alanbikehouston, you're onto something here. As a teenager I dreamed of having a Paramount or a Raliegh Pro. But alas, part-time job doesn't equal that kind of ride. Then came wife & kids. Still couldn't afford my dream bikes. And you're right what was a dream bike then is now ho-hum. At the Hotter&Hell Hundred trade show I saw a new Merlin Cielo w/DA. This is my new dream bike. Funny thing is I could afford the bike. It's the the divorce it might cause that I can't afford.

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