logical or excessive?
12-09-05, 06:05 PM
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logical or excessive?
k, here's the scoop, I have 2 road bikes right now, one as my race bike (full ultregra) and one that I just bought the frame for to build up as a backup/training bike. However for a while I've been wanting a bike I can put higher end components on. I just found a specialized s-works frameset for sale for fairly cheap, almost brand new that looks absolutely HOT! So, should I save my money and just build up my backup bike or should I get the s-works and throw some higher end equipment on it and sell my backup frameset. Considering that I have become totally addicted to racing and want to take the 2006 year to a whole new level would it be logical to build up a higher end race bike or is it gonna be excessive? I'm actually tempted to keep all three road frames but that would definitely be excessive.
12-09-05, 06:11 PM
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I would sell the back up and go high end. You only live once! I'm doing the same. Selling one bike i have to buy a super high end (finally!!). Let us be brothers in debt if we have to 
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Originally Posted by Sirrobinofcoxly
I would sell the back up and go high end. You only live once! I'm doing the same. Selling one bike i have to buy a super high end (finally!!). Let us be brothers in debt if we have to
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and BTW, more bikes is logical, not excessive
12-09-05, 06:57 PM
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Excessive? What's that? Never heard of that word.
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Keep the "Backup" frame and get the S-works. Just build the back up as you come along cheap parts.
You can never have too many bikes. If I had my way (and money), I'd have like 12 bikes, each serving its own purpose.
You can never have too many bikes. If I had my way (and money), I'd have like 12 bikes, each serving its own purpose.
12-09-05, 10:41 PM
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Now you know how I went from 2 to 5 and counting.
Might as well keep the backup and get the S-Works.
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Might as well keep the backup and get the S-Works.
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I'm guessing that you've made the all-to-common mistake of allowing your bikes to sleep overnight in the same room. When you do that they have a tendency to multiply. How do you suppose that all of the different kinds of bikes that we have today came to be? It all started when somebody let his mountain bike sleep in the same room with his road bike.
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
I'm guessing that you've made the all-to-common mistake of allowing your bikes to sleep overnight in the same room. When you do that they have a tendency to multiply. How do you suppose that all of the different kinds of bikes that we have today came to be? It all started when somebody let his mountain bike sleep in the same room with his road bike.
