Also, make sure this bike will fit. It's much smaller (20 cm) than the Woodrup.
Ken Wallace
Phoenix, AZ
> <<<well folks.. the woodrup is wonderful... and the motobecane is great
for
> my
> housemate.. but the stevens currently listed on ebay is calling to me
>
> item number 1850782475
>
> is there any reason why i should not be spending my life savings on this
bike>
> >>
>
>
> Dude!
>
> Relax!
>
> Chill!
>
> In my opinion, you need to figure out a theme to what you want to
accumulate.
> Spend some more time learning about bikes, spend some more time riding
the
> Woodrup, which is a very fine bike. Spend some more time figuring out
what
> interests you, and why. Shiny isn't enough, and more is not necessarily
> better.
>
> I say this because you were all fired up abut a Shimano-equipped Alan
Sport,
> just a few weeks ago, and you had no idea, really, what it was.
>
> I can understand getting excited, but first, get some miles in, pay some
> psychic dues. Put five or ten thousand miles on the Woodrup, and meditate
> patiently on what it is that really draws you to bikes. Otherwise, your
> impulse purchase will arrive at your door, you'll assemble it and ride it
> around the block a couple of times, and you'll wonder what other shiny
bike
> on ebay is next. (Side note: ebay is addictive. Be careful.)
>
> Life savings? No. If you had cash to burn, heck, yeah, buy anything you
> feel like buying, and if you sell it later at a loss, who cares?
>
> My usual caveat: I may have no idea what I'm talking about; I may be
totally
> FOS.
>
> Identify a theme or themes for your collecting, and then chase those
themes
> patiently. Go to some big swap meets, with no money in your pocket --
just
> look at everything. Talk to people. Breathe.
>
> Now, if this Stevens has some specific, identified, special meaning for
you,
> everything I've said is inapplicable. I have to admit, I've never heard
of
> Stevens, though I once owned an early Fisher Hoo-Koo with seat stays that
> looked a lot like this bike. That was a lively bike. Wish I still had
it.
>
> An opinion worth what you paid for it. By the way, I've written all these
> things with sympathy. I can understand being bitten by a bug.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter "I can quit any time I want to" Bridge
> Denver CO