Going to buy a beater is what we all tell ourselves. If it were true, we would get the "Walmart " bike. We then go out and find something that has potential but is "down on its luck". We then fix it up to the point of dropping more money then we first thought possible.

At last ! another bike we have rescued and then we start the whole thing all over again.

* A light hearted attempt to explain the phenomena. I'm guilty as well, worse, I get attached to the beater.

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