Pointless?
04-21-06, 08:45 PM
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Pointless?
I just saw this bike in an issue of bike mag I bought. It may be the perfect bike, but what is the point? The price is beyond what most people will pay for a bike like that. I mean, a $10,000 bike? Common!
Frame alone is still 4.1 grand.
https://www.scottusa.com/category.php?UID=484
Frame alone is still 4.1 grand.
https://www.scottusa.com/category.php?UID=484
04-21-06, 08:48 PM
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yeah, i saw it too
i think its pointless
the owner would spend more time paying it off then riding it
i think its pointless
the owner would spend more time paying it off then riding it
04-21-06, 08:49 PM
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What happens when you lay that down in a rock garden?
04-21-06, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by vw addict
What happens when you lay that down in a rock garden?
Dollar for dollar (since it is THAT expensive) I would bet nicolai has a better/stronger/better warranty option than that
04-21-06, 08:54 PM
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The only bike I've seen that was comparable in price to that, was the Trek Lance armstrong Gold platted edition ROAD bike. It was ~10,000 too. But, that too is kind of redundant. It actually had gold on it. Last time I checked, gold is heavy, and arn't they all about having super light bikes?
04-21-06, 09:16 PM
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Those are nice. I agree it's a waste of money though, I mean if you're doing the type of riding that requires a fairly beefy bike you don't want something disposable do you?
And if you just want a light bike.. isn't LowCel's Ellsworth FS like 25lb?
Although I did get to ride one of those Scotts around at the shop (not the real expensive one, the ransom 20 though.. costs almost twice as much as my entire camera setup, heh). It felt nice to me, but I didn't get to ride any trails with it to really check it out.
And if you just want a light bike.. isn't LowCel's Ellsworth FS like 25lb?
Although I did get to ride one of those Scotts around at the shop (not the real expensive one, the ransom 20 though.. costs almost twice as much as my entire camera setup, heh). It felt nice to me, but I didn't get to ride any trails with it to really check it out.
04-21-06, 09:25 PM
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If I'ma spend that much money it'll be doin rails and hookers all night in Vancover.
04-21-06, 09:41 PM
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I would never spend that much, but I'm glad some others will. Trickle down (cheaper) technology only delivers to guys like me (us, it sounds like) if the initial investment is worth it to the companies. Bravo to the high-spenders. Keep driving that R&D and the dividends eventually reach the average consumer. Buy it, Rockefellers!
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$10,000 for a bike is just ridiculous, and if thats USD, then thats $13,500 where i live.
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Scott USA...ironically...is mostly a euro production company...so I assume is it 10,000$ euro.
04-22-06, 06:48 AM
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I got to ride one of those at the Sea Otter and it does ride nicely and pedals very well. The only way I would get one is if it was a gift or I won the Lottery
mainly because I have no need for that type of bike.
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mainly because I have no need for that type of bike. DBD
04-22-06, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by MadMan2k
Those are nice. I agree it's a waste of money though, I mean if you're doing the type of riding that requires a fairly beefy bike you don't want something disposable do you?
And if you just want a light bike.. isn't LowCel's Ellsworth FS like 25lb?
And if you just want a light bike.. isn't LowCel's Ellsworth FS like 25lb?
However it is a very reliable 24 pounds, even at this weight it is very reliable with the exception of the bottom bracket obviously. 
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if I were to pay $4,000 for a frame, It would be handbuilt, custom, and titanium and would last me for the rest of my life.
