i guess zelah is gonna “win” this one, and i’m too lazy to look up the relevant bikesnobnyc post about how much a $500 kilo tt pro actually costs you, but… here is my tally.
ouzo pro fork - 30
bianchi levitation front wheel - 40
no-name 25.4 stem - 35
sakae drops - free, basically
suntour gpx levers - 10
cheap tape - 3
easton carbon post - 35
rolls saddle - 35
surly to open pro - 70
14t & 16t cogs + lockrings - 18
front shimano rsx brake - 20
rear suntour sprint brake - came with stem
sugino 75 arms, mighty comp ring & bb - 200
sylvans - 30
mks clips - 12
straps - free
I bought an 03 Pista for $400. It had Open Pros to Sakae hubs and a Stronglight crankset. I think I sold the F&F for $200 and transplanted all the parts to my Kilo. Then I swapped out the bars for some Syntaces ($15), but now it’s got track drops on it again. Also, it sometimes sports a bottlecage.
I bought an 03 Pista for $400. It had Open Pros to Sakae hubs and a Stronglight crankset. I think I sold the F&F for $200 and transplanted all the parts to my Kilo. Then I swapped out the bars for some Syntaces ($15), but now it’s got track drops on it again. Also, it sometimes sports a bottlecage.
So maybe $220, plus some Armadillos?[/quote]
oh yeah, $50 for used Hellyer pedals and straps, so $270 maybe
I have a Spicer (aka Kilo) with a King headset, Phil/Open Pro wheels, 75s, a NOS Suntour post, a NOS Salsa stem Nitto 177s, Brooks Pro and an Ultegra brake.
Kind of stupid I guess, but I didn’t pay new retail on any of this shit. AYHSMB.
well, fuck. my rush hour was actually made in china, but w/e.
Rush Hour (complete): $550
Nashbar bullhorns: 20
single veep: 48
spokes: 32
hub: 40
used flite: 45
gatorskins: 36 x 4
vittoria randos: 27 x 2
aerospoke: 260
front ksyrium equipe: 99
ofmega mistral cranks (broken): 65
campy veloce BB: 35
fsa pro track chainring: 40
chainring bolts: 10
truvativ omniums: 175
sram pc1 chain: 12
surly cog: 22
DA lockring: 9
mks streams: 25
toe clips: 10
toe straps: 25
total: $1720
holy fucking shit. on the plus side, the stock wheels and crankset made for quite a nice winter beater/polo bike, and i can sell some of the extra crap. even if i win this thread i still feel like a huge loser.
btw, if anybody needs a 48t FSA pro track chainring, or 68x111mm ISO square taper campy veloce BB, they’re for sale. and if you’re really interested in some scuffed up and cracked 170mm ofmega mistrals, i guess those are for sale too.
hate to say it, but most bikes are made in taiwan. i read that most “italian” bikes are even made in taiwan, unless you hit a certain price opint ($6k+ for road bikes)
Read it in a bike magazine a couple months back. the majority of frames will come out of taiwan
[quote=dougland]hate to say it, but most bikes are made in taiwan. i read that most “italian” bikes are even made in taiwan, unless you hit a certain price opint ($6k+ for road bikes)
Read it in a bike magazine a couple months back. the majority of frames will come out of taiwan[/quote]
$70 brooks
$52 front wheel and tyre
$30 set of blue michelin tyres
$30 tricolor shimano cranks
$10 18t cog
$5 for the battery for the cycling computer i already have
I had a fuji track for a few years. I think all I changed was the headset and the rear wheel plus some other small parts.
105 threaded HS - $25
Phil to DeepV rear - $250
Chopped bullhorns - free
Spd’s - swapped from another bike
In my defense, I only replaced those parts when the stock parts were trashed (which happened pretty fast since I didn’t know how to take care of my shit yet).
kilo tt $350
pedals/clips/straps $70
new bars/grips $22
tubes $30?
tires $50
seat $50
brake set up $60?
tires $65
clipless pedals $45
chains $25
new wheelset/cog/lockring $330ish
sold old wheels for $40
I have somewhere around $700 total into my IRO BFSSFGGB Angus, but if I had gotten all the parts new or at full retail it would have cost twice that much.
