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Sort of agree. Nice things have always been expensive. I've always been more content having decent stuff, for a decent price and still rinsing past all the try hards on the shiny stuff.
This has worked for cycling, not so much for windsurfing. Those plumbers were always out in the best conditions, the flexible working pricks.
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still rinsing past all the try hards on the shiny stuff.
Such pleasure to be had from this.
That said, I once had a guy on a brompton with wide bars and a real low front end absolutely smashing it behind me and I tanked it down New Kings Road trying to drop him but couldn't. As I turned off in Putney he waved and shouted "thanks for the pull!"
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Nice things have always been expensive.
This is true, but back in the boomer day shit and basic things were "cheap". I'd like a Rolex (or JLC or whatever), but I won't buy one, because I need to cough up £20k of stamp duty (housing: basic but fucking spendy) this year. Yeah.
PhilDAS
Howard
If they stretch the rules or just plain break them. You are right though, I bet some folks will put a £700 dropper post as a legitimate business expense. For plumbing.
Which doesn't soothe the rage of those who feel like they play by the rules but feel 'nice' things are getting further away from them. I think that's what drives a lot of the vitriol.