Selling my bikes.

saddlepunk · 2011-04-07, 07:26 PM

Hooked on uni - so I'm getting rid of the bikes.

Dane M · 2011-04-07, 09:14 PM

I considered selling my MTB to get some more muni machine stuff, but I know I'd end up wanting to ride with someone else. Maybe in another year or 2 when I see how I hold up against bikers I will make my decision

johnfoss · 2011-04-08, 07:00 AM

I still have my last bike, A Miyata Triplecross that I got in 1989 or so.

It has cobwebs on it.

It's a hybrid, which means it's a lousy mountain bike and a lousy road bike. For a short while it was an excellent ride-to-work bike, but then I got the Coker and that was it.

thieum · 2011-04-08, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saddlepunk

Hooked on uni - so I'm getting rid of the bikes.

I hate to say it, but I'm pretty confident you'll regret it one day.

Into the blue · 2011-04-08, 09:25 AM

Have to agree with Thieum on this.
I reckon you're still going through the honeymoon stage with your uni.
I got rid of my b*ke about a year and a half ago.
Huge mistake, and I regretted it immediately.
Sure, it'll be fun to take the uni to Brechfa or Afan.
But when you're there, I guarantee this thought will enter your head at least once; "Man, I wish I could go faster."

tstessney · 2011-04-08, 09:30 AM

I love to uni. But I still love to bike also. I still have friends that I ride MTN and road bikes with who absolutely refuse to even consider the uni. Three days a week I ride with them. The other 4 are mine to uni. Yesterday I MTN biked in the a.m. and unied in the afternoon (legs rubbery today!). Variety is the spice of life.

raymanh · 2011-04-08, 09:47 AM

I would also agree with thieum, blue and tsyessny. IMO a unicycle is no substitute bike, it's a completely different thing.

I am actually considering buying an MTB for my local trails simply because I miss the speed and efficiency of a bike. But this doesn't mean I will stop unicycling, I will still ride my 36er places, and do trials on my 20".

knoxuni · 2011-04-08, 12:39 PM

I have a 5,000$ mountain bike and have almost sold it a few times. i wana get a gates belt driven bike about 2,000$ and spend the rest on a nice muni and some gas money!

tstessney · 2011-04-09, 09:51 AM

I had a $2000 full suspension MTN bike. After 3 years of riding, I snapped the frame, but only after replacing 2 rear derailures, 2 blown air shocks, several pivot bearings and numerous other multi-speed suspended bike parts. Now I ride a $300 single-speed, rigid, steel frame 29er. I can ride it anywhere I rode the expensive full-suspension bike (a little slower) and only change the chain every year.
Now I'm down to a unicycle. If I continue to simplify things, by next year I'll be running around the woods in a loin cloth and flip-flops.

knoxuni · 2011-04-09, 01:43 PM

haha. i want a gates belt drive ss

saddlepunk · 2011-04-09, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thieum

I hate to say it, but I'm pretty confident you'll regret it one day.

You tend to regret the things you don't do.

johnfoss · 2011-04-10, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thieum

I hate to say it, but I'm pretty confident you'll regret it one day.

This may be true; it might be better to wait a while. I know I've waited long enough; I never ride mine. But it's a cool example of a brand that's no longer in America, so for now I'm keeping it.

But I never ride it.

We do have a Trek tandem that we also don't ride. Frame is tall for both captain and stoker. Any takers?

jaco_flans · 2011-04-10, 03:56 PM

I bought a $700 MTB before I got my Trials uni, I was riding it almost everyday. In the last 3 years, I rode it like 2-3 times per season, and this is only because my friend wants me to go MTBing with him. I have a super ghetto fixed gear to go to school with, I also have a cheap Trials bike I use sometimes. Sometimes I just think I should sell all of them to buy a Schlumpf hub for one of my Uni

saddlepunk · 2011-04-10, 04:53 PM

They're gone and I have £300 to spend on a KH20.

raymanh · 2011-04-10, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saddlepunk

They're gone and I have £300 to spend on a KH20.

Do you have near substitute for that bike? Like a 36er? Cos that 20" is gonna be wayyy slow.

2011-04-07, 07:26 PM	#1
saddlepunk trying to redress the imbalance Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ammanford, Wales, UK Age: 49 Posts: 129	Selling my bikes. Hooked on uni - so I'm getting rid of the bikes.

2011-04-07, 09:14 PM	#2
Dane M Muni Crash Test Dummy Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: US - Santa Barbara, CA Age: 23 Posts: 2,552	I considered selling my MTB to get some more muni machine stuff, but I know I'd end up wanting to ride with someone else. Maybe in another year or 2 when I see how I hold up against bikers I will make my decision __________________ It's not as steep as it looks, just go! www.DaneMehlPhotography.com www.YouTube.com/DaneUni

2011-04-08, 07:00 AM	#3
johnfoss North Shore ridin' Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Carmichael, CA Posts: 14,932	I still have my last bike, A Miyata Triplecross that I got in 1989 or so. It has cobwebs on it. It's a hybrid, which means it's a lousy mountain bike and a lousy road bike. For a short while it was an excellent ride-to-work bike, but then I got the Coker and that was it. __________________ John Foss "jfoss" at "unicycling.com" www.unicycling.com "Unicycling is a way of looking at the world, making a choice to slow down, finish what you start, doing things not because they're easy, but because they're a challenge." -- Nurse Ben

2011-04-08, 09:47 AM	#7
raymanh KH20" trials Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Age: 20 Posts: 431	I would also agree with thieum, blue and tsyessny. IMO a unicycle is no substitute bike, it's a completely different thing. I am actually considering buying an MTB for my local trails simply because I miss the speed and efficiency of a bike. But this doesn't mean I will stop unicycling, I will still ride my 36er places, and do trials on my 20". __________________ "It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the others. Eventually you learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit."

2011-04-08, 12:39 PM	#8
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,695	I have a 5,000$ mountain bike and have almost sold it a few times. i wana get a gates belt driven bike about 2,000$ and spend the rest on a nice muni and some gas money! __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2011-04-08, 09:30 AM	#6
tstessney Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Altoona, Pa Age: 44 Posts: 204	I love to uni. But I still love to bike also. I still have friends that I ride MTN and road bikes with who absolutely refuse to even consider the uni. Three days a week I ride with them. The other 4 are mine to uni. Yesterday I MTN biked in the a.m. and unied in the afternoon (legs rubbery today!). Variety is the spice of life.

2011-04-09, 09:51 AM	#9
tstessney Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Altoona, Pa Age: 44 Posts: 204	I had a $2000 full suspension MTN bike. After 3 years of riding, I snapped the frame, but only after replacing 2 rear derailures, 2 blown air shocks, several pivot bearings and numerous other multi-speed suspended bike parts. Now I ride a $300 single-speed, rigid, steel frame 29er. I can ride it anywhere I rode the expensive full-suspension bike (a little slower) and only change the chain every year. Now I'm down to a unicycle. If I continue to simplify things, by next year I'll be running around the woods in a loin cloth and flip-flops.

2011-04-09, 01:43 PM	#10
knoxuni wes style!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: central ohio Age: 18 Posts: 4,695	haha. i want a gates belt drive ss __________________ Be a dumbass experience dumbass consequences its full circle of dumbass And then, do it again. That makes it an infinite loop!

2011-04-10, 03:56 PM	#13
jaco_flans Trials & Muni! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gatineau,Québec,Canada Age: 19 Posts: 3,021	I bought a $700 MTB before I got my Trials uni, I was riding it almost everyday. In the last 3 years, I rode it like 2-3 times per season, and this is only because my friend wants me to go MTBing with him. I have a super ghetto fixed gear to go to school with, I also have a cheap Trials bike I use sometimes. Sometimes I just think I should sell all of them to buy a Schlumpf hub for one of my Uni __________________ Jakob F. Team Goudurix Trials 'n Muni 'n Trials 'n Muni Last edited by jaco_flans; 2011-04-10 at 03:57 PM.

2011-04-10, 04:53 PM	#14
saddlepunk trying to redress the imbalance Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ammanford, Wales, UK Age: 49 Posts: 129	They're gone and I have £300 to spend on a KH20.

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