aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,502
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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I agree, K8drums.
Sixty Fiver, you're right that I've been doing well lately, finding nice bikes, but I'm still sticking to nice LOW end bikes, largely out of fear of dealing in the high end. I'm afraid of acquiring bikes and not being able to sell them. Lots of guys here say the high end is where to be, and I may yet discover that.
Currently, word gets around town about me, and people bring me bikes or tell me where to pick them up. They're happy to help, because it puts bikes back into use.
We're starting a bicycle coalition here now. The first official meeting will be Oct 28. The first unofficial meeting was at my kitchen table. I want to promote cycling here, for fun and utility.