If you could have only one?

[*Dusty*]

I've just finished the book "It's all about the bike", not a bad read. If you want the basic plot, a man decides to build a custom bike to do him the rest of his life and travels the world picking up the components for it. There's obviously a lot more to it than that........

If you decided to buy one bike, what would it be?

Rules (remember it's only a bit of fun )

Must be off the shelf and available for anyone to buy
Budget - £1 - £5000

Feel free to leave your selection with pics or a link and the reasons why you've chosen it

 

[John the Monkey]

Surly Disc Trucker, I think. Stick mudguards on the base spec, change the tires for 42c Continental Comfort Contacts and swap the barcons & brake levers for STi levers. Should still have plenty left out of the budget for a "New Bike!" party an' all.

Not the lightest or fastest bike, but capable of doing most of what I want to do.

 

[Dayvo]

Surly Disc Trucker for me, too. Drops for recreational, flats for touring.

 

[Saluki]

Probably my Planet X CX bike. He does everything I want it to do, it's quick with road type tyres on it and super useful with it's little knobblies on. I have had him for nearly 2 years now and adore him.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Only off the peg? Only 1 bike?
Then a Titanium Brompton S6R with Son dynohub and lighting.

 

[Drago]

I'm getting old. I'm seriously considering simplifying my cycling life by selling all my bikes and investing in a single old fashioned Pashley roadster of some sort. Genuinely, seriously.

 

[Pale Rider]

I'm a firm believer in the saying: "There's a bike for every ride", so my one bike would have to be versatile.

That would be a mountain bike with loads of bosses for luggage, mudguards, etc, and plenty of clearance for various tyres.

Many mountain bikes fit that criteria, but to pick a model this bike from Shand would do the job nicely.

I may as well have a Rohloff hub, and you can order it with a rigid fork.

http://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/bahookie-rohloff/

 

[StuAff]

I bought it.....

 

[Dave 123]

Hmm...... it would have to be the tandem. A load Luger that can still be ridden by one person, but much more fun in so many ways with 2
People on it.

 

[vickster]

Don't be silly...just one

 

[EatSleepRideRepeat]

Just for the sheer fun and beauty.....http://m5ligfietsen.nl/site/EN/Models/Carbon_High_Racer

 

[Roadrider48]

I'm getting old. I'm seriously considering simplifying my cycling life by selling all my bikes and investing in a single old fashioned Pashley roadster of some sort. Genuinely, seriously.

I saw a Pashley Guvnor being collected by someone in Evans a while ago.
I almost ordered one there and then. What a beautiful bike!

 

[Drago]

I was thinking more of one of their traditional standard 3 speed jobs, although the Guvnor is a glorious looking machine. All the more so as I'd need the XL model with 2 x cross bars, tres sexy.

 

[PaulSecteur]

Specialized sequioa.

It wont do proper mtb trails, but it will do pretty much everything else.

 

[raleighnut]

That's easy, Mercian 'Audax Special' in 853, I'd almost got the cash to be able to 'pull the trigger' when I broke my femur. Spent it on the trike.