2009 Jeff Jones 3D Spaceframe

Paul 8v

Why not, at least you ride it, there's some people that buy really uber expensive bikes then never seem to ride them, at least yours is ridden as it was intended

Simonhi

Exactamundo !!!

No good having a garage queen :-)

saltyman

after 7hrs around the peak district, i spent another 7hrs the very next day around my local patch, kielder forest........love it. the jones is so comfortable, i couldnt of done this on any other bike.

Anonymous

saltyman wrote:

i couldnt of done this on any other bike.

what was your riding buddy riding?

saltyman

:oops: cant remember what bike he had there, or what the other 5 guys were riding.

Briggo

saltyman wrote:

i couldnt of done this on any other bike.

Bet you could.

saltyman

new rubber, Continental Mountain King 2.4

Anonymous

Why? I thought you were selling it.

Andy

I dont think anyone wanted to pay silly money for an ugly bike

saltyman

nah, i have grown quite fond of the jones, and have been enjoying a week off work where i have been spendign a few days with it.

had a huge amount of people after the bike, from all countries in just 3 days or so, but yes i have took it off sale, id regret selling it when i dont need to so im holding onto it while im still enjoying my bikes.

Simonhi

Good on ya,

I'm the same, if I don;t need to sell it then why.

I don;t hoard stuff and I'm pretty strict with things like that but I've sold stuff in the past and wished that I had'nt.

John Moore

At last Saltyman see's sence.....

Welldone for not selling it......

Fancy a mid week night ride late November as I may up your way with work????

saltyman

John Moore wrote:

At last Saltyman see's sence.....

Welldone for not selling it......

Fancy a mid week night ride late November as I may up your way with work????

catch me nearer the time bud will see what im upto.

yeah, i looked back at my bike list, threads etc and pics and decided to quickly remove it from sale as they offers and bikes were getting very tempting.

the jones was tough to get hold of, so im keen to just keep hold of it, even if i get to ride it once or twice a month.

kopite1979

I don`t quite understand everyones reaction to the price, it`s certainly not the most outrageous purchase in the world, it`s worth what you`re willing to pay for it.
I`ve seen John Moore on his Jones and it`s a flying machine (might be something to do with his riding ability), I`ve spent some time laughing at this bike but I think deep deep down inside, I want one... as a second bike ofcourse

kopite1979

Oh... just to give you something else to stand open mouthed about...
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/f ... able-18680

Anonymous

kopite1979 wrote:

Oh... just to give you something else to stand open mouthed about...
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/f ... able-18680

Hideous and tasteless.

Something is not worth simply "what you're willing to pay for it". I'm pretty sure I could find a starving man with some money and sell him loaf of bread for £50. That doesn't mean the loaf is worth £50. I'd be ripping him off, just like a 10 grand bike is ripping people off.
It's just a collection of tubes. 10 grand will get you something that has had a hell of a lot more work gone into it.

kopite1979

If that man has £50 and is truely starving then £50 is well worth the fact his hunger will be satisfied.
It`s like classic car collectors, I wouldn`t give you 10k for a good E-Type Jaguar let alone 100k, but alot of people will pay it because they can.

And may I add yeehaamcgee... Your photography is excellent

Anonymous

But the starving man could go to any other reasonable minded person who wasn't an ar*ehole like me (or Jeff Jones) and get some bread either for free, or for very little money.
It just isn't worth 50 quid, no matter how much you can convince some people it is. (the bread obviously, I fully acknowledge that the bike is worth more than £50 )
Like the old saying, a fool and his money are soon parted.


Oh, and thanks by the way

kopite1979

Hmmm maybe you`re right.
How about... It`s like I think Wetherspoons food is as good as you need it, cheap, tasty and filling. So why do people pay 5 times as much for what can be described (by me) as the same food in a classy restaurant. They say you pay for preperation, quality of food, nice surroundings, attention to detail.
Take away the surroundings and I suppose you have a Jeff Jones situation right there. He charges more as the materials are top notch, the attention to detail is second to none, you`re getting something out of the ordinary which (worth it or not) does bump up the price and there will always be somebody willing to pay that price, especially if you`re likely to get a big chunk of that money back if you decide to sell it on.

Anonymous

hmm. I think I just get annoyed at excessive profit margins, and I get the impression that Jeff Jones is the kind of person that given the choice, would happily run a bank, and moan about only making 300-bazillion pounds of profit last week.

saltyman

back on topic, the Jones enjoyed a blast around glentress, scotland in the rain and mud on saturday, had a great time and the new mountain kings were superb, really glad i picked them.

they climbed gravel, stone and mud, corners were now much safer at speed and in all conditions.

never let me down at all, the bike has been transformed.

getonyourbike

I absolutely love, though I would want some hydraulics on it.

getonyourbike

I forgot to say that if I saw you on one of those, then I'd stop you for a chat anyday. I bet people who aren't clued up about bikes are thinking 'WTF!' when they see you riding along on that.

saltyman

yeah, i have ruined whole rides when i end up being stopped and end up talking bikes for ages

getonyourbike

saltyman wrote:

yeah, i have ruined whole rides when i end up being stopped and end up talking bikes for ages

I can only imagine

sheepsteeth

getonyourbike wrote:

I forgot to say that if I saw you on one of those, then I'd stop you for a chat anyday. I bet people who aren't clued up about bikes are thinking 'WTF!' when they see you riding along on that.

even some of the people who are clued up will think wtf.

getonyourbike

sheepsteeth wrote:

getonyourbike wrote:

I forgot to say that if I saw you on one of those, then I'd stop you for a chat anyday. I bet people who aren't clued up about bikes are thinking 'WTF!' when they see you riding along on that.

even some of the people who are clued up will think wtf.

probably

saltyman

the bike is up for sale/swaps if you fancy owning one folks.

let me know if anyone is interested.

sheepsteeth

i would have thought you would have a gajillion international buyers lining up?

what are you planning to have instead?

Anonymous

saltyman wrote:

the bike is up for sale/swaps if you fancy owning one folks.

let me know if anyone is interested.

I'll swap it for a vintage steel Carrera, if you're interested. It's got full STX-RC and everything.