I have a good touring bike (has done many thousands of miles in the UK and abroad) which I will probably never use again but I am more likely to destroy it rather than see anyone using it. Not for selfish reasons but for their own safety. I've had the bike - much changed over the years - since the early 1960s, with the frame being made by a local builder. On one little ride I managed to damage it quite badly - bending the forks back after hitting an earth bank (failing to take a bend going down a steep hill). I just managed to cycle it home by removing the front mudguard.
The problem being that my feet interfered with the front wheel if they aligned when the steering was turned. Even when the frame was repaired, the steep angle of the headset that resulted, still made it quite difficult to ride without the feet interacting with the front wheel. I got used to this but I noticed how dangerous it could be when a friend of my brother's borrowed it and apparently fell off. I noticed because the chainrings were bent slightly after this (interfering with the changer) and weren't before even though he didn't mention it.
Given that it might still be dangerous for anyone not used to it, and not much being possible to alleviate this issue, perhaps it would be best to scrap it.
The problem being that my feet interfered with the front wheel if they aligned when the steering was turned. Even when the frame was repaired, the steep angle of the headset that resulted, still made it quite difficult to ride without the feet interacting with the front wheel. I got used to this but I noticed how dangerous it could be when a friend of my brother's borrowed it and apparently fell off. I noticed because the chainrings were bent slightly after this (interfering with the changer) and weren't before even though he didn't mention it.
Given that it might still be dangerous for anyone not used to it, and not much being possible to alleviate this issue, perhaps it would be best to scrap it.
