There's things I'll buy new and things I'll happily buy second hand. Frames aren't one of them as I don't trust myself 100% to spot any flaws (leads to another question : who offers the best post warranty service on broken frames).
But I guess the tractor beam is when you have something that is optimal and you are being persuaded that what you have is no longer any good for a multitude of made up reasons and that you need the new goodness in order to be 'back in the game'. It's a tough one and not entirely black and white as sometimes new technology is better, just not 'new things'.
I recommend lining your helmet with tinfoil to avoid the mind rays.
May 31, 2017, 8:05 a.m. - stinky_dan
There's things I'll buy new and things I'll happily buy second hand. Frames aren't one of them as I don't trust myself 100% to spot any flaws (leads to another question : who offers the best post warranty service on broken frames). But I guess the tractor beam is when you have something that is optimal and you are being persuaded that what you have is no longer any good for a multitude of made up reasons and that you need the new goodness in order to be 'back in the game'. It's a tough one and not entirely black and white as sometimes new technology is better, just not 'new things'. I recommend lining your helmet with tinfoil to avoid the mind rays.