allez

fellow BFers-
As posted in the QS2-S thread floating around, I am having to get rid of my bike (along with some other stuff) in order to help pay tuition so I can graduate debt-free, w/o loans. I just wanted to thank everyone here for the immense amount of knowledge, support, advice, and laughs provided in the past year or so Ive been hanging out here. This place is great, and I'm sad to say I have to take a break from the sport/lifestyle for a little while.
Dont worry, I wont be gone forever....
-Dan (allez)

cycle17

That's too bad. Hope to see you back after you graduate. Put a new bike on the top of your list at that time!

woodcycl

I understand allez. I, too, did something similar when I first graduated college back in 1995 ... had to take off from cycling due to 80%+ travel. Didn't start riding again regularly until 98-99'. Good luck!

I PM'd you about the bike also.

Pedal Wench

Can you buy a cheaper bike just to stay connected to the sport?

munkyv22

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Quitter.

Just kidding. Sorry to see a cyclist have to walk away, even if it is only for a while. Good luck.

55/Rad

Best of luck to you Dan...

At 22, I would have done the same - and did - just not with a bike.

At 46, I'd trade a little debt for the peace and fulfillment cycling provides any day.

55/Rad

Voodoo76

Hey, more time for drinkin and partyin your Senior year! And you get to start from scratch on a new ride down the road.

oboeguy

Sorry to hear it. Get yourself a beater to at least ride once in a while. Good luck!

DXchulo

Yeah, you can get a piece of crap for $30 or so at Goodwill. It beats no bike at all.

Grasschopper

Very true...sorry to say you aren't going to get much back out of the bike...$1000 or so of debt isn't so bad if that is all you have to take out of college...hell my wife still owes $12k (this was all tuition not CC debt) and we have been paying on that for 8 years now. Look on the bright side...student loan interest is tax deductable.

substructure

Best o' luck. Do not stray too far away.

In Old Testament times a sheep that was constantly straying from the flock would have one of its legs broken. It was better to break one of its legs than have a wild animal take it away for dinner.

So .... you've been warned.

Hipcycler

You'll be back....
Mark my words.

Meantime, you can always still lurk here ma man.
I mean, who knows what Knave adventure stories may lie ahead.

Enthalpic

Dude you can find a GOOD used bike out of the bargin finder etc for next to nothing. Hell if you're really that broke I'm sure one of us could ship you one of our extras for little to no cost..

jtree

what's the point of that? i was $40K in debt when i graduated and i thought i was rich when i started receiving a paycheck. even with the debt my lifestyle improved markedly compared to when i was a student.

alanbikehouston

Only on "Bike Forums" is it necessary to have a $2,000 bike and $1,000 worth of shoes, shorts, and jerseys to enjoy cycling.

In the REAL world, all you need is a decent 1988ish bike from Goodwill or Salvation Army (at $25 to $75) some tennis shoes, a tee-shirt and a pair of cut-off jeans. About 99% of America's hundred million cyclists have enjoyable and reliable experiences with cycling, without spending more than about $300 to get started and $100 a year for tires, tubes, and tune-ups. Money they rapidly get back from NOT buying gasoline, paying bus fares, or needing a gym membership.

Don't think you have to be "rich" to ride a bike. In fact, the money you will save by riding a bike 300 days a year, instead of driving, will soon add up to a very impressive sum.

itsIRIEpat

Do you atleast have one bike you are keeping?

If you don't have a bike just start going to the Goodwill or other various donation-resell places. Sometimes folks don't know what they are giving away.

Shemp

Getting a fraction of your money back by liquidating your bike stuff is worth being 100% debt free? Doesn't make sense.

Voodoo76

Beer money.

Surferbruce

man
sell that thing and do what you need, but don't assume you have to stop riding. find a thrift store bike and fix it up (or literally fix it). my friend spent 35$ on a lugged steel thrift store nishiki. he stripped it down and turned it into a fixed gear and you'd be amazed at the miles he logs and he certainly isn't missing anything from his cycling experience.

Little Darwin

I agree with many above, I have never owned a bike worth as much as you will get for the one you are selling, even if you go bargain basement on the selling price... but I still enjoy cycling.

Any chance you would come near Wilkes-Barre in the near future? I have an old 22" Varsity that was paid forward that I should be able to get road worthy in short order (I have the parts ready)... You may not keep up with some of the people on this forum, but when you can afford a nice bike, you will FLY!

20 MPH is over-rated anyway, 15 MPH on a Varsity is great fun... I expect 10 mph on my 1955 Corvette will be the most fun I will have in the next year.

If you need to be faster than someone to feel good about cycling, then cycle with me... Just ask anyone that road the Covered Bridges Metric.

jjmolyet

You'll be back, you can't hide!

Patriot

I second the recommendation to find a cheapy at the Salvation Army or the like. I would get something with eyelets to install a cheap rack for running around campus.

Sorry to hear you need to sell your pride and joy. Just think, with the great job you'll get from that college education, you can go out and get a new Top End machine to adorn the walls of your 3 car garage in the big house you'll have. You know, right above the new BMW. Study hard allez. It'll pay off.

Nachoman

Can you at least afford a unicycle?

jtree

ouch. what kind of chamois cream do you use with cut off jeans?

slowandsteady

I don't really understand why you got rid of your stuff. I mean how much could you have received for your bike? It isn't like you had to pay for gas, insurance, and maintenence like on a car. If you only had a couple thousand in loans, you would be able to easily pay that back when you got a good job. The interest is tax deductable too.