Hi Michael, I'm with you there. In 1987 I bought a full Campy Rossin. I did ride it a few times but I very much doubt I put more than 1000 miles on it. I tweaked this, that and the other, but I really didn't enjoy the bike too much...it was just too skittish and the biggest tires I could cram into it were 23mm. When I odered my Riv road in 2001, I cannabalized some of the parts (like the very nice wheels, seatpost and brakes) to build it up and a few years later sold the Rossin frame BB,headset and Campy crank to a former neighbour who was into Italian racing bikes for $400...I didn't feel like giving the bike away, but I don't feel I gouged him either. I think he still rides it or maybe he fleabayed it...I'm not sure. Anyway...hopefully the Rossin has landed in the right person's hands. But....yeah, the Rossin wasn't unsafe; it just didn't forgive attention lapse...just not very practical or confidence-inspiring in the way that pretty much all Rivs are. Another bike I said goodbye to was an 85 Cannondale mtn bike with the 24" rear wheel...only because I bought a 91 Cannondale.Sold to a colleague at work. He and his kids rode the heck out of it until it was stolen...but it had a good life.Never unsafe...I just didn't need 2 mountain bikes
On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 1:56:36 PM UTC-6, Michael wrote: > 1. Are there any bikes you don't feel safe on anymore and know you won't > ride them anymore because of that? > For instance: > I am selling my Giant race bike because I don't feel safe on anything less > than 32mm wide tires anymore. The bike is just too unstable on bad roads > for my ability/comfort level, though 700 x 25mm tires are loved by many. > I like the stability of wider tires. > Also, I'd rather not ride composite bikes anymore. > So that is an easy decision for me. > > 2. Perhaps donate them. Even if you miss them later, at least you will > feel better about it going to someone who needs it. > *3. and 4. below may be able to be applied to bikes:* > 3. Basses and Guitars: I have mine down to two of my favorite brands of > guitar, and keeping just one of each brand that I like. That was an easy > choice. That way I have basically the same guitars, just the nicest, > all-in-one guitar of that brand. Maybe that can be applied in your case to > bikes (for other than RBW brands, of course). So now I have kept my nicest > Gibson and my nicest Fender. No regrets! > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
