It's not so much beginning as starting again... I spent about 15 years working in bike shops before escaping and getting a (slightly more) proper job, not the best paid industry for buying lots of bikes though even with good staff discounts, since leaving I've fully scratched that itch . Had a phase of buying retro in the early 2000's, mostly konas and marins, these got sold when the kids were born, then I had a brief relapse about 10 years ago and started collecting again, a few more Konas, a couple of early couriers and the Cinelli which I've kept, the rest again were sold. In NW Leicestershire now but grew up in Sussex right at the bottom of the downs, really do miss the sdw for riding.
A familiar pattern emerging!
