Bike you've let go, but wish you'd kept?....

[benjabbi]

One of the last Pace RC-300s built, I think it's the only one I ever walked away from thinking 'I really shouldn't have done that!' and within a couple of weeks they announced they'd stopped building frames.
A really tidy Orange E3, some chainrings/bolts and tyres away from completion, a lot of polishing done, blue Hope/Middleburn collected and I inexplicably gave up and sold it all on, not really sure why?
Oh and while it wasn't sold or swapped I would have much preferred it if my Santa Cruz Tazmon hadn't been stolen.

 

[moonlite]

My very early Orange Sub5 which I bought directly from the company via their website -- a used demo model in 20". It arrived with an absolutely knackered blue Manitou fork which leaked brown water when I took it off; I replaced it with a new SID and over the years replaced the wheels, fitted hope Minis, and added lightness wherever I could.

It's the only full-suspension bike I've ever had and was so dialled-in it felt you could go anywhere on it. When I left the UK, I had a limited amount of space to take my stuff with me and a lot had to go. I did a deal with the 'man with a van' who helped pack up my flat and he took the bike in part-payment. Dumbest decision I've ever made.

 

[Once A Hero]

I’ve let 20 bikes or framesets go in the last 5 years or so, some duplicates of bikes I still have, and some projects/broken beyond my desire/ability to fix.

But aside perhaps from a GT Lobo, I don’t regret letting any of them go. Had the GT been less of a beast to move around the storage area, I’d have been more inclined to keep it for its sheer drama of appearance.

 

[Prodigal Son]

I regret not buying a black salsa ala carte i was offered on fatcogs.

 

[grantoury]

I had a bicycle that was my grandfather's. I traded it in for a new one. I really shouldn't have.

 

[vtwinvince]

Top of the list would also be my DBR Axis TT with all the goodies, followed by a Klein TeamSuper and a Grandis Superleggera.

 

[otherself]

I regret selling an Univega Alpina 505 frame in my size. Great bikes, ride fantastic, i loved this dark plum-to-gunmetal grey fade colour. i just needed the cash at the time for a new imac computer.



I also sold a Scapin i never built up. It was rare made from a top-end steel.

 

[slimjoe]

Fat City Cycles Slim Chance. Stupidly thought it was a good idea to sell & replace with modern tat. Road I know but still MTB roots