View Poll Results: When do you start deciding what your next bike will be
After a few years I look forward to purchasing a new rig for my stable.
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After I build up the new bike, time to decide the next one.
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I have a queue in my head, just move the next one forward.
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Poll - Best time to start contemplating the next bike
05-22-05, 08:11 PM
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Poll - Best time to start contemplating the next bike
Thought I would start a vanity thread for once--it's kinda fun.
So when is the best time to start figuring out what your next ride will be?
I just got my Surly a month ago, just put money down on my Serotta this week and have it spec'd (in my head) and then I thought "What next..?". (I also got rid of my Cannondale and Lemond in the last two weeks)
So when is the best time to start figuring out what your next ride will be?
I just got my Surly a month ago, just put money down on my Serotta this week and have it spec'd (in my head) and then I thought "What next..?". (I also got rid of my Cannondale and Lemond in the last two weeks)
05-22-05, 08:27 PM
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I'd wager that 90% of Western civilization was built by ******s dreaming of the next object of their fancy and the one after that.
Poseo ergo sum.
(edit - I can't believe the system edited this comment. Rhymes with "bankers" but starts with "w.")
Poseo ergo sum.
(edit - I can't believe the system edited this comment. Rhymes with "bankers" but starts with "w.")
05-22-05, 08:33 PM
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Good Thread. I'll bet (if everyone tells the truth) that the bike lust never really leaves. May fade for a moment but is always there. I read an article about Robin Williams a few years ago. Man has a special build garage just for his many bikes. I can't remember all of them but it was certainly lust city.
05-22-05, 08:44 PM
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Different bikes for different purposes?
Eventually I want a touring bike with a triple , a folding bike and all out super stiff race machine with a DA7800 crankset and a 11-21 cassette for a short joy rides (maybe a 12-23 if Intend to ride longer in somewhat hilly areas)
Eventually I want a touring bike with a triple , a folding bike and all out super stiff race machine with a DA7800 crankset and a 11-21 cassette for a short joy rides (maybe a 12-23 if Intend to ride longer in somewhat hilly areas)
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05-22-05, 08:50 PM
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It can't be good to be as rich as Robin Williams. He can just buy all the bikes he wants without dreaming and waiting. Dreaming and waiting is half of the fun, so he's missing out on a lot.
Anyway...I'm always contemplating a new bike, but that doesn't mean I will actually get the bike I'm dreaming of at the moment. I'm so poor that by the time I have enough money to buy that bike my mind will have already shifted to something new.
I'm always contemplating, but I only make serious decisions once I have the money and set a budget. Let your budget decide your bike and don't let a bike decide your budget, or bad things will happen. If I don't do that I'll end up in the poor house or the doghouse, or maybe both.
Anyway...I'm always contemplating a new bike, but that doesn't mean I will actually get the bike I'm dreaming of at the moment. I'm so poor that by the time I have enough money to buy that bike my mind will have already shifted to something new.
I'm always contemplating, but I only make serious decisions once I have the money and set a budget. Let your budget decide your bike and don't let a bike decide your budget, or bad things will happen. If I don't do that I'll end up in the poor house or the doghouse, or maybe both.
05-22-05, 09:01 PM
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My Allez is about 4 weeks old......I am drooling for a Orbea right about now.
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05-22-05, 09:09 PM
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When the current one breaks; or ceases to serve the purpose for which it was purchased.
05-22-05, 09:19 PM
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05-22-05, 09:44 PM
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I recently bought a Bianchi Alloro frame that I 1) can't build up for lack of $, 2) have no urgent need for, and 3) doesn't fit. It's crazy!
05-22-05, 09:49 PM
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I'm pretty much topped out right now frame wise. I might upgrade the group to Record someday, but I couldn't be more happy with the frame. So I am not looking for the next road bike, but I would like to get a nice hard tail now.
05-23-05, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ziggurat
(bold mine)
This is great. I realize you think this is some kind of "diss" you just delivered, but it's exactly true.
Yay capitalism, yay materialism!
And if it weren't for the Gordon Geckos of the world, then what would you complain about..?
This is great. I realize you think this is some kind of "diss" you just delivered, but it's exactly true.
Yay capitalism, yay materialism!
And if it weren't for the Gordon Geckos of the world, then what would you complain about..?
So work hard, play by the rules and don't mess with your neighbors. After that, what you do with you time and money (and your neighbors if they're up for it) to entertain yourself is 100% your business.
05-23-05, 05:55 PM
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You Know!? For Kids!
You left off the options
When you have the money in hand
When your wife/husband/sig. other says you can
Both apply to me
When you have the money in hand
When your wife/husband/sig. other says you can
Both apply to me
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05-23-05, 05:56 PM
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Lets see...
1. Singlespeed (cyclocross style)
2. New custom seven road bike.
3. Ultralight carbon hardtail with XTR
hmm... what's next?
1. Singlespeed (cyclocross style)
2. New custom seven road bike.
3. Ultralight carbon hardtail with XTR
hmm... what's next?
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