Part of thinking / dreaming about racing is the idea of riding a Nice Bike™. The Nice Bike™ is that ultimate bike… stiff, light, fast, pretty.
For example, we start off with the Bianchi 928 Carbon SL Record Double. Campy Record component group, a 928 Carbon frame, made in Italy. What’s not to love? Even comes in a size 61, so it should fit me! 
Staying in Italy, we have a couple other fun bikes. For example, the Gios Carbon Lite. Pretty. But, sadly, small… appears to just go to a size 58… so not sure if that’ll work. Alas.
Then there’s Colnago’s Extreme Power… looks like you have to build it up though with your own Campy parts, but that’s OK.
Let’s see… moving over to modern American products, there’s the ever popular Serotta MeiVici. And you can even get your initials engraved on the lugs…. cool.
And finally… the Trek Madone SSL 6.9. Their ProjectOne site is awesome… you can create your own custom bike with colors and components. Want that Campy Record Triple? They can do it… totally awesome. Here’s a link to the $9500 Pastry Powered racing special…. someday, perhaps.
So many fun bikes… drool. And I know that right now, I’m not even pushing what my Bianchi Veloce can do. But it’s amazing what a few short months can do… and while I’m not yet at the point where I could make use of a $3000 or $5000 bike, let alone a $10K bike… I can dream, and more importantly, I can work towards that…
Just keep pedaling… just keep pedaling…