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03-08-2005, 04:45 AM

referring to bikes as art......

came across this link for the "Handmade Bicycle Show 2005 - Tokyo, Japan"

pretty stuff if one is interested

03-08-2005, 04:46 AM

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pardon my redundancy.

"JP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:j7hXd.100889$QS5.11493@trndny06...
> referring to bikes as art......
>
> came across this link for the "Handmade Bicycle Show 2005 - Tokyo, Japan"
>
> pretty stuff if one is interested
>
>

03-08-2005, 04:46 AM

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pardon my redundancy.

"JP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:j7hXd.100889$QS5.11493@trndny06...
> referring to bikes as art......
>
> came across this link for the "Handmade Bicycle Show 2005 - Tokyo, Japan"
>
> pretty stuff if one is interested
>
>

03-08-2005, 05:15 AM

"kituyjkm" <fchg> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I used to ride a Raleigh 10 speed when I was in high school, until it
> was stolen. Lugged frame, down-tube shifters, the whole nine
> yards... I didn't think it was anything special and still don't. I
> really hated the down-tube shifters.
>
> These days I ride a Cannondale mass market aluminum frame bike with
> welds so smooth it looks like the frame was molded. Now THAT'S art!
> It has a beautiful pearlescent blue/purple paint job (factory issue)
> the likes of which I have never seen on another bike.
>
> 6 months after you get the $4k Rivendell, the paint will be scratched
> and chipped (as is the paint on my Cannondale, and every other bike
> that actually gets ridden). Parts that wear will wear out and require
> replacement.
>
> I hear a lot of this crap about leaving bikes to your kids as a way to
> justify the ridiculous price. The Rivendell marketing guys came up
> with a great line there! Why not ride an equivalent performing bike
> and leave your kid the $3k difference instead- they may not want your
> old, beat-up $4k bike- they may have other interests... I'll bet they
> can find a use for the $3k.

Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history.

Mortgage 2K/mo
Electric 0.25K/mo
Phone 0.40K/mo
Oil 0.30K/mo
Gasoline 0.30K/mo
Auto leases 0.90K/mo
Auto ins 0.50K/mo
Music lessons 0.70K/mo
Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo
Health Ins 1K/mo
Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo
Clothing( " " + wife) ???
Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards,
gameboys,
school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's,
AP's,
College application fees, (tuition to come)
omigod where does it end????????????????????

Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

03-08-2005, 05:15 AM

"kituyjkm" <fchg> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I used to ride a Raleigh 10 speed when I was in high school, until it
> was stolen. Lugged frame, down-tube shifters, the whole nine
> yards... I didn't think it was anything special and still don't. I
> really hated the down-tube shifters.
>
> These days I ride a Cannondale mass market aluminum frame bike with
> welds so smooth it looks like the frame was molded. Now THAT'S art!
> It has a beautiful pearlescent blue/purple paint job (factory issue)
> the likes of which I have never seen on another bike.
>
> 6 months after you get the $4k Rivendell, the paint will be scratched
> and chipped (as is the paint on my Cannondale, and every other bike
> that actually gets ridden). Parts that wear will wear out and require
> replacement.
>
> I hear a lot of this crap about leaving bikes to your kids as a way to
> justify the ridiculous price. The Rivendell marketing guys came up
> with a great line there! Why not ride an equivalent performing bike
> and leave your kid the $3k difference instead- they may not want your
> old, beat-up $4k bike- they may have other interests... I'll bet they
> can find a use for the $3k.

Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history.

Mortgage 2K/mo
Electric 0.25K/mo
Phone 0.40K/mo
Oil 0.30K/mo
Gasoline 0.30K/mo
Auto leases 0.90K/mo
Auto ins 0.50K/mo
Music lessons 0.70K/mo
Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo
Health Ins 1K/mo
Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo
Clothing( " " + wife) ???
Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards,
gameboys,
school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's,
AP's,
College application fees, (tuition to come)
omigod where does it end????????????????????

Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

03-08-2005, 05:44 AM

>
>Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

More power to ya if getting your dad's old, beat-up bike is getting
something you want!

03-08-2005, 05:44 AM

>
>Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

More power to ya if getting your dad's old, beat-up bike is getting
something you want!

03-08-2005, 05:49 AM

"JP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history.
>
>Mortgage 2K/mo
>Electric 0.25K/mo
>Phone 0.40K/mo

Ouch. Time to get those three teenage boys off the phone. Do they
all have girlfriends in Europe or something?

>Oil 0.30K/mo
>Gasoline 0.30K/mo

I'm tryin' to figure out what kind of vehicles use as much oil as gas.
Then it hits me - the family all ride Harleys!

>Auto leases 0.90K/mo

Ouch again. Time for a trip to the used car lot!

>Auto ins 0.50K/mo
>Music lessons 0.70K/mo
>Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo
>Health Ins 1K/mo
>Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo
>Clothing( " " + wife) ???
>Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards,
>gameboys,
>school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's,
>AP's,
>College application fees, (tuition to come)
>omigod where does it end????????????????????

When you die?

>Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

If you're paying $900 a month on car leases, one would presume either
you have a lot of cars, or have upgraded to something you "want"...

A bike isn't the goal - riding the bike is the goal. You can do that
on just about anything, though a nice bike is, well, nice. It's all
just a matter of priorities - I've lived in places that necessitated
many of my rides happening on bikes that were basically in the
"dumpster diving" category (since I had to leave them in a place a
good bike would be stolen almost immediately).

In the end, we all end up creating a budget for unnecessary things.
It's just a matter of priorities. A bike is a pretty good place to do
that since once the extra money is amortized over the many hundreds
(or thousands) of hours you'll spend on it, it's downright "cheap".

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Home of the $695 ti frame

03-08-2005, 05:49 AM

"JP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>Find a use for 3K? If you blink too long it's history.
>
>Mortgage 2K/mo
>Electric 0.25K/mo
>Phone 0.40K/mo

Ouch. Time to get those three teenage boys off the phone. Do they
all have girlfriends in Europe or something?

>Oil 0.30K/mo
>Gasoline 0.30K/mo

I'm tryin' to figure out what kind of vehicles use as much oil as gas.
Then it hits me - the family all ride Harleys!

>Auto leases 0.90K/mo

Ouch again. Time for a trip to the used car lot!

>Auto ins 0.50K/mo
>Music lessons 0.70K/mo
>Allowances,etc 0.20K/mo
>Health Ins 1K/mo
>Food (3 teen boys) 0.50K/mo
>Clothing( " " + wife) ???
>Laptops, ipods, TV's, DVD's, VCR's, XBoxes, skateboards, longboards,
>gameboys,
>school trips, allergists, contact lenses, Rx sunglasses, SAT's, PSAT's,
>AP's,
>College application fees, (tuition to come)
>omigod where does it end????????????????????

When you die?

>Getting something I want (finally)...................PRICELESS!!!!!

If you're paying $900 a month on car leases, one would presume either
you have a lot of cars, or have upgraded to something you "want"...

A bike isn't the goal - riding the bike is the goal. You can do that
on just about anything, though a nice bike is, well, nice. It's all
just a matter of priorities - I've lived in places that necessitated
many of my rides happening on bikes that were basically in the
"dumpster diving" category (since I had to leave them in a place a
good bike would be stolen almost immediately).

In the end, we all end up creating a budget for unnecessary things.
It's just a matter of priorities. A bike is a pretty good place to do
that since once the extra money is amortized over the many hundreds
(or thousands) of hours you'll spend on it, it's downright "cheap".

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Home of the $695 ti frame