Unused bikes in the shed?

Harrybelafonte

Recently had a chat to someone about how many people must have track bikes gathering dust in their sheds after moving away from the sport. Then we bother realised we had "winter bikes" doing the same. Just thought it might make for an interesting topic... the odd barn find is a great thing in the car world, but those who keep cars rusting away and planning to get to them someday are not celebrated as much. Does the same exist in the bike world?

magicbastarder

i was talking to someone about a year ago who has a damaged mercian pro in the attic. he damaged it when he was 25 (i think a chainstay got bent) and he's now 60, but did not realise mercian pro themselves will be able to fix it. he was sensible enough not to bin the bike, anyway,
i haven't seen him since, so don't know if he followed up on it.

hoganj

I've a CAAD9 made in USA barely used that i've been shipping around from flat to flat while living in the UK and now to Dublin. Even got some cobwebs and rusty screws now. Not sure that would qualify as a "barn find" though. I'm sure there are plenty of Raleigh winners out there buried away too!

Harrybelafonte

hoganj wrote: »

I've a CAAD9 made in USA barely used that i've been shipping around from flat to flat while living in the UK and now to Dublin. Even got some cobwebs and rusty screws now. Not sure that would qualify as a "barn find" though. I'm sure there are plenty of Raleigh winners out there buried away too!

Saeco?

C3PO

I have 8 bikes in the garage! The most bizarre thing about them is that the amount of use they get is inversely proportional to their cost .... go figure!

Miklos

I've a winter bike in the shed that gets used a good 5 months a year, I can't see myself digging it out til late September now except maybe to give it a good clean now.

I also have a Kona Paddy Wagon that I used to use a lot but haven't sat on it in about half a year I'd say. I'll probably dust it off again for some summertime jaunts with the wife.

hoganj

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Saeco?

Unfortunately not, just a jet black one. I quite like the look of this Saeco: http://community.vintagecannondale.com/attachments/ima1-jpg.1750/

Wishbone Ash

I was talking to an acquaintance a few weeks ago. He doesn't cycle but had a skip and was clearing out a garage in a relatives house who was a keen cyclist. He said it was full of bike parts, many of them new and still in boxes and would I have use for them.
What sort of parts I asked.
Stuff like chain rings, cranks, wheel hubs, brakes, levers, pedals he said.
Any idea of brands I asked.
Dura?........is that a brand?
Dura Ace?
Yes, that's it. All Dura Ace stuff. :eek:
Yea, I might have a look I responded playing it down. :cool:
I told him not to put anything else into the skip until I got over.

Unfortunately, he did a bit of Googling since our conversation and met me with a wry smile last night in the pub. He putting them up on Ebay. :(:(

ericzeking

I was only contemplating this during week....in the context of making space for a new bike....:pac:

magicbastarder

i have a bike that's not used, that i keep meaning to sell, it's a 10 year old ridley aluminium frame with 15 year old kit on it (5500 105 i think).

velo.2010

There are hundreds of entry level Treks and Giants etc. out there gathering dust and rust. All Claris and Sora components with no name wheels and half inflated tyres. I don't think you could give away a Claris crankset if you tried selling it. You'd be very fortunate (as above) to find something with Dura ace on it lying around unused for a few years.

Anybody who needs a winter bike, has one at this stage, built up with 105 or equivalent. There's no real market for ex bike to works bikes, hence they end up corroding away in timber sheds or under a tarpaulin out the back. The only use for many of them will be scrap metal, sadly.

Beasty

When I pop my clogs you're all welcome to have a ferret round the lair for any decent stuff that's been festering there for a while....

(BTW that is not an invitation to hire a hitman)

CramCycle

Beasty wrote: »

When I pop my clogs you're all welcome to have a ferret round the lair for any decent stuff that's been festering there for a while....

(BTW that is not an invitation to hire a hitman)

I don't think I'd waste money hiring a hitman, I am far more practical.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I have a Cube 29er hardtail that hasn’t moved in the last 12 months. I used to use it during winter but haven’t done this year. I keep the chain oiled and take it for a spin around the house to make sure the gears all work ok every now and then.

I use my winter bike all year round when it’s wet and my good bike only gets out when it’s dry (which isn’t too often in Donegal!)

Wishbone Ash

magicbastarder wrote: »

i have a bike that's not used, that i keep meaning to sell, it's a 10 year old ridley aluminium frame with 15 year old kit on it (5500 105 i think).

Put it away in the attic or somewhere dry. It will be a bit of a novelty in 20 years time.

Hurrache

velo.2010 wrote: »

Anybody who needs a winter bike, has one at this stage, built up with 105 or equivalent. There's no real market for ex bike to works bikes, hence they end up corroding away in timber sheds or under a tarpaulin out the back. The only use for many of them will be scrap metal, sadly.

I've kept 2 bikes long term in wooden sheds, still in excellent condition and not a trace of rust.

magicbastarder

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Put it away in the attic or somewhere dry. It will be a bit of a novelty in 20 years time.

funny enough, this is one of the reasons it's still in good nick, it spent years in an attic.
it's a little big for me now, i was more easily able to ride it when i was young and flexible.

CantGetNoSleep

I've got an unused Cannondale Synapse Carbon Disc in my garage for the last year, impulse buy that I never got around to using and in hindsight never needed

magicbastarder

that's not quite what Harrybelafonte had in mind when he started the thread, i suspect!

velo.2010

Hurrache wrote: »

I've kept 2 bikes long term in wooden sheds, still in excellent condition and not a trace of rust.

I was juxtaposing people adequately storing bikes they no longer use.

ednwireland

A 58cm cbt italia Columbus sl road frame which I rode for years but now is in the shed with rusty chrome and gathering dust. As its really too big for me

TGD

If anyone’s got an old track bike please PM me before you think of putting it in a skip.

Harrybelafonte

TGD wrote: »

If anyone’s got an old track bike please PM me before you think of putting it in a skip.

Took words right out of my mouth. Lol. I know of a carbon track bike going on at the mo if interested.

jimbobaloobob

I have a Gintane in System U livery from 1987 I think.
Dura Ace chainset feom pre quick release pedals. The axel is about 20mm spanner I think.
Rest of the parts were mixed bag and well worn.
Not sure what it might be worth.

Have a Gios Torino frame too that was burnt in a fire. It was stripped and primed but that's far as I got. Some lovely detail underneath the bottom bracket.

Harrybelafonte

Gios Torino is life defining desire frame

TGD

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Took words right out of my mouth. Lol. I know of a carbon track bike going on at the mo if interested.

Thanks, but more interested in a nice steel one (unless the carbon is Small and cheap!)

Harrybelafonte

TGD wrote: »

Thanks, but more interested in a nice steel one (unless the carbon is Small and cheap!)

Nope. Good price, but not small. Proper small steel track bikes not easy to find. Fixies are though?

jimbobaloobob

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Gios Torino is life defining desire frame

Are you into restoration?

Harrybelafonte

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

Are you into restoration?

No. Neither patience nor time tbh. I did strip a nice Benotto before to redo but discovered it had been badly revealed when I got it down to bare metal. Never touched it again.

ckeego

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I've got an unused Cannondale Synapse Carbon Disc in my garage for the last year, impulse buy that I never got around to using and in hindsight never needed

PM me if you are interested in selling this!!!

CantGetNoSleep

ckeego wrote: »

PM me if you are interested in selling this!!!

I live abroad I'm afraid so probably wouldn't bother shipping / bringing it home. I've three road bikes when I only really need two so will make a call on which to get rid of / give to my brother over the summer

guym

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I have a Gintane in System U livery from 1987 I think.
Dura Ace chainset feom pre quick release pedals. The axel is about 20mm spanner I think.
Rest of the parts were mixed bag and well worn.
Not sure what it might be worth.

Have a Gios Torino frame too that was burnt in a fire. It was stripped and primed but that's far as I got. Some lovely detail underneath the bottom bracket.

What size is the Gios frame? Just frame or frame and forks?

gmacww

Having re-read this post it really sounds like one of those "sorry but that's bull***t" stories. That being said here you go:

Having a chat with a neighbor a couple of years ago and they were clearing out the shed after their father had passed away young enough due to heart issues. The father was big into cycling but none of the sons/daughters were and none had the first clue about bikes. So she tells me they found a couple of bikes in his shed and do I want them. They were going in a skip if I didn't take them and a couple of them look old! Now as the house was in Drogheda and I live in Wicklow I said sure send me on some pics and I'll tell you if they are worth saving.

I immediately told her under no circumstances are they to go in a skip and they are to sell them. Again they persisted on me taking them but I just couldn't do that to them. I got in contact with his old cycling club and they sold the bikes off with the money going to the care ward where we spent his final days. I'm not going to say the total they sold for but among them was...

Cervelo R5
Battaglin SR replica
A raleigh banana
Vitus 979

In the interest of honesty I will say that I did accept quite a few of his bike tools including a park tool kit and in return made my own donation to the medial unit.

Fian

Our garden shed is quite full. 4 hybrid bikes for the kids and a fifth I use for commuting. All those are under active use, though my daughter doesn't use hers very often.

One "winter" bike kind of, an aluminium road bike I bought second hand. I was told it was 54 cm - which would be a decent fit for me, it is actually 58cm or possibly even more. Funny thing is the guy who sold it to me was my size so perhaps similar had befallen him. That bike is rarely used but my tallest child does use it occassionally, and there is a friend of mine who has borrowed it once or twice. I used it regularly for several years though, so i got my money's worth out of it.

One specialized mountain bike that was originally bought for my eldest son, but he has moved on to a hybrid. I keep intending to sell that on. i see it is €500 new:

https://www.evanscycles.com/en-ie/specialized-pitch-650b-2019-mountain-bike-EV306346?1=-1&esvt=55262-GOIEE6406824&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-1385768-1&esvwa=NISO_Mountain%20Bikes_Specialized_2019_Normal&esvwc=IE_Shopping_PR_Bikes_Mountain%20Bikes&esvcrea=320148788329&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvtg=pla-342786717021&esvo=EV306346-M-RDBK&esvwm=CPC&esvws=Google&esvwt=&esvaid=50080&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkIzlBRDzARIsABgXqV_yMGZo0kIelNag-VNdRdT3OXWGLqkd1GbhVGyKF1CEfajiDGMQfxsaApyEEALw_wcB


finally my good road bike is too precious for the shed and is kept upstairs and indoors in the warm.

oinkely

I've a Giant TCR aluminium frame (from the Team Once Era) built up as a TT bike with a mix of campy and shimano parts and 9 speed carbon neuvation tubs stored in the basement in case i ever decide to dabble in tri's again.

Also have my pride and joy TCR built with 9 speed dura ace (also from Team Once era) hanging up in the shed as I rarely cycle at the moment. It's a bare anodized frame, so no paint and an engraved once man on one of the tubes. However, the joy it brings just looking at it is worth it to keep it there for whenever I do find a few free hours and a nice sunny day. I bought it in 2004 or 2005 for £750 from a guy in London while visiting my brother for a weekend. Brother was driving back to Ireland a week or two later and was staying over-night in Liverpool, he was so paranoid about getting me my new steed back in one piece he smuggled it into the hotel rather than leave it locked in the car overnight. Best cycling purchase I ever made.

Nekarsulm

Not very exotic, but I have an old Dawes Fox with Huret shifters hanging up on a roof tie in the shed.
I "might" get around to restoring it some year soon..... !

jim o doom

I have a "Jupiter" mountain bike (shimano gears) that is my snow / bad weather bike. It's generally in the shed, bought it for 20 quid off a mate who was moving to Switzerland.

Other than that from Spring to late Autumn I'm on a Giant defy composite 2 every day in and out of town and during the worst of the weather all the bicycles are locked up and on a motorbike instead.

(yes I'm a fair weather cyclist please don't hate me)

hesker

Have a few bikes in the shed but none are unused. Some used a lot more often than others.

Ridley Carbon - winter commuter and long spin bike
4 steel bikes
80s Basso SLX with Dura-ace down tube shifters. Best shifting bike I've ever owned.
80s Marastoni with C-Record. Can be seen on classic rendevouz site.
70s Masi previously owned by a former pro - now deceased. He finished 3rd in '67 World Champs alongside Merckx and Janssen.
80s Pug with 94 Record. My summer commuter.
2 steel frames, one is a Carlton from the 50s.
1 crappy mountain bike for going to town or the pub

Peter T

Have a giant peloton 7000 sitting in the shed. My brother did the ROK with it a few years back and I adopted it as a commuter for college then. Its patiently waiting for a revival

Cetyl Palmitate

One old Cilo frame bought many years ago and ridden into the ground. I kept it under the impression it may be worth something. I was wrong!

1 unknown brand unpainted steel frame. Used to a fixie. Used to be ridden occasionaly. Now dismantled.

1 Viner colombus steel frame in the process of being rebuilt. Lovely Dura ace wheel set.

8valve

jimbobaloobob wrote: »

I have a Gintane in System U livery from 1987 I think.
Dura Ace chainset feom pre quick release pedals. The axel is about 20mm spanner I think.
Rest of the parts were mixed bag and well worn.
Not sure what it might be worth.

Have a Gios Torino frame too that was burnt in a fire. It was stripped and primed but that's far as I got. Some lovely detail underneath the bottom bracket.

Would be interested in the Gitane if you ever decide to sell.

8valve

We get the odd 'barn find' in when old bikes are being dropped in for recycling; a 1980 Colnago Sprint with Campagnolo Victory groupset, old Raleigh racers..and a 1973 Flandria that my sister pulled out of a skip, complete with first gen Dura Ace from 1973/74!

The problem with a lot of them is people Googling, recognising the name as the same as what they have, and thinking they're worth top dollar when they need 100s of euro spent to restore them....just look at Adverts or Donedeal.

hesker

8valve wrote: »

The problem with a lot of them is people Googling, recognising the name as the same as what they have, and thinking they're worth top dollar when they need 100s of euro spent to restore them....just look at Adverts or Donedeal.

Yeah. I remember the guy looking for a couple hundred for some rusty pos Raleigh that looked like he’d pulled it out of a swamp.

Have been on the lookout for an Ilkeston 753 for awhile but too stingy to pay top dollar. I’d bet very few made it to this country. Come up regularly enough in UK and EU sites but prices have been driven sky high due to one keen collector’s blog activities and a few restorers looking to profit.

8valve

hesker wrote: »

Yeah. I remember the guy looking for a couple hundred for some rusty pos Raleigh that looked like he’d pulled it out of a swamp.

Have been on the lookout for an Ilkeston 753 for awhile but too stingy to pay top dollar. I’d bet very few made it to this country. Come up regularly enough in UK and EU sites but prices have been driven sky high due to one keen collector’s blog activities and a few restorers looking to profit.

Watch out for ads for bikes made with Reynolds 501, that the seller claims were used in the 'Tour De France'...!! Lot of genuine enthusiasts out there; lot of chancers as well!

Fighting Tao

Not exactly the gold that this thread looks to be seeking out. I have a recently enough retired 2015 Cube Peloton SL. Ultegra derailleurs and everything else 105s.

Tombo2001

C3PO wrote: »

I have 8 bikes in the garage! The most bizarre thing about them is that the amount of use they get is inversely proportional to their cost .... go figure!

Thats funny.

I have one bike thats worth a good deal more than the others. It is so comprehensively locked that I rarely take it out, its too much hassle!

Conversely, my cheapest bike - the raggedy old trek with a child seat on it - was stolen last year; and that was such a disruption as I had been using it nearly every day. I figured that because it wasnt worth much, that I didnt need to be so careful with it. Wrong.

ILIKEFOOD

have a 2017 Kona Paddy Wagon in the shed, moved out of town due to crippling rent and I don't use it at all in the 'burbs...

not sure whether to sell it or not.. no idea if I'll ever really use it again..

ILIKEFOOD

Miklos wrote: »

I also have a Kona Paddy Wagon that I used to use a lot but haven't sat on it in about half a year I'd say. I'll probably dust it off again for some summertime jaunts with the wife.

second on the Paddy Wagon, love it but don't use it..

jimbobaloobob

guym wrote: »

What size is the Gios frame? Just frame or frame and forks?

Will have to double check. Think it's 23.5inche. Fork also. I have all the parts that were omit. I must gather it all together. Might take a few pics of it. Shimano 600 and deore parts but it would look special restored properly.