[CR]Re: Replica or the real deal

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:18:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Nick Zatezalo" <nickzz@mindspring.com>
To: Greg Brooks <gregb51@lycos.com>, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Re: Replica or the real deal

Greg wrote:

Don't know if it's a Walter
>Mitty thing or not, but I enjoy riding this fake,
>& don't worry about getting it dirty or dinged.
>Don't even care if it's worth more or less than
>a mint original.

Just wondering how many view their vintage bikes as investments and possibly too valuable to be ridden...let alone ridden often?

For me a bicycle is more about the dynamics of enjoying the ride; than value of the static investment.

Nick Zatezalo
Atlanta,Ga