$1000 Budget. What bike would you get?
08-25-10, 11:49 PM
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Oh boy! I'd get a cat with litter box, food, toy etc etc.
I'd get a track dedicated bike, use the money to buy insurance + register for local track + beginner lessons etc. I'd get a Leader 722TS frame set, Miche Advance/Sugino 75 crankset, Mavic OP laced to Formula wrapped in some Michelin Pro Race3/ Vittoria Open Corsa Evo Cx, Keo Max 2 + cheapish road shoes, maybe a nice road helmet, Atoms/Ions/S-Works, SRAM PC-7X and save the rest of the money if I have any left.
I'd get a track dedicated bike, use the money to buy insurance + register for local track + beginner lessons etc. I'd get a Leader 722TS frame set, Miche Advance/Sugino 75 crankset, Mavic OP laced to Formula wrapped in some Michelin Pro Race3/ Vittoria Open Corsa Evo Cx, Keo Max 2 + cheapish road shoes, maybe a nice road helmet, Atoms/Ions/S-Works, SRAM PC-7X and save the rest of the money if I have any left.
08-26-10, 12:40 AM
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Is that budget for frame or complete?
08-26-10, 12:45 AM
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First choice: https://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...0_sputnik.html
Second choice: https://www.wabicycles.com/special_bike_spec_red.html
Second choice: https://www.wabicycles.com/special_bike_spec_red.html
08-26-10, 01:52 AM
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2010 Specialized Langer. Saw one at my LBS going for $500. Solid bike for that price.
Otherwise shop around, you have enough to get a good bike at the LBS, or check Craigslist.
Otherwise shop around, you have enough to get a good bike at the LBS, or check Craigslist.
08-26-10, 08:37 AM
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First choice: https://www.jamisbikes.com/usa/thebik...0_sputnik.html
Second choice: https://www.wabicycles.com/special_bike_spec_red.html
Second choice: https://www.wabicycles.com/special_bike_spec_red.html
ichitz, are you making a Cachet army?
Just imagine, you're alone on a dark street, and you hear a noise behind you. You whip around to see a whole herd of Cachet-riding zombie hipsters coming towards you. What do you do first?
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08-26-10, 08:59 AM
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OP:
I'd buy a Vigorelli frame and a Kilo TT complete. Then I'd put the components from the TT on the Vigo, and sell the TT frame on ebay for $100.
You will be so ******.
Go down a big hill?
I'd buy a Vigorelli frame and a Kilo TT complete. Then I'd put the components from the TT on the Vigo, and sell the TT frame on ebay for $100.
You will be so ******.
Go down a big hill?
08-26-10, 09:04 AM
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you hop on ur vintage moped and hope that you could start the engine before they elephant trunk skid into you.
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08-26-10, 10:21 AM
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08-26-10, 10:33 AM
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What are you going to do with the bike, daily rider or track?
I'd search Craigslist for a good used bike that someone has spent $1,000 on new and is selling for $500. They're not that hard to find. That's how I got my first fixed bike, a Soma Rush, which has been a perfect commuter/daily rider. The other nice thing about a slight used bike (other than the price) is that it will likely already have a few scratches and dings, so you can just enjoy it without worrying about keeping it perfect.
I'd search Craigslist for a good used bike that someone has spent $1,000 on new and is selling for $500. They're not that hard to find. That's how I got my first fixed bike, a Soma Rush, which has been a perfect commuter/daily rider. The other nice thing about a slight used bike (other than the price) is that it will likely already have a few scratches and dings, so you can just enjoy it without worrying about keeping it perfect.
08-26-10, 12:39 PM
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Langster or Sputnik are good choices, but it is hard to find a sputnik for a test ride. Many more Langsters out there, and the seem to have good resale value on craigs list.
08-26-10, 03:21 PM
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On the real, though, I'd buy this:
https://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-2009-Specia...efaultDomain_0
You might come in a hair over your budget once you get it built up, but it would be worth it.
https://cgi.ebay.com/MINT-2009-Specia...efaultDomain_0
You might come in a hair over your budget once you get it built up, but it would be worth it.
08-26-10, 03:34 PM
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I'd probably get a Pake steel track and build it up with 650b stuff, put a ton of stickers on it and get it all dirty.
08-26-10, 09:38 PM
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