How old is your bike?

[ClockworkOrange]

Think I might be on my own on this one because my bike is 11 years old! She is British made, an Orange Clockwork Limited Edition and she has a certain amount of kudos.

And what is more, I will never ever part up with her, she's brilliant, she's almost a part of me, helped me get back to work after being told I would never be able to work again, then helped me cope with this COPD.



Last year my partner replaced virtually all moving parts and she goes so well now, obviously helped along by me!

Oh yes, forgot to mention she was a hand me down from my son's girlfriend, I have owned her 9 years.


Clock

[Flur]

My go-fast bike (Bianchi 1885) is one year old, but I still have the bike my parents bought me when I was 14 (I'm now 32), a bright red Bianchi Forza. She's my about-town bike and will be my commuter once I attach the rack I bought last year and get some panniers (and, of course, a job to commute to).

[jobob]

My Rivendell road bike was built around 1996, so she's about 13 years old. She was built by Waterford in the USA (back when Rivs were being built by Waterford)

I bought her second-hand in Oct 2004 though, so I've only owned her for about 4 1/2 of those years.

This is after her new paint job in February of 2008 - most of her components were replaced then too:



Story here:
http://callmepokey.blogspot.com/2008...paint-job.html

[sfa]

If my bike was a person, she would have been able to vote last November.

Next month, my bike will celebrate her 19th birthday. She's a 1990 Miyata 600GT and I will never ever get rid of her. My husband suggested I could sell the Miyata to get a newer bike and I nearly ripped his head off. I still have the original receipt from when I purchased her!

Sarah

[smurfalicious]

If my bike was a person, she would have been able to vote last November.

Ha ha! I think if Candy girl was a person she could probably drink. Actually, she'd probably get a sizable discount on her car insurance!

Tiburon, is still in diapers. He's a month old if I consider how long I've owned him, technically he's a year old because he's an '08 but I don't think a bike that sat around with the sales rep for a year counts as a year old.

[redrhodie]

technically he's a year old because he's an '08 but I don't think a bike that sat around with the sales rep for a year counts as a year old.

Oh, cool! Then Arrow is one and a half, even though she's an '02.

[Nia]

We have a 1984 Bianchi and a 1987 Cannondale which we still consider as our babies. I ride my Cannondale religiously and it's still a great bike. My better half has upgraded about a year ago or so and I have to admit that I find myself drooling with envy occasionally!

[Heifzilla]

My Raleigh is a 1998 model.

Here she is:


And here is DH working on his 1986 Schwinn World Sport:


Check out that old cable lock I think that's his original one that he got when he got the bike back in '86.

[MomOnBike]

Walter (the Raleigh Gran Prix) came to me in 1978. He was the 1-year anniversary present from DH. We have had many pleasant miles together, including commutes to and from college, some light touring and jaunts with the dog trotting along beside. Although he doesn't really fit me very well, I have no plans to get rid of him.

William (the 'bent) is a 2003 (I think.) He has his 10,000th mile-aversary coming up this year, if my knee ever rehabs enough to ride. We have done a solo credit card tour from Minnesota to (almost) Sioux City, RAGBRAI, we've commuted, gone grocery shopping, and gone on bike dates with DH. A real work horse/companion.

As an aside, I love the fact that I can wax lyrical here about my bikes and people will understand. I don't get that in Real Life.

[Vireo]

My sometimes commuter is circa 1988. It was originally built with downtube shifters then I put STI's on it and now it is back to downtube shifters. Rest of the pics are here

[GLC1968]

My road bike is 4 years old. I bought her new as a previous year's model, so I've had her for 3 years.

My commuter is 5 years old. I've had her for 4 years (I bought her from someone else who only put 65 miles on her in the first year).

My mountain bike is the oldest in my stable. I bought her new in 1993 (if I remember correctly) but she was also a 'previous year's model', so I'm pretty sure she was born in 1992. She still has everything original except the saddle (even the tires are original!). I've tried to contact Specialized to get the exact year with the serial number, but they haven't been very responsive. I don't really care though - I still love her.

[Geonz]

The one I've been riding this week is three years younger than this one, or 41 years old . The back wheel, though, is pre-WWII - has brass brake shoes


My Xtracycle's a '91 (I think) Giant Nutra (17 years old, pushing 19,000 miles)... the Trek is a 2001 700FX (8 years old), and the Dahon a sprightly 2.

[shootingstar]

The back wheel, though, is pre-WWII - has brass brake shoes

Gee. No doubt, other folks here must have bikes with these types of treasured parts.

[lauraelmore1033]

My bike is almost 2 years old; A young pup, but close enough to perfect that I can't see wanting another one for a long time.

[redrhodie]

The red Eddy Merckx is mine, it's mid 1980s, and the orange bike, my bf's Coppi, is from around 1968.