Originally Posted by
Koyote
Given your premise, you are asking people to raise their hands and admit that they buy new bikes and never ride them. I don’t think you’ll get very many of those responses on a forum dedicated to cycling.
This describes me to a large extent. I like tinkering with bikes and detailing them. Last year I sold a bike that I had owned for six years and the buyer wanted to see my original sales invoice as he didn't believe the bike was unmarked after six years.
Car detailing is one of my hobbies so I've extended it to detailing bicycles.
All of my bikes are parked in display stands so they don't touch each other or walls.
I find tinkering with bikes and detailing them very therapeutic and rewarding, and a great way to de-stress. I do ride my bikes sometimes, but never in bad weather. Each to their own, I guess...