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

[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.

[redrhodie]

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

[ny biker]

I bought my mountain bike in 1998 (July, I think it was) and I got the road bike in late 2002.

For the past few days I've been thinking about getting a new road bike. The last two times I had it in the shop for tweaks to the seat height, the manager recommended that I get a WSD bike which he thinks would be more comfortable for me. And if I do get a new one, he thinks I should get a carbon frame given the distances I ride.

On the one hand I realize he would really like to sell me a bike, because that's how he makes money, but I am wondering if I would have fewer aches and pains on a different bike, and if carbon would make a difference. On the other hand, I tend to develop an irrational attachment to inanimate objects, and I'm not sure I'm ready to part with my road bike yet.

So I might be replacing the road bike soon, or then again maybe not.

[MyLitespeed]

8 years old this December, 16,800 miles.

[SadieKate]

I've got a 1981 Mercian King of Mercia (British-made ) which is ridden quite a bit in the summer.

I gave my 1976 Bob Jackson mixte (also British-made ) to yellow for commuting.

Our tandem is from 1997.

Your bike is lovely but only 11 years young.

[7rider]

The Schwinn cruiser I figure is a 1982 model, 27 years old, based on it's serial number. It was a yard sale find.
The Seven Axiom is 10 years old. 1999 frame, rebuilt in 2005.
The Klein Palomino is 6 years old....as old as my marraige, as we got a pair of them as wedding presents to each other.
The Felt commuter is 4 years old this spring.
The Seven ID8 is the baby of the group: just 1.5 years young.

[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.

[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.

[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]

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.