Bicycle Lust

[KnottedYet]

My lust has been quite satisfied by my Waterford. Sigh....

I'm lusting after tires and a new pump (my $20 Serfas exploded the first time I used it) and some bike bags.

Object of desire is currently Vittoria Randonneurs with reflective sidewalls in 700x28. Get em Wednesday. Can't find a link to them, but i think several TE'rs have them.

Does bike-accessory lust count as bike lust?

[Surlygirl]

Don't know if this helps but when I went to my favorite LBS they had me test ride the Orbea Dama Race and the Litespeed Bella. They are both great bikes but I got the Orbea. My LBS said they have had trouble with Litespeed. Anyway, ride them both and see which one you like.

[mlove]

I am lusting after a Trek Pilot 5.2 spa wsd. I don't like the color so I want a Project One version. It is expensive but I will be able to use some of my payout for vacation and sick leave when I retire. So last January I bought my first bike, a Trek Hybrid, and this January I plan to order my second bike, the Trek Pilot. I hope my bike lust will then be assuaged.

[short cut sally]

xeney, I love the orbea..we don't have any dealers locally but I would choose her over the lightspeed. I lusted after the yellow and black Fuji Robaix this spring, searched for one in my size, then as luck would have it, put a new roof on the house..priorities stink. So, now to find a shop with a sale and hopefully they have one that fits me. I've always wanted a yellow and black bike, but after seeing the orange-y color of the orbea, i would take her...

[Mimosa]

I am looking for a new bike and hope to get enough money to buy a custom build Stevens SCF2. The dutch womens trade team Buitenpoort-Flexpoint (and thus also Amber Neben) have them this year without any complaints so I guess it must be good stuff.

Unfortunaltely they do not have an US dealer.

[Trek420]

KnottedYet "Does bike-accessory lust count as bike lust?"

yes! I'm lusting after a new saddle and seat post for "Bradley" my GT commuter.

[GLC1968]

After finding my Terry Classic (as my commuter) and falling in love with the fit, I'm now lusting after this bike to replace my road bike:



Though I'm restraining myself for 2 reasons...1) no diposable money right now and 2) let's see what 2007 brings!! (this is the 2006 Isis)

[mimitabby]

You guys all have excellent taste. these are all beautiful, lovely bikes.
I want an italian steel bike with campy components that fits a smaller woman.
And it has to have enough room for FENDERS...!!
Realizing that what I want is unattainable, I can't even start dreaming about colors. I like the creamsicle.. I even like that silver and white Terry!
grrr grrr grrr

[xeney]

Oh, those aren't bikes I am seriously considering. I am thinking that at this point I need to buy something very low-end, if I can find something that fits me, and see if I ride more with a bike that fits. Then I can think about upgrading later.

Or I might go mid-range and buy the Orbea Dama Mitis, which is just as pretty in the orange, and the bike shop offered me a great deal and said that if I hated the 105 they could swap my Veloce group over. I'm just trying to decide if I can afford a new bike at all. This is the fantasy thread, not the things I am really considering! (Or I would have test ridden that Ruby yesterday.)

[mimitabby]

oh, that's a beautiful bike too!

Yeah, they told me i could swap my campy stuff too. but then what do you do with your other, componentless bike?? er, frame?

[KnottedYet]

Take the Shimano from the new bike, put it on the old frame, that makes a complete bike. Can you sell it?

Or would it be cheaper just to order a bare frame and move your components over, then sell the old frame (bare)?

When I was considering a Soma build-up, one of the shop guys told me it would be cheaper to buy an entire bike and then swap all the components to the Soma frame rather than buying the components seperately. That was an eye-opener! I checked prices, and for what I wanted to do he was right!