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Old 08-26-11, 11:20 AM
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Che bella bici!

Makes me miss my dearly departed 928 T-Cube.
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Originally Posted by EdIsMe
My choice would be the 2012 Cervélo S5 with SRAM Red.



Light, stiff, and supremely aero all get my attention... Especially that the frame is specifically designed to accommodate the use of water bottles and still maintain aero function.

This would be mine...
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I will take one of everything
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Originally Posted by caloso


Che bella bici!

Makes me miss my dearly departed 928 T-Cube.
i dont know if its the color or the fact that it looks like a ******** child with no neck but i just hate this bike...i cringe every time i see somebody post a pic of it....blah...im almost positive its the colors...
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SuperSix Evo
Red groupset
3T cockpit
Boyd or November wheelset
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[QUOTE=dayday82;13135834]I'd also wouldn't mind a Boardman bike. I love the yellow accents in the inner fork and rear triangle. With SRAM Red Yellow edition. Some different wheels though.



That's a sick looking bike!
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Originally Posted by lung

With Super Record
Nice bike, straight fork kills it for me though.
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Richard Sachs.
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not entirely sure, but I know it would be custom-fab'd to my specs.
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Either the Cervelo R5 or Merckx EMX-7, with Red!
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Another choice would be another Ron Cooper / Bates.
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Originally Posted by RJM
Nice bike, straight fork kills it for me though.
Kills it for me too... other than that... beautiful bike.
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I came here to post this....

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2012 Pinarello Dogma2
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Originally Posted by lung

With Super Record
That's gorgeous. And the straight chrome fork totally MAKES it.
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I'd probably swap the Di2 for Red. Love the stealth look.
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Take one of everything, but a custom Parlee Z1SL with Di2 would be very very nice indeed. Or a Cervelo R5 CA
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Old 08-26-11, 04:22 PM
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but swap all the FSA stuff out
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My pick would be the Van Dessel Rivet with the dura-ace group. This is my holy grail

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Old 08-26-11, 04:57 PM
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Mclaren Venge with Di2. Oh the things I would do...
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Old 08-26-11, 05:06 PM
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I'd gladly take any one of these three framesets.... Cervelo R5ca, S3 or Specialized S-Works/McClaren Venge built up with 3T Ltd cockpit, SRAM Red gruppo and rolling on a set of Zipp 808 FC wheelset
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I like the Fondriest TF3 myself
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