Buying another ride: more of less $$ on second??
06-24-07, 09:40 PM
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Buying another ride: more of less $$ on second??
I have a nice road bike now: Bianchi w/ full Campy. Also have a Touring bike--a heavy as a tank. But, now I'm thinking of buying another road bike. Would you buy up or down when you love the only road bike you have?
06-24-07, 09:58 PM
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down. get a bike you don't love as much. bike jealousy can be an evil thing and if your old bike doesn't like the new bike, you are doomed to nonstop mechanical problems for the life of the new bike. seriously. don't mess with a formula that works!
06-24-07, 10:14 PM
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I would spend less, find something that can run fenders, and promptly install them.
That or a fixed gear/singlespeed bike.
That or a fixed gear/singlespeed bike.
06-24-07, 10:24 PM
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how about building up a vintage frame
Not to mention your new bike will be less jealous.
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Do something different. If you have a nice roadie and a nice tourer, go fixed gear or cyclocross or vintage.
(Or a vintage fixed gear cyclocross.... I believe Cynikal has one. )
Maybe a nice townie?
(Or a vintage fixed gear cyclocross.... I believe Cynikal has one. )
Maybe a nice townie?
06-24-07, 10:49 PM
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Scour the shops. Peruse the classifieds. Visit every cycling oriented website you possibly can.
Go with the one that talks to you...there is only one out there right now, whether it's a full bike or just a frame looking to be built. You'll know it when you hear it.
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Go with the one that talks to you...there is only one out there right now, whether it's a full bike or just a frame looking to be built. You'll know it when you hear it.
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i hear nashbar has some pretty badass frames
