How can a $14,000 bicycle possibly be worth the money?
01-19-23, 04:21 PM
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I think you're looking at the wrong hobbies. The ones you cite are all collecting hobbies. Cycling is a sport, though there are a relatively small number of people who collect bicycles.
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Cripes, that reminds me of the discussion/argument I got into about cutting down and rethreading a fork from a 24" frame to fit a 23" frame, and I was told I should leave it long so the next guy doesn't have to find a low-stack headset. Sheesh.
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I have a friend who spends large amounts of money on vintage watches. He is knowledgeable enough to sell them for more than he buys them for. This is his hobby, not his main business.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
01-19-23, 04:40 PM
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When I buy something I buy it for myself, not the next guy. I don't view my possessions as inventory, so resale value is rarely a consideration. I've found that focusing too much on getting what you call a "good deal" often results in compromising one's goals. I'm a bike rider, not a bike salesman.
I've had about 30 cars. Some of them I bought to have fun with and sold them cheap just to get rid of them. It was a hobby until I got sick of cars.
Everything we spend money on doesn't have to be a calculated, dry, emotionless thing. I never made a lot of money working as a car mechanic but when I bought project cars, or dirt bikes, or bicycles I never considered how much I could sell them for, except one of the cars I thought I could make a buck on.
I buy those things because I want to have them. When I'm done with them I get rid of them.
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If I can deflect the frame inches by pushing it laterally, maybe there is a bit of that going on in the vertical plane, as well.
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A bicycle in not a financial investment. I don't purchase bicycles with the intention of reselling them for profit or reselling them for any other reason... I purchase bicycles for the purpose of riding and enjoyment and I like to keep them for as long as possible.
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There are still some fair deals on new bicycles. For example, Soma has some great deals on new frame sets. Jamis bicycles offer great value. There are many others. Ride it for a long time and get your money’s worth.
Rivendell frames are a more expensive, but still offer good value.
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A $5,000 markup to the dealer, and another $5,000 markup to the end user on a bicycle is just foolishness.
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Y'all are so cute ... being so earnest and rational in a thread which was dishonest and irrational from the original post.
Just keep me laughing, folks ... that's all I ask .....
Just keep me laughing, folks ... that's all I ask .....
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I still own the last new bicycle I purchased 48 years ago.
There are still some fair deals on new bicycles. For example, Soma has some great deals on new frame sets. Jamis bicycles offer great value. There are many others. Ride it for a long time and get your money’s worth.
Rivendell frames are a more expensive, but still offer good value.
There are still some fair deals on new bicycles. For example, Soma has some great deals on new frame sets. Jamis bicycles offer great value. There are many others. Ride it for a long time and get your money’s worth.
Rivendell frames are a more expensive, but still offer good value.
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We all have our bicycle preferences.
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I appreciate you following my thread.
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Not at all. It’s just that the more a bicycle rises over $5,000 the more skeptical I become. At $14,000, I can’t keep from laughing.
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You're pulling numbers out of your tailpipe.
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I have a friend who spends large amounts of money on vintage watches. He is knowledgeable enough to sell them for more than he buys them for. This is his hobby, not his main business.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
Another friend spends millions of dollars on Real Estate and has made a good income and has achieved a good ROI over the years.
Another friend has a vintage car collection worth far more than he paid for them.
I cannot compete with what these friends spend. I applaud them. I have learned from them.
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wise guy
A wise friend of mine seems to be a very lucky guy and never worries. He used to say , what ever floats your boat. I kind of agree now.
In this case the proverb would be, what ever spins your wheels.
In this case the proverb would be, what ever spins your wheels.
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