Read the entire thread. On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 12:36 PM 'jeffrey kane' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Patrick -- ha! I like your thinking ... but the OP was asking about > cockpit swaps (!) > > On Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 2:17:18 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Let me elucidate. You can buy a very reliable used car for $10K. The >> average new car cost in 2018 was $35K, per a quick Google (vi). If you >> shell out for 3 new Rivs at $4K/each -- you get the picture. And $4K is >> pretty generous. >> >> Where do all the deep pockets come from? That's 1 answer. >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 10:51 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The deep pockets come from driving old cars no more miles than >>> necessary. With 3 bikes (+ folder/beater) I drive -- what, 1K miles/year?. >>> Even paying for gas and insurance (!) and repairs on an old car that I >>> basically let my 17 year old daughter use, I have plenty $ left over for >>> bike stuff. >>> >>> Even if I worked (as I did until 2008; since then I've worked for >>> myself) 15 miles diagonally across town (I commuted by bike at least 1/2 >>> the time) saves enough, easily, for 3 real bikes. >>> >>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 10:13 AM 'jeffrey kane' via RBW Owners Bunch < >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>>> An Atlantis is a perfect candidate for a drop/upright easy switch-out >>>> and provided yours has DT shifter bosses (and you're OK using down tube >>>> shifters) then Shoji and Benz have it right. Seriously folks -- buy another >>>> bike (?) where did all the deep pockets come from??? >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And >> though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the >> hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* >> --- J.R.R. Tolkien >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching >> Other professional writing services >> Expensive! But good. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique >> >> -- > 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. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- 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.
