Comments on: How Much Better is Better? http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2009/09/16/how-much-better-is-better/ (Hopefully) simple personal finance Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:41:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Best of Black Coffee: 43 of the Worst Personal Finance Articles of 2009 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2009/09/16/how-much-better-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-18687 The Best of Black Coffee: 43 of the Worst Personal Finance Articles of 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:12:56 +0000 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/?p=1406#comment-18687 [...] Cents – On Wednesday I read a very short post there questioning whether a $6000 bike was really six times better than a $1000 bike, or 12 times better than a $500 bike.  If you ask me, my not-so-professional opinion is that [...] [...] Cents – On Wednesday I read a very short post there questioning whether a $6000 bike was really six times better than a $1000 bike, or 12 times better than a $500 bike.  If you ask me, my not-so-professional opinion is that [...]

]]> By: Bret http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2009/09/16/how-much-better-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-16748 Bret Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:39:31 +0000 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/?p=1406#comment-16748 A while back, I bought a $2000 mountain bike for $1275. I got a great deal because Schwinn was going bankrupt and they were dumping these bikes. The reason I bought such an expensive bike is because I wanted the hydraulic disk brakes, which were only on the top of the line models back then. Any way, I used to take a lot of grief from my friends because my bike was worth more than my car back then. But, eight years and three bottom brackets later I am still riding it and it is still holding up. And, since I ride it a lot, it probably only cost me a couple bucks an hour to enjoy. Two years ago, I got the itch to upgrade. But, any bike that was even slightly better than mine cost $5000. I can't justify that and I haven't found what I want used. So, I'm still riding the old Scwhinn Rocket 88 disk. The moral of the story is to buy quality when it is a good value and you will use it a lot. A while back, I bought a $2000 mountain bike for $1275. I got a great deal because Schwinn was going bankrupt and they were dumping these bikes. The reason I bought such an expensive bike is because I wanted the hydraulic disk brakes, which were only on the top of the line models back then.

Any way, I used to take a lot of grief from my friends because my bike was worth more than my car back then. But, eight years and three bottom brackets later I am still riding it and it is still holding up. And, since I ride it a lot, it probably only cost me a couple bucks an hour to enjoy.

Two years ago, I got the itch to upgrade. But, any bike that was even slightly better than mine cost $5000. I can’t justify that and I haven’t found what I want used. So, I’m still riding the old Scwhinn Rocket 88 disk.

The moral of the story is to buy quality when it is a good value and you will use it a lot.

]]> By: Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #13 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2009/09/16/how-much-better-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-16666 Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #13 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:33:16 +0000 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/?p=1406#comment-16666 [...] Cents - On Wednesday I read a very short post there questioning whether a $6000 bike was really six times better than a $1000 bike, or 12 times better than a $500 bike.  If you ask me, my not-so-professional opinion is that [...] [...] Cents – On Wednesday I read a very short post there questioning whether a $6000 bike was really six times better than a $1000 bike, or 12 times better than a $500 bike.  If you ask me, my not-so-professional opinion is that [...]

]]> By: Len Penzo http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2009/09/16/how-much-better-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-16617 Len Penzo Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:47:52 +0000 http://www.uncommon-cents.net/?p=1406#comment-16617 Although the more expensive bike may not be a proportionate improvement over its cheaper alternative... I Can't Believe It's Not Better. ;-) Sorry. My $0.02 (after taxes) Len Len Penzo dot Com Although the more expensive bike may not be a proportionate improvement over its cheaper alternative… I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better. ;-)

Sorry.

My $0.02 (after taxes)

Len
Len Penzo dot Com

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