White porcs
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fguki
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Definitely not true (!) Over my last 30 years in retro mountain bikes - and even my other hobbies and interests like fishing, instruments etc. I can say with 120% certainty:
There are A LOT of people out there (with hobbies of ALL sorts) that spend a shit load of money on parts and their hobbies in general - although their financial situation is completely fucked up! They rather buy the next Cook Bros Racing crank set when it pops up instead of paying their rent or energy supplier. Let alone their insurances or any retirement provision.
There are A LOT of people out there (with hobbies of ALL sorts) that spend a shit load of money on parts and their hobbies in general - although their financial situation is completely fucked up! They rather buy the next Cook Bros Racing crank set when it pops up instead of paying their rent or energy supplier. Let alone their insurances or any retirement provision.
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You should have seen RB in 2010. It was absurd as to what people with disposable incomes did on this site. It's their money but the dick swinging got tiresome
Many of those spends are worth a lot less now and it's only items like these Porcs that will hold onto something simply because they were disposable, short production run and not even that common when new.
Synthesisers have gone a bit mad at the moment. Despite all the VST and plugins available to emulate vintage synths and even the sheer impracticalities of owning and storing, some of the prices have gone up and up
Hifi too, a Pioneer SX1980 or even the 1280 have rocketed yet the technics 1210 has kind of settled down a bit after going loopy
Cars are always a good barometer. As the demographic changes, cars come and go in and out of fashion. E-Types were once king at any auction and are now gently floating down the charts. Whereas younger models are picking up rapidly, 106 GTi anyone?
As our demographic ages into our golden years, prices will slide, availability will disappear, fashion will move on. The one good thing about our hobby is that it's fiercely practical and we can still be fit and old rather than fat and old
Well, I hope so anyway
Many of those spends are worth a lot less now and it's only items like these Porcs that will hold onto something simply because they were disposable, short production run and not even that common when new.
Synthesisers have gone a bit mad at the moment. Despite all the VST and plugins available to emulate vintage synths and even the sheer impracticalities of owning and storing, some of the prices have gone up and up
Hifi too, a Pioneer SX1980 or even the 1280 have rocketed yet the technics 1210 has kind of settled down a bit after going loopy
Cars are always a good barometer. As the demographic changes, cars come and go in and out of fashion. E-Types were once king at any auction and are now gently floating down the charts. Whereas younger models are picking up rapidly, 106 GTi anyone?
As our demographic ages into our golden years, prices will slide, availability will disappear, fashion will move on. The one good thing about our hobby is that it's fiercely practical and we can still be fit and old rather than fat and old
Well, I hope so anyway
Once A Hero
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So c.£550 in the end.
A relative bargain of sorts? Well given the £700 estimation/expectation.
Not my cup of tea thankfully.
A relative bargain of sorts? Well given the £700 estimation/expectation.
Not my cup of tea thankfully.
