Originally Posted by auchencrow

I've been pretty close to the C&V market here, and I have never seen such a lack of interest in C&V bikes.

Eg., I recently listed this bike (below) on CL - at $150, I figured it was a reasonably good deal, for good condition, American made vintage bike.

I spent many hours restoring it as you can see, yet there is still little interest in it.
I lowered it to 125, but still no takers, just the usual CL crank calls.

It's apparent to me that our hobby is dying.