What should you have kept?
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What should you have kept?
We might have done this thread but I couldn't find it.
Anyway, do you ever get to thinking, I should have kept that..... something
For me. Winters coming and as I think about winterising my bike I think of singlespeed but then also think...
Should have kept that rohloff and dropout.
Also, should have kept that ti kona. Twas nice too.
Anyway, do you ever get to thinking, I should have kept that..... something
For me. Winters coming and as I think about winterising my bike I think of singlespeed but then also think...
Should have kept that rohloff and dropout.
Also, should have kept that ti kona. Twas nice too.
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my marbles.....lost them years ago.
bike wise......nothing. bikes are tools for adventures. if I need a tool for a certain adventure, I buy it. and sell it when it becomes surplus.
clutter free life.........
bike wise......nothing. bikes are tools for adventures. if I need a tool for a certain adventure, I buy it. and sell it when it becomes surplus.
clutter free life.........
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My '78 Z1R springs to mind and I sometimes think I shouldn't have sold AW my Golite Shangrila 3 ... but she makes good use of it, so better than it gathering dust.
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My Specialised Langster, the most fun I've had in a bike. By the end, everything was so worn out, that only the frame was worth keeping! Should have stored it rather than giving it away for free
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Not bike related, but a Mesa Boogie Calibre22. Stupid to let it go.
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I had one of those ... can't believe how much I made when I sold it.My T25 VW camper van
I'd like to add my collection of 70's / early 80's punk singles to the list too.
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We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
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Do you actually want to drive it anywhere above 55mph?I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's.
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We sold ours a few tears ago. Regretted it to the point that we bought another one.Ian wrote:We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
T2s do look great but very, very slow. Not actually much space in them and these days seem to be restored and very expensive or old ratty, in realisable. And still quite expensive!
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I wouldn't be buying it for its performance characteristicsBearbonesnorm wrote:Do you actually want to drive it anywhere above 55mph?I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's.
See, a real world experience. Indisputable logic that they're an essential itemianfitz wrote:We sold ours a few tears ago. Regretted it to the point that we bought another one.Ian wrote:We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
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Just be clear it was the T4 that was sold, regretted and repurchased (not the same one though!)Ian wrote:I wouldn't be buying it for its performance characteristicsBearbonesnorm wrote:Do you actually want to drive it anywhere above 55mph?I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's.
See, a real world experience. Indisputable logic that they're an essential itemianfitz wrote:We sold ours a few tears ago. Regretted it to the point that we bought another one.Ian wrote:We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
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We were going to get a T2, but after seeing loads we realised that for the money we were going to spend, I would spend more time fixing it than using it. So we got a T5 instead, bigger, more comfortable, safer, quieter, more reliable, cheaper to run, better in all respects. Still want a T2 though for when we're going nowhere fast!
Regret selling my Mk1 Escort. Biggest heap of rust this side of a scrapyard, but fantastic fun at under 40mph. Lust after them now, and one day I'll get one, forest arched, 5 link rear, a bit breathed on......
Regret selling my Mk1 Escort. Biggest heap of rust this side of a scrapyard, but fantastic fun at under 40mph. Lust after them now, and one day I'll get one, forest arched, 5 link rear, a bit breathed on......
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My Dad had a mk 1 Escort Mexico until my brother wrote it off. One of my all time favourite cars too
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Regret every selling my cove hummer. It was vaguely exciting and would of made a great bikepacking bike.....damn it. Heres a picture of it when i took it to Nepal
DSC01884 by mjc_226, on Flickr
makes me sad to think i sold it, it was a fantastic bike and sold on a wim to a guy who got a bloody bargain.
DSC01884 by mjc_226, on Flickr
makes me sad to think i sold it, it was a fantastic bike and sold on a wim to a guy who got a bloody bargain.
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I regret going for pizza at Pappagones in Finsbury Park a few days after finishing renovating a '97 Kona 'Lava Dome' and having it half-inched from outside (two bikes, one either side of a lamppost and 4 locks between them).
I regret selling my 853 Inbred as it rode lovely.
I'm shortly going to regret selling my Cotic 'Solaris' as I love it but there's no other way to get my hands on a nice 29+ bike.
That's about it, fairly happy with the stable otherwise.
I regret selling my 853 Inbred as it rode lovely.
I'm shortly going to regret selling my Cotic 'Solaris' as I love it but there's no other way to get my hands on a nice 29+ bike.
That's about it, fairly happy with the stable otherwise.
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Never got rid of mine, not that I listen to them now, they sound far too tame.I'd like to add my collection of 70's / early 80's punk singles to the list too.
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Re: What should you have kept?
Noooooooooooo!Ian wrote:We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
Getting my van has been just about the only vehicle purchase I haven't thought twice about afterwards!
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Re: What should you have kept?
1955 BSA BB32. Put it in px for a Reliant 3-wheeler van like Del Trotters but blue
Wanted a car, but only had a motorbike licence.
Wanted a car, but only had a motorbike licence.
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Clubmans trim?1955 BSA BB32.
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Not to forget that obviously it's going to be an appreciating asset, and therefore is just the same as putting the money in a bank account/savings account/ISA etc. etc. - which is obviously sensible, ergo it is sensible to buy a T2Ian wrote:I wouldn't be buying it for its performance characteristicsBearbonesnorm wrote:Do you actually want to drive it anywhere above 55mph?I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's.
See, a real world experience. Indisputable logic that they're an essential itemianfitz wrote:We sold ours a few tears ago. Regretted it to the point that we bought another one.Ian wrote:We're planning on selling our T4. I have a feeling I'll regret it one day.Dave Barter wrote:My T25 VW camper van
I've been eyeing up some lovely T2's. A poll of consenting adults in our household has ended in a split vote
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Have you seen how quickly they rust ... cracking investment if you've a centrally heated, air conditioned garage and never intend to drive itNot to forget that obviously it's going to be an appreciating asset, and therefore is just the same as putting the money in a bank account/savings account/ISA etc. etc. - which is obviously sensible, ergo it is sensible to buy a T2
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Don't talk to me about rustBearbonesnorm wrote: Have you seen how quickly they rust ...
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Luckily I kept thoseBearbonesnorm wrote:I had one of those ... can't believe how much I made when I sold it.My T25 VW camper van
I'd like to add my collection of 70's / early 80's punk singles to the list too.
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I've still got a 69" bug in garage somewhere brother-in law has got a t2 in mint condition he's scared about leaving it anywhereBearbonesnorm wrote:Have you seen how quickly they rust ... cracking investment if you've a centrally heated, air conditioned garage and never intend to drive itNot to forget that obviously it's going to be an appreciating asset, and therefore is just the same as putting the money in a bank account/savings account/ISA etc. etc. - which is obviously sensible, ergo it is sensible to buy a T2
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