if you win th emega millions what do you buy?
03-30-12, 06:46 PM
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if you win th emega millions what do you buy?
I was debating that quandry today. Do I go handmade USA steel or Ti? Moots custom or some other metal?
whatabout you?
whatabout you?
03-30-12, 06:48 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
I'm not real sure which company I will buy, guess I'll have to wait and see.
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03-30-12, 06:52 PM
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Winning a lotto or not, I have my eyes on this one. It may take me 10 years but I'll get one 4 sure! 
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03-30-12, 07:11 PM
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We were just discussing the fact that the odds are 1/175mill
If you win after taxes you should have 250mil
Seems like buying 175mill tickets with all possible combinations would be a sound investment as long as nobody else won. If it hits a billion, which it will if nobody wins, it definitely would be
If you win after taxes you should have 250mil
Seems like buying 175mill tickets with all possible combinations would be a sound investment as long as nobody else won. If it hits a billion, which it will if nobody wins, it definitely would be
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I would buy a Rivendell Roadeo, red frame with cream headtube and accents, phil wood hub'ed wheels with Grand Bois Cypres tires and Di 2 groupset.
Or I would by a custom Randonneur from MAP (Mitch Pryor Bicycles) or JP Weigle.
Or I would by a custom Randonneur from MAP (Mitch Pryor Bicycles) or JP Weigle.
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03-30-12, 08:17 PM
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Unique Vintage Steel
Firefly stainless steel race
Richard Sachs cyclo-cross
J.P. Weigle touring
Kirk Frameworks sport-touring (to go with my newly purchased JKS-C)
Kelly Bedford Ti of some sort, probably more sport-touring, maybe couplers?
60's era Cinelli road bike
80's Ritchey rigid mtb.
Crumpton carbon
... that would be the short list.
Richard Sachs cyclo-cross
J.P. Weigle touring
Kirk Frameworks sport-touring (to go with my newly purchased JKS-C)
Kelly Bedford Ti of some sort, probably more sport-touring, maybe couplers?
60's era Cinelli road bike
80's Ritchey rigid mtb.
Crumpton carbon
... that would be the short list.
03-30-12, 08:22 PM
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I'd buy this website and make 2ndGen a moderator while sending him new bike parts every week. 
I'll buy him a new camera as well...just so he can take and post pictures of his new adventures.
I'll buy him a new camera as well...just so he can take and post pictures of his new adventures.
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Better question is what wouldn't I buy? Definitely some houses and cars and boats and probably a plane. Then since this is a bike forum I guess a bike for every house. I would invest wisely with a great portion of it also. Its too bad florida doesn't sale mega millions. I will probably never ride at the full potential of the bike I own before replacing it.
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a red 1996 toyota supra for my little brother. this stems from a childhood agreement made while playing cruis'n world. i don't think he would like that car as much now as he did back then!
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haha nice.. just as long as you get yourself a nice black muscle car with huge ITB's sticking out of the blower on the hood
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Trek Madone 6.9, I am going to by this anyway.. New truck, and 15000-20000 acres in the Colrado mountains to build a big bike trail on, and lease the rest out to farmers, I would still live a realtivly simple life style...
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We were just discussing the fact that the odds are 1/175mill
If you win after taxes you should have 250mil
Seems like buying 175mill tickets with all possible combinations would be a sound investment as long as nobody else won. If it hits a billion, which it will if nobody wins, it definitely would be
If you win after taxes you should have 250mil
Seems like buying 175mill tickets with all possible combinations would be a sound investment as long as nobody else won. If it hits a billion, which it will if nobody wins, it definitely would be
To value the bet you take the return divided by the odds of winning if bet< payout/ odds of winning, the bet is an positive economic value and it makes sense to play.
Uusally lotteries are around 40% payout, so the bet is way negative, but with enough carry over it turns positive. A number of years ago people figured this out, and put together syndicates to cover every possible number knowing that their cost of covering every number was less than the payout.
Then lotteries got smart, and made it practically impossible to get every bet covered
( only so many 7-11's are out there).
That said, I threw down on the office lottery pool, 1) because the bet is likely positive now, and 2) I don't want to be stuck with all the work after the rest of the office wins and quits.
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