The most desirable, lust-worthy bike if price is no object
 

The Pinarello thread and looking at Steve's white/orange beauty got me thinking about the ultimate in lusty desirability.

Let's say you win the lottery. You can:

• Buy any bike you want
• Equip it any way you want
• And it can be off the shelf or custom

What's your choice?

Dream big.

Im a simple man.

Moots Vamoots RSL Disc
Dura Ace 9170
Zipp 404's\

Since we're speaking in hypotheticals... if I won the lottery, I wouldn't stop at just one bike!

go fast road bike, I'd look at Crumpton,
go fast mixed surface, Titanium Zanc
long relaxing day out on the bike, Kirk with the terraplane seat stays.
travel bike to take in my private jet, FireFly
Full Squish mountain --- jury is still out.
For a hard tail mountain bike, I'd look to Zanconato


I guess we all have a little Jack Brunk in us.

Coupled Moots with Dura Ace. Coupled because it has to fit in a compartment on my Mig-21.

My compound on the Mediterranean would have a number of bungalows along the beach with fully stocked bars, kitchens, and workshops attached. I would fly in Marco Bertoletti, Eric Estland, Dave Kirk, Mike, Dave Wages, Meech, Mr. Potts, and a few others to come stay for some R&R and build me some bikes. Stay as long as you like guys!:banana:


Just sayin'



W.:)

Although I don't know if this could be pulled off even with money, I'd want a Nagasawa road bike because he doesn''t make them any more.

Other than that, the next thing I really want is a Crumpton disc road since I'd have a gravel bike at this point, but maybe I'd just get the Crumpton all road. I'd build it with the next generation Shimano Di2. I'd probably go with the Enve wheels with carbon hubs. Even with unlimited money, I'd stay with more mainstream parts versus lightweight exotics, so it would probably be an Enve post and stem, though maybe different bars depending on shape.

As expensive as this would be, it's not really much more than people are paying for off the shelf bikes.

With this hypothetical unlimited supply of money, I might also have a different house in which I could have a 2 car garage set up as my bike studio or even something of a stand-alone building. I'd still want more bikes beyond what I've referenced above.

Aside from more bike stuff and a house, I'd still be a thrifty person with all the money though I would give very generously to causes I support.

My custom bike lust has largely been satiated over the years and I'm just on production bikes now a lot of the time. Still ride my Zanconato and Indy Fab and there's another Zanconato waiting to be built up, but mostly I'm over it.

That said.....

I've got serious lust for one of these Seven Cycles 622 SLXs. I love the throwback 1980s aesthetic. I could definitely see getting one someday if the circumstances allow.

https://www.sevencycles.com/images/622/622-slx-dark.jpg

Chapman
Record 9v
Honjos
Chapman front rack
Vlaanderen tubs


My wife would never see me again.

My kids are growing and we’re having increasing amounts of fun riding tandem together.
Our current double is an ancient Fisher purchased here.
We love it but if a bunch of money landed in my lap I would get a Calfee carbon tandem with all the goodies.

If I was just buying for myself I would hop in the car for a short drive to No. 22 for a titanium disc all road bike. And since I want to try Campy EPS let’s throw that in the package.

Probably an all-road Crumpton or Ti/carbon Firefly. If the latter, then definitely gotta get the matching Ti stem and seat post. SRAM Red AXS or whatever it's called. And two carbon wheelsets... 700c with skinner slicks and 650b with wider knobbies.

Examples:
https://www.crumptoncycles.com/images/hn3gkt04scqp.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7821/4...58ea4f4b_b.jpg

A JP Weigle Rando with all the trimmings. I will clear Mr. Weigle's backlog so I can have it ready by the end of next month by buying out anyone in front of me.

My tastes are pretty simple and run toward metal framed bikes. A custom, Di2, carbon wheel shod Co-Motion Macchiato for my wife and I and a custom No22 Great Divide for me.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/00...g?v=1555028456

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02...g?v=1517197713

I'd lean towards either a Crumpton or an Argonaut. Curious about custom carbon.

My speedvagen is close to my dream - did not have the money for dura ace, discs, di2 and spendy wheels or it would be the dream. I did choose the paint upgrade at the expense of a few of these items though, call me shallow

My first purchase would be a lugged Kirk Onesto w SR12 mech/rim - done up as a full-on road-racer.

Second purchase would be a Crumpton w SR12 disc - again as a full-on road racer.

Third purchase would be an Ellis Strada Fango for all-road duty.

Fourth would be an Argonaut for the same.

Fifth would be an Allied Able or Lauf True Grit.

Sixth would be an English travel bike.

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More disciplined spending, selling stuff, and some eating of beans/rice for a few months could get me at least #1 and #5 as first priorities - and I'd settle for a Pina or Factor or ? for #2 in a pinch.

But if money were no object, I'd progress through the whole list in order.

A bmc