[Fletch]

I’m with scaredy.

I bought a 1986 steel-frame Panasonic touring frame off of e-bay 18 months ago and built it up with mostly new parts.

I’ve since put 4000 miles on it commuting to work.

Rivendell’s are nice, but they are crazy expensive (of course, this seems not to be an issue for most piggs) and I’d worry I might chip the paint.

My other bike is a 1982 Colnago (steel lugged) piece of beauty with probably 15,000 miles on it.

Rust? Pushaw. You could leave it in the rain every night until your new mortgage is paid off and it won’t rust enough to lose structural integrity. Today’s aluminum frames won’t be on e-bay in 20 years.

[Fletch]

I’m with scaredy.

I bought a 1986 steel-frame Panasonic touring frame off of e-bay 18 months ago and built it up with mostly new parts.

I’ve since put 4000 miles on it commuting to work.

Rivendell’s are nice, but they are crazy expensive (of course, this seems not to be an issue for most piggs) and I’d worry I might chip the paint.

My other bike is a 1982 Colnago (steel lugged) piece of beauty with probably 15,000 miles on it.

Rust? Pushaw. You could leave it in the rain every night until your new mortgage is paid off and it won’t rust enough to lose structural integrity. Today’s aluminum frames won’t be on e-bay in 20 years.

[Fletch]

I’m with scaredy.

I bought a 1986 steel-frame Panasonic touring frame off of e-bay 18 months ago and built it up with mostly new parts.

I’ve since put 4000 miles on it commuting to work.

Rivendell’s are nice, but they are crazy expensive (of course, this seems not to be an issue for most piggs) and I’d worry I might chip the paint.

My other bike is a 1982 Colnago (steel lugged) piece of beauty with probably 15,000 miles on it.

Rust? Pushaw. You could leave it in the rain every night until your new mortgage is paid off and it won’t rust enough to lose structural integrity. Today’s aluminum frames won’t be on e-bay in 20 years.

[Fletch]

I’m with scaredy.

I bought a 1986 steel-frame Panasonic touring frame off of e-bay 18 months ago and built it up with mostly new parts.

I’ve since put 4000 miles on it commuting to work.

Rivendell’s are nice, but they are crazy expensive (of course, this seems not to be an issue for most piggs) and I’d worry I might chip the paint.

My other bike is a 1982 Colnago (steel lugged) piece of beauty with probably 15,000 miles on it.

Rust? Pushaw. You could leave it in the rain every night until your new mortgage is paid off and it won’t rust enough to lose structural integrity. Today’s aluminum frames won’t be on e-bay in 20 years.

[Fletch]

I’m with scaredy.

I bought a 1986 steel-frame Panasonic touring frame off of e-bay 18 months ago and built it up with mostly new parts.

I’ve since put 4000 miles on it commuting to work.

Rivendell’s are nice, but they are crazy expensive (of course, this seems not to be an issue for most piggs) and I’d worry I might chip the paint.

My other bike is a 1982 Colnago (steel lugged) piece of beauty with probably 15,000 miles on it.

Rust? Pushaw. You could leave it in the rain every night until your new mortgage is paid off and it won’t rust enough to lose structural integrity. Today’s aluminum frames won’t be on e-bay in 20 years.

[Fletch]

The comments of the NoVA housing bubble blog has some pretty savvy commenter:

http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/

Inside the beltway is indeed the best bet, with Arlington / Falls Church leading the way. Lake Barcroft in particular is nice. But these areas have not deflated much at all. I’m thinking 2009 could be very rough for NoVA prices.

[Fletch]

The comments of the NoVA housing bubble blog has some pretty savvy commenter:

http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/

Inside the beltway is indeed the best bet, with Arlington / Falls Church leading the way. Lake Barcroft in particular is nice. But these areas have not deflated much at all. I’m thinking 2009 could be very rough for NoVA prices.

[Fletch]

The comments of the NoVA housing bubble blog has some pretty savvy commenter:

http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/

Inside the beltway is indeed the best bet, with Arlington / Falls Church leading the way. Lake Barcroft in particular is nice. But these areas have not deflated much at all. I’m thinking 2009 could be very rough for NoVA prices.

[Fletch]

The comments of the NoVA housing bubble blog has some pretty savvy commenter:

http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/

Inside the beltway is indeed the best bet, with Arlington / Falls Church leading the way. Lake Barcroft in particular is nice. But these areas have not deflated much at all. I’m thinking 2009 could be very rough for NoVA prices.

[Fletch]

The comments of the NoVA housing bubble blog has some pretty savvy commenter:

http://novabubblefallout.blogspot.com/

Inside the beltway is indeed the best bet, with Arlington / Falls Church leading the way. Lake Barcroft in particular is nice. But these areas have not deflated much at all. I’m thinking 2009 could be very rough for NoVA prices.

[Fletch]

I’ll make one on local housing:
San Diego median housing price ticks up slightly with increased foreclosure activity in the above $600k tier. But these zips will be only be down %10 by year end as the rate of foreclosures will be far less than it was in the lower tiers.

Most low end/starter home zip codes in SD bottom within 5% of the current price on higher sales volume. Nationwide median drops a non-precipitous 10%.

[Fletch]

I’ll make one on local housing:
San Diego median housing price ticks up slightly with increased foreclosure activity in the above $600k tier. But these zips will be only be down %10 by year end as the rate of foreclosures will be far less than it was in the lower tiers.

Most low end/starter home zip codes in SD bottom within 5% of the current price on higher sales volume. Nationwide median drops a non-precipitous 10%.

[Fletch]

I’ll make one on local housing:
San Diego median housing price ticks up slightly with increased foreclosure activity in the above $600k tier. But these zips will be only be down %10 by year end as the rate of foreclosures will be far less than it was in the lower tiers.

Most low end/starter home zip codes in SD bottom within 5% of the current price on higher sales volume. Nationwide median drops a non-precipitous 10%.

[Fletch]

I’ll make one on local housing:
San Diego median housing price ticks up slightly with increased foreclosure activity in the above $600k tier. But these zips will be only be down %10 by year end as the rate of foreclosures will be far less than it was in the lower tiers.

Most low end/starter home zip codes in SD bottom within 5% of the current price on higher sales volume. Nationwide median drops a non-precipitous 10%.

[Fletch]

I’ll make one on local housing:
San Diego median housing price ticks up slightly with increased foreclosure activity in the above $600k tier. But these zips will be only be down %10 by year end as the rate of foreclosures will be far less than it was in the lower tiers.

Most low end/starter home zip codes in SD bottom within 5% of the current price on higher sales volume. Nationwide median drops a non-precipitous 10%.

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