Can let go fairly easily
Holdsworth Professional –Listed locally now. Bought with upright bars to use during my knee replacement rehab. Did not like it set up like that. Now converted back to drop bars but I’ve got no commitment to this one.
Merckx Corsa 01 – People love these, love the paint scheme on this, etc. To me it’s just not earned it’s reputation yet.
Kestrel 200 SCI – Beautiful bike with a great build that I would lose a lot on. It’s plenty good on the road and really scoots when I stand to pedal. Yet I’m still a Steel Is Real guy at heart and don’t need that many carbon fiber bikes.
Calfee Tetra Pro – I love how this one looks out in the sunlight and have never been able to capture the beauty with a camera. Yet it took a lot of playing around with different wheel/tire combo’s to get it to feel lively like I prefer. Would not kill me to let it go.
Cannondale CAAD 8 Optima – Bought for the paint scheme and for a chance to build a sort of weight weenie bike. Spent too much getting it under 16 lbs. It rides well and is fast but to be honest the light weight is not really noticeable on the road under me.
Softride Powercurve –Ok I cannot deny that this is my fastest bike. Even before I put the old school aero wheels on it. Yet, it’s just not that visually appealing to me. It’s amazingly comfortable on rough roads though. One issue is there is not weight limit label on the beam. I have another beam for my weight range and if I ever swap them out this will probably switch to a keeper bike.
Colnago Master Extra Light – Fast, gorgeous, sexy, and if I’m being honest, too small for me. That’s why I could let it go.
Bianchi Giro – Bought as cheap winter bike with a crunched down tube. Means nothing to me.
Miele Latina – This one has been a surprise for how good it rides. Yet once again, not a lot invested in it yet in terms of ride time and such. So not one I’d miss.
And the still wildcard is the Paramount frameset I dropped off today to get a new headset. Not sure where this one will place once it's done.
Anyway, my random thoughts on all of this as of now.
I've enjoyed the journey and will continue to enjoy many fine rides. But I think the time of collecting and building so many bikes is coming to an end.