Rod Kronenberg wrote:
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> So, IMHO, we have at least 2 distinct types of people on this list. We have the really serious collectors (Chuck, Jay, Peter, Matt, Lou, Dale, etc), and you have people like us who just dabble in it with a handful of bikes, all of which are ridden quite often. We get a few bikes, fix them up and ride them lots. If a better one comes along, we'll sell one of the old ones. Us dabblers just can't afford to restore an old Masi, then hang it on the wall and never ride it. More power to you though if you can!
Rod, you're not looking far enough down the road! I started looking for bikes about 30 years ago when I was 30. Wife, kid in school, saving for college, career, bla, bla, bla.
I had one bike (yeah, hard to believe); rode a lot everyday because I was a freelance artist, made my own hours, and could.
Thirty years later the kid is out of college, married and expecting and I'm a so called "expert" and so called "serious collector" with a lot of kool bikes. Some bikes I overpaid for, more than a few were given to me. My best advice is to be generous in the favors you do for friends and it will pay dividends later on in bikes and stuff that wasn't for sale at any price!
Chuck "my bikes hang on walls, but only between rides" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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