Originally Posted by
big john
I'm a pissant car mechanic and I can buy whatever bicycle I want, big deal. If you want an expensive bike, whatever that is to you, just get it.
I'm not 50+, so I probably shouldn't be posting in here, but one thing I learned from the "Rene Herse" book is that he had customers all the way up and down the income scale. Lots of younger folks with mid-level jobs, who cut back on everything else so they could afford his custom bikes.