If you had 2,500 grand to spend???

kayo74
kayo74 Posts: 299
edited November 2012 in Road general
If you had this kind of money to spend on a road bike, what would be your choice????.
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    A cannondale CAAD10 and a few trips to the continent.
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  • Captainlip
    Captainlip Posts: 281
    madone 4.5 2013 and £500 in yer bank
    MADONE 5.2
  • chaymck
    chaymck Posts: 157
    Scott foil- was my choice
  • fevmeister
    fevmeister Posts: 353
    Do you have bits laying around? Or are you having to start from scratch?
  • Bozman
    Bozman Posts: 2,518
    Look 586, damn sight better than your average bike and you don't see them everywhere.
  • Joeblack
    Joeblack Posts: 829
    I just did!!! On a Supersix ultegraaaaaaaa oh yeah
    One plays football, tennis or golf, one does not play at cycling
  • moscowflyer
    moscowflyer Posts: 540
    Something with Di2. Was money very well spent for me.
  • Herbsman
    Herbsman Posts: 2,029
    NapoleonD wrote:
    A cannondale CAAD10 and a few trips to the continent.
    This

    or just keep my current bike and buy a power meter and hire a coach
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  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    Moda Stretto with £500 to spend on cycling gear.
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    A classic frame off eBay, something like a C40/C50, fit a new Athena group and some nice handbuilt wheels. Velocity on record hubs for example.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    APIII wrote:
    A classic frame off eBay, something like a C40/C50, fit a new Athena group and some nice handbuilt wheels. Velocity on record hubs for example.

    A C50 President just went on eBay for 1400 in my size, it was immaculate too!
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  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    I guess they make good money for a reason :)
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    £2.5m? I'd have a whole fleet of bikes.
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    APIII wrote:
    I guess they make good money for a reason :)

    I'd've had it if I had the cash!
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  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    If I'd have known we could have bid it up a few hundred quid more between us!
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Here it is (was)

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Colnago-C50-P ... true&rt=nc
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  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    Tasty. Very understated for a Colnago.
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    chaymck wrote:
    Scott foil- was my choice

    Same, although I was also able to add a winter bike for the price ;)

    When I kill this Foil I will buy another, such is the wonderfullness of this frame.
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  • jscl
    jscl Posts: 1,015
    £2.5k - if it was for training/riding rather than racing, I'd go for the Pinarello Rokh built with 105 for that price.
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  • fevmeister
    fevmeister Posts: 353
    thegibdog wrote:
    £2.5m? I'd have a whole fleet of bikes.


    :lol::lol:
  • simon_masterson
    simon_masterson Posts: 2,740
    If I could manage it within budget, either a custom Mercian in 853 with Rival or Ultegra and some good quality handbuilt wheels, or a carbon fibre Dolan in whatever configuration I could get for the money...
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  • JimBobs09
    JimBobs09 Posts: 8
    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... e-ec042268

    I wouldn't mind this one!
  • philclubman
    philclubman Posts: 229
    http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/rose ... aid:607912

    It was on sale for £1800 a couple of days ago.
    De Rosa http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13008529
  • billreay
    billreay Posts: 26
    2,500 quid you say. What if you've only got 10p legs?
  • lef
    lef Posts: 728
    Canyon CF SLX 2013, a 800g frame, full ultegra and a £700 wheelset. I know not everyone likes the brand (i do) but these are fantastic value for money. I have the CF which is damn good so no doubt this will be better.

    http://www.canyon.com/_en/roadbikes/bike.html?b=3089
  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Why does nobody go custom? You could get a great, unique custom frame, have enough a decent fit-out which yo cold upgrade over the years, as and when. I like having bikes that are unique to me and not mass produced and bought off the rack.
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    I don't see the point of going custom. These "mass produced" bikes are designed and developed to be competitive at the highest level and are built in the best fabs in the world. I don't trust some random dude to build me something awesome in his shed, especially for only 2500 bones.
    English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg
  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Grill wrote:
    I don't see the point of going custom. These "mass produced" bikes are designed and developed to be competitive at the highest level and are built in the best fabs in the world. I don't trust some random dude to build me something awesome in his shed, especially for only 2500 bones.
    The thing is you don't go to some random dude...
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  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Grill wrote:
    I don't see the point of going custom. These "mass produced" bikes are designed and developed to be competitive at the highest level and are built in the best fabs in the world. I don't trust some random dude to build me something awesome in his shed, especially for only 2500 bones.
    The thing is you don't go to some random dude...

    You won't get a custom carbon frame for anywhere close to that price, and it still won't be engineered as well as high-end mass-produced frame.
    You can get a custom titanium frame for that price from Enigma or someone else, but it's still not "unique" as only the geometry is custom, not the whole frame.
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  • Hoopdriver
    Hoopdriver Posts: 2,023
    Grill wrote:
    Hoopdriver wrote:
    Grill wrote:
    I don't see the point of going custom. These "mass produced" bikes are designed and developed to be competitive at the highest level and are built in the best fabs in the world. I don't trust some random dude to build me something awesome in his shed, especially for only 2500 bones.
    The thing is you don't go to some random dude...

    You won't get a custom carbon frame for anywhere close to that price, and it still won't be engineered as well as high-end mass-produced frame.
    You can get a custom titanium frame for that price from Enigma or someone else, but it's still not "unique" as only the geometry is custom, not the whole frame.
    I'm not sure what your definition of unique is but if I have a frame built for me, to my measurements and specifications, and no one else's, then have it painted to a precise livery and colours of my own choosing I cannot see how it could be anything other than unique.
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