Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Mans of NC & SW UT Desert
Bikes: 86 Katakura Silk, 87 Prologue X2, 88 Cimarron LE, 1975 Sekai 4000 Professional, 73 Paramount, plus more
My point is buy a good name brand used, and you will be able to recoup most of your original spend. The same is true of a lot of other items.
Given the number of bikes for sale every day on ebay and Craigs List, apparently a lot of people don't wear out their bikes. I agree, if you wear them out, then brand does not matter.