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Good looking Moto ... :thumb:
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Originally Posted by kabex
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The thing about weight weenism is that it's absurdly expensive unless you already have a kick ass starter bike.
For example, a $1800(probably less at the store) CAAD 10-4 is 7.7 kilos(17lb flat), so you can get it UCI illegal for less than $1000, that's great at the "beginner" WW level. That's around $2500 for a 6.8kg bike. Impossible to find in a stock bike(they'd be over 7 kilos at $3500-$4000). If you are getting more radical, you seriously need to sell what you have and do a ground-up ultimate WW build, trying to spend as close to $1 per gram as possible. With a Scott Addict frame (~800) and fork (~300) for $2600, you could end up with a bike VERY close to 5 kilos (11 pounds) for $5k total. There's a lot of people here and in the WW forums saving 200 grams off of a 7 kilo bike for hundreds of dollars, when they could scrap everything and build up an addict from the ground up to astonishing weights. |
Originally Posted by NathanC
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Weird hood placement.
Btw, the wheels were not that heavy. They were open pro rims laced to White Industry hubs with pretty light spokes. |
I have never seen so many garage doors in my life. Why so many? Why .....Why
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Originally Posted by spock
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I have never seen so many garage doors in my life. Why so many? Why .....Why
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Originally Posted by kabex
(Post 12289718)
The thing about weight weenism is that it's absurdly expensive unless you already have a kick ass starter bike.
For example, a $1800(probably less at the store) CAAD 10-4 is 7.7 kilos(17lb flat), so you can get it UCI illegal for less than $1000, that's great at the "beginner" WW level. That's around $2500 for a 6.8kg bike. Impossible to find in a stock bike(they'd be over 7 kilos at $3500-$4000). If you are getting more radical, you seriously need to sell what you have and do a ground-up ultimate WW build, trying to spend as close to $1 per gram as possible. With a Scott Addict frame (~800) and fork (~300) for $2600, you could end up with a bike VERY close to 5 kilos (11 pounds) for $5k total. There's a lot of people here and in the WW forums saving 200 grams off of a 7 kilo bike for hundreds of dollars, when they could scrap everything and build up an addict from the ground up to astonishing weights. Maybe you're not familiar with the divide between the real world and search engine daydreaming. - I have unlimited imaginary funds, but the problem with imaginary funds is that they only buy imaginary goods. Imaginary goods can't be ridden. My real-world funds are considerably more scarce. It's easier, for a number of reasons, to justify $100 here and $300 there, rather than a $3k lump sum. - In the real world, not everyone wants a Scott Addict. They're fine bikes, I'm sure, but they don't speak to me, so I'm sure that they don't speak to others, as well. - People usually have an emotional investment in their bikes and for me, at least, it's gratifying to improve something I have, rather than 'scrap' it. Back on topic, as soon as my friggin' left shifter replacement comes in, I'll take some new photos - she's lookin' good with the new bars, stem and crankset (well, she's lookin' good to me). |
Originally Posted by spock
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I have never seen so many garage doors in my life. Why so many? Why .....Why
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I love my Scott addict :)
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
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Off topic, but great avatar - it's a shame that more PF "fans" don't know that the album exists. 'One of these days,' rocks, 'Fearless,' is one of my all-time favorite PF songs and there's something stupidly wonderful about 'San Tropez'
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Originally Posted by Silvercivic27
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I love my Scott addict :)
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Nice Bianchi. I'd want it in celeste, though. Looks to be in perfect shape. Repaint?
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Nice R3.
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Not the greatest pic... but can stock bikes be hot?? Kinda think I need some mods.. lol
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