Matthew wrote, in part:
> Am I alone in this level obsessiveness over a single component are can any
> of you commiserate? Are you haunted by "the one that got away"? One part
> shy of completing a build? Do you lose sleep over anything on your wish
> list? Or am I finally losing it entirely?
>
> Matthew Bowne
> Senza Denti in
> Brooklyn, NYC
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I mentioned to Matthew and now to the list, that "con denti" pedals seem to me to be one of those parts that is rapidly entering the realm of "I'd never sell those." Sure, you see them on bikes now and then, esp. someplace like the Cirque, but how often do you see them for sale, really? not all that often. And I'd guess you'll see them less and less often, because for most of us, a pair of con dentis is one of those things you'd just never sell. they don't take up much room. There's always something else less rare to sell...kinda like first generation Campagnolo alloy cranks. Who would sell a set of these now, if you had one? No-one I know would sell one.
I may be exaggerating slightly for effect, but this phenomenon is real. What super-rare part have you had for years about which you say "I should sell that" but you never do? We all have them. And that's how the price goes up on them. No-one wants to sell. Except once in awhile.
Charles Andrews Los Angeles
"Somebody has to be tireless... or the fast buck operators would asphalt the entire coast, fill every bay and slay every living thing incapable of carrying a wallet."
--John D. MacDonald