Why dont people keep service records?

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

You're gonna tell me if you put like lets say a slipper clutch in your bike, you would throw away the receipt? Somehow I think not. But ok, let's entertain that idea. Let's say 3 months later you lose your job and are forced to sell the bike. You know, unexpected things happen sometimes. So now all of a sudden you can't "run it into the ground" anymore. You've got to sell it, and you want a potential buyer to know that you upgraded it with a fairly desirable mod. 'Cept you can't because you threw away the receipt. Real intelligent.

If someone put something like a slipper clutch on the bike, I better know the fucking person and how they treat/maintain their bikes. There is no way I am buying a bike with that big of a modification because they "have a receipt." If it was a shop that did it, it's easy enough to call a shop and get maintenance history.