Just put my first bike up for sale...

[hebe]

My Marin. It's been properly serviced (and had a wheel trued ) and has been listed on ebay with everything crossed that it will go for a reasonable price. Not too sure about that last one as prices seem pretty low at the moment. Anyway. I want to buy the mixte I posted about on the Mixte thread. It feels really odd selling it, I suppose also because I sold Small Girl's balance bike too last week and I'm rather more used to bikes coming in than bikes going out. The Mister reasonably pointed out that 4 bikes would probably be one too many, so the Marin has to go to make room for the mixte (and to help pay for it). It's not ridden that much any more, most of my rides are on the Vita.

Tell me about when you parted company with your first adult bike, please.

[Eden]

Hmmm - my first, first real road bike, a steel Trek 420, was stolen when I in college

The replacement, which was identical in everything but color, saw many years and several countries of riding before I really realized it was too big for me. I donated it to a children's group home that was occupying a house at the end of my street.

The next one, an alu Fuji, the one I started racing on, I had for only a couple of years before I decided I needed a newer lighter bike with a double I sold that one to a man for his teenage daughter to ride in a local double century ride (2 days 200 miles)

[Marquise]

Had dinner about three months ago with a friend who said her friend had just posted on Facebook that he was looking for a bike the same size as mine for his girlfriend. I told my friend the details to text him and my friend's friend ended up buying my Felt ZW5 for his girlfriend. That meant his girlfriend now had a nicer bike than his so within maybe two weeks he upgraded to a carbon bike after getting some advice from my husband. The new owner of my first bike is younger and faster than me and I'm glad my bike found a good home. We've seen them riding out in the country where we ride so I know it's being put to good use.

[Cynedra]

I'm not sure I understand the 4 bikes being too many.

[hebe]

Thanks for the replies. It's lovely to read about bikes going onto new homes and being ridden still. I know there are a lot of miles left in this bike.

4 bikes wouldn't be too many if I had more time and skill, in the meantime 3 is plenty. One for errands and pottering, one for fitness and leisure road rides and one for off-road and towing. Perhaps one day I'll add in a road bike or a cross bike, but for the moment one in one out is fine.

There's quite a few watchers and a handful of bids now, so I'm a bit happier about my bike going.

[Tri Girl]

A Giant road bike was my first adult bike. I loved everything about it, but the color. I always hated the blue. When I sold it, it went to a young girl just getting into triathlon, and she was over the moon thrilled with it, so I was OK parting with it. I did cry, tho, when she drove out of my driveway with it.

LOVE that you're getting the mixte!! It's a beautiful bike, and I'm sure you will just adore it!!