Why did I have to look!!!
 

So, I stopped by my favorite LBS where I bought my Breezer for a looksee since I was thinking about a different bag to fit on my rack. They had in the store probably the most beautiful bike I have ever seen, an ANT roadster. Luckily, not my size but I can't stop thinking about it. It is exactly the bike I have been wishing that someone would make. Please talk some sense into me.

$2000. Spend it on a trip to Maui or Venice instead.

Still not working, but I'm not really a Maui kind of person. Venice I would love but so many tourists.

Pff.. A trip lasts a week or two. A bike stays with you for years. The choice is obvious. ;)

The idea of the thread was to talk me OUT of buying another bike remember. Although, maybe could I save up and justify it as a 40th B-Day / youngest off to college present to me in 2010??

You picked a wrong forum for it, sorry. :p

Not if you get VD on the trip. ;)

to OP: This thread makes about as much sense as holding an AA meeting in a bar. "My name is Mr. Underbridge, and I'm a bikeaholic. I haven't bought a new bike in two weeks. But on my way home, I saw this awesome cross bike, and...."

Ah, I thought this was going to be a thread about roadkill...

I did see a dead rabbit yesterday on the way home that the crows were enjoying, but somehow that is easier for me to block out.

And I don't think I qualify as a bikeaholic yet. 2 bikes in the last 15 years doesn't really make me an addict.

I used to go around January-March, when it's pretty quiet. Bring a warm rain jacket and waterproofed shoes, though.

Sense about bikes, here? Surely you jest!

Reread your OP.:twitchy:

Not Venice given the relative "value" of the American dollar. :cry:

... Brad

Easy, Contact ANT and put yourself on the waiting list for one in your size.:p


Oh, you wanted to be talked out of buying a gorgeous hand built bicycle that with care will last for decades. It that case talk to your co-workers or wife, 'cause you've come to the wrong place here.:D

Kinda damp for cycling too.

Get fenders?

This bike? Me likes.

http://www.hiawathacyclery.com/cart/...onroadster.jpg

Nuttin' like a SS with full black fenders. :D

For $2k?!?

Not if the fenders were made of ethiopian hash...

"Don't call me Shirley."

That's not a single speed.

I went to a bike fundraiser in Davis Square, Somerville, Mass. a couple days ago and they gave away a beautiful ANT utility bike. Some lucky soul paid $15 for a ticket, which was good for some BBQ and beer, and then they went home with an ANT with all the fixin's. I wanted to win so bad my head hurt.

How does the thought of it collecting dust in some Joe's garage make your head feel :p


Sorry to rub it in...

That joke loses something in print.

Also, if you're turning 40, this could easily qualify for midlife crisis or at least "pre-empty nest" syndrome with the last one going to college in a couple years. My friend's dad bought a BMW M-Roadster when he was around 45-50ish. That probably cost at least $75,000. I think $2,000 is a reasonable splurge in that perspective.

Then it is high time you fell of the wagon :roflmao2: I love the A.N.T. bikes too...just can't quite justify the cost on one...yet. So I bought a new Redline R530 instead.:innocent:

Aaron:)

Wow, that's almost exactly how I'm rebuilding my old touring bike! But mine will be so much cooler, being built around a 1982 Trek 720 frame.

Meh, that bike needs lugs and nicer paint job. :)

I do like the chain guard though. I want to fit one of those on my Atlantis.
In the processing of fitting the internal hub and new cranks now.

Definitely in denial - remember, the first step is to admit you have a problem!

I was at the same fund raiser, totally not how that would play out.

A) It was a cycling specific event and I think anyone there would want that bike.

B) Even if they didn't want they had the option of taking a week long class with Mike Flanigan (who runs ANT) and building their own custom bike in lieu of the bad ass cargo bike.

I'm still jealous...

$2000 ! ! ! ! !:eek:

I like the bike but there's SO many ways to reach the same end for 1/2 or less of that price!

PROJECT TIME! ! ! ! ! :thumb: