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Your bucket list bike? What's yours?

Old 04-16-16, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by mpath
Passoni, AX Lightness, Lightweight Urgestalt, Speedvagen
I like the cut of your jib.

for me it's something in stainless. Oversize head tube for a tapered steerer, replaceable derailleur hanger, chain peg and pump peg, at most 2° slope on the top tube, internal cabling, threaded bottom bracket. Should be short in the back and stiff as possible. Built with campy (whatever has ultrashift when I build such a bike), carbon parts (zipp sl) and some really light carbon wheels to make the bike around 16 lb or less. That should make for a durable, all weather racing bike right? Genesis proved that a stainless bike can be made as stiff as pros demand with the volare 953, so the only problem would be the small fortune required to build one.
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Old 12-21-17, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by scuzzo
i got mine, blah blah blah..litespeed whatever. but what ride is you on your list... forgive spelling here, Peggegreto? Temple, Storch, some nice Italian lugged beauty?, some Carbon Fiber full zoot race bike with all the latest electronic doo dads? what is the one where you can say.. OK, guess thats it then.. or perhaps you are fortunate enough to have found that ONE.... im hoping this will thread will full up with all sorts of weird and wonderfull builders i have never heard of.. or odd little companies that just make three or 5 a year.. not even sure what happend to temple... but at one time they were IT..

so bucket list bike?
or is even such a thing?
Purchased an Rca two months ago and starting the build shortly. The Litespeed T1sl is my non-carbon BL bike and the F-10 the new carbon love....along with a Chippy Bond One!
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Old 12-21-17, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tabl10s
Purchased an Rca two months ago and starting the build shortly. The Litespeed T1sl is my non-carbon BL bike and the F-10 the new carbon love....along with a Chippy Bond One!
Please post pictures of your Rca!
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Old 12-22-17, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MidTNBrad
Please post pictures of your Rca!
Will do.
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Old 12-27-17, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Dopefish905
Not that crazy being a cervelo fan

Rca dura ace di2 zip 404 garmin 1000
Could buy it today but that what if I crash it is always in the back of my mind...so I stick with my s2/r3
Although ugly, that's a superbike I would like to ride too
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Old 12-27-17, 10:53 AM
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I think the Pinarello Bolide T1100 899, I don't even have a TT bike anymore
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Old 12-27-17, 11:00 AM
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I'd like a War Bird 'cuz.
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Old 12-27-17, 02:02 PM
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I've been waiting on my bucket list bike bike for 4 years. Finally got the opportunity to pull the trigger on a custom Speedvagen (via Vanilla Bicycles). Currently being built. Went with a Horizon paint scheme with matching Pro Stealth stem/bar combo. Internal DI2 wiring, carbon seatpost and head topper. ETA about 10 weeks or so!

www.speedvagen.com
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Old 12-28-17, 09:19 AM
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Pegoretti or Waterford 22 Series Artisan. That or some kind of custom Ti. Now that I think of it, I would need several bucket list bikes.
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Old 12-28-17, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by robbyville
Internal DI2 wiring, carbon seatpost and head topper.

For a second there I thought you meant the bike came with some rare but excellent beer!
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Old 12-28-17, 11:13 AM
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Carbon frame (any color but black) with seat stays that are below the top tube (like BMC, Canyon, etc.). SRAM eTap or DA Di2. Disc brakes. 50mm carbon rims. I guess not much after that.


We're supposed to get 10" of snow today, I've not ridden outside for a few months and I won't ride outside for a couple more. This is all too depressing.
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Old 12-28-17, 11:17 AM
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Yeah, the weather these past couple of weeks definitely has me re-thinking what my next bucket list bike should be. I mean, yeah, a Crumpton SL will never be far from the top of the list, but these days I'm thinking I might get more use out of a Jeff Jones Ti Spaceframe with Truss Fork and some big ol' knobby 29ers!

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Old 12-28-17, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
For a second there I thought you meant the bike came with some rare but excellent beer!
Ha! Guess I know what beer I'll be looking for today...
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Old 12-28-17, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by robbyville
Ha! Guess I know what beer I'll be looking for today...
It's a fantastic beer, so I hope you find it!
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Old 12-28-17, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by robbyville
Ha! Guess I know what beer I'll be looking for today...
Good luck, don't think they distribute it further than Stowe, VT. They didn't even have any at the new brewery when I went at the beginning of the year. It's pretty good but wouldn't say I'd go out of my way to get it. Plenty of double- and west-coast-style IPAs out there which are good. I feel like Newburyport Greenhead IPA (MA) and Baxter Stowaway IPA (ME) are close but you may not be able to find them in CA. Can't think of a comparable CA beer at the time, the only thing that comes to mind is Modern Times Blazing World, but that one's an amber. Wouldn't mind having one of those right now, watching a sunset at Torrey Pines in La Jolla... damn, what am I still doing on the East Coast with these single-digit temps? I could be riding my bike all year round!
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Old 12-29-17, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by GuitarBob
It's a fantastic beer, so I hope you find it!
Originally Posted by autonomy
Good luck, don't think they distribute it further than Stowe, VT. They didn't even have any at the new brewery when I went at the beginning of the year. It's pretty good but wouldn't say I'd go out of my way to get it. Plenty of double- and west-coast-style IPAs out there which are good. I feel like Newburyport Greenhead IPA (MA) and Baxter Stwaway IPA (ME) are close but you may not be able to find them in CA. Can't think of a comparable CA beer at % time, the only thing that comes to mind is Modern Times Blazing World, but that one's an amber. Wouldn't mind having one of those right now, watching a sunset at Torrey Pines in La Jolla... damn, what am I still doing on the East Coast with these single-digit temps? I could be riding my bike all year round!
Thanks! First place was a no go, but according to Total Wine not far away from me they have a good selection of VT beer. So although maybe not this one, perhaps I'll find something comparable for my mellow NYE.

On a thread related topic, I was originally planning to simply move all my components from my Domane to the new Speedvagen, but this morning, I saw that Merlin was having a sale that included an additional 10% off on components and groupsets. So although I now have to figure out how to explain to the spousal unit, I picked up a complete Dura Ace 9150 DI2 group with bottom bracket (which I needed to buy anyway) for $2139!

I think I'll just let my wife know that it will be easier for me to sell the Domane as a complete bike that as a frameset with headset, bar and stem. Now I'll sell it with one of my wheel sets and the Dura Ace 9070 set up that I have on it now.
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Old 01-27-18, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TexMac
Although ugly, that's a superbike I would like to ride too
Fightin' words, Sir!
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Originally Posted by tabl10s
Fightin' words, Sir!
RCA is an ugly bike, maybe coz I have S3
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Old 01-27-18, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by TexMac
RCA is an ugly bike, maybe coz I have S3
I thought about getting an S5 for a split second but it would be more thoughts about components and weights.
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As boring as it might seem, for me a dream bike would be just about any bike with a better iteration of CFwith Ultegra...and, um, I guess that's it.
Maybe something like a CDale Super Six or a Trek Emonda.
It's a bike. I'm more concerned with exercise and being in shape...but as I get older, the smoother (deader?) ride of CF might do me some good.
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Something with Enve SES 5.6 and Components with SRAM eTap. Maybe the Bianchi Oltre.

TBH, I'd rather have 2-3 bikes that match the function (climbing, 1x11 crit bike, all arounder) that one $12k bike.
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I don't want a "bucket list" bike.

It's an extravagant habit/hobby, and maybe I should just be content with what I have, but I keep getting new ones because they keep attracting me. I'm not in search of perfection or finality, and I guess I don't want to settle down.

That said, I have had a sort of dream bike, and am putting it together now.
Something like this, but not so much black, and with wheels not quite so flashy.

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Old 01-27-18, 07:55 PM
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I don't want a "bucket list" bike.

It's an extravagant habit/hobby, and maybe I should just be content with what I have, but I keep getting new ones because they keep attracting me. I'm not in search of perfection or finality, and I guess I don't want to settle down.

That said, I have had a sort of dream bike, and am putting it together now.
Something like this, but not so much black, and with wheels not quite so flashy.
Nice bikes. But no disc brakes???
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Originally Posted by datlas
Nice bikes. But no disc brakes???
No disc brakes; shiny caliper rim brakes. No electronic shifting; nice shiny rear derailleur. Shiny levers. Tan leather saddle and tape. May occasionally run it with old-school box rim wheels that I already have, but new medium profile wheels arrived with nice new tires, but they aren't gumwall as planned (beggars can't be choosers - saved $500 via an eBay bargain). Another concession to modern style will be the crank set: CF, but the old five-arm spider style, not the new ugly kind.
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