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We’re in Scarborough for the weekend, by car. The sea front here is a great place for bikes. The trouble is, although there’s hundreds of bikes, they all look superb. Even the old bikes look brand new. There isn’t a working dog of a bike anywhere to be seen. I know if I came up on the old Trophy I would feel embarrassed parking it amongst them. Should I? Or maybe time already to upgrade.
I don’t think you should feel embarrassed at all, neither of my bikes are perfect but it really doesn’t bother me. If your happy with it then thats all that matters.
I have seen the Trophy and its pretty tidyThanks, I feel a bit better about the old bike. You should have seen the Scarborough turn out though. They must be minted or else plenty of time on their hands. Every bike looked perfect.
Don’t worry about it matey, Scarborough is a frequent destination for me n the boys, we don’t have anything fantastic, just think though, a lot of these prestine bikes are prob on finance anyway
Andy – I vowed not to (willingly) ride through harsh weather again after doing it for a couple of years when I first started biking. My riding is purely for pleasure these days but I definitely admire the more ‘used’ bikes, old bikes and the die-hards who ride them through all weathers. It boils down to personal preference really I guess.
There is a tendancy to over restore things to a point where the bikes are better than they were even when new. A patina of use gives the bike a back story and adds character. A bike should wear its’ miles with pride
My bike isn’t the biggest, the quickest, the cleanest; it has crash damage on the fairings and exhaust and a big scuff mark on the fuel tank when I dropped it in the garage, but my bike still puts a grin on my face every time I go out on it.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
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