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Would you do it? Personally I think it is a complete waste of money even if you can afford it. I just don't see anything out there over say, 1500-2000 that is going to give you an edge. I really can't think of anything.
I write this as a friend wants to buy an 8500 dollar Mt bike. He's no pro rider either.
Would you do it? Personally I think it is a complete waste of money even if you can afford it. I just don't see anything out there over say, 1500-2000 that is going to give you an edge. I really can't think of anything.
I write this as a friend wants to buy an 8500 dollar Mt bike. He's no pro rider either.
There is a Pinerello hanging in my LBS, for $20,000.
I'm too cheap. Under $1000 for a bike. My current bike cost me under $400. I can understand wanting "the best" but I don't see that much improvement for the big bucks. Just the way I feel about it.
I'm too cheap. Under $1000 for a bike. My current bike cost me under $400. I can understand wanting "the best" but I don't see that much improvement for the big bucks. Just the way I feel about it.
If you aren't a competitive rider, it seems pretty close to impossible that the benefits of a $2,000+ ride will equal out to the money you're spending.
I think the best plan is to buy a used five year old bike for like $800 that was $2,500-3,000 when it was new, but has now plummeted in value (like they all do) pretty much just because it's old. That's what I do, and my current bike has full Dura Ace with a carbon fork and stays. It was $600. Why? Because the DA group is 7700, not 7900 and the chain ring has a bit of wear on it, haha.
It depends on what is meant by "if you could afford it". For me, it would have to mean that spending $10,000 or so on anything would be hardly even an issue. But if that were the case, yes I would, and it would be expensive because it would be fully custom built. I have yet to see a production bike that has everything I want and need, so if I had the funds a custom bike wouldn't be unreasonable, IMO. But my old Univega is pretty close to being my ideal bike, so I'd have to be pretty wealthy to justify a new custom bike.
I went for Lynskey Helix. A less $$ bike would have done the trick and in hindsight I wish I would have spent less $$ so that I would have had funds to buy a replacement for my 15 year old mountain bike. The reason I spent more was because I wanted a titanium bike NOT carbon. I figured since my Trek 1000 was 20 years old, there was a good chance the Lynskey would be ridden for many, many years as well. So I felt I would get a return on the investment. I haven't really come across a Ti bike that is considerably less $$ either. Once you go with Ti you are automatically spending more than an aluminum or carbon framed bike.
See, that's just obscene! You seriously have to be just doing it to make some kind of statement. That falls under, "Why, cause I can".
I would put that up there with ordering about 10 appetizers then trying a lil bit of each then leaving it to rot after you leave the table
But it has the electronic shifting.
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