$14K and you can have one
Npt only is it $14K it is not the top of the line bike
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Insanity. I'd sooner buy a motorcycle than spend that much money on a human powered bicycle. Think about how many perfectly fine bicycles you could buy before you'd ever get anywhere near the cost of that one bike. Nope. No thanks.
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1120gm frame unpainted! Just like a Pinarello. Heavy and expensive.
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If I were going to spend $14k on a bike, it wouldn't be that one. Maybe the pics do it a disservice and but I'm just not feeling it. The close-up of the HT spacer wedge looks like some garage engineering, too. |
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"... designed to attract attention...." That pretty much sums it up.
If I actually had a $14k budget for a bicycle, I wouldn't be shopping for value, I'd be throwing my money away, and it might as well go to such a bike as any, to be honest. But I'm with @toast3d - you can get a mighty nice motorcycle for $14k. Heck, I'd get a nice motorcycle AND a fancy bike - namely BOTH these two - for the same price as that one bike. http://www.motoguzzi.com/mediaObject...main_image.jpghttp://casati-online.businesscatalys...?crc=412929640 |
14k you're better getting a custom frame that fits you built up.
And the guzzi (might have to settle for 2nd hand) and the Casati. |
A Pinarello F10 in Sram Red Etap with a set of Meilenstein Obermayer Wheels is closer to 20K, so there is lots of setups in the price range..
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
(Post 20460381)
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I say buy a nice $3k bike, full Rapha kit, upgrade wheels and fly to Italy or France watch the tour for week for the same $14K.
But If i has it I would buy one just because I could. But insane... |
Originally Posted by TimothyH
(Post 20460381)
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If I had $14k to spend, I probably wouldn't blow it all on a single bicycle.. unless said bicycle was an investment with some sort of provenance. This particular bike will lose half its value in year 1. So, no thanks.
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Originally Posted by motosonic
(Post 20461162)
If I had $14k to spend, I probably wouldn't blow it all on a single bicycle.. unless said bicycle was an investment with some sort of provenance. This particular bike will lose half its value in year 1. So, no thanks.
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Originally Posted by kbarch
(Post 20461350)
I think the return on investment from such a bike isn't supposed to be long term or in the form of cash, but immediate, and in the form of heads turned and "oohs" and "ahs." I'm pretty sure the Moto Guzzi would give better return in that sense, too. It may only be the V7, but it's pretty flash. ;)
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I would like to think that if you had 14k to blow on a bicycle you also have enough for a motorcycle, trip to europe etc etc as well. It isn't an either, or, decision.
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Originally Posted by motosonic
(Post 20461390)
lol Moto Guzzi is probably the last brand that comes to mind when I think about head turning motorcycles
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Wait - they want over $14K for a bike that's over 16 lbs?
They can keep it!!! :roflmao2: ;) |
Each bike comes with a free date with
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All H@TERS.
I own a Trek (stop laughing) Emonda SLR with Sram Red eTap and Zipp 303s. Full retail is close to the above bike. I've also rented a stock Emonda SL6 with Ultegra that I put 200 miles on when i was vacationing in Scottsdale. The SL6 is 1/3 the cost of mine but there is a noticeable difference. Is the difference worth it... to me, yes. Others will disagree. But then I don't understand why someone will spend $50,000 on a car. We all make choices. Don't H@TE those that differ from you. I'm sure you can find many that think you're insane for spending over $600 on a bike. |
Originally Posted by oldnslow2
(Post 20461549)
All H@TERS.
I own a Trek (stop laughing) Emonda SLR with Sram Red eTap and Zipp 303s. Full retail is close to the above bike. I've also rented a stock Emonda SL6 with Ultegra that I put 200 miles on when i was vacationing in Scottsdale. The SL6 is 1/3 the cost of mine but there is a noticeable difference. Is the difference worth it... to me, yes. Others will disagree. But then I don't understand why someone will spend $50,000 on a car. We all make choices. Don't H@TE those that differ from you. I'm sure you can find many that think you're insane for spending over $600 on a bike. |
Originally Posted by oldnslow2
(Post 20461549)
All H@TERS.
I own a Trek (stop laughing) Emonda SLR with Sram Red eTap and Zipp 303s. Full retail is close to the above bike. I've also rented a stock Emonda SL6 with Ultegra that I put 200 miles on when i was vacationing in Scottsdale. The SL6 is 1/3 the cost of mine but there is a noticeable difference. Is the difference worth it... to me, yes. Others will disagree. But then I don't understand why someone will spend $50,000 on a car. We all make choices. Don't H@TE those that differ from you. I'm sure you can find many that think you're insane for spending over $600 on a bike. But also, untwist yourself a bit. No one is "hating" (ugh). We're disagreeing with you. That happens. You say you don't understand why I spent a big chunk on my truck; we're saying we don't understand why you or anyone would spend $14k on one bike. |
"A coworker once said to me "But your bike is expensive, right, like $400?". True story." :lol:
A person on this board much wiser than I, once said that when asked how much your fancy high tech carbon fiber bike cost, you should always say "$400". It's enough to make people understand why you value the thing, but it's not so much ($14,000) that they would consider you a complete fool for paying that kind of money for a bicycle. "Aren't those just kid's toys?" Just to be clear, I know there are bikes out there worth $14,000, but I dare you to try to convince one of your non-cycling friends or co-workers that any bicycle is worth that much. |
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I once stopped at a deli and asked a couple, eating outside, if they'd keep an eye on my bike when I go inside. When i came out the guy said "that's a nice looking bike. How much does it cost? $2000?". I said "it's a bit more". BTW, my bike is satin black with tone on tone logos that you can barely see. Sort of like a rattle can paint so it doesn't look expensive to the uninformed. And i like it that way, no need to attract attention.
Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
(Post 20462092)
But also, untwist yourself a bit. No one is "hating" (ugh). We're disagreeing with you.
Originally Posted by Colnago Mixte
(Post 20462134)
but I dare you to try to convince one of your non-cycling friends or co-workers that any bicycle is worth that much.
es·o·ter·ic adjectiveadjective: esoteric
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Bob earns $65,000/yr and rides a $2,800 bike.
Tom earns $375,000/yr and rides a $14,000 bike. Who is spending "too much" on his bike? (by the way, Tom also has that motorcycle, a few nice cars, a second home, kids' college funded... don't hate Tom ) |
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