Ti Speedvagens for 2019

[vincenz]

Everyone is jumping on the ti bandwagon these days. The more metal bikes out there, the better, I say.

[Mikej]

Originally Posted by colker

Cycling rationale is 99% fiction when it comes to certain stuff. I am not against it.. on the contrary: truth is boring. Successfull builders like Sacha, Colnago and others.. are good story tellers. No doubt.

Maybe its the placebo effect.

[fignon's barber]

Deciding whether a brand is "worth it" is a very personal thing. At the custom level, you're really making the decision based on whether you buy into the whole package, or ethos. It's not about the bike only.
I chose a Bixxis for several reasons: I appreciated the heritage and experience, felt comfortable communicating with Doriano, but also wanted to support his start up business ( he could have easily sat back and collected a nice dividend at DeRosa). Everyone has their own reasons, that's what makes it interesting.

[vincenz]

Originally Posted by fignon's barber

Deciding whether a brand is "worth it" is a very personal thing. At the custom level, you're really making the decision based on whether you buy into the whole package, or ethos. It's not about the bike only.

I chose a Bixxis for several reasons: I appreciated the heritage and experience, felt comfortable communicating with Doriano, but also wanted to support his start up business ( he could have easily sat back and collected a nice dividend at DeRosa). Everyone has their own reasons, that's what makes it interesting.

Agreed.. at this level, bikes are all made well using pretty much the same materials. The only differences mainly are aesthetics and “brand” or image that one is buying.

It’s more about paint and how the buyer connects with the builder or brand more than anything else.

That said, I wouldn’t buy a SV for those very reasons of my own.