if could only have one bike what would you buy

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TonyM
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by TonyM

mvcap wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:25 pm
N + 0? What is the world coming to

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N = 1 :wink:

N + 0? could be 17 + 0

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khouse
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by khouse

fa63 wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2018 3:12 pm
bilwit wrote:The cheap Motobecane stuff isn't worth it if you want something you'll want in the long run (in terms of being your pride and joy and only steed).
While the name doesn’t have the cache of the premium brands, my Motobecane has been one of the best bikes I have owned in the last few years. This one is 5 years old now, but still looks and rides as good as it did on day one. I like it so much that I kept it over a Seven.

Here it is in gravel mode; long reach brakes allow using up to 40 mm tires. My only gripe is that the frame is not disc compatible.

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was this bike similar to the weight quoted by bikes direct?

I used to have a 23 lb (50cm) 520 steel Italian built frame I do not want to buy a similarly weighted bike but pay probably $2000 more

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fa63
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by fa63

khouse wrote: was this bike similar to the weight quoted by bikes direct?

I used to have a 23 lb (50cm) 520 steel Italian built frame I do not want to buy a similarly weighted bike but pay probably $2000 more
Mine weighs 9.2 kg as shown in its gravel configuration. That is with relatively heavy wheels (over 1,700 g). With road wheels and tires, it is around 8.5 kg if I remember correctly.

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TonyM wrote:
mvcap wrote:
Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:25 pm
N + 0? What is the world coming to

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N = 1 :wink:

N + 0? could be 17 + 0
How did I miss that!?

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mattyNor
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Ti disc gravel frame with the lauf grit fork, does everything decently but admitted nothing spectacularly (except absolutely shredding gravel)

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Marin
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by Marin

Same bike:

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dopesick187
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Factor 02 disc, sram red etap
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robertbb
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Moots Vamoots RSL with DA Di2 and Ritchey WCS carbon finishing kit.

(This question allows for 3 sets of wheels, right?)

addictR1
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by addictR1

Marin wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:50 am
Same bike:

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what kind of bike is that.. looks very versitle. :)

Marin
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by Marin

addictR1 wrote:
Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:03 pm
what kind of bike is that.. looks very versatle. :)
It's my own design, I call it the Heretic CL2, intended to be a true do-it-all bike.

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WinterRider
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by WinterRider

khouse wrote:
Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:23 am
https://lynskeyperformance.com/specials/
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is what ya get via tha link.

Not a drop of info per the fork...? Mmm... material etc. Nothing per finished bike weights either... frame wt. :roll:
Litespeed 2000 Appalachian 61 cm
Litespeed 1998 Blue Ridge 61cm

Fitness rider.. 1 yr from seven decades age.

That is my story and I'm stick'n to it.

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