Jacqueline Kamenzind wrote:
> Interesting thoughts shared on affluence and the bicycle purchase. I
> am grateful for the buyer with expensive impulsive spending habits
> that vastly outpace their athletic convictions....If
> not for the extravagant buyer, how else can I afford an alloy
> Campagnolo six-speed freewheel from a swap meet for only $40. [...]
> I can hardly wait for the next swap meet, "Dust off your jewels, you
> fat posers with your big asses and way to few spokes, I'm-a-comin
> with singles and coins and a whole ear full of talk.
Good points, assuming that there are reasonably close and frequent swap meets to meet your needs. Around here, there's only one worth mentioning (the Cronometro meet in January) and because of my work schedule I've only been able to attend once in the last six years. Looks like I'll miss out again this year as well. :-(
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John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA