Originally Posted by
lsberrios1
I am current bicyclist but do not own a C&V bike yet.
Here's a different take that's worked for me, I've acquired my C&V kit by attrition.
Here's how: Buy a new bike that you like and ride it as much as you please, hopefully over several decades.
One day it's State-of-the Art, the next Obsolete, then Classic and eventually Vintage.
-Bandera