Posted on 01/03/2014 4:19:28 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
The first one I came to had a price tag on it for what I thought was $29.00 and I thought, "Wow, that's cheap", closer examination revealed a lack of a decimel point - it was $2900 and that was by no means the most expensive one they had.
The last bicycle I bought, I paid $20 for at a pawn shop, racing bike three years old and the new sticker price was over a grand.
Then he decided he needed a road racing bike... he bought the thing with the clip in pedals and spandex outfit and the thing say in the damned dining room (upside down because of the lack of a kickstand) until I moved out. He used it ONCE. That bike was a $3000 monument to his ADHD as far as I am concerned.
Last I saw, his new wife made him move it out of her dining room, and now it sits in the basement along with all the clutter of a collection of ADHD-driven purchases.
It’s ridiculous considering there is maybe one out of 10,000 or 100,000 people for which these super bikes would make any difference with respect to competitive sporting.
Next to come: billing the Tea Party for “security” at their rallies.
In 1967, I bought a new Ford Fairlane for $2700.
After returning from overseas in 1971 while in the military, I bought a new 1972 350 3-speed 2 door Chevy Nova for $2300. A sergeant with 4 years service; not one effing civilian bank would loan me the money. The credit union ended up loaning it to me.
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