If money wasn't an issue (bike related)

janesssssy · 18 Jul 2011 at 14:19

bigredshark said:
Specialized Epic Expert Evo I think, does everything I'd need.

XC - My Epic Evo which is has been upgraded a lot - although a nice new wheelset would be nice.

And

XC - TI Hard tail with 120mm Travel.

DH - Spesh Demo 8 or a Morewood Makulu just like SuperCow's

Road - Planet X nano light carbon - will have in 3 weeks :cool:

Jonny ///M · 18 Jul 2011 at 23:03

Right now I'd love a ragley mmmbop with some 2012 fox 36s with a shimano or sram 1x10 setup.

For the road something like a cannondale super six 105 or a Felt Ar3. Will only be buying a caad 8 sora though

Saytan · 18 Jul 2011 at 23:09

if money wasnt an issue you'd have 105?

Jonny ///M · 18 Jul 2011 at 23:26

Saytan said:
if money wasnt an issue you'd have 105?

I honestly don't care for the super high end kit to be honest, It's wasted on me! I'd rather have a nice set of wheels over a slightly higher groupset. I also prefer the colour scheme of the 105 model

6thElement · 19 Jul 2011 at 00:21

Already got the superlight carbon roadbike, FS XC bike is how I want it, rigid Ti XC bike is as I want it, cheap beater commuter doesn't need changing, only thing I'm pondering lately is swapping my single crown FR bike for a DC DH bike...

For places to ride, I've covered lots of North America, lots of places in the UK, so I'd be heading into Europe on the road, for some epic XC and on the downhills.

platypus · 19 Jul 2011 at 09:31

For the road: A custom built Van Nicholas with Di2 or SRAM Force and either a Zipp 404 wheelset or some handbuilt Lightweights

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For the Tri: P4 possibly, or again a VN Blaze.

Murf · 19 Jul 2011 at 12:13

Velo Rapide said:
A McLaren Venge and full HTC kit, so I can pretend to be Cav

I'd happily murder someone for a McLaren Venge, with full Di2 and obscenely light wheels. My understanding is the bike is so light (yet insanely strong) that Cav has to have weights in the seat tube to bring it up to the UCI's minimum weight requirement.

First thing I'd do is make sure those weights were taken out.

I'd also be tempted into a Pinarello Dogma in British National Champion livery.

For offroad, something like this: Cube Stereo Super HPC SL

touch · 19 Jul 2011 at 13:40

Murf said:
My understanding is the bike is so light (yet insanely strong) that Cav has to have weights in the seat tube to bring it up to the UCI's minimum weight requirement.

I think this is true of pretty much all the bikes you'll see in the Tour de France. Even with the extra computers + power meters that most have, they still come in under the weight limit.

[DOD]Asprilla · 19 Jul 2011 at 14:00

touch said:
I think this is true of pretty much all the bikes you'll see in the Tour de France. Even with the extra computers + power meters that most have, they still come in under the weight limit.

Most frames and forks will come in at between 1.1kg and 1.3kg so there won't be a lot in it in overall weight.

Supercow · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:23

Money no object build in progress (not mine though).

To anyone in DH, or MTB... the £££ should be something eye widening!

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3663849&postcount=765

edit: this happens to be his second DH bike, the other being an M9, with top spec as well... has a bunch of other bikes too

[DOD]Asprilla · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:29

I know that you can go up to about £12-15k for a road bike, but how much does a 'money no object' mountain bike end up costing?

Supercow · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:42

[DOD]Asprilla;19617232 said:
I know that you can go up to about £12-15k for a road bike, but how much does a 'money no object' mountain bike end up costing?

I suspect this build will come to around 10 - 12K, which is about the most I imagine a MTB can cost, unless you add some TI bolts everywhere and possibly Adamantium.

Deleted User 234324 · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:45

If you went down the full custom built bike route then you cant really put a price on it at all :-)

As much carbon fibre and titanium as possible will certainly put it well over the 5k mark.

Supercow · 19 Jul 2011 at 15:46

MadMossy said:
As much carbon fibre and titanium as possible will certainly put it well over the 5k mark.

Huh... my DH bike doesn't have one part made form Carbon, nor Ti... and it's over 6k

[DOD]Asprilla · 19 Jul 2011 at 16:16

MadMossy said:
If you went down the full custom built bike route then you cant really put a price on it at all

When you say custom, do you mean custom frame geometry or just custom components?

The Mad Rapper · 19 Jul 2011 at 20:26

[DOD]Asprilla;19616505 said:
Most frames and forks will come in at between 1.1kg and 1.3kg so there won't be a lot in it in overall weight.

The Cannondale Evo is less than 700 grams for the F&F, and I can't believe they are the only brand with a stupidly light frame.

I know Pinarello have designed special weights to be placed in the bottom bracket to bring the weight of their Dogma up to the limit.

I'm not sure about other brands though.

[DOD]Asprilla · 19 Jul 2011 at 20:39

The Evo is 695g for the frame, not frame and fork. The R5-CA is about 10g more and they are the two lightest frames on the market.

The Dogma is about 1200g with 380g for the fork but with the right kit on it you can still build a sub 6.8kg bike.

Take a look on weight weenies.

weescott · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:22

[DOD]Asprilla;19617232 said:
I know that you can go up to about £12-15k for a road bike, but how much does a 'money no object' mountain bike end up costing?

The Honda RN-01 reportedly cost somewhere in the region of £60,000

But with parts easily available I just costed one at 10k and I wasn't nearly finished. :eek:

SDK^ · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:32

An off the shelf Scott Scale 899 is £8,000 and weighs 16lbs (7.2kg)

Supercow · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:41

Jeez, I struggle to see why the pricetag is so high on that thing?