Erckalf
Member
I definitely won't forget about this forum! Ill do my best to post pictures of the trails in Northern Utah.
Advice on purchasing bike
- Thread starter Erckalf
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I definitely won't forget about this forum! Ill do my best to post pictures of the trails in Northern Utah.
Runs with Scissors
iMTB Hooligan
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Your time here has worked out well for ya! Congratulations!!!
Cornholio
iMTB Rockstah
Imtb gathering at Mastros Ocean Club.
Contribute to your daughter’s 529 or open one.
Oh, I know I know.. new bike!
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Mastros IMTB Gathering? - There's one at Crystal Cove. We could ride right to it! Aliso, LCWP, Mastros! Better than a hot dog on the tailgate, right? Unfortunately, that amount of money might only cover about 15 of us.
Daughter's 529? C'mon, that's not how we do college around here. She will qualify for a "rowing" scholarship!
She'll be the first 6'0" Coxswain on USC's team!New bike? Hmmmmm, hadn't thought of that. How much does a good mt. bike without carbon wheels cost? Wait - how did this post end up in this thread?
buggravy
iMTB Addict
You're only a few hundred away from an X01 build of that Revel bike you were talking about, but you probably know this. This strikes me as a sign.
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
I've never paid over $3800 for a bike. I like insider deals.
Grego
iMTB Addict
Down payment for a bike...
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Down payment? I should be able to get two!
DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
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SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Escrow companies do not give refunds. They are in the business of taking, not giving.
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
Isn't every business in the business of taking and not giving? If not they wouldn't be in business long, would they?
But yes, it IS a refund from escrow.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
You purchased a new property?Isn't every business in the business of taking and not giving? If not they wouldn't be in business long, would they?
But yes, it IS a refund from escrow.
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
I've gotten a refund from escrow twice and was surprised both times. Not going to say no to "free" money.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Out of the blue or did you know it was coming?
UPSed
iMTB Hooligan
Out of the blue. I'm guessing this is why....
Many mortgage lenders hold money in escrow to pay property taxes and insurance. Each month, you pay a portion of the estimated annual costs along with your principal and interest. At the end of the year, the lender adjusts your monthly escrow amount based on the actual tax and insurance bills.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Nice. At least it's not a Nigerian check cashing scam.
Danimal
iMTB Addict
I got an escrow bill...they must have made a mistake....could you talk to them for me?
But in all honesty I personally would put it in savings or toward an IRA after frivolously spending a couple hundred on something I want ( or more likely the wife wants) and do not need. But hey, that's me...
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Danimal
iMTB Addict
Yeah, what's up with that. Herz, you owe me my money back!
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
I think it's funny that the guys who have spent over $6k recently on a bike (or two) are advising me to put it in savings! Looking at you @Danimal and @Cornholio!
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
That's because a top-of-the-line model costs $10K or more.
buggravy
iMTB Addict
Yeah, what’s up with that?
Voodoo Tom
MTB Addict
@herzalot don't listen to these guys instead buy 3 lightly used bikes.that someone else spent boatloads of money on..
You could get a nice hardtail for the death marches with your OC brothers...
A nice 120-140 trail bike like a Ripley or Hightower (all the cool kids ride em)...
And a chunk eating big bike that'll make you appreciate the trail bike even more...
Or just limit it to 2 bikes, a shiny new Trailcraft for your daughter and a b!tchen bike of your choice.
You could get a nice hardtail for the death marches with your OC brothers...
A nice 120-140 trail bike like a Ripley or Hightower (all the cool kids ride em)...
And a chunk eating big bike that'll make you appreciate the trail bike even more...
Or just limit it to 2 bikes, a shiny new Trailcraft for your daughter and a b!tchen bike of your choice.
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Or, take the family to the Big Island and go surf the North Shore.@herzalot don't listen to these guys instead buy 3 lightly used bikes.that someone else spent boatloads of money on..
You could get a nice hardtail for the death marches with your OC brothers...
A nice 120-140 trail bike like a Ripley or Hightower (all the cool kids ride em)...
And a chunk eating big bike that'll make you appreciate the trail bike even more...
Or just limit it to 2 bikes, a shiny new Trailcraft for your daughter and a b!tchen bike of your choice.
