£ 5000 paint job ?

stronginthesun
stronginthesun Posts: 433
edited June 2011 in Road beginners
got a trek madone 4.5 which iam quite happy with and have no intension of getting rid . but if i came into a lot of money and bought a project one would i be any faster ? and what benefits would i experience ( apart from bling factor ) or would i just be buying a £ 5000 paint job and i wouldnt tell any differance ?

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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    The latter.
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  • stronginthesun
    stronginthesun Posts: 433
    DesWeller wrote:
    The latter.
    thought so
  • ollyridesfirst
    ollyridesfirst Posts: 486
    To be honest, the frame on the Trek is as good as any you'd get on a top end bike! You'd probably not feel any difference in the flex etc unless you were looking for it!

    If I were you and had that bike, and came into £5k in money....I'd probably upgrade the groupset - 105 is a very good entry level, but you can't beat the Dura-Ace set-up.....possibly even the Di2. I'd also look at getting the wheels upgraded....there's some fantastic wheels out there that can easily make a difference and CAN make you go faster.

    Doing both and then selling off the 105 groupset and old wheels and i reckon you could get away with spending £2k at the most.....that gives you £3k to enjoy :o)

    Just my opinion of course!
  • Thebigbee
    Thebigbee Posts: 570
    I am sure most beginners can afford a bike like yours.

    Congrats..
  • StillGoing
    StillGoing Posts: 5,211
    What does the fact you're a beginner have to do with what bike you can afford to buy? I class myself as a beginner still and I'm out there on a £4k plus bike.
    I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    lol BigBee, what a pointless post.

    To the OP, you're paying alot for a special paintjob, it won't make you faster, but if you like it more go for it!
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  • stronginthesun
    stronginthesun Posts: 433
    Thebigbee wrote:
    I am sure most beginners can afford a bike like yours.

    Congrats..
    they can if they save like crazy for years ? i went from a dawes giro 300 to the trek 4.5 and while there is a differance its not massive ! to a £5000 paint job it would be even less noticable ?
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,349
    if you can afford nice stuff, go for it

    going faster is down to you rather than the bike

    instead of getting a factory-built with a paint job, why not go for a full custom made to measure, decide on a theme, select material, you could go for super-light, or just pure bling
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I've not heard good reports on the project one sprays. You could get a local guy to do a better job.
  • silverpigeon
    silverpigeon Posts: 327
    I am sure most beginners can afford a bike like yours.

    Congrats..

    What's that got to do with anything?
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