If you were going to buy a new road bike, a classic, one in which you could eventually pass onto your son or daughter what would you buy?
Jonboy
Parlee Z Zero. But since it’s custom, they’ll need to be close to the same size you are.
If you were going to buy a new road bike, a classic, one in which you could eventually pass onto your son or daughter what would you buy?
Jonboy
I don’t understand the question.
Bianchi (celeste green).
Since I’m in the process of passing along my Merlin Magia to my son I will say - Merlin. Or at least a titanium bike since it should pass the test of time and still be rideable when it’s time to pass it down. IF, Seven, Litespeed all good options that are currently producing great Ti bikes.
If you were going to buy a new road bike, a classic, one in which you could eventually pass onto your son or daughter what would you buy?
Jonboy
I wouldn’t assume that this would have any meaning to them, unless perhaps you are a pro who rode it to win a classic or something like that. Mine wouldn’t care. It would just be another piece of junk taking up space somewhere.
And even if they do ride … personally I’d rather be riding something new. I have a custom Waterford Reynolds steel frame collecting dust (anyone want it?). I’d rather ride a CAAD10 or something else.
Bianchi (celeste green).
+1. A real timeless classic.
I have a soft spot for early Trek OCLV’s for a classic carbon bike and Klein’s for aluminum bikes. Especially the last Kleins around 99-00 with the paper thin fully butted tubes and that gorgeous paint job that changed color at different angles.
Of course you need to have a son or daughter that will fit on the same frame size. My daughter will likely be 5’2"-5’4" so I’ve better off getting my wife a nicer bike some day…if she gets back into the sport again, knowing that we can pass it on.
Colnago, not the newer design frames, more like the lugged custom painted and limited edition C50’s. (assuming they want a bike handed to them and they will not sell it to buy something else…)
Just start with a durable material, such as Titanium. As wonderful as carbon fiber is, it fatigues over time and the finish suffers eventually. A Ti or Steel frame can last a lifetime or more. Aluminum might as well, but it is an unusual aluminum frame that endears enough love that you want to pass it down.
Bianchi (celeste green).
this with full campy furniture…and old school brown italian leather seat!
44 Bikes Huntsman, give the kid a bike they can ride most anywhere.
steel if properly cared for will last a loooong time and can be repaired much easier than ti or alu.