I experienced the negative to saving for a bike this past winter. I had money all saved and was one phone call away from ordering a hunqapillar frame when my wife and I started preparing for another Maine wintah. While lowering the storm windows they literally came apart in our hands. Well-you guessed it, my hunqapillar became replacement windows and although we are warmer- I'm not having nearly as much fun. Bill
On Mar 4, 2:25 am, Stonehog <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ray - it sounds like you are on to a lost idea. You could write a book on the > lost art of saving for something. It could be like a new diet book for > Euromericans. > > It's funny - when I bought my Hilsen, it was the first thing I saved up for > probably since I was a kid. I then bought components over the next few months > as I saved up for them. I found this method strangely rewarding. I had a > bike that was slowly transforming before my eyes. As a matter of fact, I'm > still saving up for stuff to add to or change on it. Next up, dyno hub and > light... > > Mobile Brian Hanson > > On Mar 3, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Way Rebb <grayc...@mac.com> wrote: > > > > > I've never understood why lay away is more appealing than saving up > > for something. > > > Of course in my case I never actually buy what I save up for. For > > example I recently saved up for another Hillborne. I figured I could > > leave the big racks, bags, baskets on and be ready for vacations > > (tours), trip to farmers market, anywhere I might need to haul stuff. > > When I reached the Hillborne goal I thought "hey just a little more > > and I can get a Hunqapillar", that might be a more rugged tough stuff > > hauler type bike. When I reached that goal I thought "hey just save a > > little more and I can get the Atlantis that might be the ultimate.". > > And as I reached that goal I thought "hey with this money I can get > > both a Hillborne AND a 21" iMac." I didn't buy either but I thought > > "hey just a little more and I can get a custom". But why? There would > > be nothing custom about it, probably just a Sam Hunq-a-pilson with > > front brake cabling on the right. Saving up is way to confusing. > > > -Ray > > > On Mar 1, 10:43 am, Pondero <cj.spin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/news_post/335 > > >> Okay, how many read this and immediately thought, "Hmmm....(insert new > >> bike dream here), 20% down would be...and remainder divided by 7 > >> equals..."? > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
