What is the most you have ever spent on a new bike?

[ufkacbln]

Fair do's squire. Some nice bikes there.

I reckon the only way I could get away with that kind of spend would be to downsize my marital status to "single". Hmmmmm...........(strokes chin).

One of the Thorns, the Birdy and the Bionx Gekko belong to the wife (technically) so I am on a winner there!

 

[Racing roadkill]

5 grand on this.

First off, the aero kit got nicked, I replaced it, then the whole bike got nicked.
Beautiful bit of kit, if I could get another one I would, easier said than done.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

£30 for the brand new BSO ('Sir Creakybike Of The Dump') I bought at a house clearance place I used to volunteer for many years ago.

All my other bikes are second hand, I have never bought a new bike........ Although, technically although it was new in its box, the BSO was still second hand too so.....

£0.00


I am not saying how much all my second hand bikes have cost, although needless to say, it will all come to a lot less than what some of you have paid for one bike!!

 

[snorri]

Can't remember, I've only ever bought four new bikes, the last about 15 years ago.

 

[Gravity Aided]

What's a new bike? I have heard tales of this sort of thing from my profligate friends and neighbors. A fine bicycle is like a windmill. Properly cared for and maintained, it could last forever.

 

[jhawk]

$50 for my touring bike - absolute bargain! (Should note that it's not really new - rather new to me).

 

[jhawk]

I should also note that the person who I bought it off threw the panniers in for nought too! Really I should have married her.

 

[anothersam]

£1500 for this

assembly included

(an Enigma)

Wife knows. Purchase sanctioned for "dream bike". It is.

 

[swee'pea99]

£1500 for this

assembly included

(an Enigma)

Wife knows. Purchase sanctioned for "dream bike". It is.

A thing of rare beauty.

 

[anothersam]

A thing of rare beauty.

I bet you say that to all the girls

 

[SteCenturion]

2012 Sintesi Z2 bought for £1500 from Tweeks in 2013, list price £2500, since spent over £1k on upgrades.

2014 Cube Peloton Race, still paying£800 ish on C2W scheme, list price about £1k. Since spent about £800 on upgrades.

I tend to buy a bike & reduce it down to frame & gears, then make it what I want it to be.

Wheels, bars, seatpost, stem, bar tape, saddle & even the cassette are gone usually.

Then again, I don't have a mansion or luxury holidays to fund so that's where my money goes.

 

[Fnaar]

£450: tourer
£300: roadie (about 9 yrs ago)
£30 MTB

 

[screenman]

Ste, at least if you had the mansion it would be going up in value. If you are going to change everything would it not be better to start with just the frame.

 

[SteCenturion]

Ste, at least if you had the mansion it would be going up in value. If you are going to change everything would it not be better to start with just the frame.

I liked the frames & the prices for what they were.

One day I will do a @Fab Foodie & get a custom made bike & even choose the colour of the branding etc.

I just like improving & making different.

It's all been curbed for now as we now want a mansion, well I say mansion, 3 bedrooms & a garage & garden, which to me is a mansion.

 

[anothersam]

Don't know much about Moultons, but I kind of like the look of the one hanging in the bikeswirl vortex of the lobby of the Science Museum in London next to the celerifere and Pedersen: