Most successful bike for 2 grand?
cheaterkiller
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Has there ever been a bicycle thats won an olympic medal, podium in a major cycle race etc that totaled no more than £2000 (or equivelant of that in todays value). Im talking about road bikes or time trial bikes.
They say its the engine that matters so this isnt exactly like asking if a standard mondeo has ever won NASCAR, would be interesting to hear about someone achieving something big on a budget in a sport regarded as being very expensive.
They say its the engine that matters so this isnt exactly like asking if a standard mondeo has ever won NASCAR, would be interesting to hear about someone achieving something big on a budget in a sport regarded as being very expensive.
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Maybe back in the 80's/90's0
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Cnayon Ultimate AL has a few top 10's in Paris Roubaix. It really isn't anything to do with the bike though.0
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Wiggins won last year's TdF on a Triban 3 painted up to look like a Dogma. Fact.0
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Nicole Cooke won Olympic gold in 2008 on a boardman that sold for about £1400 all in. She may have swapped the wheels out for Zipps, though, IIRC.0
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G. Obree and Old Faithful.2020 Reilly Spectre - raw titanium
2020 Merida Reacto Disc Ltd - black on black
2015 CAAD8 105 - very green - stripped to turbo bike
2018 Planet X Exocet 2 - grey
The departed:
2017 Cervelo R3 DI2 - sold
Boardman CX Team - sold
Cannondale Synapse - broken
Cube Streamer - stolen
Boardman Road Comp - stolen0 -
mattmaximus wrote:Nicole Cooke won Olympic gold in 2008 on a boardman that sold for about £1400 all in. She may have swapped the wheels out for Zipps, though, IIRC.
Zipp wheels and SRAM Red, so it cost a wee bit more than 2k ;-)0