Re: [CR]Mario Confente frames/bikes - any unridden ones out there?

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:21:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Mario Confente frames/bikes - any unridden ones out there?
To: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <9B85C52A-92FB-4A4E-8FCD-8321191EBE39@earthlink.net>


Must say, I never understood the appeal of unridden bikes either. I mean, you may pay double for such a bike versus an excellent used one. And then you dare not actually use the thing for the purpose for which it was made least you instantly lose half your investment. IMHO life is too short for that sort of foolishness.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX

Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote:

John Jorgensen wrote:
> Chuck Schmidt wrote-
>
> See, this is kinda my point in a funny way John... how do you prove
> a cap has never been on a head. Or a bike has never been ridden.
>
> I thought you would like that. It will stay in its bag, about as
> useful as one of those Masi Gran Criterium water bottles still in
> its wrapper, fortunately it does not take up much space.
>
> John Jorgensen
> Palos Verdes Ca
>
> Where never ridden bikes just don't get me excited.

Boy ya got that right, John! Nothing beats a well cared for bike with the patina that occurs from normal use. In my opinion it just makes the bike glow! Never ridden bikes? Sad. They're like spinsters...

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

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