qw1a

Long time ago I helped someone (a lot, according to him) and this dude suddenly materialized and wants to give me a present. He knows of my addiction and he's going to buy me a "bike of my dream" for my birthday. I have been looking for a cross bike that could handle some of the road duty, something along the lines of the bike used for Paris-Roubaix. Something that I could ride in the winter and fall on cross tires and fatter road tires during the sping/summer.

So, if YOU had to select a bike of your dreams, what would you pick? If I had to guess, the guy is willing to spend anywhere from 3 to 5 k USD.


P.S. My birthday is July 17th, so I don't have much time.

Kris Flatlander

Frame - Ridley X-Night
Groupo- SRAM Rival (Great for cross, just about as light as Force, real durable, I love it on my Salsa)
Brakes - TRP CR 950's (Carbon and Lightweight but more adjustable than their EuroX's)
Bars/Seatpost - Stay away from Carbon, I've had good experience with Salsa Products

So here you're up to about 4k (Competitive Cyclist), use the rest to build up a good set of tubular cross wheels and you're set.

EDIT: I'm bored so I did up a set of Mavic Open Pro Ceramic Rims with DT Swiss 240's and DT Swiss Revolution Spokes (32 hole). Now you're up to 4500 or so, with plenty left to buy a set of Grifo's or two. If you want to go cheaper they have an excellent deal on an Excalibur built up with Rival too.

sfcrossrider

Steelman, eurocross with Chorus.

More specific...


Frame = Steelman eurocross (57.5tt, 55st)
Fork = Alpha-Q cross
Group = Record/Chorus mix (chorus rear shifter, and RD, Record carbon brake lever (left), and hubs)
Cranks = FSA carbon pro
Pedals = Crank Bros Candy ti
Wheels = Velocity arrowheads build with Record hubs
Brakes = TRP euro-X
Headset = King
Seat post = Thomson Masterpiece
Stem = Deda Newton (120mm)
Bars = Deda 250
Tires = Challenge Grifo 32s
44 single up front.

Bike will weigh around 17.5 pounds.

Gustavo

What I did when I built my cross dream bike was to get a Stevens Cyclocross bike, minus gears, in the classifieds, and a new SRAM red group from ebay. This set me back about $3500 and now I have a super-light cross bike with the best gears money can buy. Maybe it's not an option in this case, but I always recommend buying used stuff, it's so much better value for money.

By the way, he isn't an escaped convict is he? (Great Expectations)

flargle

Waterford custom steel frame
Dura-Ace group (46t/39t rings)
Paul brakes
Thompson components
Mavic Reflex laced to White Industries H2 hubs
FMB tubulars

For the pit, maybe a singlespeed version of above just for variety.

flargle

P.S. I'm just throwing this out there: maybe you want to reconsider accepting such an extravagant gift. I obviously don't know the details, but it seems a bit odd.

trelhak

Guerciotti X-Crow, equipped with 2005 Campy Record (single chainring up front) and ZIPP 404 wheels.

the pope

This thread is a bit odd.

dirtyphotons

matt chester makes nice frames.

but yeah, without knowing any of the details this gesture smacks of ulterior motives.

climbhoser

I'm in love with the Habanero Cross bike.

I'd get it with a Ritchey WCS carbon fork. Put SRAM Red on there, some Paul Neo-Retros, Thomson stem and post, Phil Hubs on Mavic A 719 rims or Open Pros if you have any mind to run tires skinnier than 28.

Bar-wise I'm pretty partial to the Ritchey Biomax, but it's a personal thing. I have no need for carbon, like my alu cheapies just fine, even though it's a dream bike.

Might as well put a Chris King Headset on there if it's a dream bike

Couldn't tell you how much that runs ya, but it's gotta be in your range.

Kris Flatlander

Maybe he saved his life or something

KeatonR

As much as I like steel, if money were no object, I'd have to go with Ti. Specificly, the Moots Psychlo-X:

http://www.moots.com/#/product/bicyc...oss/psychlo-x/

qw1a

Ordered. Pictures to follow shortly.

kniprm

Well that didn't take long.

the pope

Kris Flatlander

So what'd you end up going with?