To sell or not to sell

[Ripping g]

Not sure what to do with mi bike sell or keep don’t need the money but not sure if I need 2 bikes ?

 

[MrSimmo]

I’ll give you £3k for it if you dont need the money ?

 

[Doomanic]

As you don't need the money I'll take it off your hands for free. I'll even collect it. You won't get a better offer than that!

 

[Ripping g]

Let me rephrase that I don’t need the money but I don’t need to give it away?but thanks for the offers I may raffle it tho ??‍

 

[Garf]

keep it and share the shred experience with friends you think might want to get into it

 

[Ripping g]

keep it and share the shred experience with friends you think might want to get into it

To be fair that’s what I’ve been doing I’ve lent it to 2 pals and there now buying 1 ? my 13 year old uses it but I dare not let him out on his own ??‍ So thinking do I sell and buy him a cheaper 1 or keep it ??‍

 

[conman]

I've been stuck with no emtb a few times lately waiting to replace derailleur, brake disc and fork service and wishing I had another one. I'd keep it.

 

[Tubby G]

Why don’t you dare let him out on his own? I don’t understand this statement. You should ride the FF and he rides the SL.
there are some young teens at my local freeride trail who can send full size bikes just fine. That youthful energy makes up for higher bike to body weight ratio as well as their inherent lack of wisdom.

Though, if you want your kid to be a shredder get him a DJ bike that’s the best way to learn bike dynamics.

The OP comes from West Yorkshire. I’m guessing it’s more to do with the fact that it’s highly likely the bike would get stolen at knife point by some gangs of teenage scrotes on scooters

 

[Tubby G]

Ps - I’d keep it!

 

[Ripping g]

The OP comes from West Yorkshire. I’m guessing it’s more to do with the fact that it’s highly likely the bike would get stolen at knife point by some gangs of teenage scrotes on scooters

That’s about right I do live in a very nice area but it’s when you leave this area/village that you come across the odd crack head ?

 

[Tubby G]

That’s about right I do live in a very nice area but it’s when you leave this area/village that you come across the odd crack head ?

Yes sorry I wasn’t implying you live in a shitty area, although reading back it may have come across as that, I just know how many ‘gangs’ ride around looking for easy thieving opportunities around Leeds / Bradford / Huddersfield etc

 

[p060064h]

You will get an answer if you say how much you selling it for.

 

[smtkelly]

I would keep it for your son and occasional loaner for a friends in the mean time. In a few years the bike will fit him well enough and be worth less. Insurance for the piece of mind, a good amount of beware coaching and cover the fancy logos with stickers so its more of a sleeper. Sad fact is if he was going to be robbed I doubt the thief wouldn't turn him down regardless of the bike ?‍

I used to have a nice bike as a kid I used stickers and inner tubes to make it harder to see from afar what I was riding. That said I have fairly rare-ish acoustic MTB atm. I may sell it for space (should my emtb ever arrive) or I might strip it down sell the parts but keep the frame and mounted on the wall in my office.

 

[Ripping g]

Yes sorry I wasn’t implying you live in a shitty area, although reading back it may have come across as that, I just know how many ‘gangs’ ride around looking for easy thieving opportunities around Leeds / Bradford / Huddersfield etc

No worry’s never read it in that way pal ??

 

[valium97]

With the part situstion being what it is I'd keep it! ;-)

 

[Pdoz]

You should ride the FF and he rides the SL.

Though, if you want your kid to be a shredder get him a DJ bike that’s the best way to learn bike dynamics.

I've been doing variations on this for a couple of months - the kids swapping between my sl, giant fugle, their ds memtb's and our dirt jumper. I'm so glad to have kept the old emtb, but the dirt jumper rarely gets used.

The 12 yo will tag along on an emtb for any new destination where he isn't comfortable of making the distance , but very much prefers his lighter ds memtb

The 14 yo refuses to ride even the sl. Apparently it's an overweight barge.

The 16 yo has discovered she can nip out for an after school 20 km blast on the sl so I'm back riding the fugle on those days.

The lbs loves me - they're selling emtb's to my mates who have spent a day on the fugle.

Meanwhile, any time I need some shed therapy there are 7 bikes needing some tlc

 

[Ripping g]

I’m going to put the bike back to standard so all the upgrades are for sale and then all decided what to do with the bike from there ??