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In Topic: When are people going to stop building rare nos frames?

Posted 14 Feb 2010

dtr, on 13 February 2010 - 09:12 PM, said:
I am the owl..., on 13 February 2010 - 09:07 PM, said:
dtr, on 13 February 2010 - 07:59 PM, said:
just a thought..weather or not the (nos) is sitting on a shelf or being assembled w/nos parts isnt that still preserving the sport (bmx) collecting ,riding ,sharing knowledge etc...its not like the bikes & parts are being thrashed and handed down and thrashed again and end up in some garage for 30 more years?
So then there need not be ANY NOS stuff that is preserved? All of it is "just parts"? I will never understand that logic.... never. Once a part is installed, it is just another used part.....

just a thought.i didnt say thats what i would do.

I here what everyone is saying....but a killer NOS part looks even more killer attached to a NOS frame, fork, and wheelset???. I don't think I would ride a bike "regularly" that was rare, and NOS before building...but I guarantee I would build it! What good is holding an NOS Cook Brothers stem in your hand??? It was meant to hold a set of handlebars. NOTHING LOOKS BETTER THAN A MINT, ALL NOS BUILD! Now if you start riding it recklessly...that's an entirely different story. Putting Nos parts through wear and tear is not something I would consider.

You really have to look to the classic car community for justification....What would look cooler....A guy pulling in to a lot with a MINT 426 Hemi Cuda or the same guy bringing the car in "pieces" on a trailer???? And we're talking about classic cars that are worth tens of thousands of dollars, not bicycles. What does a "SUPER HIGH END" bike part cost....a thousand bucks??? Or about the same as a months interest on a mortagage??? Life is short guy's when your dead ,that "priceless" part you're saving might be sold at a family garage sale for 5 bucks....Think about it.
In Topic: transferring old Database to new Database

Posted 3 Feb 2010

Scratch of my Torker 26" Cruiser....I have her in the new data base now.