Subject: RE: The free bike
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Feb 23, 2005, 7:13 AM
Post ID: 1718441274
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Tom, your insight is priceless as I am looking at a "free" bike this week.
Bob
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From: thomas halchuk [mailto:halc-@comcast.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 6:51 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: The free bike
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Years ago I learned the free bike lesson. Every now and then someone I meet
tells me about a free bike that they or someone else either has available or
just picked up.
So I try to explain the real cost of the free bike without discouraging
them. So here is a quick analysi from my persective.
What is it? Would you buy it if it wasn't free and for how much?
Now the cost of just getting it "running" : (All prices are estimates and
averages)
tires & tubes -$100 each
battery - $50
chain - $100
cables - $100
So you are already into the bike for ~$500 and it still looks the same as
when you got it for free. At this point the romance and allure of the free
bike starts to touch on reality. Many people get discouraged at this point
especially when the free bike is a 1975 350cc Asian model. But that is just
a matter of personal taste. Hench the my decision to spruce my Eldo.
I mention this as I start looking at the reciepts for my Eldo and realize
that the price of creating a thing of beauty is truly priceless.
Tom
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom, your insight is priceless as I am
looking at a �free� bike this week. Bob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> thomas halchuk
[mailto:halc-@comcast.net] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 23, 2005
6:51 AM<br>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> The free bike</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Years ago I learned the free bike lesson. Every now and then
someone I meet tells me about a free bike that they or someone else either has
available or just picked up.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>So I try to explain the real cost of the free bike without discouraging
them. So here is a quick analysi from my persective.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>What is it? Would you buy it if it wasn't free and for how much?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Now the cost of just getting it "running" : (All prices
are estimates and averages)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>tires & tubes -$100 each </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>battery - $50</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>chain - $100</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>cables - $100</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>So you are already into the bike for ~$500 and it still looks the same
as when you got it for free. At this point the romance and allure of the
free bike starts to touch on reality. Many people get discouraged at this
point especially when the free bike is a 1975 350cc Asian model. But that
is just a matter of personal taste. Hench the my decision to spruce my
Eldo.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I mention this as I start looking at the reciepts for my Eldo and
realize that the price of creating a thing of beauty is truly
priceless. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Tom </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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