Vintage bike advice please?
03-09-23, 06:41 PM
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Buying a vintage bike is kind of like taking a vacation, you do it for the experience and never expect a financial return.
03-09-23, 08:39 PM
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True ... unless you're really into cost accounting and compare vintage cycling to other recreational opportunities: golf, women, sailing, art, race cars, ...
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03-09-23, 09:39 PM
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vintage bicycles would be the lesser of those evils
03-10-23, 08:03 PM
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If you are getting a financial return from your recreational opportunities with women, my hat is off you.
03-10-23, 08:13 PM
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