I DID NOT expect this reaction to selling my bike!!!

I bought a bike from a woman who lived 5 miles away, rode it to a new freelance job and she happened to work there! She was delighted to see her old bike still on the road and I loved riding my 'new' bike there every week.

I sold my Cube Attain road bike to my brother when I bought my Cube Nuroad Race gravel bike a few years ago. I was helping him move house last weekend, and saw the bike in the garage. I said "hello! I miss you!", and gave it a pat as I passed it. My brother thought I was talking to his dog. 😅So, yes, I understand the feeling...

I have a 1981 Guerciotti SL. Columbus steel, all Campag. Had it since new. It toook 4 months for the frame to arrive from Italy. Some components original others have been modernized. After I rode my new 2018 Giant TCR for the first time I knew the Guerciotti was immediately going to retire. Even though I will ride it maybe once each year (it's sooo slammed) I CANNOT sell it. It will hang forever in my bike cave. I think we get emotionally attached to things that we associate with "suffering". By suffering I mean the good kind where you are challenged, not the kind where you're injured. Just my perspective. Ride on Katie!

the Irish writer James Stephens wrote that when a bycicle is used for a long time, it becomes humanised, while the owner gets bycicleised (I don't know the real word he used, I read it in translation, but the idea is that)

I’m a firm believer that the longer you use the same bike it develops it own soul, you know it’s little characteristics and it knows yours. It’s only as good as you and if you look after it, it will take you to unbelievable places. That’s the covenant.

The used bicycle market is a great way for new riders to get into the fun of cycling. Can be sad to sell on a bike you've had journeys on.

A LBS near me has an annual used bike sale. You take your bike to the shop, the staff inspects the bike and tells you the price you can expect. The shop has a one day sale of fairly priced bikes that actually are in good repair. As a seller you can get either - a check or a shop credit. If your bike doesn't sell - you pick it up the next day or it is donated to a local organization that gets bikes to those who can't afford one. That is your call. I've done it twice with bikes I no longer used and both were sold. I got some new bike parts, tires and kit - bikes are being used by someone who was told what they were getting. This shop has been around for a long time and has a very good reputation. Win - Win as near as I can tell.

I have 7 bikes (used to have a lot more) and I ride the one I've owned the longest the most... It's a 1983 Trek that I bought new... Many parts were replaced as I wore them out! Of the 40-50 bikes I've had over the decades that bike is the most comfortable bike I've ever owned. I've used it for riding single track, rail trails, commuting, multi-month touring, as well as road and urban cycling. I've still got dedicated touring, mountain, and urban bikes but more often that not it's that 1983 Trek that you'll find under me. I got rid of all the road racing (Reynolds 531, Campagnolo, tubulars) stuff years ago. With the mindset that cycling is a lifetime sport, find and keep the bikes that you really like and you'll be happier than always looking for the next one!

Under UK law you have the asolute right to return anything you buy online for a full refund up to 30 days after purchase. Doesn't matter if it's one spoke or a whole bike. You don't need to dispute anything. (return postage will be your responsibility).

Can’t bring myself to sell my road bike (2015 Trek Domane) so I get it Christmas presents every year instead. So new wheels then new pedals then a new cluster then a new saddle then new tires then a new crankset then new electronics then a new chain (and another..) then a new seat bag then new lights then new latex tubes then new handle bars then newer new wheels (first full carbon set) then TPU tubes then new tires again….so, all that’s original is the frame, fork and stem

You can’t help developing a bond with bikes, they become part of you. There’s two or three bikes that I’ve sold that whilst it was sensible, I wish I hadn’t.

Still riding my 2010 Planet X

I lovw that your bike can now go on new adventures, the Toy Story reference made it real for me. You're awesome, keep making great content. I'm a late starter (43) but you and people like you motivated me to start riding and I love it. I feel like a kid again!

In 45 years of cycling I've had exactly 3 "real" bikes (I'm not counting the various banana seat bikes I had as a kid). The first was stolen, the second was partly damaged in an accident and it just didn't make sense to fix it, and the third I'm still riding and hope to keep doing so for years to come as it's a keeper. I built it up myself from quality parts, all new, and it's just as good as the day I first rode it. So I've never experienced having to sell an older bike. But I am somewhat of a hoarder with other things that I find hard to get rid of. Not actual junk, but mostly electronic devices that I keep telling myself I might need someday (and which I doubt that I ever will). And books, but who gets rid of those who has the room for them? But I totally get the angst of getting rid of something that once meant something to you but which you don't use or need anymore. Hell, I still have some parts from my previous bike. I do think that if you're just getting into cycling and don't have an unlimited budget, looking at good used bikes might be a good way to get a quality bike that's much better than anything you'd buy new at the same price. Especially with the price of new bikes these days.

Ya big softie! 😂 Love it 😉

I got my last bike for £42 on eBay.

Love your videos! Hate parting with my bikes. Hence I still have my trusty 1987 Atala with a mix of Campagnolo components.

Katie- the way you think about bikes is just crazy. I am glad I am not alone.

Bought a new to me bike last week. It’s the biz! Spent £1500 and got a bike I could only ever dream of!

Love my 2nd hand 2011 CAAD 10 105 hoping to do my first 100 mile charity ride tomorrow.... still use my 1994 mtb as my gravel bike.... love them both