Ever pay way too much for a bike?
02-24-11, 05:37 PM
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If it's what you really wanted and really like it, you did NOT pay too much. Ride it and enjoy it.
02-24-11, 05:48 PM
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02-24-11, 06:06 PM
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Every.Single.Time.
I'm a notorious over-payer for everything. <shrug>
I'm a notorious over-payer for everything. <shrug>
02-24-11, 06:08 PM
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When I tally the Fuji Opus IV I'll hopefully complete soon I'm sure I'll be unhappy. Then again, maybe I just shouldn't tally it up?
02-24-11, 06:43 PM
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Yes, pateince is the key when buying bikes and parts. When I'm not looking to buy a bike...deals are everywhere. When I really want something I can be compulsive...I have a thing for Raleigh and Campagnolo
02-24-11, 09:22 PM
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Money, money, money. Why is it always about money? Money is everywhere, it is so common, they print the stuff on huge printing presses by the billions.
A nice bicycle, now there is something that is not so common, and you can enjoy it for years and years, and so beautiful.
A nice bicycle, now there is something that is not so common, and you can enjoy it for years and years, and so beautiful.
02-24-11, 09:28 PM
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02-24-11, 10:40 PM
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Sure, but it's usualy non-bike folk that point it out!
02-25-11, 11:14 AM
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My perspective is always that I can get a beautiful old bike for less than I would pay for a garish, (to me) aesthetically displeasing modern road bike. I ride a ton but don't race so I don't see the disadvantage of riding a slightly heavier bike. I love friction shifters, lugs, and the ride of steel. I pay more for my bikes than others on this forum, but I go for quality over quantity - I have a 1980 De Rosa, an '82 Merckx, and an '81 Carlton, and that's it. I have sentimental attachment to the early 80's, I guess: I was born in 1973 and learned to ride at that time.
Oh, except for my "modern" bike, which is a 1997 CF Trek mountain bike with Alu lugs that has been heavily modified for touring. I paid nothing for it - it was my dad's. It has a carbon fiber cyclocross fork, and gets ridden less than the other 3.
Oh, except for my "modern" bike, which is a 1997 CF Trek mountain bike with Alu lugs that has been heavily modified for touring. I paid nothing for it - it was my dad's. It has a carbon fiber cyclocross fork, and gets ridden less than the other 3.
02-25-11, 11:26 AM
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This is what I've been telling my friends for years. Some are even starting to refurb their old bikes and I see them riding them. So cool! Bikes/Frames/Wheels have become Nascar'ish
02-25-11, 11:29 AM
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My biggest monetary loss on a bike was about $3000. I'm sobbing as I type this. Well, not really, but I should be.
02-25-11, 11:30 AM
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02-25-11, 11:43 AM
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"Way too much" means different things to different people. For a nice bike that I really wanted $275 is nothing to me. That is a small amount of money to me and my collecting habits. The most amount of money you could lose is $275 and chances are you could resell it at close to that so very little loss. Some people are at a position in their life where they have less disposable income and have to be more careful with their hobby. that is how I treat it, as a hobby not a business. Bikemanbobs post above tells me he operates his "hobby" more like a business, thats ok it is his hobby, being that concerned about it would take away alot of the joy for me.
02-25-11, 11:44 AM
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Money, money, money. Why is it always about money? Money is everywhere, it is so common, they print the stuff on huge printing presses by the billions.
A nice bicycle, now there is something that is not so common, and you can enjoy it for years and years, and so beautiful.
A nice bicycle, now there is something that is not so common, and you can enjoy it for years and years, and so beautiful.
02-25-11, 11:48 AM
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I sometimes spend too much on bikes I buy to flip. It's usually because I missed one or more parts that turn out to be defective. Most of the time I still break even or make money but with a lot more effort and time spent gathering replacement parts. A few bikes (even free ones) have turned into a labor nightmare but I can almost never walk away.
For my own fleet I usually spend too much in the sense that it'd be hard to recover my costs. Most of the refurbs or new builds cost from $800 to $1800. Even so, the results would cost a more new or bought off Ebay. Even the $20 cost a few hundred after wheel swaps, leather bar tape, rack, panniers etc.
For my own fleet I usually spend too much in the sense that it'd be hard to recover my costs. Most of the refurbs or new builds cost from $800 to $1800. Even so, the results would cost a more new or bought off Ebay. Even the $20 cost a few hundred after wheel swaps, leather bar tape, rack, panniers etc.
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02-25-11, 12:27 PM
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Here's my big juicy rationalization for ya. Wrenching , riding and even thinking about bikes keeps me sane. One trip to the Psychologist and that $275 is gone anyway. At least now you have a nice Miyata to show for it. And unless it is in awful shape you should get close to your money back.
02-25-11, 01:15 PM
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I think people get too hung up on what they pay for bikes. IF you like it and are going to ride it then it really doesn't matter how much you paid. You paid what it's worth to you. ENJOY it.
On the other hand if it's a business decision where you are buying to make money then overpaying is a bad decision.
On the other hand if it's a business decision where you are buying to make money then overpaying is a bad decision.
02-25-11, 01:17 PM
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02-25-11, 10:38 PM
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I don't feel too bad now. I promise pictures once I find my SD card reader.
You would think working in IT for a living I would actually have a way to take the pictures off my camera. Can't find my USB cable OR card reader.
You would think working in IT for a living I would actually have a way to take the pictures off my camera. Can't find my USB cable OR card reader.
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02-26-11, 11:23 AM
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My bikes are built from bare frames and parts from eBay and from bike swaps. I have way more invested in each of them than I could sell them for. I don't sell them, I keep them and enjoy them. Like Sciencemonster says, it's a hobby, not a business.
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