I swore that 15 years ago when I bought my Litespeed road bike that I'd never need to buy another bike. Well this winter I caved in big time. I bought 2 new road bikes within a 6 week window total retail value of the 2 bikes is somewhere north of $10k. I figure you only live once. The Independant Fabrication is all Campagnolo Chorus and the Orbea Opal once complete will be all Shimano Dura-Ace.

 

I almost got a Orbea Opal too. but since I just got a new Argon 18 TT bike last year, i'll stick with my Trek road bike for a few more years =)

Good to know that Litespeed Titanium lasted 15 years

Congrats on the new purchase!

 

The Litespeed still looked like new but after demoing a Specialized Tarmac for 2 weeks I decided to give carbon fiber a try. Then a few weeks later a deal I couldn't pass up on an Independant Fabrication frameset came up. What recession?

 

Nice. Obviously the recession hasn't effected you. Is the Orbea's frame carbon fiber?

Warren

 

How are they so expensive??

 

Cool a thread to brag about how much money you have.

 

no different than a thread saying I got a new car. In this case it's $10K bikes instead of $50K car.

 

nice bikes.
need more carbon fiber

 

10 grand for a bike? I just couldnt see my self ever doing that. To each his own I suppose.

Cool though, kicks the crap out of my $400 Trek I had a couple years ago.

 

Yeah, this board would be so much better if it was just full of worthless posts like yours.