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Old 05-23-11 | 10:04 AM
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Aeyoqen
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Bikes: 1991 Takhion Temp, 1989 Takhion Aero, 1988 Giant RS930, Trek District Carbon

Originally Posted by ianjk
For enough money you can have a space ship built... Expect to pay top dollar for one-off custom work. Take typical quality build expense and multiply it time two a couple times. You can buy parts to build a "normal" bike (lugs, fork crown, blades, etc) easily. Having custom machining/metalwork done is quite expensive, also factor in design time/expense.

Figure somewhere the price of a nice used car.
Hahaha, I figured as much. Though I did some searching and came across: http://www.fixedgearswitzerland.com/?p=6091, which seems to be custom (and geared, interestingly enough). Pic for good measure!



Different from the typical integration, but interesting nonetheless.
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