What are you currently lusting after, but can't afford?

il_principe

Pinarello Dogma



Colnago EPS



Independent Fabrication XS




Cinelli Supercorsa Pista



Castelli Mannagia



B&W XT8






If I get a hefty pay out after my accident then the chances are I will be blowing the proceeds on some ridiculous cycle bling. Safer than the stock market...

redddraggon

Garmin 705

DonDaddyD

My dads Alchemist power amps - that were never mass produced, only 6 were made to showcase speakers at Hi-fi shows. He has 2, one powering each of his speakers.

Martin Logan electro-static speakers - best sound I've heard in the last 15+ years.


This Bianchi or a Bianchi like it:


Kuota Kom:


And Kuota have a new aluminium which I'm realistically considering....

gabriel959

ChrisInBicester wrote:

Deborah in Planning.

Feltup

Il Principe wrote:

Pinarello Dogma



Colnago EPS

Mmmmm those two would be on my wishlist and in that order I think.

Apart from that I need some new kitesurf kites



oh and some new skis

don_don

A season snowboarding in New Zealand, followed immediately after by another in Canada, followed immediately after that by a summer mtb-ing, also in Canada. That would do for me.

Onan - as it happens I have a brand new Kaffenback frame (size medium, no forks) sat in my garage doing nothing. It was a project that I changed my mind about and I ought to sell it. Feel free to PM me if that interests you!

Wallace1492

I am glad to report that I am no longer lusting after and cannot afford a trip to Easter Island in July next year to view an eclipse.

I have now booked it, and decided to hell with the money.
To see the majesty of the most amazing sight in the natural word, a full on Total Solar Eclipse, with the backdrop of the remotest single island in the world and the huge carved heads is just something money can't buy (well, actually money has just bought it, but the gamble is for clear skies!!)

Eclipse is on the same day as the World Cup Final, 11th July 2010, and funnily enough Scotland not there, and as I will be in Chile, they will be my team of choice.

To be in the path of the shadow of darkness it truely awesome, it will be my fourth one....

CiB

Wasn't lusting after this, but I saw it and bought it anyway a couple of weeks ago. It's a lust-worthy beast.



Mine has pedals to make forward progress that bit easier.

don_don

Wallace1492 wrote:

I am glad to report that I am no longer lusting after and cannot afford a trip to Easter Island in July next year to view an eclipse.

To be in the path of the shadow of darkness it truely awesome, it will be my fourth one....

I've just realised what your profile pic is......doh!

:oops:

Wallace1492

don_don wrote:

Wallace1492 wrote:

I am glad to report that I am no longer lusting after and cannot afford a trip to Easter Island in July next year to view an eclipse.

To be in the path of the shadow of darkness it truely awesome, it will be my fourth one....

I've just realised what your profile pic is......doh!

:oops:

Not the best small pic of an eclipse, but here is a better one...
Thing is, people say bet you can't wait, but as it is over so fast it is the anticipation that is superb. Yes, I CAN wait....

redddraggon

redddraggon wrote:

Garmin 705

Well 30mins after posting that, I bought one, must have been finding out I was go to get paid some money on Monday that spurred me on.

wgwarburton

don_don wrote:

I've just realised what your profile pic is......doh!
:oops:

+1 (!)

Bolivia, November 1994.. crystal clear skies, open desert landscape at ~4000m altitude (near Potosi). Wonderful sight!

My abiding memories are of the temperature dropping like a stone as the sun was obscured, and of the moon's shadow flying across the desert towards us at over 2000km/h....

We didn't go to South America to catch the eclipse, but when we found out it would be happening while we were there we made sure we wouldn't miss it!!

Cheers,
W.

biondino

A life of not having to work.

Roastie

Zipp 404s. That is all.

wgwarburton

biondino wrote:

A life of not having to work.

Might I suggest a job you enjoy, as a surrogate? Working doesn't seem quite so intrusive if you're doing it for fun!

Cheers,
W.

Pokerface

2010 Cervelo S2 frame and a ZIpp Sub-9 Disc Wheel.

Rich158

Pinarello Dogma Sod getting my tooth sorted, when (if) the insurance payout from my off in the summer comes through I'll be hot footing it to my nearest Pinarello dealer with a wedge of cash burning a very large hole in my pocket.

I might even be tempted by a campy groupset and wheels :shock:

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

Pinarello Dogma Sod getting my tooth sorted, when (if) the insurance payout from my off in the summer comes through I'll be hot footing it to my nearest Pinarello dealer with a wedge of cash burning a very large hole in my pocket.

I might even be tempted by a campy groupset and wheels :shock:

Almost worth getting knocked off for eh?!

de_sisti

ChrisInBicester wrote:

Deborah in Planning.

Checks thread title first.

Is she a prostitute then? :?

Rich158

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

Pinarello Dogma Sod getting my tooth sorted, when (if) the insurance payout from my off in the summer comes through I'll be hot footing it to my nearest Pinarello dealer with a wedge of cash burning a very large hole in my pocket.

I might even be tempted by a campy groupset and wheels :shock:

Almost worth getting knocked off for eh?!

Oh yes, and I'll have my dentist to thank for a stupidly high quote for the dental work :shock: Who needs teeth anyway, I'll only knock them out again

How's the collar bone healing James? Are you back on the bike yet?

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

Pinarello Dogma Sod getting my tooth sorted, when (if) the insurance payout from my off in the summer comes through I'll be hot footing it to my nearest Pinarello dealer with a wedge of cash burning a very large hole in my pocket.

I might even be tempted by a campy groupset and wheels :shock:

Almost worth getting knocked off for eh?!

Oh yes, and I'll have my dentist to thank for a stupidly high quote for the dental work :shock: Who needs teeth anyway, I'll only knock them out again

How's the collar bone healing James? Are you back on the bike yet?

Not yet. Shoulder is very stiff. Seeing the consultant on the 30th and hopefully he'll have some good news! Hope you're healed up?

Rich158

I'm fine now mate, and faster than ever

Hope it goes well with the consultant.

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

I'm fine now mate, and faster than ever

Top news. I'm slightly worried about how flipping unfit I'm gonna be by the time I get back on the bike. I may have to disguise myself for a month or so or the Embankment will be a scalp fest!

Clever Pun

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

I'm fine now mate, and faster than ever

Top news. I'm slightly worried about how flipping unfit I'm gonna be by the time I get back on the bike. I may have to disguise myself for a month or so or the Embankment will be a scalp fest!

buy a creaky shopper as it wont put much pressure on your shoulder and you wont get scalped to boot

Tonymufc

A boardman hybrid. Looks great with decent kit. Oh well.

N0bodyOfTheGoat

Trek District or the cheap man's version, the Mongoose Maurice!

richk

Bike wise that's easy....

http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/Stealth_Pro_Carbon_Ultegra.html

"only" a grand too :?

KulaBen

I'd like:

Orange ST4 pro

Omega watch

Alfa Mito, Renaultsport Clio or Golf GTi.

Is that too much to ask for?

Onan

don_don wrote:

A season snowboarding in New Zealand, followed immediately after by another in Canada, followed immediately after that by a summer mtb-ing, also in Canada. That would do for me.

Onan - as it happens I have a brand new Kaffenback frame (size medium, no forks) sat in my garage doing nothing. It was a project that I changed my mind about and I ought to sell it. Feel free to PM me if that interests you!

If you still have it in january, I may well be. At the moment it's just not possible at all.

Why did you change your mind by the way? What do you make of it in the flesh?

stuaff

Clever Pun wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

I'm fine now mate, and faster than ever

Top news. I'm slightly worried about how flipping unfit I'm gonna be by the time I get back on the bike. I may have to disguise myself for a month or so or the Embankment will be a scalp fest!

buy a creaky shopper as it wont put much pressure on your shoulder and you wont get scalped to boot

Or a folder (as CP will I'm sure agree). If it has a hinge or separates it has ridiculously high FCN. Even one of these: or
these:
Probably barely slower than the Prince...(no, I'm not kidding, I'm only about 10-15% slower on the Jetstream- with flat bars & 11 kg- than the Magnifica)....