Recon1342
Recon1342 UltraDork
12/30/24 11:15 a.m.

Your latest bike is worth more than the last three trucks you bought combined...

I'm not sure if this means I have a problem with expensive bikes, or cheap trucks. 

Eh, don't really care either.    

BEHOLD, my latest hardtail!!!

 

2023 Norco Torrent S2, fresh out of the box:

 

TravisTheHuman
TravisTheHuman MegaDork
12/30/24 11:19 a.m.

You must find some cheap trucks!

Looks like a fun time

Recon1342
Recon1342 UltraDork
12/30/24 11:24 a.m.
TravisTheHuman said:

You must find some cheap trucks!

Looks like a fun time

 

My wife says I attract cheap trucks like dogs attract fleas...

Docwemple
Docwemple SuperDork
12/30/24 2:06 p.m.

When I was racing,  in the early and mid 80s, I drove a bug i paid $750 for and a custom frame with full campy super record that cost me 2k. So, I get it.

Recon1342
Recon1342 UltraDork
1/3/25 11:04 a.m.

So I was able to catch some trails in between storm fronts on New Year's Eve. Long travel, slack headtube angle, and huge brakes are gonna require some reeducation in terms of bike handling. What a riot, though! This thing rips; definitely worth the price of admission!!!

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
1/3/25 11:13 a.m.

My jeep was $500. The Corolla before that was $400. The Mazda before that was $400, so was the other Mazda. The other jeep was a trade for the Taurus, that was $100. The Chevy prism was technically -$600 because I bought it back from the guy I sold it to for $150 and I had sold it for $750. 

 

My grail bmx? The one I can't even ride? 

 

$3k all in. 

 

I make good life choices! 

 

Also that bike is sweet. 

Recon1342
Recon1342 UltraDork
1/3/25 11:24 a.m.

In reply to Mndsm :

Me too!!!

Ram 50- $300

Power Wagon- $100

Sonoma- $1 (kid car, not even worth that)

Bike- I got it for $1300, but retail is $2700.

 

I've always been too tall to ride BMX, so I live the MTB life. I've owned some form of mountain-capable bike since the mid-90s. 

Chris Tropea
Chris Tropea Associate Editor
1/3/25 11:40 a.m.

Congrats on the new bike! I dont want to think about how much I paid for my last new one but so far its been worth every penny. 

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