Investment grade instruments, whether musical, vehicular, mechanical etc are usually the safe play. Why? Because 1) they last longer 2) they function better 3) you enjoy them more 4) if you tire of them down the road, they still will can command strong resale value. Higher quality equipment over the life of ownership frequently costs less than its lower grade alternative(s).
Imo, if taken to an art form, bike and part lust can be fun and profitable. Cheers, Chris One caveat or big consideration, would be whether or not your commuter would be kept outside and unattended for any period of time. If so, then it would be foolish to install a sign that begs to be noticed and taken. On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Shakesbiker <pbdemar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am sorely tempted to buy the ultimate touring wheelset available > from the Riv. web specials site. It would be used to convert 27" to > the more readily available 700 wheels on an old Centurion Pro Tour. > My dilema? Since I recently bought a (new to me) Saluki, I had > planned on relogating the Centurion to a commuting / rain bike. The > wheels with Phil hub and Schmidt Son 28 would be worth a lot more than > the bike. Am I foolish? > Thoughts and/or advise would be appreciated. > Thanks > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
