It's easy to become emotionally attached to a bicycle, but in the end they are only machines. I came to that realization a few years ago, especially when our children didn't have any interest in riding the Miyata and I'd gravitated to riding mainly step through bikes. I received a fair price for the bike so I have no regrets. The Miyata is destined to make someone else happy, in whatever incarnation the new owner decides.
As it should be.
I sometimes wish I had never sold mine...but I don't know where I would store it or what role it would fill, glad you got a good price for yours. Someone got a jewel.
ReplyDeleteI don't regret selling the bike. I'm keeping in touch with the owner and hopefully he'll pass along some pictures of the new, improved bike. I've to see what he does with it.
DeleteAnnie--That is a nice tribute to your bike. I had similar feelings when I sold my then-state-of-the-art mountain bike because I stopped doing that kind of riding. (At a certain age, one doesn't heal as quickly as one once did.)
ReplyDeleteI feel so much better about letting the bike go than storing it for years.
DeleteThat's very true about making someone else happy. I recently sold my 1994 Dawes Super Galaxy because I no longer rode it and the person who bought it was so very pleased, which made selling it all that nicer.
ReplyDeleteWhen you love someone, sell them to somebody else. I think that's how the song goes.
ReplyDeleteI’ve given up two bikes I dearly loved and had a strong sentimental attachment to. The first was a beautiful Dutch-style loop frame that was no longer appropriate for the terrain of my commute (sold). The second was a bike I had received for free during graduate school and the first bike I ever overhauled myself (donated). In both cases, letting them go was only hard until I did it. Once I sold/donated them, I found myself (1) happy that someone else could put them to good use and then, after a surprising short period of time, (2) not thinking about them at all. Funny how that works.
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