Very inspirational story! David, you're so right. So, I took a 60 mile ride today on the Romulus, and stopped in a bike shop to look around and take a break. An employee said, "Nice bike - how old is it?" Instead of saying "2003," I should have said, "Thrift store find." That would help with my working-class upbringing hang-up about appearing to spend a lot of money on something like a bicycle.
On Jan 9, 4:37 pm, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 2:24 PM, <stanwas...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > You're not going to sneak an orange QB into your stable and pretend > > that it's an old bike that's always been there. It sticks out like a > > sore thumb. Trust me, I just tried it and got caught. > > > On Jan 9, 11:24 am, "David Estes" <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > See, you made the first mistake of "mentioning" it... > > > Speaking of sneaking in a few bikes... > > > A number of years ago several of us were admiring a now deceased friends > > amazing collection of vintage motorcycles, and in particular his latest > > aquisition at the time, an Ariel Square Four. Mind you, this was not just > > a > > handful of old Triumphs, Beezers and Nortons, but included a Matchless, a > > Norton Manx with a documented racing history and now the Ariel, which cost > > around twenty five large. Obviously Ed was a man of some means, but you'd > > never know it until he opened his garage door. > > > At one point The Wise One, (that's a long story), asked Ed how his wife > > felt > > about having roughly a quarter of a million dollars worth of scooters in > > her > > garage. Poor Ed near got whiplish looking around to ensure that Margie did > > not hear that question while admonishing TWO to pipe down. As he told it, > > to her knowledge the most he ever paid for one of those old derelict bikes > > was twenty five hundred bucks! > > > Stan > > Columbia, SC > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > > Excellent story! > > And it inspires me to add this bit of advice: Remember, these are > "retro-styled," "vintage appearing" bikes... so, just go along w/ the belief > that they're all 25 years old and came from the thrift store! > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
