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

[poff]

Got this one coming in so with Moots PX RSL and Peg Respo I am all set.

[gibbo]

Originally Posted by poff

Got this one coming in so with Moots PX RSL and Peg Respo I am all set.

That will be a sweet collection!


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[colker]

Matt Chester monstercross titanium singlespeed.

[El Chaba]

Originally Posted by dancinkozmo

or this...

For the folks who have never heard this....Peugeot had a small frame shop within the big bike factory compound that fulfilled orders for the pro team..and then a very limited number of custom orders for other customers. They were built exactly as per the team bikes, by the same people and with essentially the same components with the only substantial differences being gearing and fit parameters. When you actually go about looking for one of these bikes, you get an appreciation for how scarce they are on the ground. I searched for a decent one (or at least had my eyes open) for one in my size for over 30 years. The real bonus? They ride spectacularly...

[verticaldoug]

I ran into a older gentlemen riding a classic lugged Bianchi with chrome fork and down tube shifters. I rode next to him and said his lugged bianchi was really nice. He said it was 1959 and the same age as him. It was a classic moment on a bike.

Bianchi have a reissue out now:
https://www.bianchistore.de/en/bianc...p-compact-2019

[weiwentg]

Likely a No. 22 Great Divide or a Moots Routt 45. Pink, pink/purple, or blue finish on the #22, Skyline or rose or blue ano finishes on the Moots. The #22's stock Di2 builds appear to come with Boyd carbon wheels, and I'd probably set those up for gravel racing and maybe get a set of alloy rim wheels for regular use. I'd probably get a set of alloy tubulars for CX, although I could be sold on tubeless for CX. Or consider a Kent Eriksen.

Alternatively, I'm not sure which current steel builders I'd go for. I'm not 100% sold on Speedvagen, but they'd be on the list.

There's already one mostly road bike in my stable, a 2007 Vanilla roadie. At the time, I asked for clearance for 25mm tires and fenders. It turns out that 28mm tires on wide rims are doable. It's obviously a rim brake bike, which does limit where I could go with it just a bit. It brings me joy every time I step on. So, the original question is a bit of an academic exercise. If I were starting from scratch, I'd go with just one super fancy gravel bike with disc brakes, and ride that everywhere from road to off-road to probably even cyclocross - my Gunnar Crosshairs is basically a gravel-like geometry, I think, and it doesn't limit me at my level. At some point, I'll probably be annoyed with the cantis on that bike, and I'll sell it and get a disc bike.

[Hellgate]

Originally Posted by El Chaba

For the folks who have never heard this....Peugeot had a small frame shop within the big bike factory compound that fulfilled orders for the pro team..and then a very limited number of custom orders for other customers. They were built exactly as per the team bikes, by the same people and with essentially the same components with the only substantial differences being gearing and fit parameters. When you actually go about looking for one of these bikes, you get an appreciation for how scarce they are on the ground. I searched for a decent one (or at least had my eyes open) for one in my size for over 30 years. The real bonus? They ride spectacularly...

Higher end Peugeots are a wonderful ride, especially with a nice set of sew-ups. And, the old Simplex/Stronglight/ Spidel group isn't half bad either.

I take my bike out on long climb rides and ppl are surprised it's "fast."

[cinco]

Would love to have a road bike from PL Spotlight Builder: Legend by Bertoletti.

Andy in Houston

[Mzilliox]

no 22 or bingham built fishing bike with rear ti rack.

[tuscanyswe]

Originally Posted by El Chaba

For the folks who have never heard this....Peugeot had a small frame shop within the big bike factory compound that fulfilled orders for the pro team..and then a very limited number of custom orders for other customers. They were built exactly as per the team bikes, by the same people and with essentially the same components with the only substantial differences being gearing and fit parameters. When you actually go about looking for one of these bikes, you get an appreciation for how scarce they are on the ground. I searched for a decent one (or at least had my eyes open) for one in my size for over 30 years. The real bonus? They ride spectacularly...

Cool.

How would you tell this apart from "regular" peugeots ?

[Elefantino]

Originally Posted by verticaldoug

I ran into a older gentlemen riding a classic lugged Bianchi with chrome fork and down tube shifters. I rode next to him and said his lugged bianchi was really nice. He said it was 1959 and the same age as him. It was a classic moment on a bike.

Bianchi have a reissue out now:
https://www.bianchistore.de/en/bianc...p-compact-2019

Having a hard time wrapping my head around someone born in 1959 as "a older gentleman."

For those of us born in 1958 and earlier this is depressing.

[Elefantino]

BTW, sort of surprised that no one has said, "I would have Ben build me a …"

[sparky33]

For all the times where an excellent, refined and premium production bike would need a very weird stem or some other unsightly hack to fit me reasonably well in a not-ideal size interval, I would have that bike made-to-measure special for me, starting with a 55-ish Specialized Tarmac SL6 disc, maybe an Open U.P. MedLarge, etc.

And this bike would adjust its dimensions daily to suit that day's whim if I felt like getting long and low or sitting up high, always with the most proper arrangement of spacers and stem.

I like that Crumpton T5 disc too, with AXS.

[sparky33]

Originally Posted by weaponsgrade

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.

Funny.

This would be like trying to make good wine in a hurry.

The slowness of the process contributes to the magic of a JPW.

[sparky33]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

This doesnt look too bad either.

fyi Cattle are difficult to ride, and they poop a lot.

Maybe you should demo one first.