Budget Hot or Not....
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Budget Hot or Not....
How about a budget build, hot or not thread for the proletariat? Bikes under 2k for normal folks. Ill take a chance and start.
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Yay, I'll post something here when I get a better picture.
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Thanks for posting this. I had been thinking about going with a white stem on my Colnago. After seeing this I realize that a white stem and black seatpost just doesn't work.
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I agree completely. At the same time, expensive bikes don't always look good.
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Throw the stick!!!!
There are some budget bikes in there that are hot. CAAD 9's and 10's can be hot for example.
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A lot of the problem too is that many inexpensive bikes are mostly stock, fairly generic looking ones you see all the time. A well planned out frame up build can be inexpensive and hot but most people don't go through the trouble...
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She started out as an entry level sora bike.
Upgrades:
105 components (except for the R600 crank)
Fizik Arione Saddle
carbon FSA K-wing handlebars
full carbon forks/steerer from a Tarmac
H + Son SL42 deep aluminum wheels (I'm a clyde).
I know it woulda been cheaper & easier just to buy a better bike... but it wouldn't have been as fun or enlightening.
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She may not be voted hot... but she is to me..
She started out as an entry level sora bike.
Upgrades:
105 components (except for the R600 crank)
Fizik Arione Saddle
carbon FSA K-wing handlebars
full carbon forks/steerer from a Tarmac
H + Son SL42 deep aluminum wheels (I'm a clyde).
I know it woulda been cheaper & easier just to buy a better bike... but it wouldn't have been as fun or enlightening.
She started out as an entry level sora bike.
Upgrades:
105 components (except for the R600 crank)
Fizik Arione Saddle
carbon FSA K-wing handlebars
full carbon forks/steerer from a Tarmac
H + Son SL42 deep aluminum wheels (I'm a clyde).
I know it woulda been cheaper & easier just to buy a better bike... but it wouldn't have been as fun or enlightening.
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My flat bar road bike.. I think its hot but I'm partial. I definitely get lots of comments on it.
This next photo makes the bars look like a monstrosity.. haven't figured out why.
This next photo makes the bars look like a monstrosity.. haven't figured out why.
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+1. Most miss this entirely.
So anything above $2k is abnormal?
No, it isn't. There is a thread for this already that is several pages long.
+1. Give this man a prize. Again, most miss this altogether. There are tons of bikes in the hot or not thread that are extremely hot to many and are well under $1K.
+1. Give this man a prize. Again, most miss this altogether. There are tons of bikes in the hot or not thread that are extremely hot to many and are well under $1K.
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yeah, i dont like the housing. it was stock. will change out. im partial to the tape but what do i know. contrary to popular thought, im being advised to raise my stem, interesting. would it be different if i cut the fork and left it where it was? i thought the low stem was all the rage....
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I only paid $300 for my LeMond, and people were mostly nice to it in the other thread. It's a ridiculous thread anyway -- as it should be. If you're taking a hot 'r not thread seriously, white bar tape is the least of your problems.
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