Originally Posted by
John E
If you can ship it fairly economically and have room to store it, you may want to keep it as a general purpose transportation beater. This is the only reason I keep my rusty trusty old Peugeot UO-8 -- I can lock it and leave it in places I would not be comfortable leaving one of my nicer bikes. (I don't even really have room for it, but I somehow cram it in to the garage.)
The only reason that is keeping me from shipping the bike home is the cost, which I haven't established yet but know it will be expensive. Undoubtedly it would be more than the value of the bike if I were to sell it. But the bikes worth is a subjective thing since there are other factors involved. It is a personal choice and selling it would provide little gratification which is why I'm considering giving it to someone who would find use for it. There are many locals down here who ride bikes that many of us would throw in the trash. There is definitely a need.