Oshkosh Reflections

Let me try to make you feel a little better....

Since the $40 is such a small amount, you would simply "expense" it, I can't
imagine putting a couple bikes on a depreciation schedule.... so the $40
that you paid you can deduct from your taxable income... if you're at a 30%
rate, the real cost of your bikes was $28.

But then you took them back and got a reciept for a $40 donation to
Goodwill... if you're able to deduct 100% of that amount from your taxable
income, you can take another $12 off your tax bill.

So I'd say that the use of the bikes cost you about $16.

Jim



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Then -- best of all -- on our last day, we returned the bikes to the
Goodwill store, and they gave us a receipt for a $40 tax write-off!
Free bikes for the week!

Uh.... Jay ...... A $40 tax writeoff isn't the same as a refund. Those
bikes cost you about $25-30. Cheap, but it ain't free.

Hey, your crappy reality can't burst my fantasy bubble!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

So I'd say that the use of the bikes cost you about $16.

Compare THAT to Peninsula State Park (in Door County, WI), where bike rental
is close to that per HOUR for a single bike....

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Dang.... don't remind me.... thinking of doing the Mackinac Island thing yet
this summer.... even $45 per day is crazy. Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?
Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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So I'd say that the use of the bikes cost you about $16.

Compare THAT to Peninsula State Park (in Door County, WI), where bike
rental
is close to that per HOUR for a single bike....

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jim Burns wrote:

Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?

Well, if the weather here in NJ is any indication, hell isn't getting any colder.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 08:03:39 -0500, "Jim Burns"
wrote:

Dang.... don't remind me.... thinking of doing the Mackinac Island thing yet
this summer.... even $45 per day is crazy. Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?

Depends on your airplane, but I've found that many are capable of
taking a full size bikd if you take the wheels off. With modern bikes,
that only takes seconds and maybe a minute to put them back on.

It all depends on accessable the baggage compartment. On our's (low
wing) you have to put the bikes in over the seats, but in many high
wing planes it's pretty easy.

There's nothing like having a good quality bike that fits you compared
to most rentals. Then again, it's easy to get spoiled. Of course you
can get carried away with quality and easily put several grand in one.
Mine was a lot cheaper and "used".

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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So I'd say that the use of the bikes cost you about $16.

Compare THAT to Peninsula State Park (in Door County, WI), where bike
rental
is close to that per HOUR for a single bike....

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The problem is, I need four!
If we took the rear seat out of the Aztec, we'd have plenty of room for
them. The rear seat back is the "front" of the rear baggage compartment.
Someday (year) we'll get that rear bench out of there and get the two
buckets installed back there.
Jim

Dang.... don't remind me.... thinking of doing the Mackinac Island thing yet
this summer.... even $45 per day is crazy. Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?

Depends on your airplane, but I've found that many are capable of
taking a full size bikd if you take the wheels off. With modern bikes,
that only takes seconds and maybe a minute to put them back on.

Well, we would need four bikes. While that is technically possible
with the smallest folding bikes (barely), it would leave no room for
the baggage, tents, etc. we carry to OSH.

No, the Goodwill bike thing has absolutely improved OSH 100% for us --
and I didn't think it could *get* any better! To be able to ride
around all week, to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night in
SECONDS (rather than minutes), to save literally MILES of wear and tear
on my feet -- wow, what a great thing.

And, best of all, it benefits a really good cause. My only fear is
that they will wake up next year and realize that they could have
charged twice as much!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Dang.... don't remind me.... thinking of doing the Mackinac Island thing yet
this summer.... even $45 per day is crazy. Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?

Depends on your airplane, but I've found that many are capable of
taking a full size bikd if you take the wheels off. With modern bikes,
that only takes seconds and maybe a minute to put them back on.


Well, we would need four bikes. While that is technically possible
with the smallest folding bikes (barely), it would leave no room for
the baggage, tents, etc. we carry to OSH.

No, the Goodwill bike thing has absolutely improved OSH 100% for us --
and I didn't think it could *get* any better! To be able to ride
around all week, to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night in
SECONDS (rather than minutes), to save literally MILES of wear and tear
on my feet -- wow, what a great thing.

Well, it could get better. They could have scooters... :-)

Sorry, just couldn't resist!

Matt

"Jim Burns" wrote

Dang.... don't remind me.... thinking of doing the Mackinac Island thing
yet
this summer.... even $45 per day is crazy. Let me know when Goodwill has
some foldup mountain bikes, will ya?

Get creative! Cut the frames, add some tube on the inside, drill for a pin,
and, there you have it. Biggest hassle is the full size wheel, but that
means they ride better.
--
Jim in NC

Hmm... I may have to take a trip back to the Goodwill at OSH and pick up a
couple "victims"!
Jim Burns


Get creative! Cut the frames, add some tube on the inside, drill for a
pin,
and, there you have it. Biggest hassle is the full size wheel, but that
means they ride better.
--
Jim in NC