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  1. #1
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    Nov 2009
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    I still have the frame from MY dream bike - my lovely custom Gunnar (Waterford). Sometimes it is better to save up and take a little longer to get what we really want

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  2. #2
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    May 2013
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    california
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catrin View Post
    Sometimes it is better to save up and take a little longer to get what we really want
    +1....and that's a very nice gunnar!!!!!!
    ‘The negative feelings we all have can be addictive…just as the positive…it’s up to
    us to decide which ones we want to choose and feed”… Pema Chodron

  3. #3
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    Jun 2002
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    My Mondonico is my dream bike. I'm researching dream wheels for it. It now sports carbon deep dish wheels and since those are now about 10 years old I'm dreaming of something new I'd like non-carbon but light and fast. I'll be asking my LBS unless anyone here has suggestions.
    Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
    Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
    Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
    Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
    Folder ~ Brompton
    N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
    https://www.instagram.com/pugsley_adventuredog/

  4. #4
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    Sep 2013
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    If they were not so expensive (as I'd have to go through USA) and not lose the warranty (as you lose it when through another country - unless you go back there every time to get somehing serviced on it), it would definitively be a Bianchi. Would it be suitable for the type of riding I do...I don't know. But it is the style that makes me drool.
    http://www.bianchiusa.com/bikes/road...-dama-ultegra/ - "only" 2700$ but with the +40% exchange fees, customs/duties to pay on it to get it to Canada "legally" and loss of warranty, and not counting I'd want a di2 on it, which is extra, it is just too much for me at this point in my life.

    I did have a dream bike (my beautiful Kuota Kharma) but I just could not get used to its handling. This one I loved so much I cried when I had to let it go.

    I have my Specialized Amira now which is riding sooooo well and love the riding. But hate hate hate the colour. And I tried having it repainted but Spec said I would lose the lifetime warranty on the frame. Oh well. I guess sometimes you just can't get it all and my safety must come first. So Amira it is for now. Some people could kill to have one like this (not cheap) but to me, it's just a bike.

    But I do love my Crux which I got the frame from USA (lost the warranty on it, unless I go back there) and got it all customized at my dealer but everything else is warrantied by my dealer. If the Bianchi would have come with just the frame, I would have taken a chance. But it is a whole bike. But hubby did promise me when we retire and we are planning to stay 6-7 months a year (winter) that if I still want a bianchi...we'll go get it. Good enough for me.
    Last edited by Helene2013; 12-28-2015 at 06:09 AM.
    Helene
    Riding a 2014 Specialized Amira LS4 Expert - aka The Zebra!
    2015 Specialized Crux e5 - aka Bora Bora bike

 

 

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