Quote Originally Posted by Lisa S.H. View Post
Trek, that Motobecane looks YUMMY!!! It's not a poor person's anything- its an ORIGINAL!!! Originals are wonderful.
I picked up the phrase from another rider.

I was on the way to work and caught up with a guy around the lake at the light with a marvelous sea-green steel lugged bike. It was obviously well loved, Brooks saddle, those nifty wooden fenders and .... no decals.

I asked if it was a Riv. He smiled and said "it's my 'poor mans Riv'". He bought an old Raleigh frame and "remodeled it", repainted with great details like gold "piping" at the lugs.

All bikes are unique. It's fun to make a bike "yours" and more fun when it's an abandoned bike to bring it back. But I'm going to stop at 3