[Pandora]

I find the less valueable the bike the more often I ride it, my heavy-weight classic Dutchie was only £199 new, it has a 7 speed Shimano hub gear and roller brakes front and rear, sprung front forks hub dynamo pannier rack etc. I ride it in most weather conditions and I expect it to still be there when I lock it up in a public place. I cannot bear to leave my wonderful AM or TSR unattended, even at a BOA meeting

[Alexander Johnston]

I know that there are lots of bikes which are ridden a few times and then forgotten for years in the back of the garage.
But in my experience they tend to be cheap bikes which frankly aren’t fun to ride unlike a Space-Frame Moulton.
I also recall many years ago “Eddy Merckx” bikes were popular.
Many of them also ended up in the back of the garage because “normal” people couldn’t push the gears, again unlike a Space-Frame Moulton.
Like Pandora I ride my Moultons regularly but infrequently and take my Stumpjumper or Hewitt SE when rain is expected or riding trails.
Moultons are such fun to ride I can’t understand why anyone would buy one and not ride it, unless they couldn’t take to it of course.

[david james]

an old f-frame you can just about leave anywhere, most people think it’s a shopper/folder.with regards bike’s left in a garage for years i bought one recently (raleigh 20 folder) and the owner had died 40 years ago! his wife had forgotten about it!

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