I have my first decent set of flats in the garage, Azonic A Frames.
Never tried clips, I know I'd do multiple Bidens so I stay away.
Things you can't bring yourself to throw out.
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Never tried clips, I know I'd do multiple Bidens so I stay away.
I just threw away all last remaining worn EXO tires I had kicking around. I always thought ‘these make great spares for Moab!’ But the reality is they suck for that too.
I throw away nothing. Even empty boxes 
Probably the oldest things I have that I should toss, in no particular order:
Shimano DH Shoes. You know, the good ones. Even though I don't wear them anymore.
Old team race jerseys. I def don't wear these anymore
TLD DH helmets that I've crashed in too many times
Tools. Even if they're worn, I'm like, maybe I can still use it....but then you realize you should really just toss it, but don't
Things that don't fit any modern or relevant bike: Wheels, Hubs, Shocks, Springs,9 speed chains, dropper seat posts that don't work, I can go on and on....I can't even bring myself to throw out scratched stanchions.
Probably the oldest things I have that I should toss, in no particular order:
Shimano DH Shoes. You know, the good ones. Even though I don't wear them anymore.
Old team race jerseys. I def don't wear these anymore
TLD DH helmets that I've crashed in too many times
Tools. Even if they're worn, I'm like, maybe I can still use it....but then you realize you should really just toss it, but don't
Things that don't fit any modern or relevant bike: Wheels, Hubs, Shocks, Springs,9 speed chains, dropper seat posts that don't work, I can go on and on....I can't even bring myself to throw out scratched stanchions.
I try not to keep much. Having bought my grandparents place. I have had to clean out multiple barn fulls of random shit. They lived through the depression and kept everything 2” piece of 2x4. Better keep it.
I do have a shelf in my shop with the coolest old TLD helmets, race plates and metals. Also have some wall are of old ringle stuff.
I do have a shelf in my shop with the coolest old TLD helmets, race plates and metals. Also have some wall are of old ringle stuff.
'course i would. why would you toss a pair of the best shoes ever? everyone needs emergency backup kicks!
This thread is making me want to purge. I think this weekend I will go through the garage and junk room and toss/donate/consolidate. I do need to finish my Nerf gun mod, too. I would have lit the neighborhood up last weekend.
These are things that are worth keeping. I wish I had all my old DH bikes, I probably would have cashed them in recently seeing how much some 20+ year old bikes are going for now.
3 years? shit i have floppy discs from high school that i need to consolidate pics from.
that's how my grandparents - and to a certain degree my own parents - were/are. i'm almost 40 and my mom still has pictures i drew when i was a kid.
Dude, you’re giving me anxiety just reading that. My mom recently showed me a box of my business cards from an internship from 20 years ago. She would t let me throw them away.
when my mom's parents passed she had the pleasure of going through their........ stuff. it was kind of a wake up call for her. she shortly thereafter began purging her own stash.
The psychiatrists might find those useful at your homicide trial after you snap, and kill some e-bikers.
Think long term strategy!
Over the years I have been perfecting the minimalist lifestyle to the point I travel internationally with just a day pack and literally all my current clothing is one load of laundry, if I buy something it's because I threw the old one out. Aside from my storage unit which is essentially all garage/shop items I don't have much stuff.
His kill list written in crayon from 30 years ago.
My trophies from my first three BMX races.
I had many, many more and most were far larger and more elaborate, blah, blah, blah, but those were all donated to a track near my home town. I can’t get rid of these though even though they now reside in the garage. I vividly remember all three races….from 43 years ago.
I had many, many more and most were far larger and more elaborate, blah, blah, blah, but those were all donated to a track near my home town. I can’t get rid of these though even though they now reside in the garage. I vividly remember all three races….from 43 years ago.
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Are we allowed to include pictures of wifey’s old stuff, or is that crossing a line?
dude. we have a tea strainer one of those. 
