Don't go to masters races then. Full Campy Record Moser, Fondriest, Colnago and Pinerello bikes
abound. One joker even rides the B grade on his $22,000 Look..
GK (whose bike is worth nothing like the above)
hippy <
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> "Suzy Jackson" <
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> > You shoulda been at Heffron Park this afternoon. There were about eight well worn Colnagos
> > there, three of which (including my own) sporting Mapei paint jobs, no less.
>
> Okay, it didn't take long.. I knew I was gonna get rolled with this
How many other bikes were
> there racing?
>
> > Maybe I don't hang around as many cafes as you, but I see plenty of
> Colnagos
>
> I pass quite a lot doing a 100k loop that includes Beach Rd. and bits of St. Kilda. I don't
> frequent them if I can help it though.
>
> > I have no qualms about riding around on a bike that cost six or seven
> grand.
> > Plenty of people own cars that cost more than that, and my bike _is_ my
> car.
>
> I'm a scrooge.. paying that much for a bike that will be ridden into the ground would be crazy for
> me. Obviously other people don't share that opinion. I get what you are saying comparing bike with
> car, but my bike is already worth more than my car! Come to think of it, I have three bikes that
> are worth as much as my car! I really need to sell my car.. but it's those couple of trips a month
> that make owning it really handy. But all that garage space... Doh!
>
> > Regards, Suzy (whos Colnago carried her to 2nd place in this afternoons D grade
> crit)
>
> Nice work! Treat that Colnago to a cafe latte ;-)
>
> hippy