Road Cycling - Other Bike Brand than your own

Okay here goes, "IF" you had to choose another bike, OTHER than your preferred bike, what would it be?
State what Bike you currently own and what bike you would like other than your preferred bike.
As for me, everyone knows I LOVE "BIANCHI" But if Bianchi didnt exist I guess I would want this bike.
But please dont let it be known.......I prefer it be kept a secret............

Oh gosh... if I didn't have my DeRosa, I would definitely get a Cologno, fershizzle, my hizzle... :D

Koffee

State what Bike you currently own and what bike you would like other than your preferred bike.


Well, if I didn't have my RB-1, I guess I'd have to have a Rivendell... :)

Well, if I didn't have my RB-1, I guess I'd have to have a Rivendell... :)
That looks nice, almost Bianchi Green :D

I currently ride a 14-year-old Renn DeWitt custom frame (Columbus SL) with Dura-Ace 8-speed STI.

I've got a Ritchey Road Logic on order.
http://ritcheylogic.com/images/frameroadlogic.jpg
I expect to outfit it with as many Ritchey WCS components as they make and the rest of the group with Campy Record 10.

If I had the 2+ years to wait and the extra $2,500 over the cost of the Ritchey, I'd spring for a Richard Sachs and a full Campy Record 10 group.
http://www.richardsachs.com/images/rsachsrichard.jpg

If I had to pick Ti, it'd be a Moots VaMoots in a second...
http://www.moots.com/images/bk-rd-vamoots.jpg

There's my top three bikes I don't own yet (for another week or so, that is...)

Lets see...i have a C'dale r400....but i guess a Pinarello Montello....if i could afford it. :D

Well i have a trek 1000, very basic....so i would go for a madone 5.9 team colors probably

I'd like a 1971 Schwinn Racer in mint condition - seriously.

And a Serotta Legend.

55/Rad

Well I just got my OCR2 which I've only gotten 4 rides on but I'm already starting to fine tune the fit and I really love it.

But I'd love to get my hands on a titus exogrid carbon/ti bike, it just looks neat.

Riding a GT ZR 1.0

Would love a Colnago Anniversary, or something else in carbon - my LBS just got some Kuota bikes/frames in, and they look pretty cool.



Lindsay

Okay here goes, "IF" you had to choose another bike, OTHER than your preferred bike, what would it be?
State what Bike you currently own and what bike you would like other than your preferred bike.
As for me, everyone knows I LOVE "BIANCHI" But if Bianchi didnt exist I guess I would want this bike.
But please dont let it be known.......I prefer it be kept a secret............
At present I have a Pinarello Prince, If I can afford it I want a Pinarello Dogma

I have an '02 C'dale Road Warrior 800. Apples to apples I go with the Trek 1800c. And I dream about a Seven Cycles Axiom Ti

My vote goes for a calfee dragonfly. Lightweight and not too many people riding them. Custom construction and a nude carbon finish. A titus ti/carbon exogrid would be nice too. The company is actually just down the street from me. dragonfly (http://www.calfeedesign.com/dragonflylarge.shtml)

Too many to choose from but I suppose my first choice would be a Colnago MXL outfitted with vintage friction Campy because I always wanted a Italin steed. My second choice would have to be a Rivendell outfitted with vintage friction Suntour because I think Grant is making the best American retro bike on the market. I think there's a pattern here! My signature line is my current bike.

Actually, this is more along the lines of what bike I'd like to get next. I've got an Aegis Aro Svelte right now. I've got my eyes on a Co-Motion Espresso. I really miss a nice steel frame.

http://www.co-motion.com/graphics/espressoCP2003.gif

I'd also be quite inclined to get a custom bike by Erickson (http://www.sandsmachine.com/p_eri_r3.jpg)...

http://www.sandsmachine.com/p_eri_r3.jpg

You should see those lugs and crafted S+S connectors (http://www.sandsmachine.com/bp_erick.htm)!

http://www.sandsmachine.com/p_eri_r5.jpg

As you can tell, I'm on an S+S fetish lately. :D

this post took some time for me to put together...

i have an old school pinarello. columbus tubing, chrome detailing...class.

i'm not sure what i'd want, as i'm pretty stoked on what i've got, and i don't really need "more bike." that's not to say that i don't lust after different bikes...

currently lusting after: van tuyl 980 road special (http://www.vantuyl.nl/index.php?id=255#), any of the steel pegorettis (http://www.pegoretticicli.com/#), look KG486 (carbon WHAT!?), Thylacine Tephra Ti (custom, baby).

i think i'd most likely go after the thylacine, because it'd be custom...

I'm riding a Bianchi Volpe, and I have a lavendar mist colored Bianchi Sport that I'm trying to breath life into. What I'd really like is to have my vintage Trek TX-500 frame back but that, alas, vanished when the shop that was going to paint it went bust.

To soothe my wounds over the Trek, I'm going way over the top and getting a custom Mercian King of Mercia: http://www.merciancycles.co.uk

Lets see...i have a C'dale r400....but i guess a Pinarello Montello....if i could afford it. :D

Hey! I was going to post that:). It would match perfectly with my TCR Composite 2 as well.

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http://www.pinarello.com/images/bikes/crono/montello_card.jpg (http://www.pinarello.com/images/pop_up/montello_crono.jpg)http://www.giant-bicycle.com/images/_upload_us/bikes/models/previews/2004/04-TCRCOMP2.jpg (http://www.giant-bicycle.com/images/_upload_us/bikes/models/zooms/2004/04-TCRCOMP2.jpg)

If I had to get another road bike however, I would either choose the Trek 5900 (Project one spotted cow paint) (http://projectone.trekbikes.com/options/larger.asp?image=../images/paint/large/spotted_cow_lg.jpg) or a Nice Colnago C50
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/images/products/colnago/2004/c50_hp_main.jpg (http://www.competitivecyclist.com/images/products/colnago/2004/c50_hp_zoom_4.jpg)

Awww thanks for the honourable mention, Slothy.

Now, naturally I ride my own bikes, but if I had to reel off my favourite brands - companies that I think do good work and actually mean something - this is what I'd pick ( by material, road bike specific, no particular order )

Steel -
Pegoretti, Scapin, IndyFab, Sachs, Rivendell, Columbine, Spectrum, Vanilla, Anvil, Bohemian, Ritchey, Landshark ( just for the paint )
Carbon -
Calfee, Parlee
Titanium -
Ti-Cycles, Moots, Kish, Roark, Serotta, Titus
Aluminium -
Kavik, Felt

These are just off the top of my head, so I'm sure there's others, but any of those would do me just fine ( maybe ). Gee, no Cannondale, Trek or Bianchi in there. Who woulda guessed ;)

I'd love to put my behind on one of these bikes....

A Quintana Roo Typhoon:
http://www.rooworld.com/images/2004/tiphoon_large.jpg

Or a Felt B2:
http://www.feltusa.com/2004_bikes/larger_photos/images/b2_02.jpg

Or this Amazing Welier:
http://www.johnhowardschool.com/johnhoward/products/bicycles/wilier/crono/crono.jpg


ahhh.... dreaming cost nothing..... :rolleyes:

I've got an Orbea and a Cannondale, but I really wanted an Independent Fabrications steel crown jewel with a tricked out paint job and Record bits. Although, the Orbea kicks more ass than I thought it would so I'm pretty much good right now.

Oh gosh... if I didn't have my DeRosa, I would definitely get a Cologno, fershizzle, my hizzle... :D

If I didn't have my Litespeed Arenberg (Ultegra), and unlimited resources, I would perhaps to for a Chorus-equipped De Rosa Titanio:

i ride a marinoni. for my next bike, probably a look. exactly the same geometry [except for the sloping tt].
http://www.excelsports.com/image/LOOK%20KG486%20Frame%20with%20HSC4%20Fork.jpg

I am currntly riding a Velorazzo vincitore, but I would love to own a Pinarello dogma!

I ride a Serotta, but if I had to have a different bike,
Dave Kirk comes to mind as does Peter Weigle.
then there's Brian Baylis, Richard Sachs, Peter Moon.
Vintage? Pogliaghi in the obtainable realm, late 60's early 70's colnago,
in the unobtainable realm, Confente, and currently Zieleman (just because they
are difficult to find).
Marty

oo man. thats a toughie. I'd want either Ti or carbon...for carbon, I'd go with a look, but one of the skinny frames, not like the "monoque" posted above. either that or a 5900 w/ a custom paint job. I think it would be tight to have one completely blacked out...c'mon, admit it. it'd be hot...

for Ti, I'd probably go indy fab or seven. those are some gorgeous bikes...but they'd have to be custom, becuase I'd want the same geometry as my lemond...which is simply perfect.

Maybe Serotta (Ti) or Calfee

I have an '02 C'dale Road Warrior 800. Apples to apples I go with the Trek 1800c. And I dream about a Seven Cycles Axiom Ti

I would take the Seven as well. Plenty of nice bikes to dream about, but realistically the Seven wins. If I had that kind of money to begin with I would probably buy more than just the Seven as well. Probably a nice fixie as well.

I would take the Seven as well. Plenty of nice bikes to dream about, but realistically the Seven wins. If I had that kind of money to begin with I would probably buy more than just the Seven as well. Probably a nice fixie as well.

Nah, the fun of a fixie is that you take an old frame and build it up. No reason to spend much. Makes it more, well, yours.

Or, hook up a C-50 frameset with an eccentric rear hub and ride it fixed. That would rawk.

Nah, the fun of a fixie is that you take an old frame and build it up. No reason to spend much. Makes it more, well, yours.

Or, hook up a C-50 frameset with an eccentric rear hub and ride it fixed. That would rawk.

Yeah, trying to build up a thrift store fixie now. Still, if i had the money it would at least get a nice set of wheels, crankset, etc.

Yeah, trying to build up a thrift store fixie now. Still, if i had the money it would at least get a nice set of wheels, crankset, etc.

Just do a little at a time. Mine is functional but not real attractive. I splurged on the hub since I had a frame with vertical dropouts, but the rest was done on the cheap or from my personal used parts bin.

I can see it now, a C-50 with carbon fork, cranks, stem, bars, seatpost, saddle and front hub. It'd cost more than any road bike I'll likely own and wouldn't have a derailleur on it.

I ride a LOOK. If I "had" to get something else I'd get a DeRosa.

My dream bike is the Corima Puma. Nothing looks better!

http://www.corima.com/corima/images/pictos/produits/photo_puma_zoom.jpg

If i didnt have my specializied i think i would take orbea, all of them, but if i had to choose... it would be this..

http://www.orbea.com/fotos/bicis/max/TDF.JPG

I currently ride this:

http://www.feltracing.com/2004_bikes/images/f35_02.jpg

But I'd love to ride this: :D

http://www.cbike.com/images/c50_pr11_bk.jpg

Seems a lot of people are into the time-trial geometry. For those who have posted pictures of time-trial bikes, is that a preferred riding position or do you just like the way they look?

Seems a lot of people are into the time-trial geometry. For those who have posted pictures of time-trial bikes, is that a preferred riding position or do you just like the way they look?

I like the way they look and they also looks like tons of fun. The time trials (team especially) in the grand tours are always my favorite to watch because it looks so fluid and lovely. The only problem is how ill suited they are for everyday riding, thus I doubt I could justify the cost of the areo frame, wheels, bars, etc. I've been considering putting some areo bars on my road bike, but it still probably wouldn't feel the same.

I like the way they look and they also looks like tons of fun. The time trials (team especially) in the grand tours are always my favorite to watch because it looks so fluid and lovely. The only problem is how ill suited they are for everyday riding, thus I doubt I could justify the cost of the areo frame, wheels, bars, etc. I've been considering putting some areo bars on my road bike, but it still probably wouldn't feel the same.

I've ridden a few TT bikes and they feel awkward. They handle like crap IMHO. They are however fast in a fairly straight and level course. If I was a triathlete or doing serious TT races then I guess I would have one in my stable but I agree that for general riding, it's a suboptimal geometry.

My dream bike is the Corima Puma. Nothing looks better!

http://www.corima.com/corima/images/pictos/produits/photo_puma_zoom.jpg

Very nice looking bike. It also reminds me of the Mrazek bikes...

http://www.mrazek.com/roadb.jpg

Personally, I don't know why Mrazek decided to go with a straight blade fork. I would probably swap in an Ouza just for the carbon and the curvature as well as a Mutant stem.

My dream bike is the Corima Puma. Nothing looks better!

http://www.corima.com/corima/images/pictos/produits/photo_puma_zoom.jpg

drool
gorgeous bike, I'd take it
great thread for some bike porn :D

I would be looking for a titanium frame with a traditional geometry set up. Of course before it was built I'd have to paint it black and have some way cool graphics done at the sign shop.

Nice bikes everyone... Definately some noce bikes.....

I currently ride this:

http://www.feltracing.com/2004_bikes/images/f35_02.jpg

But I'd love to ride this: :D

http://www.cbike.com/images/c50_pr11_bk.jpg

I rode one of these, it was a nice ride, BUT I still preferred my Bianchi, maybe because it was more comfortable to me or just because it was mine, my Bianchi just felt smoother, but that could be because I was so used to my Bianchi, could be a number of reasons, but still the bike you want is sweet.

I rode one of these, it was a nice ride, BUT I still preferred my Bianchi, maybe because it was more comfortable to me or just because it was mine, my Bianchi just felt smoother, but that could be because I was so used to my Bianchi, could be a number of reasons, but still the bike you want is sweet.

I had a similar experience when I test rode a C40 and a Look KG381 and tried to compare them to my Aegis. I would guess that being accustomed to your current ride adds quite a bit of bias. Also, I don't know about you but I remember that when I first got my Aegis, I didn't feel nearly as comfortable. I think people do grow into their bikes so it's not really fair to compare a new bike to one you've already grown accustomed to. Maybe that was the point of this whole thread?

I think people do grow into their bikes so it's not really fair to compare a new bike to one you've already grown accustomed to. Maybe that was the point of this whole thread?
Thats true, you are correct, I also think we grow accustomed to our own bikes.
But the real reason for this thread was to see what others tastes were in bicycles, and to be honest i have seen some very sweet bikes... Maybe some day "IF" I am ever in the market again I may give one of the bikes listed in this thread a try, who knows I may have to change my name to something else LOL
Thanks for your input khuon and everyone else.... :D

Speaking of carbon (which apparently I'm doing in my sleep) this caught my eye in VeloNews. Looks even nicer with the black background in the mag...... white carbon.....

Speaking of carbon (which apparently I'm doing in my sleep) this caught my eye in VeloNews. Looks even nicer with the black background in the mag...... white carbon.....
Yea I saw that bike, I would love to have it, But unfortunately (A) I cant afford it (B) My wife said no more bikes
So maybe some day if I get divorced I can have one... sweet Bianchi Luna

Yea I saw that bike, I would love to have it, But unfortunately (A) I cant afford it (B) My wife said no more bikes
So maybe some day if I get divorced I can have one... sweet Bianchi Luna

But would it be a real satisfactory Bianchi if it wasn't in Bianchi Green? :)

But would it be a real satisfactory Bianchi if it wasn't in Bianchi Green? :)

I know Bianchi Rider's gonna git all crazy on you (and maybe me now) but I think I liked it because I didn't get the "green" feeling. You know, except for envy.

Thats true, you are correct, I also think we grow accustomed to our own bikes.
But the real reason for this thread was to see what others tastes were in bicycles, and to be honest i have seen some very sweet bikes... Maybe some day "IF" I am ever in the market again I may give one of the bikes listed in this thread a try, who knows I may have to change my name to something else LOL
Thanks for your input khuon and everyone else.... :D

I think no matter what you ride you will like your Bianchi better. :rolleyes: