Stupid Thread: Your Next Bike Absent Financial Considerations

[Coffee Rider]

I've been sick this past week and haven't ridden. Something I've been contemplating (as I always do) is what I'd get next if I had a sudden influx of a large amount enough of money to rationalize purchasing another frameset. This isn't a purely hypothetical exercise as I cannot seem to ever get enough of bikes, and I will likely get another one at some point in the future. If I were to win multiple millions in the lottery in the near future, I probably would order another frameset, most likely either a Pursuit, Crumpton or Holland (though probably not a Parlee since the upcharge for custom geometry takes it over the edge).

So, what would you all do with a sudden influx of a large amount of money and the ability to buy anything?

[Spdntrxi]

Bingham gravel tandem

[Mr. Pink]

Call up Carl Strong and say, money is not a consideration. He has my measurements.

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

Call up Carl Strong and say, money is not a consideration. He has my measurements.

Another thread had also been making me think about Pursuit. Those are sensibly priced when you compare them to what mass production bikes cost.

[mmendoza87]

Cinelli XCR!

[parallelfish]

[QUOTE=Coffee Rider;3129794] (though probably not a Parlee since the upcharge for custom geometry takes it over the edge) [QUOTE]

You violated your own premise.

[xnetter]

Three or four 2022 61cm Crux's. One for riding; several others as oopsie-daisy back-ups.

KJ

[spoonrobot]

I'm not picky, either one would be swell

[Matthew]

A Ti/Carbon Firefly. Rim brakes. Or a NOS Serotta CSI in their Indy paint scheme.

[Coffee Rider]

[QUOTE=parallelfish;3129808][QUOTE=Coffee Rider;3129794] (though probably not a Parlee since the upcharge for custom geometry takes it over the edge)

You violated your own premise.

Fair point, but this is not an exercise in being rational, though even irrationality has its limits. FWIW, I've owned various Parlee models since 2005.

[Coffee Rider]

[QUOTE=spoonrobot;3129812]I'm not picky, either one would be swell



Tell us more about this one.

[prototoast]

I'd go for something like this, but pink. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFlpSCRl...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[deluz]

Kind of boring but I would probably go for an Aethos with WW build.
Not sure It’s for me but I read so many good things about it.
But it will never happen.

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by prototoast

I'd go for something like this, but pink. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFlpSCRl...d=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Interesting

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by deluz

Kind of boring but I would probably go for an Aethos with WW build.
Not sure It’s for me but I read so many good things about it.
But it will never happen.

With a big budget, you could have a lot of fun with that. The Aethos is a pretty interesting bike and probably the most interesting to me of production bikes at this point.