Rod No, no money, at least not right now. Going at the end of the month to Costa Mesa, Ca to pick up a new to me car('87 Saab convertible) and bought the Specialized last year so it is still the dreaming time at present. Got very little to see in the city I am in as only one bike shop caries road bikes (if you do not count the Kestrel that hangs on the ceiling of the shop I use).
Ivan Shukster
Medicine Hat, Alberta
1963/4 Doniselli
2001 Specialized Hard Rock
1986 BRC Columbus for running the dogs
> Hi Ivan,
> I have 2 "triples", and I love them! Both are 20+ years old and have
> been outfitted with relatively modern (6-7 speed Shimano 600) indexed
> shifting, etc. Should you buy a new bike? If you have the money go for
> it. I have been wanting a Reynolds 853 bike with Ultegra components for
> a long time. They're awesome. But.......everybody else has one of these,
> they are $1500 and up and they are just plain ordinary. Anybody with a
> credit card can go down and buy one. Plus, when you wheel the bike out
> of the shop, it's worth about half of what you paid for it. If you have
> a favorite old bike you love, I'd look on e-bay for some newer parts and
> go for it. I love my old ones......I get comments like "WOW,look at that
> old Peugeot" all the time and I love it. Unless you are racing, it isn't
> the machinery that counts, it's the motor!
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> Take care,
> Rod Kronenberg
> Fort Collins, CO