Money No Object - Which Bike?

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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Well I love my Prince!:

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    If money was not a consideration then I'd still have my Prince but add Super Record and Lightweights. Just ordered some of these for it though:

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    I know the design isn't too everyone's taste, but I love it and the bike is an absoloute dream to ride.
  • Lagavulin
    Lagavulin Posts: 1,688
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    or

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    ... with Bora Ultras, Lightweights (custom painted) or Zipps.
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  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    Cervelo S3, custom painted by those people at hot tubes (probably in some horrible day glo colours)

    Edge rims, Campag or tune Hubs

    Campag Super record

    Cinelli finishing kit

    Spesh Saddle.

    Dugast Tubs
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  • huggy
    huggy Posts: 242
    Was just given a Spec Roubaix with Dura Ace and carbon stuff to finish it with damn light wheels. The joys of a sponsor...
  • Schmidthouse
    Schmidthouse Posts: 134
    Well I have a Time VXRS with Record and Eurus wheels and I love it but with no limits on $$$ I would have the same frame with Super Record and Lightweights. (P.S - buying a decent bike here in Aus you almost need the no limit $$$)
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,579
    Surely if money is no object you'd go for something a bit more exotic than a Specialized? Where's your imagination?! :wink:

    Anyway, I've been saving for some time to buy something special for my fortieth next year and I have one of these on order;

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    It'll have Campag Record 11 speed and the wheels will have Lew Racing VT-1 rims laced to Tune hubs.
  • SCR Pedro
    SCR Pedro Posts: 912
    ratherbeintobago wrote:
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    Need to win the lottery first...

    RBIT

    Excellent choice. I love the Liquigas colours. The Wilier - Lampre team replica is also very nice.

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  • Ken Night
    Ken Night Posts: 2,005
    andyp wrote:
    Surely if money is no object you'd go for something a bit more exotic than a Specialized? Where's your imagination?! :wink:

    Anyway, I've been saving for some time to buy something special for my fortieth next year and I have one of these on order;



    It'll have Campag Record 11 speed and the wheels will have Lew Racing VT-1 rims laced to Tune hubs.

    More details please...
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,579
    Ken Night wrote:
    More details please...
    The frame is made by a small Italian company called Paduano Racing. They make road and mountain bike frames.

    The model I've gone for is the Guida which is a full titanium frame. I was in Rome with work a month ago so took a day off, hired a car and drove to their premises about an hour north of Rome. Francesco Paduano, the company founder, speaks perfect English and we spent an hour and a half talking through the design choices he's made and the options I had. The frame, which is number 801 he'll have ever built, should be ready in the middle of January.

    I discovered them when I was looking at pictures from the Eurobike show. I wanted a titanium frame and was going to buy a Nevi but when I saw pictures of the Guida I just had to have one.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    mrushton wrote:
    teagar wrote:
    Definitely the £10,000 Stork Fascenario.
    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... 7-08-24132

    No Brainer surely!

    i can't believe people would buy a Storck compared to a custom Viner/Parlee/Serotta/Colnago but it's their money. Everytime I come across someone with one, it always seems to have a reverse gear fitted :wink:


    What's wrong with the storck? :?
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • gkerr4
    gkerr4 Posts: 3,408
    andyp wrote:
    Ken Night wrote:
    More details please...
    The frame is made by a small Italian company called Paduano Racing. They make road and mountain bike frames.

    The model I've gone for is the Guida which is a full titanium frame. I was in Rome with work a month ago so took a day off, hired a car and drove to their premises about an hour north of Rome. Francesco Paduano, the company founder, speaks perfect English and we spent an hour and a half talking through the design choices he's made and the options I had. The frame, which is number 801 he'll have ever built, should be ready in the middle of January.

    I discovered them when I was looking at pictures from the Eurobike show. I wanted a titanium frame and was going to buy a Nevi but when I saw pictures of the Guida I just had to have one.

    would he make me one with Specialized Roubaix Geometry?

    :-)
  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    I'd get two copies of my existing Setavento Ti frame made

    One would build up with a hub gear of some sort and be for dirty weather riding

    The other would be built up with lightweight stuff and would be for summer outings

    I'd keep my existing bike but fit it with two Edelux lights
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