Junkers you regret selling?
 

So I have had a couple of Hi Ten 10spds that I let go that I regret selling 1 was a Centurion Lemans the second and probably most missed is a Healing 12 speed(Healing were a major cycle manufacturer for NZ) these bikes were nothing special but they were bikes I was at the time not too worried about and saw them as more robust than the 531 Claude Butler I had, something I did not need to worry about, so I treated these bikes a bit rougher going from road to footpath without lifting off the saddle etc.

Anyone a thread for junkers gone and the regret?

Come on show yourselves and the bikes!!

Hello fellow NZer :-)
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Sort of regret moving both of these on . The Carlton as it would be fun to have an old english in the stable . The fold up was so quirky and fun .

One of my first 10 speeds was a dark brown healing 10 speed which was as heavy as sin but solid as rock .
Ahhhhh those were the days . Makes my thighs ache just thinking about it !

Ahhh its the other Kiwi.

My healing was a Black GTX, in pretty mint condition, mint. I have a photo that is 2 years old that I can not seem to compress, it was taken 3 cameras ago.
I also just did a (cough) single speed conversion on an early Worldrider Elite, that was a little too big like the Centurion so off it went, it did ride very nicely indeed.
Looking for photo . . . . . .
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Anyone know of some free photo compressing software?

My '71 Raleigh Grand Prix.

None...yet

^ Same here ^

I have probably 8-10 bikes I have acquired for $20-$50, plus consumables, that I hang onto, but need to thin the herd. These include mtb, 3 speed, hybrids.

i picked up a follis frame for 50 bucks and a built it up as a single speed with spares on hand. really came out nice. i rode it a few times not really thinking much of it. Ended up selling it to a college kid who was in love with it.

now i kinda wished i had held on it o it and made it more of a better suited single speed..

12-speed hybrid hub -- 14-16-18-20 Cyclo cog cluster on Sturmey Archer AW 3-speed IGH. Use the bottom 3 cogs in low, all 4 in middle, and the top 3 cogs in high for a nice 10-speed progression. With 26" wheels and a 40T chainring, perfect 39 to 99 inch gear range.

No junkers and no regrets!

Not a road junker but I bought an alloy geared beach cruiser that I ended up painting and making into a MTN bike before I restored it and sold it. I immediately regretted selling it. Such a cool looking (at least to me) mountian bike and it actually felt good to ride.
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thought i was supposed to only BUY stuffs here?

Sometimes I regret not holding onto this tiny Gitane mixte for my daughter to grow into. She was just a toddler when I sold it. How quick they grow!

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^ Yep, shoulda kept that one ^

I forget my sold bikes as soon as they're gone.

A fellow followed me home, one day, and offered to purchase my Specialized Junker II. His offer was fair, so I let the bike go. I would by it back in a heartbeat, if offered the opportunity to do so...

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The same thing happened with my Peugeot, entry level Canadian made bike. Different guy, of course...

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What is this 'selling' of which you speak?? That goes against the 'N+1' rule.

I've only sold one bike in my entire life - waaaay back in late 1976 - and that was to facilitate an upgrade from '74 Fuji 'Special Tourer' (all-steel components) to the '75 S-10S (all alloy) that I still ride today.

Ditto. If you don't buy junkers, there are no regrets when you don't sell them. ;)

My beloved Pug
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And my modified Twinn Sport


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