Agree. Niches are great and can also include those who think they need to *UPGRADE* their parts! I've been able to steal - NO STRIKE THAT, "pickup" 3 excellent wheelsets because peopled needed to *upgrade* them to fancier ones!!! I was able to get two 32h wheelsets with Dura Ace 9 hubs/Mavic Open Pro rims/DT or Wheelsmith spokes for around $150 because the sellers had *upgraded* to fancier lower spoke wheels costing at least a thousand if not more! Both wheelsets looked brand new and couldn't have had more than 100 miles on it tops! Further, I got a third 32h wheelset that had White Industries "beercan" hubs/Sun MA14A rims and I believe DT spokes for $175. Again, the seller had to have lower spoke wheels that cost a mint. For whatever reason, people just don't want these "outdated" wheelsets....bring them on! Good Luck! On Monday, July 16, 2012 12:32:28 PM UTC-7, Peter Pesce wrote:
> Their niche-mindedness is your gain! > Just don't ever wear it mountain biking - it wouldn't be right. :) > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 12:47:15 PM UTC-4, islaysteve wrote: >> >> Slightly OT, but an observation along the lines of some of the comments >> on the "Just Ride" review thread. I got a great CL deal on a new Pearl >> Izumi jacket this weekend. My wife and I took a (car) ride to pick it up. >> We had both wondered why the guy was selling it so cheaply. (It really was >> brand new and the price was ridiculously low.) When I came back to the car >> with the jacket, I told my wife what I had learned: The guy said that he >> was more into mountain biking anyway. Now this is not a screaming yellow >> cycling shell, it's a nice sort of Royal blue. Riv content: I have a >> Bleriot, so it should compliment ; ). A discussion about cyclists and >> their niches ensued. I'm as susceptible as anyone (here), but sometimes >> these things seem a bit silly, when you step back a bit. Cheers and stay >> cool everyone, Steve >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/MtbLgWvIBWQJ. 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.
