Even a stable full of more or less expensive customs, plus all the kit -- extra wheels, tires, parts; then the tools; then the clothing, winter and summer -- add all this up and you are still quite a bit south of, or no more than eye level with, the price of the average family sedan or F 150.
I realize that you could fill your garage with $10K+ dentist bikes*, but I'm talking custom Rivendells. I guess that I would have to stretch to pay $6K for the most expensive of mine. * I'm being snide. I may be wrong; there may be a good reason why some bikes cost $10 or $12K, please inform me if I'm wrong. Patrick Moore, who will do a 20 year review of his Joe Starck custom next year (and who just had a nice ride on it). On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Jay Lonner <jay.lon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lovely review. In reply to your closing thoughts, I think that ~$4k for > such a versatile bike is a bargain. I'd rather have a good all-rounder than > a stable of specialty bikes. > > One of the things I love about bicycles is that you can buy something > exceptional for the price of a beater car. If you amortize the cost over > the decades of reliable service you can expect from a Riv it's an > astounding value. > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 8:25:24 AM UTC-7, Josette Akresh-Gonzales > wrote: >> >> Hi Rivendell owners! >> >> I am writing to share a blog post I wrote about my Cheviot — impressions, >> pictures, and stories from this past year commuting to work, running >> errands, and going out with friends by bike. :) >> >> https://josette-the-voice-within.blogspot.com/2018/03/rivend >> ell-cheviot-one-year-review.html >> >> All best, >> Josette >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.