lolwut?

This is completely and utterly false. A professional bike thief who wants your bike will get your bike in under 15 minutes regardless of how it's locked. Only guaranteed way to prevent your bike from stolen is to bring the bike inside with you. Yes, I have lived in NYC.

Yes they have.
"Should I buy this bike?"
"No."

Tada, question answered. But you didn't want your question answered honestly; you wanted validation for a silly purchase.

hahaha

Ok several things, first off to the geared bike response, I have two wheels, one with a three speed hub and one with a fixie hub. Second, I used to ride a road bike but got tired of changing brake pads so i use a coaster brake when im not riding the fixed. Also, road bikes get have more problems in terms of cleaning out the derail-er adjusting the shifters etc. etc.

Now, as for the bike being dinked up i wrap it with a vinyl tape and I have the thickest kryptonite chain with an american lock so it has to be a very big coincidence that a bike theif will be having his tools and ready to steal my bike within 7 to 8 minutes, but hey it can happen.

In addition i used to ride a 30 pound bike, and once i got the pista which is about 20-22 pounds i noticed a difference in speed so yes weight does matter and it does matter in terms of energy spent to move the thing around. Do i agree with the fact that a lighter bike won't make much of a difference and that leg power and endurance count more yes. But, there is also the difference of parts that helps as well i noticed this in riding other bikes with better parts, their cranks, their hubs, it just performs better.

Am I going overboard spending all that money on a cervelo t1 maybe? But, I rather have that bike for 5 to 6 years and be happy with it then getting another crappy bike and wanting to switch it like maybe a year or two later so really its an investment on my part. If it does get messed up so will another bike that i get so will anything in this world get messed up eventually overtime that happens i know that.

Lastly, I would like to add about that comment that this is the internet and what do i expect? I guess i expected more but based on what I am seeing my expectations were too high and people have still offered no alternatives expect saying don't buy a bike at all and this leaves me in my current situation which is!

MY bike is too big its a 59 cm so its uncomfortable for me, I got a deal on it and it was all i could afford at the time. On top of that I lent someone my bike once at the handball courts and they got hit by a van bending the frame 4 inches, (which i fixed) but my fork is still slightly bent. The hub is messed up my gears are skipping and its very annoying although i know these internal hubs do mess up on their own I have only had it for like 3 months so . . .

Yeah but all in all i said too much now

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Only had the three spd hub for 3 months but the bike for a year, its okay you guys don't have to tear up my head with responses and stuff I just want a suggestion for a good aluminum bike. if you want to suggest one good im all ears. If you want to troll and say blah blah blah you can do that too but that won't really help me in getting my new bike

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This thread is TL;DR but you wrap your bikes in vinyl tape... so you're going to buy a T1 and cover it in vinyl tape? Yikes.

Your money, your bikes. Do what you want. If I wanted a T1 and could afford it, I'd get it. But really we're trying to help you make the right decision for what your described use of the bike will be, which may or may not be what you want to hear. Most online SSFG bike communities aren't full of people that have more money than sense, surprisingly.

The T1 is not designed to be locked up and beat around for "work". I don't think it will last 5-6 years if you're a messenger in NYC.

Or just get a Visp.

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Was joke.

This is honestly the best advice I've seen in this thread thus far.

Aluminum work bike? I'd probably build up a Leader. A 725. Or even a Kagero. Or maybe a MASH. Compared to a T1, not a bad deal.

With a battery operated angle grinder you can get through about an inch of hardened steel in about 30 seconds....

If they want your bike, it's theirs.

I'm just saying, you shouldn't buy anyone a T1...

All I wanna know is what the **** ever happened to punctuation. Like damn really I mean yeah I get that youre angry bro but take a second to find the comma and apostrophe buttons ok ? <-- Is not how to write out a sentence, internet or not.