I would have to say my 1994 XO-4 which I purchased on closeout in 1995 for something like 60% off. So for less than $200 I got a bike I have had for 18 years and it is still going strong. Just got rebuilt into more of a Riv-mode with Albas. Takes wide tires with fenders. A late Bridgestone gem.
Dan - Marin On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote: > Most of my cycling purchases are thrifted. My best deals, though, have > been the two bikes I bought at retail: my $1400 Quickbeam, and my $1400 > Bontrager Privateer. > The Privateer was on sale, after Trek retired the Bontrager bikes. It rode > better for me than the Ibis Mojo, and exactly the same as an IF hardtail > that cost twice as much. It's still a joy to ride. Maybe it planes, who > knows. > The Quickbeam was exactly the bike I'd been waiting for (except I wanted > more clearance). It's still the bike that is "my bike." > > Actually, my wife's Trek Belleville was a great bargain at $250, since I > traded the rest of the cost in design work. Her previous bike was $25, and > she rode it A Lot. I sold it for $100. My low trail Ross was $25. Most free > bikes I get involve some time and money invested, and then are given away > to friends and neighbors who don't end up riding them... > > Philip > www.biketinker.com > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
