What are your luxury toys that give you pleasure in life? For me, it's my $27,000? 16 bike collection of 7 bmx, 2 mtn, and 7 road bikes. Too big to mention in detail, but my best bikes are:
Best BMX - Hutch Trickstar currently being assembled from the best 80's retro bike part on ebay.
2nd best bmx - my 1983 Hutch Pro Racing bike modded for freestyle with the best 80's retro parts had since 1983. The old school bike were the best bmx freestyle bikes ever made! Modern bmx bikes suck!
I'm not really into mtn bikes, but I have 2; Shimano XT modded Pacifc bike with 2 Jandd Panniers and a 2003 Cannondale F600. I hardly ride these and don't sell them because of poor resale. Will put a gas bike engine on the F600.
Best road racing bike - 2006 carbon fiber Cervelo Soloist Team with an ergomo pro, Zipp 404 clincher wheels, Zero Gravity Ti brakes, Sellle Passione CF Seat, Campy Record Derailleurs / Chorus Shifters. About $8800 at bike shop prices, bought all from ebay for a total of $5600!
Other workout bikes: I have a $4000 Aluminum 2004 Cervelo Soloist Team with HED 3 wheels, a $3813 custom 2005 Kestrel Talon, a $2600 2006 Raleigh Prestige.
Best commuter / shopping / workout bike - this is the best carbon aluminum road bike ever built that can fit panniers - a 2007 Trek Pilot 2.1 Spa. Modded with ceramic bearing Ksyrium Sls, a Polar Powermeter, a Journey Axiom 100lb capacity rack, and 2 Jandd Commuter panniers. Worth $2800 - My dream commuter bike! Right now in Houston - I use it the most!
Well, my entire women's clothes collection is a luxury too, because why would a guy need this! It's a crossdressers dream of 80+ skirt suits, beautiful lingerie - mostly Wacaol, Liz Clairborne, and misc brands, but no Victorias Secret except for a slip. Then nice cheerleader, schoolgirl, and goth outfits!
Upcoming luxury I probably don't need - a BMW 330CI, 330i, or 330 ZHP. Just a toy weekend car. 01 to 03 models: 0-60 in 6.1 sec at 18/27 mpg on premium. 04 0-60 in 5.7 sec with 6 spd transmission vs 5 spd previous. Wanna get one with Sport Package, Premium Package, wood trim, sunroof, 5 spoke BMW mags, grey leather, and in WHITE! Might settle for other colors, but it's got to be loaded! And I can wait for the perfect one, as buy then I'll have cash to pay, no load. Right now I've only got $8000 cash to spare. Gotta go on a spending diet! I wanna pay only $10,000 to $14,000 for one. Will sacrifice $18,000 for a perfect ZHP.
Stereo - a $12,000 stereo system at home in Chicago. Rotel power amps, Nakamichi 2 head tape deck, NAD CD deck, Hafler Iris Preamp, NHT speakers bought as an employee, Lexicon CP1, MIT speaker Cables, and a powered subwoofer. Ok, it's outdated but still sounds good - all early 90's equipment!
Electronics - a JVC MG130 30GB Hard Drive camcorder - has low res youtube video mode, a JVC HD6 HD 1080p 120GB camcorder, and a Fuji S9100 digital camera.
My other good stuff is stuff I need, not a luxury. I dig my 1999 loaded Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L with tow hitch, my modded 44 mpg 1999 Civic HX with tow hitch, my $2500 Dell E1705 after 40% EPP discount, and my iPod 8GB Special edition Red Nano.
Best BMX - Hutch Trickstar currently being assembled from the best 80's retro bike part on ebay.
2nd best bmx - my 1983 Hutch Pro Racing bike modded for freestyle with the best 80's retro parts had since 1983. The old school bike were the best bmx freestyle bikes ever made! Modern bmx bikes suck!
I'm not really into mtn bikes, but I have 2; Shimano XT modded Pacifc bike with 2 Jandd Panniers and a 2003 Cannondale F600. I hardly ride these and don't sell them because of poor resale. Will put a gas bike engine on the F600.
Best road racing bike - 2006 carbon fiber Cervelo Soloist Team with an ergomo pro, Zipp 404 clincher wheels, Zero Gravity Ti brakes, Sellle Passione CF Seat, Campy Record Derailleurs / Chorus Shifters. About $8800 at bike shop prices, bought all from ebay for a total of $5600!
Other workout bikes: I have a $4000 Aluminum 2004 Cervelo Soloist Team with HED 3 wheels, a $3813 custom 2005 Kestrel Talon, a $2600 2006 Raleigh Prestige.
Best commuter / shopping / workout bike - this is the best carbon aluminum road bike ever built that can fit panniers - a 2007 Trek Pilot 2.1 Spa. Modded with ceramic bearing Ksyrium Sls, a Polar Powermeter, a Journey Axiom 100lb capacity rack, and 2 Jandd Commuter panniers. Worth $2800 - My dream commuter bike! Right now in Houston - I use it the most!
Well, my entire women's clothes collection is a luxury too, because why would a guy need this! It's a crossdressers dream of 80+ skirt suits, beautiful lingerie - mostly Wacaol, Liz Clairborne, and misc brands, but no Victorias Secret except for a slip. Then nice cheerleader, schoolgirl, and goth outfits!
Upcoming luxury I probably don't need - a BMW 330CI, 330i, or 330 ZHP. Just a toy weekend car. 01 to 03 models: 0-60 in 6.1 sec at 18/27 mpg on premium. 04 0-60 in 5.7 sec with 6 spd transmission vs 5 spd previous. Wanna get one with Sport Package, Premium Package, wood trim, sunroof, 5 spoke BMW mags, grey leather, and in WHITE! Might settle for other colors, but it's got to be loaded! And I can wait for the perfect one, as buy then I'll have cash to pay, no load. Right now I've only got $8000 cash to spare. Gotta go on a spending diet! I wanna pay only $10,000 to $14,000 for one. Will sacrifice $18,000 for a perfect ZHP.
Stereo - a $12,000 stereo system at home in Chicago. Rotel power amps, Nakamichi 2 head tape deck, NAD CD deck, Hafler Iris Preamp, NHT speakers bought as an employee, Lexicon CP1, MIT speaker Cables, and a powered subwoofer. Ok, it's outdated but still sounds good - all early 90's equipment!
Electronics - a JVC MG130 30GB Hard Drive camcorder - has low res youtube video mode, a JVC HD6 HD 1080p 120GB camcorder, and a Fuji S9100 digital camera.
My other good stuff is stuff I need, not a luxury. I dig my 1999 loaded Grand Caravan Sport 3.3L with tow hitch, my modded 44 mpg 1999 Civic HX with tow hitch, my $2500 Dell E1705 after 40% EPP discount, and my iPod 8GB Special edition Red Nano.