Objects of lust

I’m torn on what I would like
I’m torn on what I would like my next bike to be. If its a Cervelo, I hope not to attract derogatory comments that I’m just a wealthy mamil. £1500 for an R3 frameset (2012 colours) is certainly not out of the ordinary compared to many other options…

Simon E wrote:
It’s

Simon E wrote:

It’s understandable, isn’t it? Most normal folk don’t lust after base model Pinnacle or cheap BSOs, just as titty mags don’t have overweight, ugly women on the front, otherwise gawpers would never buy them 😉

Of course not, I want suggesting that, and as you demonstrate, there’s another type of ‘high end’ bike people lust after – like the Stoemper you posted – I’m with you on that one..

The replica pro machines are of course amazing bikes, but you’re going to be a target, aren’t you?, and let’s face it, most are unlikely to do them justice.

Think I’m making a similar point to the earlier post here about wealthy MAMIL’s on Cervelo$..

700c wrote:Trouble is, most

700c wrote:

Trouble is, most of these bikes people are lusting after are pure race machines. You’d need to be quick as **** in order to avoid looking like a numpty on a sportive!

It’s understandable, isn’t it? Most normal folk don’t lust after base model Pinnacle or cheap BSOs, just as titty mags don’t have overweight, ugly women on the front, otherwise gawpers would never buy them 😉

Pro racers are the people most wish to emulate and of course they get each company’s best bikes.

I’d not diss anyone for buying a fancy bike to pootle to the shops or ride round a sportive at a sedate pace. If Alan Sugar can do it then so can anyone else. Just because you own a Ferrari doesn’t mean you have to drive it at 150mph.

I’m struggling to think of a bicycle I would put in the ‘lust’ category… I may have to do some, ahem, research and return to post something tomorrow. In the meantime, this is a classy steel bike that I’d buy on the basis of its looks:

Stoemper Taylor, reviewed here.

Hang on! The title of the
Hang on! The title of the thread is I quote “objects of lust” not “I don’t like what you do”

NB
Cervelo’s are beautiful and all the neigh sayers are clearly wrong sorry to sound a little stw 🙂

Sir velo I doth my cap

People hating on Cervelos.
I
People hating on Cervelos.

I do not condone that.

Raleigh wrote:Quote: Trouble

Raleigh wrote:

[quote] Trouble is, most of these bikes people are lusting after are pure race machines. You’d need to be quick as **** in order to avoid looking like a numpty on a sportive! [/q]

Oh yeah. Because everyone on this forum rides sportives. Really slowly.

No, not everyone does, clearly. Some people here really might be quick as **** , they might win races on these types of bikes.

But I suspect most don’t.

Personally if I rode something fit for a pro, it’d be wasted on me and I’d feel embarrassed when inevitably dropped on the hills. Riding a more reserved/ long distance machine allows me the satisfaction when I do give it the beans and overtake some pro team fan-boy on carbon!