Originally Posted by
Gurgus
So. This bike was given to me by my cousin, who bought it from a co-worker of his. I rode it for a bit, even though its a bit big for me. I gave it to my "little" brother who is six foot seven inches tall(I'm "only" six feet tall)...the bike actually fits him, but .... he rode it a couple of times and now it languishes in my folks' garage. I asked him when the last time he rode it was and he told me he couldn't remember. Its a
really nice bike and I hate to see a nice bike not being ridden. Should I go get it back? Would that be a dick big brother move?
Damn bike fetish, its killing me...
No. Don't go get it. Tell him that if he ever get's tired of it that you'd be happy to take it back.
Leave it at that. It's his bike now and he can ride or not ride it as he sees fit, as much as that pains you ;-)
I have an old Peugeot that I bought 20 years ago. I put about 50 miles a week on it but there was a space of several years where I barely rode it all. It spent a couple of years in my brothers garage because my sister in law used it for training for a short time. They finally brought it back because they didn't want it taking up space anymore, - not because I insisted that they return it. I've used it off and on since then but it wasn't until this year that I started putting some serious miles on it.
There's always another bike around the corner, and one that'll fit you better.