Dream bike no2

[Ste pt1]

I've seen the post for a dream bike for 7k but just found this article for 17k!!!!
http://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/386/building-the-worlds-most-expensive-bike

 

[raleighnut]

A mate and I used to play that game with HiFi magazines back in the 80s, I seem to remember getting to around the £250,000 mark but the big question was would it sound better than the QUAD amplifier based set-ups that we both had at the time.

 

[steve50]

A mate and I used to play that game with HiFi magazines back in the 80s, I seem to remember getting to around the £250,000 mark but the big question was would it sound better than the QUAD amplifier based set-ups that we both had at the time.

Exactly, and would a 17k bike ride any better than a 1k cf bike, just because the components are the most expensive you can buy doesn't necessarily make it the best bike you can buy .

 

[Ste pt1]

gadget show recently did a test on 2 specialized bikes
1 for £550 and the other custom made spec for £6500 and thd2nd was quicker round the track by over 2 seconds !!!!

 

[lutonloony]

gadget show recently did a test on 2 specialized bikes
1 for £550 and the other custom made spec for £6500 and thd2nd was quicker round the track by over 2 seconds !!!!

What was the 2second difference as a %

 

[Dirk]

gadget show recently did a test on 2 specialized bikes
1 for £550 and the other custom made spec for £6500 and thd2nd was quicker round the track by over 2 seconds !!!!

Meaningless comparison; unless it was done in a totally objective scientific manner, under controlled conditions, in order to eliminate any variables.

 

[vickster]

Meaningless comparison; unless it was done in a totally objective scientific manner, under controlled conditions, in order to eliminate any variables.

Like the rider

£6k difference is a lot for 2 seconds gain even if accurate. I'd expect to finish before the start time on that!

 

[raleighnut]

Like the rider

£6k difference is a lot for 2 seconds gain even if accurate. I'd expect to finish before the start time on that!

Without pedalling.

 

[Ste pt1]

it was gadget show a presenter and a professional rider did a 400m sprint around a race track on the £550 bikes and then another go round with the rider staying on the £550 and the presenter on a custom designed £6500 bike and the presenter was better by 2 seconds so basically not scientific at all lol

 

[Dirk]

So it basically proved absolutely nothing, apart from the fact that they don't know how to do an objective comparison.

 

[Ste pt1]

pretty much lol

 

[EasyPeez]

I'm sure that bike rides beautifully, but I'd much rather spend my £17k on a stable of bikes for all occasions (all of which would look much prettier than that black and white thing, by the way) and have a few thousand left over to put into the kids' savings accounts.