How many of you would claim a bike?

GoggleFiend904 8/18/2022 6:38pm
8/18/2022 6:38pm
pinchflat wrote:
I'd be curious to know what the average vitard has sunk into their bike. I would start another thread, but I am really over this shit.
More than it cost. And when I was done with the bike it was worth half of the original cost. don’t be me
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T-Fish 8/18/2022 6:49pm
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pinchflat wrote:
I'd be curious to know what the average vitard has sunk into their bike. I would start another thread, but I am really over this shit.
GoggleFiend904 wrote:
More than it cost. And when I was done with the bike it was worth half of the original cost. don’t be me
Too late. Retail for my three bikes combined totals a little upwards of $70k if I remember right. I sought deals and used Black Friday to my advantage, so I didn’t stick that amount into them, thank goodness.
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Brad460 8/18/2022 7:40pm
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Magoofan wrote:
How about a claim GF or wife rule?

Many of us might be willing to pay someone $17k to claim our wife/gf…
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Gravel 8/18/2022 8:05pm
8/18/2022 8:05pm
Since I think amateur racing should be something affordable for more riders, I love the claiming rule. Always have, ever since reading about John Roeder claiming a factory Honda. So if I was able to shed 35-40 years from my age and figure out how to actually go fast enough to qualify for LLs, I’d sure as hell claim anything that was built like Deegans Star Yamaha.

I think a rider like Deegan should be embarrassed showing up with anything close to a pro bike. If he’s really got pro championship potential, he should be able to win on a $17k bike. And instead of back room killing the claim, he should raffle off his bike after the race. That’s how you build fans, real ones and YouTube.

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