Here's a comeback: I spent all my money on bikes, books, and beer. The rest I just wasted.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 11:13 AM Michael Morrissey < michaelgmorris...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it's not price itself so much as priorities. It's important to > remember that the bicycle remains relatively countercultural. No matter > what the price tag is, it's still outside of the house/cars/kids/food > pyramid of needs for most American people. > > Here's an article from The New Yorker: > > https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-bicycle-as-a-vehicle-of-protest > > "These regimes recognized the bicycle for what it is: an emblem of > freedom. The invention of the bicycle was the realization of an ancient > dream. It was the elusive personal-transport device, a contraption that > liberated humans from their dependency on draft animals, allowing > individuals to move swiftly across land under their own power. Long after > its primacy was usurped by the automobile, the bicycle retained a unique > appeal." > > On Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 12:56:18 PM UTC-4 ttoshi wrote: > >> Yeah, Riv bikes are a baa-gn compared to the space age composite frames >> and electrified drive trains on these bikes that are meant to be replaced >> when the latest "improved" model comes out. >> >> Toshi >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 8:05 AM Brian Campbell <bdcamp...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Take them to a bike shop. Most people are out of touch relative to the >>> cost of a modern bicycle. I have found that most folks seem to equate >>> bicyles with childrens toys and as such, interact with them mos;ty in big >>> box store toy departments. >>> >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uSCX9EpJMgU/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a81b5447-eb44-49d0-9b1f-27280db1b2e8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a81b5447-eb44-49d0-9b1f-27280db1b2e8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAE_rN%3D2bcAjeDrPCDuEqBRuo%3D6%2BrPZHrNMnDhy6yXk0rJx3W4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
