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Wilier Cento - Any others as beautifull?

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Old 01-16-07, 02:50 PM
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Sorry, I just hate the Colnago paint jobs.
Yeah, I still like straight panels (like my Road Logic below). I don't like all the swooshy/curvy stripes on the carbon frames. There's certainly a different paint standard for straight tubed bikes vs. molded bikes though.

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in. your. dreams.
fine fine
patek = confente
lange & sohne = de rosa
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Originally Posted by botto
all one really needs to do is turn their back to the Cento, and point in any direction.
Absolutely. To each their own, but I'd call that bike fugly. Hope the OP enjoys it, though.
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you're not alone.
Wow, botto and I agreed twice in one day. I'll have to go outside and double check that the world is still spinning.
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oh, i agree that rolex is the best 3,000$ watch that you can buy for 5,000$.

If you sold your Rolex for 1/4 of it's price, then you were ripped off, seeing as the one thing they do do well is hold their value.

You do realize that Rolex has provided Panerai's with movements in the past?
Rolex value is a total myth, I shopped it out for weeks and had a very difficult time selling it. Too many ripoffs, "bolex" etc. It's like diamond jewelery, you pay $6000, you get a piece of paper saying its worth $6000, but lucky if you get half that if you actually need to sell.
Panerai moved on from Rolex. Rolex doesn't need to change, they have the poseur market tied up.
 
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Originally Posted by DocRay
Rolex value is a total myth,
regarding it's resale value: incorrect.

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I shopped it out for weeks and had a very difficult time selling it. Too many ripoffs, "bolex" etc. It's like diamond jewelery, you pay $6000, you get a piece of paper saying its worth $6000, but lucky if you get half that if you actually need to sell.
Panerai moved on from Rolex. Rolex doesn't need to change, they have the poseur market tied up.
you should have tried here.
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Much nicer:

Look has it going on. The new giant TCR team bikes are nice too, they dropped the pink and went with black/white.



 
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Thanks for the link, but as you can see, most Rolexes are asking for half their purchased new price.
 
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That Look is nice, but I just don't like the huge seat tube.

My money would go for a Cervelo P3, though. I know a lot of people disagree, but I think those things are gorgeous.
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Look at that T-mobile pic - they have the gall to call their jerseys 'magenta'.
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Thanks for the link, but as you can see, most Rolexes are asking for half their purchased new price.
surely your math is better than that. try +/- 3/4 of the msrp.
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P3 or R3?

Anyone have a pick of that cool Serrota retro-style bike with the arcing top tube and the raw leather bar tape and saddle??
 
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surely your math is better than that. try +/- 3/4 of the msrp.
Asking. Reality is half that.
 
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Originally Posted by DocRay
Asking. Reality is half that.
timezone is probably the best place to find out the going rate for pre-owned watches, w/o risking getting ripped off (like on ebay).

those prices won't go down much more than what's listed.
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
Look at that T-mobile pic - they have the gall to call their jerseys 'magenta'.
Giant had to remove the pink from their team bikes, it was market tested as the #1 reason why people avoided the old team frames. Silly, but its way too close to this:

 
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
That Look is nice, but I just don't like the huge seat tube.

My money would go for a Cervelo P3, though. I know a lot of people disagree, but I think those things are gorgeous.
The seat tube on the Look (and Giant and the new Ridley machines) is designed to be cut down to size. That 595 Ultra is the bomb.
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Originally Posted by biffstephens


My personal pick....
Is it just me or does that saddle look a lot like the Forte Pro SLX?
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Originally Posted by waterrockets
i modeled my new road bike after this scheme, which is shared by tom, bianchi (a little), the older lemonds & others. just something about a classic looking bike...
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Originally Posted by huytheskigod
Is it just me or does that saddle look a lot like the Forte Pro SLX?
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selle italia SLR XP.
Thank you much.
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guess you don't know much about watches. whatever, i prefer omegas anyway.
Word. OMega Seamaster is the shiznit!
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Originally Posted by Ramjm_2000
Word. OMega Seamaster is the shiznit!
I've now officially witnessed someone talk about Omega watches in ghetto speak on the internet. My life is complete.
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Word. OMega Seamaster is the shiznit!
 
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My personal favortite. Isn't she sweet?

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