Maybe I'm being optimistic here (probably). But feel sorta like Rivendell owners are often more critical in their bike needs (in a good way). So are willing to pay a premium to get a specific bike. Not necessarily the vintage idea, which is a whole 'nother thing. But more towards the boutique end, yet still practical. Like a good Collings or Santa Cruz guitar, which holds value much better than a Martin or Gibson.
On the udder hand (to milk it some more) not all bikes are the same to all folks. Personally might pay a premium for an old lugged Specialized Stumpjumper, while others would go meh. On the Rambouillet, it does nothing for me. However, I do like, nay love, the look of the AHH. My money would be for the latter. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jun 15, 10:27 am, Leslie <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 15, 7:17 am, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, 2011-06-14 at 18:45 -0700, Leslie wrote: > > > Maybe I'm too pessimistic. I usually think of myself as being overly > > > optimistic, but, I really wouldn't see paying 'more' for a frame than > > > what it originally cost. > > > In which case, I hope you never get the urge to have a Herse or a Singer > > or even a Jack Taylor, because there is absolutely zero chance you would > > ever find one going for what one cost new. > > > A Schwinn P15 Paramount in July 1971 cost $352. What is one worth now? > > > What is a new XTR M900 crank set worth? Ten years ago, you could find > > one NOS for around $185. Last week, one was available on ebay for $500. > > I bought my Mafac RAID brakes for around $60, NOS around 6 years ago, > > when there was still a supply of them. These days, a NOS RAID brake set > > will cost you a couple of hundred dollars, if you can find one. > > No, I have no urge to have any of those; however, it's not like you > can watch Rene putting one together now, can you? At a certain > point, yes, a collector value on turn the price decline around, and > things will start to be worth more. It enters the 'antique' market, > as would cars. At one point, old Mustangs were just an older car, > and not worth a lot, but, now they are. That's what those bikes > are, they're old enough to have a collectable value. > > Rivendell started in '94. They're not old enough yet. When my > Rambouillet is has many decades under its belt, then maybe I might > expect the price to go up, but, that's not why I bought a Riv.... I > bought it to ride....- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
