{"id":2062513,"date":"2026-07-26T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062513"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T06:38:00","slug":"old-mountain-bike-what-do-you-do-with-a-bike-you-dont-ride-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062513","title":{"rendered":"Old mountain bike: What do you do with a bike you don\u2019t ride anymore?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div id=\"wp_content_article\" class=\"st_article_class\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"780\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&apos;%20viewBox=&apos;0%200%201170%20780&apos;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-1170x780.jpeg\" alt class=\"wp-image-724034 lazy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-1170x780.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-750x500.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-375x250.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/images.singletracks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/otis-guy-mountain-bike-1-600x400.jpeg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">File photo: Jeff Barber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There comes a point in every mountain bike\u2019s life when its owner stops riding it. It might be after a season or two, or it might be decades from now. Either way, we\u2019re curious to know what you do (or plan to do) with a mountain bike once you no longer ride it.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t#wpforms-724030.wpforms-block-7b729937-4d17-451c-8356-a8d3381a3b04 {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t&#8211;wpforms-field-size-input-height: 43px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-input-spacing: 15px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-font-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-line-height: 19px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-padding-h: 14px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-checkbox-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-sublabel-spacing: 5px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-field-size-icon-size: 1;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-font-size: 16px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-line-height: 19px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-sublabel-font-size: 14px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-label-size-sublabel-line-height: 17px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-font-size: 17px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-height: 41px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-padding-h: 15px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-button-size-margin-top: 10px;<br \/>\n&#8211;wpforms-container-shadow-size-box-shadow: none;<br \/>\n\t\t\t}<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-block wpforms-block-7b729937-4d17-451c-8356-a8d3381a3b04 wpforms-inline wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-724030\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\n<div id=\"wpforms-724030-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-type=\"text\" data-field-id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_2\">anymore? do What<\/label><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"wpforms-724030-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio\" data-field-id=\"1\">\n<fieldset>\n<legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">What do you do with a bike you don&#8217;t ride anymore? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend>\n<ul id=\"wpforms-724030-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\">\n<li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_1\">Hang onto it for sentimental reasons<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-3 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_3\">Sell it to help finance a new bike<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_2\">Give it to a friend or family member<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-4 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_4\">Donate it to a non-profit<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-5 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_5\">Trash it. I ride my bikes into the ground!<\/label><\/li>\n<li class=\"choice-6 depth-1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-724030-field_1_6\">Something else I\u2019ll tell you about in the comments<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/fieldset>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t( function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( &#8216;style&#8217; );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( &#8216;#wpforms-724030-field_2-container { position: absolute !important; overflow: hidden !important; display: inline !important; height: 1px !important; width: 1px !important; z-index: -1000 !important; padding: 0 !important; } #wpforms-724030-field_2-container input { visibility: hidden; } #wpforms-conversational-form-page #wpforms-724030-field_2-container label { counter-increment: none; }&#8217; ) );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.head.appendChild( style );<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.currentScript?.remove();<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t} )();\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .wpforms-field-container --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-submit-container\"><button type=\"submit\" name=\"wpforms[submit]\" id=\"wpforms-submit-724030\" class=\"wpforms-submit\" data-alt-text=\"Sending...\" data-submit-text=\"Submit\" aria-live=\"assertive\" value=\"wpforms-submit\">Submit<\/button><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&apos;%20viewBox=&apos;0%200%2026%2026&apos;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.singletracks.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpforms\/assets\/images\/submit-spin.svg\" class=\"wpforms-submit-spinner lazy\" style=\"display: none\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" alt=\"Loading\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <!-- .wpforms-container --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us why you sell\/keep\/donate your bikes in the comments below. 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