comet the dog

i cant decide whether to sell my mountain bike or not. i recently purchased my first road bike this past summer and ever since than i havent rode my mountain bike. i just dont want to. the road bike is just the perfect thing for me, however it has no braze ons for rack or fenders. so i have been contemplating selling the mtn bike and purchasing a cyclocross bike for my commuting.
i might add that i dont treat the mtn bike as a mtn bike. it has only been off road 3 maybe four times, and nothing to serious, just some trail riding with my kids while out camping.
my problem is that i have more moola rapped up in this bike than i would ever get out of it. but whats the point if i dont ride it.
rob

10 Wheels

Sell it or do like I did.
Give it to someone that needs it.

gabelny

What kind of bike is it? If it's a bike that mountain bikers might be after and you have no use for it, I suggest trying your luck on craigslist.com. I'm sure you could sell it there.

comet the dog

gary fisher cobia 29'er

mawtangent

I'm the kind of person who keeps stuff too long. Stuff I shouldn't have bought, stuff I should have sold long ago while it was still worth something (I'm talking mostly music/recording gear). I've heard this thought about cloths: if a year has gone by without it being worn, then get rid of it...that could probably apply to a lot of things.

You could force yourself to ride the mtb a few times and see if you find anything appealing about it that you might have forgotten. Does it fit you well? Can it be adapted to be useful to you, have you tried slick tires on it (which would make it much more faster (and roadbike-like) than knobby tires). Would a cyclocross bike be that much of a better ride than the mtb or do you just want an excuse to get another bike? If you honestly dont want to ride it anymore (and don't even want to keep it as a back-up bike) then let it go.

StanSeven

Keep it. It's a good choice in the winter when the roads are bad or even on a rain day when you don't want to take a newer road bike out. Plus as you put miles in, variety keeps training fresh.

MnD

I kept my old Navigator just to ride with the kids...definately hang onto it if your family is riding age.

the bandit

You bought the road bike this summer. What is the winter like where you live?

If you have a serious winter then I wouldn't ditch the MB until you know you want to ride the road bike year round.

c_m_shooter

Put some Cross tires, fenders and a rack on the Cobia. Should make a good foul weather commuter, and you may want to take the scenic route(trails) to work one day.

Big_e

Keep the mtb. Use it for the bad weather days. You may find that you get to love it again as you rely on it when things get bad. I commute on my old Gary Fisher Wahoo. She ain't the fastest but she's tough and reliable so I'll keep her. Plus, I get quite a workout when I ride the mtb. Just raise the saddle height for commuting and lower it for the trails.
Ernest

Tabagas_Ru

I got a buddy who had a couple of bikes stolen recently, he could probably use yours.

It is always nice to have a good second bike around. Keep the bike and buy another one.

BA Commuter

Unless you really need the $, keep it!

Put a set of city tires on it and use it as a backup or bad weather commuter as many have suggested.

comet the dog

oh im sure the wife would go for that. i aleady have 4 bikes.

comet the dog

im thinkin that subconsally <thats spelled wrong.... i just want another bike, oh well, maybe i could hide it from the wife.

behemoth

sell it, sell it now. or, as someone suggested give it to someone who will use it. i have a $3K piece of mountain biking wall art in my garage.
yeah right, you should listen to me, i still have mine and i doubt i will ever get rid of it.
my mountain got placed on the wall once i got a road bike and i know for a fact that i will never go back.
good luck.

comet the dog

what part of the road bike swayed your opinion. for me it was the multiple hand positions shifting and of course the speed.