In 1982 I bought my son his first racing bike, a lugged Columbus standard gauge Bianchi, which we upgraded to campy NR. I think the whole thing costs about $500. My daughter is still riding it, with the original group. In 1984 I bought a Trek 620, a Reynolds 531 sport touring bike, for $530. It has dimensions and a ride that is hardly distinguishable from my Ram. This year I got it powder coated, put S&S couplers on it, and 650b wheels after no one showed any interest in buying it for $900 even when shod with wheels and components comparable to a new AHH. I'm glad I kept it because I love the ride and ease of transporting it out to SF when I visit my son. Over the years I have learned that it pays to buy stuff for the long haul. Not necessarily fru fru, but quality, like Paul's brakes and White hubs, PW BB's. This stuff will outlast me and never need to be replaced. My other hobby is woodworking and I have also learned that quality is often the low cost long term strategy when buying tools. For Example, I have a 3HP, 220 volt General table saw that is years 33 old. So far I have had to replace one washer! Meanwhile the price of this saw has more than tripled.
Michael On Saturday, December 14, 2013 9:28:15 AM UTC-5, Fullylugged wrote: > > I was using the time between sets of push ups (too yucky out to pedal t is > a fun, live > today) and cruising the RBW web site this morning. Looking at the > framesets, I see where Atlantis is now 2,300 F.O.B. origin. When I > bought my Ram in late 2006, it was 1,350 and the Atlantis was only > $1,400. Using the AIER cost of living calculator, 1400 in 2006 is worth > 1,618 today, so frames have gone up significantly more than the prices > of everyday goods as a whole. This is not to say they cost too much now, > just a realization that those of us who were fortunate enough to get RBW > bikes back then got really good deals on really good bikes. > > Bruce > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
