What is your "realistic" dream bike?
11-17-07, 03:11 PM
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Need a bike with a better engine but barring that I got the bike I want within the price bracket this year. Everything works but it hasn't improved my speed up hills yet.
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11-17-07, 04:08 PM
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I'm thinking that I must already own my dream bike.
I work a few hours a week in a bike shop so I get plenty of opportunities to drool on the 15 pound carbon fiber wonderbikes but I haven't been smitten enough to download an EP form - YET.
I work a few hours a week in a bike shop so I get plenty of opportunities to drool on the 15 pound carbon fiber wonderbikes but I haven't been smitten enough to download an EP form - YET.
11-17-07, 08:30 PM
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I dunno. Moots, Parlee, IF. All the usual suspects. With carbon prices dropping in bang-for-buck measures, the point of diminishing returns comes along awfully quick. In any case, my bike dreams are pretty fluid and change seemingly daily.
I'd really like a roadbike thats both useful (fenders, 28c tire and small cargo capability) AND fast enough to race AND all day comfortable. Nobody really does that anymore.
I'd really like a roadbike thats both useful (fenders, 28c tire and small cargo capability) AND fast enough to race AND all day comfortable. Nobody really does that anymore.
Steel frame
Steel fork
S&S couplers
Designed around a 25/28 tire with room to go to 32
Fender and rack eyelets
Centre pull long reach brakes
Level top tube
Maximum drop of 8cm
It will be comfortable, as fast as I can make it and supremely practical.
11-17-07, 08:34 PM
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11-17-07, 08:48 PM
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I'd go with a Waterford, if I had to be realistic. Less realistic, it'd probably bo a Seven Axiom or some other custom Ti.
11-17-07, 08:52 PM
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11-18-07, 12:21 AM
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Dream bike I could afford right now........
but I'll probably go with an Optima Baron with a carbon rear fairing instead because I want to ride it in places other than a velodrome or closed track. Maybe even commute on it as well.
I'm fortunate to have my dream DF bike in my C'dale CAAD9 Optimo1 (10sp Dura-Ace, K-wing bars, FSA carbon cranks).
but I'll probably go with an Optima Baron with a carbon rear fairing instead because I want to ride it in places other than a velodrome or closed track. Maybe even commute on it as well.
I'm fortunate to have my dream DF bike in my C'dale CAAD9 Optimo1 (10sp Dura-Ace, K-wing bars, FSA carbon cranks).
11-18-07, 11:47 AM
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I thought this would be easy to respond to....but as time goes on and I become more knowledgeable about bicycles and their construction...I find myself even more confused than ever. I think my dream bike would be one that fits me, where everything works with precision and reliability, and that I can ride for hours on end in total comfort. Let me know if that one is out there somewhere.
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bikes I want (not need, just want)
Rohloff road/CX (almost there, actually
)gearbox mtb freeride (nicolai tfr)
gearbox full sus mtb xc
delta lean steer recumbent (a Tiefflieger clone or similar)
lowrider 'bent (zx toxy rohloff)
folder (birdy bd-1 ti rohloff)
track (look kg486 or corima VIF setup as a sprint/1km bike)
ss rigid mtb
flatland bmx
track bmx
there's probably more but that's all I can think of now
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11-18-07, 04:27 PM
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I don't think I would call it a dream bike ... more like a dream bike collection. I currently have an '07 Orbea Onix road bike and an '05 Trek 6700 hard tail. Love both bikes ... but it's not enough. I use the Trek for single track trails and commuting to work. The problem is that part of my commute (5 km's) is thru a dirt trail and the remainder is on pavement (5 km's). I don't want to switch out the tires for skinnier ones that work better on the pavement since I still use it for single track, so I'm thinking of getting a commuter-specific bike. I'm just not sure which one. I've been looking at the Trek Portland commuter but I'm not sure. I might opt for a cheaper used bike where I don't worry about it getting stolen at work. Either way, for me it's about building up my dream collection not a dream bike.
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yeah, sorry to derail the thread - give me two weeks (ready cash and a little greed) for the first realistic dream bike and 10 weeks for the second (insurance from the stolen bike - see my sig :/ ). I'll post them both to, hopefully, get the thread back on track.
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11-18-07, 05:34 PM
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I thought this would be easy to respond to....but as time goes on and I become more knowledgeable about bicycles and their construction...I find myself even more confused than ever. I think my dream bike would be one that fits me, where everything works with precision and reliability, and that I can ride for hours on end in total comfort. Let me know if that one is out there somewhere.
If those are your requirements for a dream bicycle, you've got to go custom! I went custom, and I've got no regrets.
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11-18-07, 07:02 PM
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If you understand what different frame geometries are supposed to accomplish and if you know your own body well enough to make/describe a frame that would fit you to a T.
11-18-07, 07:50 PM
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11-18-07, 08:09 PM
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Sampson Exalt: https://www.sampsonsports.com/exalt.php
I just love their bikes. My road bike is an older Silverton and my tri bike is a Diablo done up for tris.
I just love their bikes. My road bike is an older Silverton and my tri bike is a Diablo done up for tris.
11-19-07, 08:42 AM
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I can realistically afford a $5k bike.
There just aren't many $5k bikes that I dream about.
My current dreams are occupied with a Richard Sachs Signature w/ full Campy Record (which I believe would come to something in the $7-9,000 range) or a Parlee Z1 w/ DuraAce (ditto).
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