What bike would you buy for $6000

[onsight512]

a Kirk.

[joosttx]

A MTB made by either soulcraft or 44.

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Judging from past behavior, I’d get 2-3 used custom Ti bikes that don’t fit me very well.. Zing!

"2-3" made me laugh. I think more realistic is that $6K is your lifetime budget for the Sisyphean task of finding the perfect fit, endlessly buying and selling in that quest…

[cachagua]

I'm teetering on the brink of a mountain bike, but there's no way I'd spend 6K on it even if it were game-show winnings or like that. But I find myself in the weird place, right now, of having just about everything I want in the bike world... which is contributed to by my having very little time to ride.

But, I have to inquire of the OP: why do you ask? Have we had a little windfall, h'mmm? And we're fishing for ideas how to spend it?

[KarlC]

Originally Posted by Imaking20

I'd build whatever I wanted for that. To date, the C60 is the best bike I've ridden to date. I had high hopes for the SLR01 but never ended up building it.

To be honest, I'd spend ~$3500 building a bike before $6000 buying any complete bike I've seen. Especially if you're talking carbon. And probably enjoy it more.

C60 still for sale or are you keeping it ?

Another Ti frame maybe ?

I was thinking for your BMC SLR01 but was unsure, I hear they are great and was hoping to get your ride report.

I'm with you on building up a bike instead of buying new unless you came across a steal.

[OtayBW]

Be patient - you'll know it when you see it...

[choke]

I'd contact Ulrich Vogel and get the ball rolling on a 650b frame. Or I'd call Steve Hampsten and get a Ti Strada Bianca.

Or I'd start searching for a Galmozzi or Hetchins.

Originally Posted by jh_on_the_cape

Used BMW G65GS
6k is too much for a bicycle.

There's a part of me that certainly agrees with that second statement. But my choice would be a used Ducati 999.

[galgal]

Why $6K...why stop there ?

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by 72gmc

ti Jones plus spaceframe

Came in to post ^^^this!
(I had to check his website to confirm you could do it all-in for $6k. I guess it's feasible: $4500 for the Ti Spaceframe with Ti Trussfork. But I have no idea what MTB components cost these days.)

[Bob Ross]

Either that, or two-thirds of a Crumpton

[dancinkozmo]

[galgal]

https://www.houzz.com/product/458575...ixed-media-art

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by cribbit

Yes this exactly.

Originally Posted by cgolvin

"2-3" made me laugh. I think more realistic is that $6K is your lifetime budget for the Sisyphean task of finding the perfect fit, endlessly buying and selling in that quest…

Pretty much

But I think it's sneaking a little higher as I justify the need for a bling roadie, a cross/gravel/commuter, and a 29er - might be out to $10K once all those itches are scratched, and then we'll play around with relative investments among the three accounts - some sort of auto-balancing maybe?

[MesiJezi]

Pivot Vault

Agressive geo with clearance for 48mm 700c tires.


http://www.pivotcycles.com/bike/vault/

[pdonk]

If they built my size and it was in a colour I liked one of the speedvagen ready mades.