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Reward bike - What would you get?
I have been working on the Mrs. for a while and I think I have her convinced that if I get below 200# (a long way off), I need a new bike. This seems like good incentive for me and she want's me to be alive for the kids graduation from High School, so she likes it as a carrot.
I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
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I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
Jim
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Personally, I'd get an LHT, custom front wheel w/ dynohub, great lighting, some top of the line racks and panniers, maybe a Brooks saddle, and a bunch of other random accessories. I'd use whatever $ I had leftover to finance a longer tour or I'd spend it on something for my wife to thank her for letting me spend so much $$$! But that's just me. I'm a commuter and budding touring cyclist. Sounds like you have different priorities.
Good luck getting down to 200 and have fun w/ the new bike whatever you get. Ride the heck out of it!
Good luck getting down to 200 and have fun w/ the new bike whatever you get. Ride the heck out of it!
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Get a custom steel or Ti bike... now THAT would be a reward. I'm not sure what the exact pricing would be, but it's really attractive when you compare it to some of those carbon bikes out there.
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Get a custom steel or Ti bike... now THAT would be a reward. I'm not sure what the exact pricing would be, but it's really attractive when you compare it to some of those carbon bikes out there.
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I'd get a Boxer lugged frame/fork and transfer my current components.
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I have been working on the Mrs. for a while and I think I have her convinced that if I get below 200# (a long way off), I need a new bike. This seems like good incentive for me and she want's me to be alive for the kids graduation from High School, so she likes it as a carrot.
I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
Jim
I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
Jim
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Personally, I'd get an LHT, custom front wheel w/ dynohub, great lighting, some top of the line racks and panniers, maybe a Brooks saddle, and a bunch of other random accessories. I'd use whatever $ I had leftover to finance a longer tour or I'd spend it on something for my wife to thank her for letting me spend so much $$$! But that's just me. I'm a commuter and budding touring cyclist. Sounds like you have different priorities.
Good luck getting down to 200 and have fun w/ the new bike whatever you get. Ride the heck out of it!
Good luck getting down to 200 and have fun w/ the new bike whatever you get. Ride the heck out of it!
But I think I am to the point where I need to get a recumbent or other crank-forward bike to feel comfortable, so that's what I'd really get. I don't know enough about them to have a dream model yet, but a Greenspeed or ICE Trike would be rad.
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I have been working on the Mrs. for a while and I think I have her convinced that if I get below 200# (a long way off), I need a new bike. This seems like good incentive for me and she want's me to be alive for the kids graduation from High School, so she likes it as a carrot.
I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
Jim
I think I can get her to agree to about a $3000 bike.
Just curious, what would you get if you had $3000 laying around and needed to get a new bike?
I am riding an entry level Trek 1000 right now and it's been a decent bike. I am holding it back, it's not holding me back. At 200#, I could actually start looking at LIGHT components rather than ones that can stand my weight. I'd love an Orca, but that's 5 bills and I can't swing that!!
Jim
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BTW in 3 weeks (I think) I will be picking up my first custom bike - a Landshark. The builder (John Slawta) is painting it this week (customer paint design - very cool). I have my own wheels (Chris King hubs/Mavic rims) and some of the components (10 speed Ultegra) but will be adding a new crank (Dura Ace) and rear derailleur and cassette (Sram - mountain bike gearing because I weill use the bike touring) - the entire bike will end up costing me around $4300. It will most likely last me a lifetime. I just hope I am still riding! This is my reward for riding over 35 years!
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If you'd love an Orca, just hunt for a deal on a demo/last years model. Some good deals out there. I looked at an Orca this week that was discounted by almost $2k. Sweet ride, but wrong size for me.
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I apologize - you are right... I use much too strong language to express my views. I should have said It doesn't make sense to me to pay that sort of money when one can get a custom bike for less.
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Myself, I'd spend $2,000 and spend the other $1000 on my wife. That's only if my bikes were broken and I needed another. MY current bikes were less than $2000 and they are more than fine for my style.
Anything over $2,000 would be too much bike for my abilities. Honeslty, after sitting on a $2000 bike for a hundred miles wouldn't feel much different than sitting on a $3000 bike for a hundred miles after I add my favorite seat and build my favorite wheels for the bike.
Anything over $2,000 would be too much bike for my abilities. Honeslty, after sitting on a $2000 bike for a hundred miles wouldn't feel much different than sitting on a $3000 bike for a hundred miles after I add my favorite seat and build my favorite wheels for the bike.
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Beanz you are right - my Lemond Zurich (which I bought in 2002 for around $1700) has been a good bike and well suited for my abilities - it is foolish of me to buy the new bike - I seldom spend on myself like that. I don't have a new car (mine's 14 years old), I don't have new electronics (no flat screen TV yet, an old, slow computer), I have no fancy jewelry or clothes... this is it, my one indulgence. No doubt I will regret the money at some point.
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Beanz you are right - my Lemond Zurich (which I bought in 2002 for around $1700) has been a good bike and well suited for my abilities - it is foolish of me to buy the new bike - I seldom spend on myself like that. I don't have a new car (mine's 14 years old), I don't have new electronics (no flat screen TV yet, an old, slow computer), I have no fancy jewelry or clothes... this is it, my one indulgence. No doubt I will regret the money at some point.
But I can see why another rider would want the personal aspect of a custom made bike. The smoothness of the steel or carbon, the personal paint scheme. Nothing foolish about that. Just like I said, I don't know if my bike is yellow or orange once I start riding.
I'm one of them simple dudes. Lay me down a blanket in the sand, rub suntan oil on me, blindfold me and I won't know if I'm at Huntington Beach or in Hawaii! Either way, I wouldn't care!
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So how old are your cars? You must have some vices....
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At least it's Mrs. Beanz and not some other cute little thing's booty. I say that's a good thing!
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I'm riding on a 20-25 year old Ti frame with no decals... if it weren't for the crappy square taper BB I'd probably keep riding on it for the next 25 years too.
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Get the bike that makes your heart race, not from effort, but from LUST!
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I drive a 2001 Chevy Silverado shortbed, original owner. My thing is to keep things nice for as long as possible. Plenty of people think my tuck is new even after 9 years. Wel lthat was until about a month ago in the rain. I told Gina to take my truck to work since she drives the fwy and figured it would be safer if some "dummy" was to lose control and hit her (She drives a Neon). Guess what!
She did a solo spin on the fwy and hit my bumper against a guardrail! You can see where it separated the black cover from the front bumper. Thank goodness it was only the corner of the bumper!...that's it, now I'm going to be in a bad mood alll day!
I took it in for a recal on the tailgate cables couple years back. The service person was shocked that I had no dings or dents.
That's my thang, taking car of my thangs! Other riders think my 1998 tandem is still new.
My Poor bumper!
She did a solo spin on the fwy and hit my bumper against a guardrail! You can see where it separated the black cover from the front bumper. Thank goodness it was only the corner of the bumper!...that's it, now I'm going to be in a bad mood alll day!
I took it in for a recal on the tailgate cables couple years back. The service person was shocked that I had no dings or dents.
That's my thang, taking car of my thangs! Other riders think my 1998 tandem is still new.
My Poor bumper!
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You can take the UBI framebuilding course and ride a custom you built yourself!
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