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[Closed] I built my dream bike...and now it needs to be sold after 1 ride....sad times

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Ok.

£30.

I will just have to convert the kids to Judaism, to get out of buying them any presents this year.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:32 am
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So, so back to the OP's advert.

If you split it I'd be interested in the Frame and Forks.

email in profile.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:35 am
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iainc, I was hoping for some suggestions, and some of them have been really good, like keeping the frame and selling the nice components and getting some more standard ones.
I have already done that with the shifters which have been swapped from XX to X9.
I never meant to use this to advertise, I haven't been writing on here long, so I hadn't seen the activity you describe. But I'm really sorry if it came across like that. Just wanted to share my frustration! I'm more annoyed at myself than anything else, that I don't have reason to use it more, or that I don't love mountainbiking as much as I thought!


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:41 am
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I have to concentrate on road biking/triathlon next year, so the road bike and TT bike have to be kept.

For what it's worth part of me does want to sell the bike,

I only took up mountain biking as a bit of fun

This bike would never get the use it deserves as I just don't care enough

So it's not your dream bike then?

It's a nice bike you'll lose loads on, but you've basically made the decision that it was a stupid thing to buy and you have to sell it, and you're making it your wife's fault?

And... why do you [i]have [/i]to concentrate on road/tri?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:47 am
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I started reading this thread feeling some compassion, but I have been ground down by the amount of times that 'lose' has been misspelt as 'loose'.

For that reason, I'm out.

Dave


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:49 am
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My dream bike cost just over £4000 to build.
When the boiler needed replacing xterramrs, ask me to sell it to help some funds.
I did and i got £1000, i am sad about this.
It was a year ago and i might be warm in the house, but i still miss my bike


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:50 am
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njee, good point, I guess its not, I think I just thought it would be. Something really really fun that would re-ignite that feeling I got when I first took up mountain biking. Oh well.
And I have to concentrate on road/tri next year as I hope soon thats going to be my job! For a very short time though!


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:53 am
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My dream bike cost just over £4000 to build.
When the boiler needed replacing xterramrs, ask me to sell it to help some funds.
I did and i got £1000, i am sad about this.

Either:
- you got a lot of use out of it

Or:
- you sold it for far less than you should/could have


And I have to concentrate on road/tri next year as I hope soon thats going to be my job! For a very short time though!

So you get given a bike...?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 10:58 am
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STW in missing the important facts shocker 🙄 (floor needs sweeping, wall needs repainting).

Stunning bike though.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 11:13 am
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The two grand you would get for the bike IF YOU'RE LUCKY you could easily put on a credit card as you're in full time employment and the interest would still be less than you're going to lose by selling.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 11:35 am
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I built my dream bike

One mans dream is another mans nightmare. What were you thinking?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 1:04 pm
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STW in missing the important facts shocker (floor needs sweeping, wall needs repainting).

... and that bikes wheels are a funny size. Whats all that about?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 1:08 pm
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So very true alex.

Mostly balanced, I'm not sure how getting myself into credit card debt will help at all!


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 1:32 pm
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...that I don't love mountainbiking as much as I thought!

This is the real sadness!


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 1:42 pm
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STW in missing the important facts shocker (floor needs sweeping, wall needs repainting).
... and that bikes wheels are a funny size. Whats all that about?

There is also an unnecessary loop of hose going to the back brake.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 2:18 pm
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Have you thought about putting it on ebay and linking on the main forum?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 2:20 pm
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The hose is way to long! Wasn't sure what else to do with it?!?


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 2:21 pm
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Painstakingly built over the past few months. Rode like an absolute dream. But the boss has called time on my toy collection and something has to give.

I can see why. Gawd its ****ing ugly. Sorry someone had to say it. Luckily your missus has an aesthetic sense of taste.


 
Posted : 14/12/2012 3:44 pm
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