So did anybody get their dream bike for Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa?

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13. Speaking of Schwinn

An acquaintance of mine recently scored a mint original Stingray for next to nothing. I hear they are going for big bucks with old nostalgic duffers. I was seriously thinking about buying the top of the line Trek Madone and was steered to Project 1 where you can customize the bike to suit. Well what was an expensive bike became exorbitant. I priced myself right out. So I ride my entry level Cannondale that I have upgraded with parts priced higher than the original bike, wheelsets, groupset, bars and saddle. What's left, the frame, fork, stem and seat post.

The bike came with Shimano Claris 8 speed. I had a small, 51, Bianchi steel frame hanging around for years. I got a local paint shop to match the celeste paint perfectly. I changed out the bottom bracket for a cartridge unit and installed all the parts that came off the Cannondale. A Vietnamese high school boy was the right size for the bike, so I sold it to him for what the new parts and paint cost. He is so pleased.