Just for fun: Dream Bike

[Ana]

Thanks Ladies!! I'm drooling over some of these bikes!!

Reality did hit today, though, as I was doing a tour of some of the North Carolina universities with my daughter. If she manages to get in to Duke, it would be incredible and the school so good for her, but man, 50k a year? Ouch!! Guess my dream bike waits 5 years. But it's fun to dream!

You could get on the waitlist for a really sweet custom bike and it would be ready in 5 years Vanilla Bicycles has about a 3 year wait

[Trek420]

I have my dream bike: full custom Mondonico Futura Legero, custom paint, Campy Record, Rolf wheels, chrome steel fork. Looks and rides like a work of art. I'm five foot nuthin' and I have standard diamond style frame,

I would like a Surly LHT, and a tandem of sorts ..... someday

[Trekhawk]

I have my carbon dream bike but I would love a Titanium bike.

One of these would fit the bill:
http://www.baumcycles.com/bikes/road_corretto.html

I also dream of owning a Pegoretti www.pegoretticicli.com . Hmmm it seems it is not only a Titanium bike I dream of.

[SpinSpinSugar]

A custom "Ultra" series steel touring bike from Columbine Cycles..... It would be like riding your jewlery box...

SpinSpinSugar

[Eden]

I think I'd be freaking out about dinging something like that so much that I'd never ride it..... my dream bike.... how about the one I have but about 3 lbs lighter...

[Miranda]

I think I'd be freaking out about dinging something like that so much that I'd never ride it..... my dream bike.... how about the one I have but about 3 lbs lighter...

Ha... that was my final thought right as the Diva sold out and I got my Onix Orbea. All I could think was... OHHH... I don't think I could ride it to do xyz... what if I crash it?!?!

Not that I'd be real happy crashing the Onix by any means. But, I just said that to my riding partner on a recent club event. Beautiful new carbon bike... x2 $ mine. Poured rain whole event day...

Ummm... did ya buy the bike to ride it? Or to have it be a show piece?

I vote ride! If something is so purdy you can't play with it... is it really worth having?

And "yes" I know that's what a back up bike is good for... but one bike at a time...

[BikeMomma]

I have to agree -- Vanilla's are reeeally nice.

After losing my 2005 Fuji Euro Pro carbon off the roof rack in late April this year (oh! the heartache!), my insurance company came through with enough replacement value dollars for me to get my dream bike (pinch me!!): An Eddy Merckx EMX3 carbon, full Campy Super Record. I've tried to think of names, but the only one I can really call it is just "Eddy." After getting over the fact that The Man was standing a mere 3 feet from me, I saw Eddy with a prototype EMX3 on an celebrity charity ride in 2006 and have lusted after it ever since. Hard to believe I actually own one now.


~BikeMomma