What "modern" bike do you lust after?
01-16-12, 11:33 PM
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Peter Mooney's booth at the Philly Bike Expo blew me away... the lug work, other little details, and most of all the paint. If that's the pearlescent bike I'm thinking of, pictures can't do it justice. When I have $6000+ to spend on a true custom, that's where I'm going. He also has some (relatively) good deals on display bikes, if you happen to find one that fits you just right.
01-16-12, 11:56 PM
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All of you people are killing me. Need money, please give to the Alan needs a new bike fund.
01-17-12, 01:03 PM
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me likey.
I could always dream up something "more" (just like the IF Factory Lightweight I posted) but I really have all the bike I need in the one modern bike I have. It is not the most visually pleasing bicycle I have owned, but the ride more than makes up for it. A 58cm steel frame coming in at a few ounces over 17lbs as a complete bike.
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01-17-12, 03:44 PM
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Don't know if this has been posted yet or not:
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Peter Mooney's booth at the Philly Bike Expo blew me away... the lug work, other little details, and most of all the paint. If that's the pearlescent bike I'm thinking of, pictures can't do it justice. When I have $6000+ to spend on a true custom, that's where I'm going. He also has some (relatively) good deals on display bikes, if you happen to find one that fits you just right.
01-17-12, 04:11 PM
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Besides you have another beautiful Colnago decked out in Campy. It might be missing a skewer... but still beautiful.
Hopefully that will be there soon though.
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01-17-12, 05:26 PM
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Such a fine looking and riding Colnago you have there Jet.
The only reason I won't have a C40 is the fact that I lucked/backed into an Extreme Power.
One CF per owner is totally permissible to my way of thinking.
Besides, my wife races a CF Felt B2. She loves it.
That was all the excuse I needed.
01-17-12, 06:52 PM
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ETA... 2 - 2.5 months!
01-17-12, 07:13 PM
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I try to like the "modern" bikes....but I just can't get over their weird (to me) aesthetics.
Last "modern" bike that caught my eye wasn't even a road bike. It was a fully suspended ATB from Cannondale with the single arm "Lefty" front suspension. Otherwise the tail dragger, compact frame 10-12 speed, briftered, monocoque, CF bikes just never looked good enough for me to "lust" after. I also did not like the way components like cranksets turned into big lumps of CF and aluminum.........
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Last "modern" bike that caught my eye wasn't even a road bike. It was a fully suspended ATB from Cannondale with the single arm "Lefty" front suspension. Otherwise the tail dragger, compact frame 10-12 speed, briftered, monocoque, CF bikes just never looked good enough for me to "lust" after. I also did not like the way components like cranksets turned into big lumps of CF and aluminum.........
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01-17-12, 07:21 PM
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I try to like the "modern" bikes....but I just can't get over their weird (to me) aesthetics.
Last "modern" bike that caught my eye wasn't even a road bike. It was a fully suspended ATB from Cannondale with the single arm "Lefty" front suspension. Otherwise the tail dragger, compact frame 10-12 speed, briftered, monocoque, CF bikes just never looked good enough for me to "lust" after. I also did not like the way components like cranksets turned into big lumps of CF and aluminum.........
Chombi
Last "modern" bike that caught my eye wasn't even a road bike. It was a fully suspended ATB from Cannondale with the single arm "Lefty" front suspension. Otherwise the tail dragger, compact frame 10-12 speed, briftered, monocoque, CF bikes just never looked good enough for me to "lust" after. I also did not like the way components like cranksets turned into big lumps of CF and aluminum.........
Chombi
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01-17-12, 07:56 PM
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Peter Mooney is still buildingf bikes/frames?
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01-18-12, 01:43 AM
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Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Any modern frame would be built by my own hands but would like to build a frame set and bike to match the Surly Pugsley so I could rock some 4 inch tyres.
Could never build a road frame better than my Cooper and my touring bike is everything I want save for one set of bottle braze ons which I will add.
Could never build a road frame better than my Cooper and my touring bike is everything I want save for one set of bottle braze ons which I will add.
,,,,BD
01-18-12, 09:00 AM
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He is still building. He took a break where he was doing mosly repairs on bikes and things like that while working at the shop, but has been building moreso again now. I work seasonally at his shop and have always been tempted to have him build me something. I might even sell my CF for it.
01-18-12, 09:05 AM
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Because it's magnesium (main tubes & chain stays, anyway)
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