Bargain McLaren

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 04/15/2015 at 11:07 • Filed to: None

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Yes, you can !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . At least if you already ordered yours since the limited run of 250 has already been sold out. One small caveat, it is a road bike. Made by Specialized. As an added fact, there are three kinds of people, those who can count and those who can't.

PS9 > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/15/2015 at 11:19

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But you could get a V6 Mustang for that!

Bandit > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/15/2015 at 11:23

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Not even good enough for pedals.

ACESandEIGHTS > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/15/2015 at 11:24

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Oh God, the Photochopping hurts mine eyes. Like the f'ing thing is floating. It's the uncanny valley effect... as soon as you realize it, it becomes repulsive.

Couple of thoughts here:

1) F that. You cold get Specialized's top-of-the-line Allez with Shimano's top-of-the-line parts, along with all the gear you would ever need, plus probably a bike rack, for like $5,000.

2) Gimmicky as F with that orange paint. If you're going to McLaren it, put some fading black pinstripes on it or whatever, but emblazon the entire thing orange.

3) Do you bitches mean to tell me that for $20K you aren't going to throw in a pair of pedals?

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ACESandEIGHTS 04/15/2015 at 11:40

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I don't into road bike, so can't comment on your first point, but apparently McLaren did a lot of the engineering on the frame itself so it's not just a simple paint job. As for point 3, even pretty cheap bikes tend to not come with pedals because they are such a personal taste for people.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Bandit 04/15/2015 at 11:41

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Expensive bikes rarely come with pedals because they tend to be subject to personal taste. For that matter relatively cheap (~$1000) bikes tend to come without pedals, at least on mountain bikes.

McLarry > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/15/2015 at 11:47

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I hear it'll do 200mph...

...while attached to the roof rack of your other McLaren.

Bouldaru > ACESandEIGHTS 04/15/2015 at 12:25

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The Allez is Specialized's lowest end frame. The Allez doesn't even come with Dura Ace Di2, so..... Yeah. The Specialized/McLaren Venge is definitely an engineering masterpiece. But is it worth $20k? Probably not.

tromoly > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 04/15/2015 at 12:38

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Already have a thread on this.

http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/mclaren-and-sp…

Fuzzy Dunlop > ACESandEIGHTS 04/15/2015 at 14:04

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regarding the pedals- there are a ton of different pedal designs that all use a proprietary cleat. Road bikes typically aren't sold with pedals for this reason. Everybody just throws on the set from their last bike or buys the pedals that fit/work best for them.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > PS9 04/15/2015 at 14:06

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Or a BRZ...

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > McLarry 04/15/2015 at 14:07

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Just make sure you're willing to clean bugs off for infinity after you're done. Because I don't think your bike cover is going to hold up to that.

ACESandEIGHTS > Fuzzy Dunlop 04/15/2015 at 16:26

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I'm going to take this one step beyond that even:

1) Throw pedals on this $20K ride. Note: The bicycle is priced at $20,0000. Throwing on a pair of $5 Taiwanese pedals won't affect the bottom line. Whatsoever.

2) Any pedals will do on the $20 XXLarge bike. Platforms with bent old toe clips and leather straps; platforms with old tubes to strap around your feet; triple-trap-shred-your-knees-or-your-calves-take-your-pick BMX pedals; goofy-ass Look-style pedals because who doesn't want to carry covers for their shoes?; rusty, mismatched SPDs from a thrift store*; pieces of wood shoved through the cranks. Because otherwise—without anything inserted—oddly enough, as presented in the photo, the cranks can't be turned. Twenty thousand clams.

*Macklemore-approved

It's kind of like Porsche selling a car, but saying "for the privilege of spending $80,000 with us, we've afforded you the luxury of buying your own clutch, brake, and gas pedals!" Don't have those? We'd be happy to sell you them for $1,000 apiece.

Why settle for anything and demand that something be included?

Because the two-wheeled, not-particularly-worth-the-money vehicle is selling for twenty thousand dollars U.S.

3) Include a 15/16mm pedal wrench with whatever pedal-shaped objects they've threaded into the cranks so I can ride it home and immediately (or at my leisure) attach my favorite pair.

I know, I know, I'm asking a lot. But then, I've just been asked to pay $20,000 for a not-terribly-impressive bicycle.

Fuzzy Dunlop > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 15:48

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Nobody is asking YOU to buy it. They don't have to ask anybody to buy it. They simply put a McLaren decal on it and sit back and wait for the limited run to sell out. If you're complaining about the pedals then clearly you are not the intended buyer. Why doesn't it have a cycling computer? Bottle cages? Flat tire kit? Bento box? gopro camera mount? blinky lights? 24 karat gold valve dust caps? You could go on forever with this.

If it had pedals you would be complaining about the $20k bike not having the pedals YOU wanted.

You could take this a step further and ask why the hypothetical Astin you just traded your BMW in for doesn't have free maintenance. YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO PAY $130,000 FOR A NOT TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE V8 VANTAGE AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE FREE MAINTENANCE LIKE YOUR BMW I'M NOT ASKING THAT MUCH. You need the maintenance for the car to function, just like the pedals but those monsters just won't throw it in.

And depending on the R&D costs, exotic materials (levels above what the bike industry typically has access to), and exclusivity, the $20,000 may actually make sense for some people depending on what your priorities are.

ACESandEIGHTS > Fuzzy Dunlop 04/16/2015 at 15:58

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[baleted]

ACESandEIGHTS > Fuzzy Dunlop 04/16/2015 at 16:09

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Yeah, you win. I'm the type that says: you cheap bastards can't thrown in a pair of $20 pedals on top of the $20K pricetag. They say: You, cheap bastard, will never buy this bike regardless. Peace out.

Fuzzy Dunlop > ACESandEIGHTS 04/16/2015 at 16:22

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Fair enough.

Also, thank you for mercifully not pointing out that I misspelled Aston...