As a former triathlon participant and bike fanatic–these bike mods are highly addictive (not to mention extremely expensive). It's the same principle with most car modifications.
It's can be functional, egoistic, or both.
RE insuring it: yes, there is actual insurance available for these types of properties lol.
RE $10k vs $40k = this is not a surprising jump. Simply altering the wheels can bump the price to around 20-30k range. The bike usually comes with a carbon tubeless wheel–switching that with flow cast forged wheels (+aesthetic mods) is a quick way to deduct $10k from your bank lol.
Ridiculous. Even the pros aren’t racing on bikes that cost anywhere near $40k. Lionel Sanders, Lucy Charles, Jan Frodeno, Patrick Lange, Daniela Ryf…their custom bikes might be touching close to $15-$17k. $20-$40k for a tri bike? No way, not even amongst the most gear addicted triathlete.
As a former triathlon participant and bike fanatic–these bike mods are highly addictive (not to mention extremely expensive). It's the same principle with most car modifications.
It's can be functional, egoistic, or both.
RE insuring it: yes, there is actual insurance available for these types of properties lol.
RE $10k vs $40k = this is not a surprising jump. Simply altering the wheels can bump the price to around 20-30k range. The bike usually comes with a carbon tubeless wheel–switching that with flow cast forged wheels (+aesthetic mods) is a quick way to deduct $10k from your bank lol.
Ridiculous. Even the pros aren’t racing on bikes that cost anywhere near $40k. Lionel Sanders, Lucy Charles, Jan Frodeno, Patrick Lange, Daniela Ryf…their custom bikes might be touching close to $15-$17k. $20-$40k for a tri bike? No way, not even amongst the most gear addicted triathlete.
I bought mine used from a 3-time Olympic Time Trialist... he showed me his receipt for the P5. He spent under 5K, which wasn't much less than retail then. I loaded a poop-ton of upgrades into it and it was still under 10K.
What the heck, why would anyone pay so much for a bike? I paid 9k cash for my car. Can you insure a 40k bike? What's the difference between a 10k bike and a 40k bike?
You’ll probably be a second or two faster over a sprint tri. Might save a minute on an Ironman. Once you get over $5k price range the returns diminish very fast
This thread ended up being educational for me. Had no idea about the chainless drivetrain. Seems like the biggest benefit for that is for very muddy conditions, but generally is less efficient than the traditional chain. Or maybe people like them because they look different.
This thread ended up being educational for me. Had no idea about the chainless drivetrain. Seems like the biggest benefit for that is for very muddy conditions, but generally is less efficient than the traditional chain. Or maybe people like them because they look different.
They don't exist to purchase. Those were prototypes.
I'm not saying you couldn't build a road or TT bike that cost 40k, but I think it would be harder than you think and you'd have to be sourcing specific super overpriced things like new pulley jockeys and things like that.
If you stick with buying typical framesets, wheelsets, grouppo (shifters/brakes/crank), that 20k is about where you end up (if you try to spend a lot that is).
I built a Time Skylon with Dura Ace 11 and 80mm carbon wheels and it was more like 12k. I could have got it to 15k if I had went with something like Litespeed wheels and Di2 instead of traditional cable driven group.
As for what it's like to ride? It's a rocket. It feels like every bit of force you put into it you get back with acceleration. It's not super comfortable for really long rides though, as it is as stiff as you could ever want. I've managed to do some sprints over 1k watts and noticed no flexing.
My brother owns a custom bike shop in the Philly area.
He routinely builds bikes in the $10-15K range for overweight middle-aged rich guys wanting to impress their buddies and can't ride a lick. Mostly for display.
What the heck, why would anyone pay so much for a bike? I paid 9k cash for my car. Can you insure a 40k bike? What's the difference between a 10k bike and a 40k bike?
Why would someone buy a house over $1mil?
Idiotic and completely unrelated comparison. A $1m house in some areas is not particularly expensive and will be appreciably different than a $250k house in the same area (if that even exists).
The bikes were stolen from the company Ceramic Speed.
2 of the stolen bikes (the "30k" one and the "40k" one) bikes were heavily modified prototypes. Ceramic Speed has a prototype drivetrain, and the carbon fiber frames of these bikes were modified to accept it.
I don't know how the valuations were determined, but it not just that some dentist just got carried away buying carbon fiber doodads for his tri bike.
The first commenter who actually read the article, and it took until the end of the first page. These are concept bikes being worked on by a parts manufacturer, the valuations include the fact that there were prototype parts on this bike that aren't available for sale and are proprietary research of the company. This isn't some trust fund triathlete trying to show off their bank account.
Idiotic and completely unrelated comparison. A $1m house in some areas is not particularly expensive and will be appreciably different than a $250k house in the same area (if that even exists).
In expensive city $1M is a relative bargain where the median is $1.5M
Serves them right. The neoliberal come-here's that have descended on the entire Front Range at this point are some of the vainest, shallowest, elitist, most wasteful and selfish wretches you could ever dream up.
Idiotic and completely unrelated comparison. A $1m house in some areas is not particularly expensive and will be appreciably different than a $250k house in the same area (if that even exists).
In expensive city $1M is a relative bargain where the median is $1.5M
1M will get you nice one-bedroom condo (or a less-nice two-bedroom) in Vancouver BC.
Serves them right. The neoliberal come-here's that have descended on the entire Front Range at this point are some of the vainest, shallowest, elitist, most wasteful and selfish wretches you could ever dream up.
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