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Bro, I know the feeling. I had  PK Ripper UNUSED that I sold for $100 to a buddy. He pawned it for $80 in 1998. Someone Is lovin it. That's how it goes. SOMEWHERE, there is a deal like that waiting for you again.

I also let the neighbor use my built-up Redline 600a, and never got it back as a teenager. Ooops.

PKR

Man, what a throwback - thanks for sharing!  I did the same thing: Sold 2 mongooses, mowed lawns, threw papers (from mongooses) to buy my JMC. It was almost the same bike as yours except candy blue with Suntour (i think) gold 3pc. cranks and a blue Uni Seat that lasted forever. It was my best bike, my race bike. However I always tried to earn the "badge of honor" by cracking the frame at the headtube. Somehow through countless fouled airials and bad landings that never happened... I sold it to some kid from like $200 when I turned 16 and bought a car. I'd pay $2K to have that same bike back today....

wow, great pics. wish i had some of my old blue max

Sweet bike. I had a similar experience. . .tossed papers to buy all my bikes. I liked to switch it up about every 6 months or so, unless I found something I really liked, then I'd keep it till I outgrew it or it got stolen or, as with my Profile, I sold it 6 years after building it.

What's interesting here is your receipt. I remember adding the the prices of my bikes and they were always in the $800 range, but looking at old mail-order catalogs, most nicely spec'd complete bike were about $500. Your receipt verifies to me that my memory isn't as hazy as I think it is. I don't ever remember seeing any completes in shops, only f/fs to be custom built. Wish I'd been more savvy BITD and gone for one of those instead of building them from scratch.

I knew we were spending CRAZY money on bikes BITD. Your $1,000 bike would cost $2,815.50 today, while my $800 bike would be $2,252.00. Crazy money for 13 and 14-year-olds. (Speaking for myself there.)

Sweet bike.