You missed an option: All my bikes were acquired on the cheap. My most expensive bike currently is a ~$300 Schwinn Cutter single speed (and even that was a gift; I don't know exactly what my wife paid for it, but she did buy it new). I have several other daily riders and didn't pay for than $100 for any of them. In fact, about half were freebies pulled out of the trash.
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by
bragi 
"However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."