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sdyeti · 02-08-2008, 09:52 AM

I have a 3-4 year old K2 road bike. It was the lowest model I could get (not very light and has a triple up front). I paid about $750 for it.

In the past two years, I've ridden it twice. I will not ride on the road here in SoCal (it scares me too much...I know, accidents can happen anywhere but I'm not about to up my odds on purpose, just my opinion on it). In fact, the only thing I would use it for would be to put it on a trainer, but getting poked in the eye is more fun that that.

Should I keep it, hoping that someday I'll move to the countryside and want to ride it again? Or should I sell it and put the $$ in the bank? It's taking up room in my house and collecting dust.

BFloFoxRider. · 02-08-2008, 09:53 AM

donate it to mee

haha just kidding.
start riding it!

allison · 02-08-2008, 09:54 AM

If you don't use it on a trainer (I don't have access to spin class, so do an interval DVD on our trainer) I'd say sell it for cheap. You can either save the money or pick up something else you need.

If you ever move to the country and decide you want to road bike, get something new then with the money you save by not living in San Diego

FWIW, if you want to do a few road rides with us this spring/summer/fall... we do a nice 50 mile ride near the coast that has *very* little traffic (mostly on bike paths and then through a campground - you do ride through Pendleton, though), and then our long difficult ride locally also has little traffic. But, you'd need to keep the bike

Pain Freak · 02-08-2008, 09:57 AM

Keep it for a few more years, things change.

sdyeti · 02-08-2008, 10:03 AM

I hear you on keeping it, but again, in 2-3 years I've ridden it 2-3 times

allison · 02-08-2008, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by sdyeti

I hear you on keeping it, but again, in 2-3 years I've ridden it 2-3 times

If you aren't gonna do our cool & easy 50 rides this summer then sell it!

sdyeti · 02-08-2008, 10:06 AM

omg...more pain & suffering with da Manns??!! Can I handle it

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Originally Posted by allison

If you aren't gonna do our cool & easy 50 rides this summer then sell it!

BrewMaster · 02-08-2008, 10:08 AM

Eh, if it was $750 new, you probably won't get much for it. I say keep it because you never know.

ghixon · 02-08-2008, 10:22 AM

Turn it into art....

You could also donate it to a local charity and get a big tax deduction.

allison · 02-08-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sdyeti

omg...more pain & suffering with da Manns??!! Can I handle it

You'd enjoy the cool & easy 50!! I got it from routeslip. When it's 100 in the mountains, Oceanside is the place to be!

steviebfromtheoc · 02-08-2008, 10:31 AM

keep it for those times you want to ride/train when the mountains are soaked , I have one that sits too , but every know and then I bust it out and have a great ride

dhmike · 02-08-2008, 10:43 AM

stop being a sissy and ride your road bike on the road where it's meant to ride . so i vote you keep it.

sdyeti · 02-08-2008, 10:46 AM

Okay, you can be the one to scrape me off the pavement

Maybe you have some wide shouldered roads out there in Indio?

Hmmm...could I make it a CX bike???!!!! Is that do-able with a road bike?

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Originally Posted by dhmike

stop being a sissy and ride your road bike on the road where it's meant to ride . so i vote you keep it.

klutter · 02-08-2008, 10:54 AM

Maybe...if you've got clearance for wider tires.

Pain Freak · 02-08-2008, 10:55 AM

Hold on to it, I think this mountain biking fad is about played out.

TURNERob · 02-08-2008, 11:00 AM

Sell it while it is still worth something. If you were ever to move somewhere that you could ride it w/o fear of becoming road kill you'd probably want a better bike by then anyway. Sell it, you will not miss it.

autoduel · 02-08-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sdyeti

Hmmm...could I make it a CX bike???!!!! Is that do-able with a road bike?

You already have the triple up front. Swap out the fork and get one of these for the rear brake:
http://aebike.com/page.cfm?PageID=30...ils&sku=BR9121

Endo Verendo · 02-08-2008, 12:46 PM

Suck it up, start riding in traffic, get used to it, have fun.

northshore · 02-08-2008, 01:23 PM

Cyclocross

sdyeti · 02-08-2008, 01:46 PM

I used to ride in traffic all the time when I lived in AZ. I'd rather take my chances with all the snowbirds in Mesa than a single distracted driver out here!

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Originally Posted by Endo Verendo

Suck it up, start riding in traffic, get used to it, have fun.

02-08-2008, 09:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
sdyeti Spinning my wheels	What should I do with my road bike? Advice needed... I have a 3-4 year old K2 road bike. It was the lowest model I could get (not very light and has a triple up front). I paid about $750 for it. In the past two years, I've ridden it twice. I will not ride on the road here in SoCal (it scares me too much...I know, accidents can happen anywhere but I'm not about to up my odds on purpose, just my opinion on it). In fact, the only thing I would use it for would be to put it on a trainer, but getting poked in the eye is more fun that that. Should I keep it, hoping that someday I'll move to the countryside and want to ride it again? Or should I sell it and put the $$ in the bank? It's taking up room in my house and collecting dust. __________________ My Blog: Two Wheel Love THE PATH-Love the Bike You Ride

02-08-2008, 09:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
allison Harden the F Up	If you don't use it on a trainer (I don't have access to spin class, so do an interval DVD on our trainer) I'd say sell it for cheap. You can either save the money or pick up something else you need. If you ever move to the country and decide you want to road bike, get something new then with the money you save by not living in San Diego FWIW, if you want to do a few road rides with us this spring/summer/fall... we do a nice 50 mile ride near the coast that has very little traffic (mostly on bike paths and then through a campground - you do ride through Pendleton, though), and then our long difficult ride locally also has little traffic. But, you'd need to keep the bike __________________

02-08-2008, 09:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Keep it for a few more years, things change. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

02-08-2008, 10:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
sdyeti Spinning my wheels	I hear you on keeping it, but again, in 2-3 years I've ridden it 2-3 times __________________ My Blog: Two Wheel Love THE PATH-Love the Bike You Ride

02-08-2008, 10:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
ghixon Which way did he go?	Turn it into art.... You could also donate it to a local charity and get a big tax deduction. __________________ The only reason people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.

02-08-2008, 09:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
BFloFoxRider.	donate it to mee haha just kidding. start riding it! __________________ Brandon FLOres http://brandonflores92.blogspot.com/

02-08-2008, 10:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
BrewMaster	Eh, if it was $750 new, you probably won't get much for it. I say keep it because you never know. __________________ Solo rides are good for the soul.

02-08-2008, 10:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
steviebfromtheoc steviebfromtheoc	keep it for those times you want to ride/train when the mountains are soaked , I have one that sits too , but every know and then I bust it out and have a great ride

02-08-2008, 10:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
dhmike Senior Member	stop being a sissy and ride your road bike on the road where it's meant to ride . so i vote you keep it.

02-08-2008, 10:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
klutter Senior Member	Maybe...if you've got clearance for wider tires.

02-08-2008, 10:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Hold on to it, I think this mountain biking fad is about played out. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

02-08-2008, 11:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
TURNERob I need a tow truck ASAP	Sell it while it is still worth something. If you were ever to move somewhere that you could ride it w/o fear of becoming road kill you'd probably want a better bike by then anyway. Sell it, you will not miss it. __________________ Cal Clinkie: Now that I'm older I don't think I'll buy another bike without a kickstand. Uh hunk, yeah.

02-08-2008, 12:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Endo Verendo tool	Suck it up, start riding in traffic, get used to it, have fun. __________________ Where are we eating?

02-08-2008, 01:23 PM	#19 (permalink)
northshore Aloha Brah!	Cyclocross __________________ Hawaiian Island Creations Ride it: dw-link.com/reasons

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