My response, learned late after many other responses, would be to sell any that you are dissatisfied with but keep any that you really like, even if you haven't used them much recently. IME, as soon as you sell something you like, you'll find that you really, really did want it and will go out and get another one like it and spend more money than you made selling the one sold. OTOH, if you keep something you really don't care fore, you'll later if not sooner sell it anyway, and probably replace it, too.
As to 1 keeper or more than one, if you've already acquired 4 bikes, I suspect your riding needs would not be well satisfied with just one. Tastes and wants change. I've been through enough bikes in my life that I now know what I want and what I don't, and my wants are 95% satisfied with my present 4, but even I have 1 more that I'd like to get. Storage would seem to be your biggest problem, but you can store many bikes in surprisingly small spaces. My next door neighbor has one of those small-house (we're a neighborhood largely of duplexes; *nice* duplexes in a bosque infill) 2 compact car garages; he's got stuff stored at front and west side; and he manages to store 7 bikes (at last count; he may have bought another one since I last counted) including a partially disassembled whatchamacallit, one of those bolt on long tail cargo bikes, while still storing a VW hatchback and a small Lexus. I hang 4 bikes vertically from my east wall and have shelving and hanging tools and big plastic waste and recycling bins on the westside, and in the past I've squeezed 2 cars (old Taurus and even older Voyager) into the garage, though it was like threading a fine needle. On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 7:55 PM, drew <[email protected]> wrote: > Say you had a hunqapillar, a Sam and a couple vintage bikes. But mostly > the hunq and Sam got ridden and you felt like you lived a really nice bike > life. Then let's say you were trying to have a kid and you lived in a small > house and bike room could no longer be bike room. Let's also say that a few > extra dollars would be somewhat helpful. > > Would you- > > -sell all but the hunq because it is your favorite, despite the fact that > it's not the best for city road riding, which is likely more and more the > type of riding you'll be doing, and you never took it on dirt as much as > you dream about taking it on dirt anyway. But that's ok, maybe you should > embrace a more cruiserish build, and this one could be cool. > > -sell all and buy a 650b Atlantis which, in your head, feels somewhere > between Sam and hunq. You never were quite convinced about big 29er tires > on a 54cm hunq frame anyway, and this 650b thing looks like it's gonna > stick....though you've never tried it. Maybe you could get a custom color > and a couple extra braze ons and it would be fine to take on trails and > tour, and when not there, it wouldn't feel too sluggish on the road either. > > -keep all until shit hits the fan and you need to unload as things come up. > > -realize that the one bike hypothesis is not practical and ignore all > problems in your life. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *30% Supply and Demand discount, listmembers only, on all resume, LinkedIn, and writing services, until Demand equals Supply! And there's more! 10% kickback for any referral resulting in fully paid, list-price contract. And still more! I am offering services in trade for a road bike, or frame and parts, that are period compatible with my AM hub, circa 1937 to 1961. See my website for what I do and what I charge; email for details.* Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
