, is that I do so wish I had it now!!!
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby munga » Sat Mar 15, 2014 6:35 pm
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby Calvin27 » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:13 pm
Someone was selling a nice colnago disc roadie the last week or so... That fit my bill of something I should have bought.t-rav wrote:What about "I wish I had bought that bike"..... have a few of those....namely a nice colnago
Cushy dirt bike
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Bike crushed by car (RIP)
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby spirito » Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:50 pm
Cranky Jim wrote: God did not invent gears. Men invented gears ... because we are not gods.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby cray- » Thu Mar 27, 2014 3:47 pm
I still have this frame (all parts stripped), is it the same size or slightly smaller? No fork I'm afraid (most should be familiar with that saga), but if you're keen let me know.TTar wrote:Is that a production model Nishiki? It's one wacky frame that one; an upwards sloping top tube... towards the rear! A head tube length that beggars belief (where do you find a fork/headset to suit?). Look how low the bottle cage is, your arms would have to be longer than your legs to reach that and you'd have to be a contortionist to ride with your hands on the bottom of the drops. Only the chain stays and forks look "right".LugNut wrote:The one thing I do regret to this day is not buying this Nishiki that was listed on the marketplace here in June 2012... the odd size (62cm seat tube and 56cm T-T) would have fitted me perfectly, and probably nobody else! I still re visit the post from time to time, and contacted the seller about 6 months after the listing, but he told me that it was long gone.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby LugNut » Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:32 pm
Thanks though!
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby LugNut » Wed May 07, 2014 9:01 pm
Funny little turn of events, original seller remembered that I had expressed interest in the bike and contacted me to let me know that the new owner was looking to move it on.LugNut wrote:I once cancelled an eBay listing for my Ricardo Elite after a particularly enjoyable ride. Gone now, I still see it from time to time chained up outside a share house in Carlton. Not too fussed about it.
The one thing I do regret to this day is not buying this Nishiki that was listed on the marketplace here in June 2012...
IMG_0802 by assman 1, on Flickr
So I got it, 2 years later.
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Re: "I wish I hadn't sold that bike"
Postby bennett » Wed May 07, 2014 10:42 pm
LugNut wrote:Funny little turn of events, original seller remembered that I had expressed interest in the bike and contacted me to let me know that the new owner was looking to move it on.LugNut wrote:I once cancelled an eBay listing for my Ricardo Elite after a particularly enjoyable ride. Gone now, I still see it from time to time chained up outside a share house in Carlton. Not too fussed about it.
The one thing I do regret to this day is not buying this Nishiki that was listed on the marketplace here in June 2012...
IMG_0802 by assman 1, on Flickr
So I got it, 2 years later.
Nice one! Glad you worked it out!
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