Re: [CR]When do you say no to riding a classic

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From: "Renaissance-Cycles" <info@renaissance-cycles.com>
To: <wspokes@penn.com>, <mmeison@scubadiving.com>
Cc: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <Springmail.0994.1031241915.0.78409200@webmail.atl.earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]When do you say no to riding a classic
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:27:51 +0200

TRASH IT!...............KICK IT! And ride it till it's DEAD! What if you were to drop dead tomorrow, what would you do with it then................You sure as hell can't stuff it into the box going 6 feet under!................As for Chuck S..............He would need a container! Ha! Ha! Just pulling your leg Chuck!.................So I say enjoy the thing while you can! Just my 2 cents!

BC Baron Corpuz...................And the gang!!............Eindhoven...........Holland! Buying and selling till the day I drop dead!


----- Original Message -----
From: wspokes@penn.com
To: mmeison@scubadiving.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]When do you say no to riding a classic



> The can of worms is opening! To Ride or not to Ride. Collectibility vs.
> Function. Oh no, I am gonna sign off quietly quickly. You are a newbie and it
> is a valid question which has been discussed and the dead horse has been
> beaten on this issue. You be the judge! Do you want to ride it or not? It is
> all up to you. There is no set rules.
>
> Walt Skrzypek
> Falls Creek, Pa
> " I shall choose to ride "
>
> On Thu, 5 Sep 2002 11:29:09 -0400 (EDT) mmeison@scubadiving.com wrote:
>
> As a newbie here I've got a question I'm sure
> has been discussed before but alas I can't find the
> archives anymore (at least not anything older than 30 days)
> to search.
>
> Are there bikes that due to value and not condition that
> you don't ride?
> Would you ride a Confente? a paramount 25th anniversary with
> gold plated fork etc.?
>
> I'm just curious about this, as all of my bikes and any
> I plan to purchase are ridden.
>
> Thanks,
> Marty "ride em if you got em" Eison
> Dallas, Texas