Debra Crosby with her Dream Bike - Photo: Kevin Saunders
If you could have anything designed for your new dream bike, what would you choose? I just got an email inquiry from Brazil today and wanted to share the concept of how I help people that live halfway across the world.
The first part of our conversation revolved around fitting, of course. I prefer to meet people in person because I have not found one person who’s position could not be made more comfortable and efficient. Many people have told me that they were comfortable and yet they discovered another position that was significantly better. When designing a dream bike for road, triathlon, touring, whatever, the extra effort of getting a good design is worth a trip to Texas.
Some people can’t make the trip to visit me and I understand. This particular case is like that. Fortunately, I have a good track record of helping people remotely once they get the dimensional data I need measured from their bike and I have an extensive interview. Without sharing all my trade secrets, getting balanced on a bike is possible if one knows what to do.
Now comes the fun part! I asked my new Brazilian friend what he wanted and requested a wish list. This is the list I got:
Frame, Parlee Z1 with custom paint
Group, Campagnolo Super Record 11
Cables, Black Nokon
Brakes, Zero Gravity or AX Lightness
Seatpost, AX Lightness
Stem, Zipp
Saddle, Fizik Arione with Carbon rails
Bottle cages, Zipp
Handlebars – Zipp
Wheels, Lightweight
Pedals, Zero Gravity Nanogram
This is obviously an uber dream bike and it represents one of the nicest ones that I offer. My point is, a dream bike is one that is designed for you specifically, that performs the job you want it to perform and does it so well that you feel it is an investment in your lifestyle, not just a commodity. Here is an example of a dream bike that I just delivered locally to Debra Crosby who has upgraded from other stock bikes to her first custom:
Frame, Guru Geneo with premium paint
Group, Campagnolo Chorus 11
Cables, Black Nokon
Seatpost, FSA K-Force Lite SB 25
Stem, Reynolds
Saddle, Selle San Marco
Bottle cages, Tacx Tao
Handlebars, Reynolds
Wheels, Reynolds MV carbon clincher
Pedals, Look KEO carbon
Computer, Garmin 705
My question to you is, what is your dream bike? Please leave a comment and tell me what you would get if you could. Go ahead, dream!
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Hi everyone,
I´m a passionate cyclist, I live in Brazil, I have several Bikes and I want to share my story with you guys. 4 Years… that´s the time it took me to ask Mr. Saunders to prepare my Dream Bike! A Dream Bike you don´t buy anywhere, only in special places! At KGS they offer bikes with “Soul”, the Bikes they build they almost have life!!! Time will pass very slowly up to the day Mr. Saunders will call me and say; “Paulo, Your Dream Bike is ready to go…” Much more slowly than the previous 4 years!!!
Best regards,
Paulo Pontes
My dream bike would be one I’ve built from other scrapped bikes.
Hi Dave, That sounds like a great dream bike for you. The cool thing about dreams is that they are your own. Thanks so much for the comments!