What bike would you buy for $6000

[tuscanyswe]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

something custom Ti and coupled, with campy disc

for 6k? Lets party like its 1999

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by tuscanyswe

for 6k? Lets party like its 1999

You mean w 23c tires? Savage...

[Quilts]

I'd go in the opposite direction and likely try and hunt down an old Herse or Singer. Something about those constructeur bicycles has always spoken to me.

[ldamelio]

Originally Posted by weisan

Cyfac Absolu

Looks like half the budget was spent on spacers.

[trener1]

Originally Posted by BobO

Same here. I had the opportunity to ride one and it's hard to describe the positive feedback and comfort from the machine. It's exceptional.

Yeah I gotta say, I demoed one and I was just blown away by how it felt.
I have been wanting one ever since....

[cribbit]

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!

Yes this exactly.

[jh_on_the_cape]

Used BMW G65GS
6k is too much for a bicycle.
Or like so many others have said, a nice 3k bike and a sweet trip to vegas for riding and hookers and blow.

https://southcoast.craigslist.org/mc...344505729.html

[R3awak3n]

I probably would buy 2 3k bikes instead (used of course).

but if I must really spend 6k on one, I would have Rob English build me a gravel bike. Then campy EPS, Hydro.

[weisan]

Originally Posted by ldamelio

Looks like half the budget was spent on spacers.

Nah...just a stem with lots of rise.

[djg21]

Originally Posted by dbnm

If you had a $6000 budget for a new bike, what would you get?

I’m thinking about an Allied Alpha. https://alliedcycleworks.com/allied-alfa/

It’s available in the $6k range, but I really want eTap, which bumps the cost up.

[MattTuck]

I suppose I'd break down and get something carbon.

[Luwabra]

id take and give money to local frame builder -jeffrey bock's frame building class. build my own, then baller wheels then pay for kid daycare to ride the F out it. fillet brazed midreach all road bike. thats just me tho I have a soft spot for fat tire road bikes. and a yearning to see how its done by one of the greats. Education included not just forking over cash.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by cribbit

Yes this exactly.

My comment was self-deprecating..

I'm actually more interested in N=1 as far as my true road bike goes. And if that means one $6K road bike, so be it.

For me, that's modern high-end titanium, don't really care about discs or overly fat tires since it'd be for riding when the weather and roads are appropriate for riding fast on the road.

For a gravel, crappy roads, and/or wet-weather bike, I have a hard time justifying anything other than well-built steel rig with discs (might be a MUSA BMC monstercross a guy has locally in my size). And I don't think you need $6K to get close to perfection there.

[72gmc]

Ti 44 plus bike
Or ti Jones plus spaceframe
Or ti strada bianca if my Davidson suddenly stops fitting so well
Or ti 22 drifter ...

[sales guy]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

You mean w 23c tires? Savage...

I still run 23's. Had them on my Exemplar at NAHBS. I was told that was the reason i didn't win with that bike for a particular award. Cause the trend is 28's. I don't run 25's or 28's tho.