Some good points here guys. The Raleigh is surprisingly smooth, but the others are great also. The Civia, for example, is on Hetres, which we all know are pretty comfortable.
Originally Posted by
cyclotoine
The civia seems like the bike to keep, but it sounds very similar to the raleigh. Does one fit better or do just like one a little bit better. Sometimes it is hard to get over the fact that a bike is really nice and you keep grabbing the beater so keep the nice in in better shape. As such you build a relationship for the beater and start to love it more because you spend more time with it. Don't forget that. It sounds like the raleigh might be that bike, but it in reality the civia fits better and is finished better you will develop the same relationship over time if the raleigh is no longer with you.
This is pretty much my line of thinking, too. I don't ride the Raleigh more because I like it better, I ride it more because it already has a dent so there's less to lose, in a sense. No doubt I would be equally happy with either of the other two.
Originally Posted by
mountaindave
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If guys can make workshops out of closets or boiler rooms, a guy can find a way to take 3 bikes along with him. This was a trick question or troll thread anyway. I mean seriously,
sell a bike that "rides like buttah"? No.
Ha, should have mentioned, these aren't the only bikes, they're just three that are redundant. There's also a tandem, wife's two road bikes, wife's two touring bikes, wife's mtb, my two road bikes, and my two mtbs, not to mention framesets, wheels, parts, etc. The majority of which well need to be sold in the coming months.
I could certainly stand to reduce things a bit.
Originally Posted by
cobrabyte
I'd keep the Raleigh because you always need a bike you don't mind beating up and if it rides that nice it's a shame to get rid of it. I'd have a tough time letting go of the Civia, too...so I'd find a way to keep both. I'd sell the Schwinn.
Is it possible to keep the Raleigh locked up and have that one live outside? Taking the wheels off a bike opens up some extra storage possibilities, too
Good question. We have just started looking for places so I don't know how much room I'll have (I just know it won't be as much as I have now). Ironically, the Raleigh has a certain value to it that the others don't, because of the dent.