Originally Posted by
onyerleft
Man, I wish I had a time machine and could go back in time when Brooks saddles were $35 and Gibson/Fender guitars cost a few hundred.
The annual salary for my first real job, after graduation in 1978, was $14,407 (Canadian). Couldn’t buy many Gibsons with that, although I did buy a Pinarello SL frame for $525 (CDN) in 1981, having been modestly promoted in the interval. (Still have it.)
The 1980s represented progressive advancement for us — “Let the river run . . . the new Jerusalem!” and all that. No time machine for me, thanks. (Although the MVO2max of a 30-year-old, even mine, would be nice...)