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Object of lust...
I dont have upgraditis. I just (like, 30 min ago) converted my Shiv to 11 speed but only so i could share race wheels with my wife. My Venge purchase last week was my first new bike in 6 years, and upgraded a 10 year old race bike.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
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That is a beautiful looking bike, I didn’t realize that Orbea had a custom paint program very cool.
I lusted for a Speedvagen for almost 5 years before being given the ok to get, plus had to sell my last motorcycle as a sign of good faith lol! There were so many beautiful SV’s in the world mine became a reality in February 2018
I lusted for a Speedvagen for almost 5 years before being given the ok to get, plus had to sell my last motorcycle as a sign of good faith lol! There were so many beautiful SV’s in the world mine became a reality in February 2018
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If I am not lusting after my wife (7 married years this Winter Solstice), then I'm lusting after this old cougar:
She has survived at least two potential break-ups and doesn't splinter or crack in hard times.
She has survived at least two potential break-ups and doesn't splinter or crack in hard times.
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Object of lust...
Previously posted:
I dont have upgraditis. I just (like, 30 min ago) converted my Shiv to 11 speed but only so i could share race wheels with my wife. My Venge purchase last week was my first new bike in 6 years, and upgraded a 10 year old race bike.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea)...
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea)...
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
”I feel like I am your mistress"
Talking with my wife of 30 years last night as I recalled my adventures at sea and how the sea still calls me. Told her a sailor is married to the sea, and keeps a mistress at home.
She pipes up with, "I feel like I am your mistress and you are married to your bikes." I simply could not argue with that point of view. She may just be right.
Talking with my wife of 30 years last night as I recalled my adventures at sea and how the sea still calls me. Told her a sailor is married to the sea, and keeps a mistress at home.
She pipes up with, "I feel like I am your mistress and you are married to your bikes." I simply could not argue with that point of view. She may just be right.
… It's not about the clothes or the bike, true, but a well-fitted and finely-tuned bicycle is a marvelous machine and many cyclists come to feel love and affection for these inanimate objects.
I even coined a term: velosexual, for those that carry more affection for their bike than their partners.
I even coined a term: velosexual, for those that carry more affection for their bike than their partners.
In several of the replies, the subscribers even “vexted” (velo-texted) pictures.
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I dont have upgraditis. I just (like, 30 min ago) converted my Shiv to 11 speed but only so i could share race wheels with my wife. My Venge purchase last week was my first new bike in 6 years, and upgraded a 10 year old race bike.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
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Just say "No" to that paint job. Also not fond of the chainstay shape.
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Robbyville - how long was your wait period for the Speedvagen? They certainly are gorgeous. I simply dont have the patience to wait more than a few weeks for a bike, though
Hah, i hear you. My shortlisting criteria for the new road bike had "absolutely no exposed cable around the cockpit" rule. My Shiv seems messy by comparison, actually.... that's a candidate for the next upgrade.
Hah, i hear you. My shortlisting criteria for the new road bike had "absolutely no exposed cable around the cockpit" rule. My Shiv seems messy by comparison, actually.... that's a candidate for the next upgrade.
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I don't lust after any bike right now, thankfully I really like my Ridley, but If there were more money available than what we could spend, I'd have to buy a Speedwagen.
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I lusted for a handbuilt steel road bike that I made and got that a coupe years ago after taking a winter building class.
I now lust for a gravel frame built by me. Itll be a few years at least due to startup costs. Zona tubing with S bend stays and a Whiskey TA 1 1/8 fork. Itll be lighter than any steel production gravel frame and still plenty stiff.
I now lust for a gravel frame built by me. Itll be a few years at least due to startup costs. Zona tubing with S bend stays and a Whiskey TA 1 1/8 fork. Itll be lighter than any steel production gravel frame and still plenty stiff.
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I dont have upgraditis. I just (like, 30 min ago) converted my Shiv to 11 speed but only so i could share race wheels with my wife. My Venge purchase last week was my first new bike in 6 years, and upgraded a 10 year old race bike.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
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In any event, I don't lust after bike stuff. I I did, it might be a custom touring or bikepacking bike from Co-Mo with a much better paint job than that Orbea. (I have seen a bunch of Co-Mos in my lifetime. Only one or two of them were "Ho hum." None of them was bad. The rest were gorgeous. I am generally not a fan to two-tone fades but I have loved every one of their I have seen.) My only issue with them now is that a traditional 3x is not among available gearing options, althoughI guess I could buy the frame only and have it built to my liking.
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Meh. 90 days after you hypothetically got this one, you'd be lusting after another bike...........that doesn't have goofy looking fork paint. On the positive side, it should be easy to matchy matchy your kits. BTW, that fork paint looks like socks that a high school girl would be wearing to school.
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That's not bad at all - i dont know why i had the impression that their waitlist was years. The Venge is the first bike i have bought fully ready to ride - pretty much every other bike was assembled myself, and yeah, it is a pretty sweet feeling when it all comes together.
Now that you have gotten off your chest - do you actually have anything to contribute (I know, it almost feels churlish to ask you to add more, after that immense effort above)?
Now that you have gotten off your chest - do you actually have anything to contribute (I know, it almost feels churlish to ask you to add more, after that immense effort above)?
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You just posted your teenage daughter in a thread titled "object of lust"?
Dude.
Dude.
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Speedvagen was started to make mostly stock geometry framesets, but few a few options.
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Maybe I shouldn't have. OP and others might be lusting after the socks she has on as well. Do you have a pair like that? It seems long, garish socks were a thing a year or two ago. People had to do something to cover up their chicken legs. Probably not a problem for the OP since he has massive guads. Sadly, I have to go rake leaves. This was fun while it lasted.
BTW, you should be thinking about your comment next time you post a picture of your daughter.........
in the Addition thread. Dude, that's calling the kettle black.
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I dont have upgraditis. I just (like, 30 min ago) converted my Shiv to 11 speed but only so i could share race wheels with my wife. My Venge purchase last week was my first new bike in 6 years, and upgraded a 10 year old race bike.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
But godDAMN i want this Orbea (customized paint under MyOrbea). Am seriously considering flipping my Lynskey and buying this (and have a reasonably good reason, too - I have realized that steel may be real, titanium be amazium or whatever, but i find both of them to boring AF to ride, and would much rather ride carbon).
What's your irrational (or rational) object of lust? Let's see them.
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Venge for racing/hard group rides. That particular Orbea for solo rides/travel (AYHSMB - I'll post a lot of photos when i get it, just to piss off some folks ). Shiv - to be replaced by a P3X at some point - for that other type of racing. I might actually be ok with a 3-bike all-carbon stable.
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Seems appropriate to post a teenager here. When people start in on their "dream" whatever, I think of teens with posters of supercars or supermodels. We're mostly adults here, make it real and post in Hot r Not. Adolescent noodling otherwise.