The £9,900 Prince......
Bassjunkieuk
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During my lunch break today I dragged myself down to GB Cycles in sunny Croydon to part with some of my hard earned money for a set of Koolstop Salmons.
Whilst in there it would have been damnright rude to not have a look around at all the lovely bikes but this I wasn't expecting..........
An '09 Pinarrello Prince, kitted out with some very nice aero wheels and full Di2 Dura-ace for a credit crunch busting £9,900 :shock: I actually had to read the price ticket twice to be sure it wasn't the excessive exposure to the sun getting to me!!!
Now I'm all for lovely bikes and understand that this is an awesome bike but still that is a heck of a lot of money in anyone's book to me dropping on a bike! It doesn't appear to be listed on their website which is a shame but going by the other models in there it appears they are all put together and then sold and presumably this is what happens when you say "Money is no object" to the salesguy ;-)
Whilst in there it would have been damnright rude to not have a look around at all the lovely bikes but this I wasn't expecting..........
An '09 Pinarrello Prince, kitted out with some very nice aero wheels and full Di2 Dura-ace for a credit crunch busting £9,900 :shock: I actually had to read the price ticket twice to be sure it wasn't the excessive exposure to the sun getting to me!!!
Now I'm all for lovely bikes and understand that this is an awesome bike but still that is a heck of a lot of money in anyone's book to me dropping on a bike! It doesn't appear to be listed on their website which is a shame but going by the other models in there it appears they are all put together and then sold and presumably this is what happens when you say "Money is no object" to the salesguy ;-)
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Its within my credit limit. :?0
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I'd want an engine for that.... and no idea ...
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If you're on a tight buget (or are just tight), there's a Cannondale Di2 bike for only seven and half grand.0
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_Brun_ wrote:If you're on a tight buget (or are just tight), there's a Cannondale Di2 bike for only seven and half grand.0
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Stop what?
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It's funny how even the latest Cannondales look somehow old-skool.0
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I'd LOVE a bike like that but how would you get mudguards fitted for the daily commute?
....and as for panniers....Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Raceblades will fit. And I saw a rear luggage rack thingy in Tescos that clamped round the seatpost.... and no idea ...
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yeah, and you'd have to have flats for the stop / start in trafficChunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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2012 Felt F65X
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And that white bar tape would be grey in minutes...0
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My white bar tape has done 96 miles, still ok! Some of us wash our hands occasionally ;-)... and no idea ...
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I missed that, I was outside there on sunday looking at the 5.5k Bianchi and the 6.4k Pinarrello....Purveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:I missed that, I was outside there on sunday looking at the 5.5k Bianchi and the 6.4k Pinarrello....
You'll have to venture inside to feast your eyes on it, my manager who was with me fiddled with the sti levers and adjusted the front mech ;-) quite odd hearing a motor fire......0 -
Is the Di2 stuff wireless? I'll have to build a jammer for the hills :twisted:... and no idea ...
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AllTheGear wrote:Is the Di2 stuff wireless? I'll have to build a jammer for the hills :twisted:
Nope, still wired, just that the wires don't need to physically move to drag the mechs around to change gear.0 -
Just think how much that'd cost you in the long run. £9.9k in the shop then all your worldly goods when the OH found out how much it cost :shock:I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Blimey, I thought the rule was "If you have to ask you can't afford it"Do Nellyphants count?
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Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
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Kieran_Burns wrote:yeah, and you'd have to have flats for the stop / start in traffic
That's OK, it doesn't seem to come with pedals!0 -
Lousy commute bike then.
Why the hell was it even mentioned in this forum. I dunno, some people need to get a grip.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
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Was it fixed wheel?!?!?!0
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