Should an Italian guy like me get and Italian bike even if not needed?
11-15-05, 01:39 PM
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Should an Italian guy like me get and Italian bike even if not needed?
https://www.bianchiusa.com/546.html
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
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ITs greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnennnnnn. and prrreeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttyyyyyyy
no, you dont really need it. id wait untill ur bike breaks or for a more valid reason.
no, you dont really need it. id wait untill ur bike breaks or for a more valid reason.
11-15-05, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
If you feel the strong pull of nationalism then you should go for it. I assume you'll be pickin' up the bike in your Armani sweater, Versace slacks and Ferragamo shoes! Wait...probably not...that'd take $$ away from the bike!
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Originally Posted by dstrong
American Excess...don't leave home without it!
If you feel the strong pull of nationalism then you should go for it. I assume you'll be pickin' up the bike in your Armani sweater, Versace slacks and Ferragamo shoes! Wait...probably not...that'd take $$ away from the bike!
If you feel the strong pull of nationalism then you should go for it. I assume you'll be pickin' up the bike in your Armani sweater, Versace slacks and Ferragamo shoes! Wait...probably not...that'd take $$ away from the bike!
I DO have this thing for Bianchi....that whole Italian connection. I LOVE Breaking Away! I bought my wife a really nice Bianchi to putter around on last year too....always wanted one.
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
https://www.bianchiusa.com/546.html
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
11-15-05, 01:57 PM
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My LBS.....
I'm a very good customer and he needs to move the bike.
If I don't buy it then someone else I work with probably will....because he's actually in the market for a new road bike unlike me....
Deal is they keep the Campy Chorus crank however and replace with Bianchi.
Still....
I'm a very good customer and he needs to move the bike.
If I don't buy it then someone else I work with probably will....because he's actually in the market for a new road bike unlike me....
Deal is they keep the Campy Chorus crank however and replace with Bianchi.
Still....
11-15-05, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
https://www.bianchiusa.com/546.html
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
Word is I could get this for two grand....would you do it even though I have a one-season 2005 Klein Reve' with Campy Veloce?
Talk about WANTS versus NEEDS and American excess....but still....hmmmm
Hmm what size in that Klein? (I know I know out of my price range
)
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
Should an Italian guy like me get and Italian bike even if not needed?
11-15-05, 01:58 PM
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Stick with the Pinarello.
I have the same problem with Bianchi that I have with Lemond. They make bikes for all sorts of price ranges and, unless you know all the models, it's hard to tell at a glance which is a $750 bike and which is a $5K model. And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
Being OCP, you want everybody to know you are on a high-end bike, not just some people.
55/Rad
I have the same problem with Bianchi that I have with Lemond. They make bikes for all sorts of price ranges and, unless you know all the models, it's hard to tell at a glance which is a $750 bike and which is a $5K model. And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
Being OCP, you want everybody to know you are on a high-end bike, not just some people.
55/Rad
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Hip,
Sounds like you're slowly succumbing to late season bike lust.
RESIST!
That Klein you have is a rockin ride and its hardly broken in.
Ride the Klein!
Dante
Sounds like you're slowly succumbing to late season bike lust.
RESIST! That Klein you have is a rockin ride and its hardly broken in.
Ride the Klein!
Dante
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Rad...
Your point here is an excellent one:
And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
But if only he could get me a Pinny for two large!
Your point here is an excellent one:
And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
But if only he could get me a Pinny for two large!
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
Rad...
Your point here is an excellent one:
And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
But if only he could get me a Pinny for two large!
Your point here is an excellent one:
And, which is made in the home country and which is made in Taiwan....
But if only he could get me a Pinny for two large!
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I don't need an Italian bike. I've already got a good namebrand road and mountain bike.
But that has not stopped me from collecting Campagnolo components over the years in anticipation of that Italian frameset that will one day arrive.
But that has not stopped me from collecting Campagnolo components over the years in anticipation of that Italian frameset that will one day arrive.
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
I DO have this thing for Bianchi....that whole Italian connection. I LOVE Breaking Away!
(that is a sweet bike tho')
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
Exactly...can't even afford the bike really.
I DO have this thing for Bianchi....that whole Italian connection. I LOVE Breaking Away! I bought my wife a really nice Bianchi to putter around on last year too....always wanted one.
I DO have this thing for Bianchi....that whole Italian connection. I LOVE Breaking Away! I bought my wife a really nice Bianchi to putter around on last year too....always wanted one.
If you could get a L'una for 2K, on the other hand....
https://www.bianchiusa.com/1460.html
White carbon is sexy.
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Originally Posted by Namenda
You'd have the OCP fashionista place his posterior on aluminum? Shameful
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Mama mia! Zat's ah spicee meatball! I'll make a you an offer you canta refuse.
Get the bike, don't worry bout the Ay-talian stereotype, there's a no such thing. And make a me a zesty pizza!
Get the bike, don't worry bout the Ay-talian stereotype, there's a no such thing. And make a me a zesty pizza!
11-15-05, 02:54 PM
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If you don't buy Italian, I'm going to have Ostuni fit you for cement shoes.
On topic, I just wouldn't pay $2000 for an aluminum or aluminum/carbon frameset or bike. Aluminum is nice, but in that financial ballpark, you can pick from some nice carbon fiber framesets and bikes.
On topic, I just wouldn't pay $2000 for an aluminum or aluminum/carbon frameset or bike. Aluminum is nice, but in that financial ballpark, you can pick from some nice carbon fiber framesets and bikes.
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If you are going Italia on us check this deal out. If it Jan 1 06 I'd be all over this baby.
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/109885430.html
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/109885430.html
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Originally Posted by Hipcycler
White carbon is sexy.
I agree.
We really are sick aren't we?
I agree.
We really are sick aren't we?
although, I have white carbon bottle cages...
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Originally Posted by DocRay
White carbon is really a useless fad. It just adds weight with no increase in strength.
although, I have white carbon bottle cages...
although, I have white carbon bottle cages...
Paint adds weight and doesn't increase strength, but we use it anyway.
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Originally Posted by DXchulo
Yeah, but it's still sexy.
Paint adds weight and doesn't increase strength, but we use it anyway.
Paint adds weight and doesn't increase strength, but we use it anyway.
Italian bikes have some interesting designs, but often design supercedes function. For ~2Gs, you can get a nice Cervelo Soloist with Campy.
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That’s a sweet looking ride and for 2 grand I'd add another reparto corse to my stable. 1 thing to remember though is Bianchi means passion not posing.