>
>> A get a good chuckle when I'm out cycling and see people dressed up
>> in bright clothing, helmets, and those dark wrap-around sunglasses, riding
>> expensive racing bicycles which will never be used in serious competition.
>>
>
>A guy I know tried to convince me once that the only bike worth owning was
>a titanium-framed custom jobbie for $4k. I explained that my Schwinn
>mountain/road bike that I picked up at a yard sale for $45 gets me where I
>need to go just fine.
>
Speaking of which, on Wednesday I picked up a 1977 Puch 100-year Marco
Polo bike at a thrift store for just $25:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/64004640@N03/13959494566/
Cleaned it up and replaced the inner tubes yesterday (broken Presta
valves), and later this morning it goes out for a shake-down cruise. One of
these sold last week on eBay for $475.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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