Northern California - Bling in a down economy

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rumbutter

03-25-09, 12:11 AM

Is the bike business immune to the downturn ?

Gorgeous object d' art but at $575 a pair thats more than some people spend on an entire fixie. Yes that is real gold plating.

http://www.thebikebiz.com/v/vspfiles/photos/TRK-HUB-PHIL18-2.jpg

http://www.thebikebiz.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=TRK%2DHUB%2DPHIL18

x136

03-25-09, 12:15 AM

I don't care much about the gold plated version, but the regular high-flange Phil hubs are hot.

Hermes

03-25-09, 10:57 AM

Nice hubs...

How about a carbon saddle to compliment the hubs?

SELLE ITALIA SLR C64 With the SLR, Selle Italia has pioneered the very latest concepts in lightness and performance. The rail of carbon and the shell in carbon composite make this saddle with the laminar profile a cult object among athletes. Thanks to it's total use of carbon the SLR C64 weights in at an extraordinary 76g.

$599.95

http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u250/rallen94402/selleitalia_slr_c64_saddle.jpg

uspspro

03-25-09, 11:41 AM

This whole page is ridiculous.

Let me bust out my card to buy both of those:

Ti: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centurion_Card
or
carbon: https://www.blackcard.com/

redspoke

03-25-09, 01:27 PM

Oooh! I need some of them for the Tokyo, but in gold leaf.