What Bikes Make You Drool???
#76
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I'd rather like one of these!
Zerode Katipo, designed in NZ.
160mm travel 29er enduro bike, with Pinion gearbox and belt drive driveline.
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Zerode Katipo. Sadly not my bike, but this is a really nice looking version!
Zerode Katipo, designed in NZ.
160mm travel 29er enduro bike, with Pinion gearbox and belt drive driveline.
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1440x1080/zerodekatipopinionbelt_dc88f03475aaa18e79d10499514f706abc97d86e.jpg)
Zerode Katipo. Sadly not my bike, but this is a really nice looking version!
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#77
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The Hampsten Strada Bianca. Race geometry designed to clear the 33.3mm Jack Brown tire. If I could snap my fingers and have any bike in the world it would be this.
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Andy's personal bike that he leads tours with is the ti version.
![](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/Andy_Hampstens_Hampsten_Strada_Bianca_Ti_full_view-1482619.jpg?quality=90&resize=800%2C600)
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/p...ada-bianca-ti/
Andy's personal bike that he leads tours with is the ti version.
![](https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/21/2019/03/Andy_Hampstens_Hampsten_Strada_Bianca_Ti_full_view-1482619.jpg?quality=90&resize=800%2C600)
https://www.bikeradar.com/features/p...ada-bianca-ti/
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#82
Lately I've been toying with the idea of going car-free and changing my car for a cargo e-bike. This one from Riese & Mueller has me drooling. It's costs more than my current car.
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#85
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for a while: Marin Muirwoods
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yeah I saw that model on their website, for me it was the regular model not the "RC"
https://www.marinbikes.com/bikes/use/transit-urban
https://www.marinbikes.com/bikes/use/transit-urban
#88
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#90
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So amusing that so many self professed bike lovers drool over such easily attainable items
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
#91
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Like always, very nice bikes. Two that stand out for me: Condor Acciaio Stainless and The Hampsten Strada Bianca. I think the Condor gets the drool award. I want it.
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#93
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In decades of cycling I have ridden many visually drool-worthy bikes that were crappy for me. Not saying they were bad bicycles - just not drool worthy for me to ride or own.
There have been a few that delivered on drool worthy rides for my personally-tuned pleasure.
DeRosa Pro, Merckx CorsaExtra, Calfee TetraPro, MondiaSuper, AustroDaimler VentNoir, others.
Calfee TetraPro semi-custom
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never did get around to cutting that carbon steerer. Probably should….drool-wise.
What my fleet lacks is what I SHOULD drool for. Let me look for a pic.
There have been a few that delivered on drool worthy rides for my personally-tuned pleasure.
DeRosa Pro, Merckx CorsaExtra, Calfee TetraPro, MondiaSuper, AustroDaimler VentNoir, others.
Calfee TetraPro semi-custom
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/e39e07e8_2649_4dfd_9b9c_5bc0ec243a57_27738601332f6ea0fb3c0bd180d18a0e8dafbc9b.jpeg)
never did get around to cutting that carbon steerer. Probably should….drool-wise.
What my fleet lacks is what I SHOULD drool for. Let me look for a pic.
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Oh, and Serottas. Every time I see one, I start twitching a little bit.
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Or maybe you are just confusing “self-professed bike lovers” with “posers”.
For true bike lovers, “drool worthy” and “easily obtainable” are not mutually exclusive.
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#100
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Old fg track bikes. Anything from about 1880 to 1920.