Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Most $$$$ part

On your bike(s).

The 930: The saddle selle italia flite genuine gel saddle Ti316.

The DMR: The cranks(Shimano Saint.)

In before lueky and his bikes.

As for parts, my bike is so cheap that I don't even know what's most expensive.

As for parts, my bike is so cheap that I don't even know what's most expensive.
2nded!

Probably the Campagnolo Strada crankset.

Used Brooks B17 Champion, which is ironic because i got it for free.

I'll let this thread get some legs before I blow it up with my most $$$$ single part.

My most expensive parts are Sugino 75 Superlap BB, Sugino Zen Racing chainring, Phil Wood hubs, and Brooks B17S Imperial. I didn't pay full retail for anything but the Brooks. I did splurge on Nitto lugged steel seatpost and stem, for a combined total of $250. I'll be eating ramen for a long time. :p

I'll let this thread get some legs before I blow it up with my most $$$$ single part.

No need to wait. That saddle goes for 195 on jenson.

I think my most expensive single part purchase to date must be the DA 7900 road hub set I paid $350 for.

Distant second would be a DA 7600 track crankset.

My SRM track cranks arms and computer head unit were just under $3K...and I still had to buy a BB and chainring bolts for it.

Yeah that is pricey, but are completely functional for what you're using them for.

My SRM track cranks arms and computer head unit were just under $3K...and I still had to buy a BB and chainring bolts for it.

I hope you bought nice bolts.

I hope you bought nice bolts.

Sugino: http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=628

My favorite except for Dura Ace bolts, which I'm not sure I can get without buying another set of DA cranks.

El Presidente: rear wheel rebuild @ $50(hub)+$33.60(DT Comp Black)+$75 (1/2 total wheel price of $150) = $158.60
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dyK5SxHM9Nc/TUizPmgP4lI/AAAAAAAAA40/No_vAO9NrDw/s640/photo%2525201.JPG


722-RS: Sram RED Shifters @ $275
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Svao2-JQsCg/TakHmWNZE5I/AAAAAAAABx0/aYHRGHimPcE/s512/Leader%252520036.JPG

Zeus 2000 Pista crank:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixed-frame/drivetrain.jpg

Zeus 2000 Pista crank:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixed-frame/drivetrain.jpg

love the glittery purple paint

Road bike- Campy to Velocity Razor wheelset, which came out to around $350 total because I bought smart.
Fixed bike- Cinelli Alter stem at $75 used.

This is not counting frames and stuff that came off of other bikes like my Miche cranks and Brooks Swift. Both of my bikes are pretty cheap and solid.

I think each one of my parts hover in the $70-$100 zone, so I guess my saddle? heh. not counting my b43 since that's a rim, spokes and a hub!

Most valuable part on bike=rider. Don't forget it!

Unless you can make a bike bell out of uranium. That ****'s expensive!

My wheels were a lot. H+son rims (when they first came out at $110 each), dura ace hubs ($250), cheap spokes ($50), blue powder coat ($50) = $570
I should have skipped the powder coat and gotten nicer spokes, but oh well.

I'll let this thread get some legs before I blow it up with my most $$$$ single part.

:/ the grease on my chain.

myself, the rider: priceless
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnnckcoz771qik753.png

My Velocity Deep V wheelset for $250 shipped.

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Which were not that expensive

love the glittery purple paint

Here's a better view, fresh from the powder-coater:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/fixed-frame/BB-pc.jpg

Sram Omnium cranks, $165.

thats money right there!

My answers are based on what non-stock part is worth the most on each of these bikes, not necessarily what I paid... For the TET and Kilo I got a the wheelset and the crankset for a stupid low price or free through trading/bartering.

TET: Novatec Force wheelset; let's say $50 in "labor" just because I went through a lot of trouble to get them for the price I did

Kilo: Sugino 75 crankset; free

Motobecane Track: KMC Z710; $15

FTP: I expect the most expensive part to be the crankset (Omniums) when I get around to buying them; Anywhere between $120-$190 depending on used/new...

In the past I owned a Mavic IO that I bought used for $2400 and sold for $1800. Currently the most expensive part is a Zipp disc that cost me $1350 4 years ago. I have never used these wheels on the street, however, so IDK if they are relevant to this thread.

Mercier Kilo WT - Aerospoke wheels

Surly Crosscheck (grey ) #1 - Matrix ISO 3 Ceramic wheelset

Surly Crosscheck (black) #2 - Cetma Rack

Single part wise and framesets not counting, my all time most expensive part by manufacturer's worth (MSRP) would be my campagnolo bora ultra 2, followed by my hed 3 road rear, red brifters, then sram s80 rear, and then the brooks swallow Ti I just ordered.

Roadie stuff aside, for track it'll be my reynolds SDVC66's, followed by my front Hed 3, philwood japanese hurricane relief hubs (probably never going to get them laced as I've not found a worthy rim for them and they look darn good on the mantel back home), sugino grand mighty crankarms (I got them with my cdale track), and then a set of sugino 75's.

If frames count, then my wife's orbea orca GDi2 would take the cake before my older model does for roadie... only if I was short enough to fit a 48cm...
For track/ fixed frames, I'll go by street price because it seems to be all that matters for fixed gear; it'll be my '92 cdale track (I'm the second owner heh), '04 pista concept in matte black with army lettering...

anywhere? edge 65 / alchemy / aerolite wheelset @ ~$2.5k.
sputnik? volos wheelset and/or woundup fork, both used @ ~$250 (/ea).

framesets not counted.

My used M-950 hub-9 speed-Mavic 517 ceramic -titanium spokes- rear wheel.
Paid maybe $130 total EBAY.
I guess the OO must have shelled out maybe $200+ to have it built.He must have been a weight weenie to pay maybe $30 or so more to save a very few grams on the spokes.
Charlie

My answers are based on what non-stock part is worth the most on each of these bikes, not necessarily what I paid... For the TET and Kilo I got a the wheelset and the crankset for a stupid low price or free through trading/bartering.

TET: Novatec Force wheelset; let's say $50 in "labor" just because I went through a lot of trouble to get them for the price I did

Kilo: Sugino 75 crankset; free

Motobecane Track: KMC Z710; $15

FTP: I expect the most expensive part to be the crankset (Omniums) when I get around to buying them; Anywhere between $120-$190 depending on used/new...


!!!!
/jealous

Dura-Ace drivetrain.

Although I think my Thomson seatpost is the most "embarrassed to have spent so much money on a single part" thing that I own.

All of the stuff on the Earl is sh**, so I will leave that out.

On the Cannondale it would probably be my SRAM Force crank with BB30 and then followed by my Rival shifters.

On my sscx build, aside from the frame ($450) the wheelset was the most expensive bit at $175 on sale. The King headset was a close second place.

On my beater ss roadie, the B-17 costs more than I spent on the wheel components, but someone gave it to me so I can't count it. I guess the $98 wheels were the most expensive part. The rest of that bike (frame included) is dumpster and garage scrounged parts.
Right now, the Contour HD camera I've got under the handlebar is the most expensive thing on it.

El Presidente: rear wheel rebuild @ $50(hub)+$33.60(DT Comp Black)+$75 (1/2 total wheel price of $150) = $158.60
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dyK5SxHM9Nc/TUizPmgP4lI/AAAAAAAAA40/No_vAO9NrDw/s640/photo%2525201.JPG


722-RS: Sram RED Shifters @ $275
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Svao2-JQsCg/TakHmWNZE5I/AAAAAAAABx0/aYHRGHimPcE/s512/Leader%252520036.JPG

how on earth did you get red shifters for 275 :O jelly

Probably my Miche crankset as I got my Selle Italia flite fo freee

how on earth did you get red shifters for 275 :O jelly

flea bay. ;)

Seriously never sleep on ebay. You can get away with a lot for dirt cheap.

Yea, like the new Omniums I got for <$130 shipped and the "Flight" saddle I got for $27 shipped. eBay is a great resource for saving money, but that also depends how much money your time is worth. If you want good deals, you have to be patient or lucky or both.

Hmmm...I do not know.

Fixed Gear: Probably the bike itself (Trek T1). If a complete bike does not count, the Specialized Romin Pro saddle was the most money. I think it was $120 or something around there.

Roadie: Shoot, I have no idea. Madone framset, Force / RED group, XXXlite bar / stem. Here, i'll say they most ridiculous expensive that I could have done without are the XXXlite bottle cages (http://bontrager.com/model/06393). Although, I got a deal on all that stuff so it wasn't too bad.

.Chris

flea bay. ;)

Seriously never sleep on ebay. You can get away with a lot for dirt cheap.

Wrong... I actually got them from a local co-op. leuky ME, I thought it was a typo, and figured if I didn't use them I could make a profit on eBay...but I couldn't resist the RED

Wrong... I actually got them from a local co-op. leuky ME, I thought it was a typo, and figured if I didn't use them I could make a profit on eBay...but I couldn't resist the RED

Darn -1

I did get my red cranks off the bay for $170 shipped... so it can still happen...

White Industries Eno freewheel cog... committed to buying it from a forum member, pretty sure I won't be riding the bike anytime in the near future.

Whats a co-op?

Whats a co-op?

http://sellwoodcycle.com/ * http://www.communitycyclingcenter.org/ * http://www.citybikes.coop/

A place that you can sell/donate parts to and they usually have classes to teach people how to fix up their bikes. They also sell very inexpensive bikes that people have donated for a pretty reasonable price. Sort of like the u-pull-it/used parts of the bike world.

Most expensive, aside from the frame, would be me Chris King headset.