[CR]Re: What rationale do others use for their collecting?

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Ideale)

Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:37:41 -0500
From: "Tim Fricker" <tymncycle@gmail.com>
To: "Classic Rendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: What rationale do others use for their collecting?


Derrick B. said:
>That's an interesting question - my rational, if there is one, is "what
>did I own, or what would I have bought, back then if I'd had the resources
>to do it?"

The closest thing I have to a rationale is along these lines. Most of the classic bikes I own are the ones I used to dream of owning when I was in my teens and could only dream of them. Thus the '73 Paramount, '75 Proteus, '78 Raleigh Pro, and (OT) '86 Miyata 1000. And my '78 Centurion, while not one of the true "Cinelli Centurions", is a very good imitation. Funny thing is, there are always more to dream of...

-- Tim Fricker bikes@vienna, llc Vienna, VA, USA Recumbents, folders, tandems, commuters, etc.

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