[CR]re: nice Colnago on ebay

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From: "C. Andrews" <chasds@mindspring.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:04:26 -0700
Subject: [CR]re: nice Colnago on ebay

It's worth noting that Ken's Pantografata on ebay is a NOS show-bike. Let's say it sells for $6K (just a guess, mind you, I have no clue *what* it will go for..something like this is practically a one-of-a-kind). The second you take it for a ride, and put a little wear on the impossible-to-find outer chainring, your NOS bike is no longer NOS and is probably worth about 3K.

I dunno about you, but I don't care to lose that kind of bread in one ride. Better to spend another 2K on a beater, and preserve your investment.

The problem here is much the same as the one that faced anyone who bought those NOS Masi GCs still-in-the-box, that John Barron was selling awhile back. What to do with it? Hedonism says "assemble and ride, and don't worry about it." The investor says "assemble and show and never ride it." The nutcase says "never take it out of the box." I can see reason in all three points-of-view. Just depends on your inclinations.

Charles Andrews SoCal

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