What was the deciding factor that led you to owning that particular bike (brand, model, parts) etc?

Yup.

I like it.

The last complete bike that I purchased was used, the deciding factors were the manufacurer, Gunnar, and that it had Chris King hubs and of course it was a good price.

My next bike will be a folder, brompton, and the reason that I am choosing this one is the size of it when folded. I am looking for one that fit in the trunk of my roadster.

Nice!!!

The Coolness Factor.

I wanted to buy from a specific shop, and the Specialized Roubaix fit right and ticked all the boxes. And that's one of the lines he carried.

Pretty much this. Never thought I'd be on a carbon Colnago, throught for sure I'd be on another Specialized but I didn't like the ones I rode and as soon as I sat on the Colnago I knew it was the right one because it felt so good. The exclusivity is a bonus.

Just looked it up, I love the look of the bike!

Are you seeking advice, or just musing? My answer would be, "Which bike?" There are many factors at play and to limit an acquisition to any single "deciding factor" is impossible.

General question much like the section of the forum "General Cycling Discussion".

I wanted something that was better than a Walmart bike, so I went with a bike shop that had a few stores so I coul dgo to any of them service. I also wanted a brand that had some sort of warranty I could get action on if I needed it.

Two bikes, 2 different answers--my FX 3, was looking for a flat bar I could ride fast for long distances, researched it and thought it sounded like a good fit, tried it out and it was. Vrooooom!

My '93 Allez Pro - I was looking for a road bike and my LBS buddy had restored it to original spec. Tried it out and it felt fast, and it's really really pretty. I love the lugged frame and the original tricolor 600 drive train. Just got it last Saturday and have already put 220 miles on it. Great performance with a bit of a coolness factor.

Bought a low-end Litespeed on year-end clearance from Colorado Cyclist, one of my "go to" on-line sources at the time. Dialed it in and was very happy with it fit-wise. A few years later, saw a gently used high-end LS frameset (2000 Vortex) on eBay - a model that I would never have bought new because it was ungodly expensive at the time - identical geometry, lighter, good price, so I bought it, transferred the components from the old LS and sold the old frameset. That was 15 years ago. I have updated the components over the years, but the frame remains

for me on the last two bikes I purchased it was components and frame warranty that I was looking for

Perceived value for the type of riding I enjoy.

Went to a used bike shop close to where I worked at the time. He had a rode bike that fit me, was in decent condition, and was in the right price range ($150). I didn't know a thing about it at the time, but it turns out it's a pretty nice vintage bike. It's possible that I might buy another bike at some point in the future, but this one does everything I need it to.

A friend of mine races and is sponsored. Somehow she got/was given a Guru Sidero (steel) bike. It's a 55 frame with a 55 TT and it didn't agree with her. It came with Ksyrium wheels and all SRAM Rival. I'm guessing the retail price was around $3500. She sold it to me for $1200 after riding it a half dozen times. During the first two years I owned it, I put SRAM red crank, brakes, shifters, etc. on. I've got it down to around 17 lb 10 oz with just Speedplay Zeros. It fits me perfectly. I absolutely love it and it's fairly unique. Especially since Guru went out of business.

Thanks. A color shift happened in that photo, which was taken after its maiden voyage of 12 mile home from the builder's shop. The real color is actually a different shade of green. Custom mix of zombie green and gloss white Cerakote ceramic glaze. There is a small LOVE statue decal on the left chainstay. I get a lot of looks and questions.

$3500 seems unlikely for a bike that is still 17 lbs 10 oz. even after putting better wheels on, that bike would've been in the 18 lb range? Is that male or female geometry? Seems odd if she was racing they would give her a bike designed for men.

I didn't put different wheels on it. It still has the Ksyriums. Since Guru is out of business I can't go to their website but I seem to recall that the frame alone was $2300-2500. In any event $1200 has been a bargain for me.

It was on sale.

The red accent pieces really pop on it.

For my Roubaix it was looks, love at first sight. Now, I still want a bike that I visually like, but I'm more into components than ever before.

With my Roam, it was a matter of thinking what I really needed (which wasn't exactly accurate, of course).