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Old 01-20-2023, 01:23 PM
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How come you don’t see more hydro forming with Ti?
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Old 01-20-2023, 01:28 PM
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CEO had 15k bike built for himself. “Why don’t we write this off as a business expense?” Photo shoot, offer it at a price no one will pay, but if in the off chance someone does, be able to make 100% margin.
This one.
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Old 01-20-2023, 01:31 PM
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Old 01-20-2023, 01:34 PM
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The only part of that bike I'm lusting after is the bell. I can only imagine spending $30k on this, taking it out for a first ride, and thinking ''Oh...this is just another bike."
Or even "Oh, this is is just another really good bike."

What's that 'Center For Inner Peace' nonsense on the chainstay?
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Old 01-20-2023, 02:17 PM
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Hurry, free shipping if you spend over $100.

Does that seatpost look aluminum? Oops, just saw brand…it is. For 30k kinda thought you deserved a ti post.

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Old 01-20-2023, 02:41 PM
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The price doesn't seem unreasonable if you are basing it on all of the individual pieces that went into it.
What? mechanical discs and Nitto handlebars and seatpost? There is no way these parts add up anywhere close to justify the price, even if you factor $15,000 for the frame. This is like a Grant Petersen/Rivendell fever dream.

I'm sure if you called up Firefly and said that you've got $30,000 to blow on the most anodized, most bespoked, most Ogle Component Designed, New-King-of-Instagram likes bikes, there'd still be money leftover to get some Ignorant style tattoos by Fuzi Uvtpk himself and some PBR.
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Old 01-20-2023, 02:55 PM
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At first glance, it looks like dropbar conversion of a mid-80s mountain bike. One could probably build up something aesthetically similar for under $1k.
Exactly my thought
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Old 01-20-2023, 04:05 PM
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Stupid
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Old 01-20-2023, 04:11 PM
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yawn, that bike pegs my Meh-meter...
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Old 01-20-2023, 04:30 PM
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Woof, that photo set. "They don't need a frame diagram, they need two close-ups of our brand name on a zipper pull"
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Old 01-20-2023, 04:42 PM
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Maybe if it came with a cool box/my apartment if I ever buy anything like this, like 3T.

https://60thanniversary.3t.bike/
wow this is incredible...makes me want to make a bike garage myself, hopefully for less than 5k
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Old 01-21-2023, 07:28 AM
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I can’t see how that would be worth much more than 5k
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Old 01-21-2023, 07:56 AM
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I’m focused on the free shipping too…
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Old 01-21-2023, 06:24 PM
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Kualis makes some excellent ti. bikes. It’s more of a marketing plan than a sales plan.still cool it was commissioned-
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Old 01-21-2023, 06:33 PM
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Too cool for tis fool.
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