Here's one of mine..
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Sunday best bike. My other one's a CAAD9 but, I don't have a pic of that one.
It's for sale if I can find a geared alternative 🙂
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one gear one, (now running it fixed)
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geared one, in long distance guise, enjoying a mid rid pint on the terrace at Afan Lodge (taken last September, hence the sun)
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Here is one of mine:
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here is my dinky one
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The only picture I have of my gate!!!
Strewth Gingerbloke - are you 8ft tall? 🙂
Shoddy pic of mine:
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Here's the good weather one
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the excitement of waiting for another pic of a resin and fibre Ribble or Planet-X is too much.
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Non of that a55 in the air plastic here 😉
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the excitement of waiting for another pic of a resin and fibre Ribble or Planet-X is too much.
Let me put you out of your misery then..
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And of course, being used..
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Sold the groupset that's in that picture and just today built it up with some new Dura-Ace. I'm trying to decide if I should get some new wheels for it as well. If anyone wants to buy those Ksyriums in the picture, let me know!
the excitement of waiting for another pic of a resin and fibre Ribble or Planet-X is too much.
Just for you!
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If anyone wants to buy those Ksyriums in the picture, let me know!
Tenner?
kilo, that's got the same system that pilot had on his inbred hasn't it? How small does it pack down?
Retro Brian Rourke Super Record
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Retro Fondriest SLX Chorus
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Brian Rourke made to measure 853 Record 11 speed, now fully adjusted and steerer cut off. And have sold the Ksyrium es.
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That Lemond is nearly invisible...
Another plastic 6
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MM
more boring plastic...
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ok let's try again...
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ss ti lemond
Aluminium Bianchi.
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And for MrSmith, some plastic. 😀
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<highfives Mrmo>
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My will be upgraded soon-ish.
[edit] ...and Fontmoss. 😉 That carbon/Ti frame is a beauty. I know that they had a steel/carbon one but this one is the bees knees. How much does the bike weight? [edit]
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Sexy summer bike - got at the begining of Dec and still not had a proper ride on it
Still hacking about on my Focus Vario
The fast plastic one
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and the long distance steel one 😀
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Stiffer than an Englishman's upper lip.
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kilo, that's got the same system that pilot had on his inbred hasn't it? How small does it pack down?
S&S Couplings, it packs down into a case which is about 10" deep and the width of an uninflated wheel, the wheels hold the bits steady. When I split it more it cam with cable splitters but I just use normal cables at the moment as I haven't needed to pack it for a while.
Strewth Gingerbloke - are you 8ft tall?
Not quite, just love riding big bikes, all 61cm of it!!
ok here we go
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it now has custom painted easton forks and skinny wheels
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Fast Steel one!
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The last 3, the gunnar, the de rosa, and the principia, are all really lovely.
Ok.
More plastic:
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Or steel is real though a tourer:
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And finally, I am the new TJ 🙂 :
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Just for you!
a lovely Roberts.
Now with blue/ano Hope headset and q/r seat collar. Will be rolloing her out again in Spring...
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and now the Mrs's Roberts (with plastic bike in the background)
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My Sunday best, I would prefer something ti though.
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hey simondbarnes, nice bar tape bottle cage combo..
(i'm yet to find a comfy saddle in pink)
A disgusting number of these bikes are Ultegra, Dura Ace, Record etc... So much for "Dark Side", everyone seems to really be into their roadies! Nice one! 🙂
Merckx Scandium Rocket 🙂
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i have an S Works frame very similar to crazy-legs that i may want rid of. Anybody interested or know anyone whose interested?
[i]A disgusting number of these bikes are Ultegra, Dura Ace, Record etc... So much for "Dark Side", everyone seems to really be into their roadies! Nice one! [/i]
Haven't you heard? No-one rides MTB anymore, road is the new niche.
hey simondbarnes, nice bar tape bottle cage combo..
Lizard Skins finest tape and cheapo bonty cages.
btw, open to offers on the bike, fancy a 2011 SL3.
here you go...........
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Pink is the new black you know!
Not too sure about those tyres..
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OK then, here's a non-resin-and-fibre Planet X... 🙂the excitement of waiting for another pic of a resin and fibre Ribble or Planet-X is too much.
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adjust your chain length on and on...
Col-na-go (must be said in Italian accent)
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Posh one and winter one.
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built with sale stuff of tinterweb (105, wheels and fork from merlin, frame from CRC, finishing kit from px) and it's great, not superlight but light enough, and lots of fun to ride, all for £800, not bad I reckon
mmmmmmmmmmmmm 8)
(note: just after finishing building, the saddle is NOT that high 😳 )
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what a great collection of bikes! I'm increasing more into road riding and cycle touring than mtb'ing (which is a real shift as I never rode on the road until the last year or so) - is that just me or are more mtb'ers getting into the skinny-tyred world?
Vortexracing - is that a Janis? It seems really tiny. Did you get it in the UK?
is that just me or are more mtb'ers getting into the skinny-tyred world?
No quite a few people I know, including me, seem to be road riding more. My reasons are that it is a lot less faff than mountain-biking and I can do it from my front door; post ride cleaning is minimal; the trails round here are gloopy mud for much of the year and have been ruined by overuse; more routes that you can do without having to drive; getting a much better workout on the road bike (lost 5kgs last year.
Nothing fancy here
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Is it just me...? All these 'plastic' bikes (inc my own) just don't really have the style of a nice steel machine do they. They all look a bit utilitarian, nay ugly to my eye.
I fancy a really high end bespoke steel frame when I get fed up with my Scott. Having written that, they are efficient, light etc. Just not very inspirational.
my reasons for road riding, mud is fun at first but i found after a few years it is no fun anymore, the cleaning, the wear etc. The road bike go out blast the lanes, as long as it isn't icy you can relax and let the world drift by. I still think the best feeling for me on a bike is flying through dry flowing singletrack in springtime beech woodland with the wild garlic, and blue bells.
@Boblo, i see carbon bikes like Full suspension bikes, they are tools, efficient but somewhat clinical. I see a steel bike as a friend, i know that seems odd. My Top fuel costs more than the Lemond but the Lemond means more to me, the Trek is fast and efficient but lacks something?
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Couldn't resist when they dropped to £899 just before Christmas.
+1 mrmo
Gave up mountain biking 2 years ago.
Gave up mountain biking 2 years ago.
While I'm enjoying getting out on the road bike (and especially on the turbo trainer when the weather is nasty) I still prefer mountain biking, even if it's wet and muddy like it was this morning.
First outing this year for the Soul earlier today - simply fantastic.
My current road ride, need to sort a new saddle out for her!
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Also, have now definitely decided to order one of these in understated shot-peened Ti with laser etched graphics... Will be collecting it in person in April/May, happy happy days! 8)
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@mrmo Bang on. Steel is a friend for life (for me) and plastic is a consumable device. Like a food mixer... I can't get the same 'emotional bond' with my Scott as I do with my steel bikes. I still regret selling a high end steel road bike back in the early 90's. I got little for it (in real terms) and it was an old friend. I'd rather have it even as an ornament now than the money I got for it. 🙁
more steel - pegoretti marcelo (columbus spirit), 2 years old with chorus 11. winter trainer and racebike.
i don't usually run those butt-ugly wheels, got a nice pair of handbuilts with the right number of spokes 😉
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Mmmmm... Pegoretti... love their paintjobs, beautiful frames! 🙂
I'm liking that Parlee.
Sounds a familiar story - used to mtb a lot, but finding myself road riding more than off road these days. Less hassle an better for the fitness for sure.
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Is it just me...? All these 'plastic' bikes (inc my own) just don't really have the style of a nice steel machine do they. They all look a bit utilitarian, nay ugly to my eye.
My first response is to say its just you. However, I recently swapped all the parts on my bmx from a steel frame to a lighter, stiffer, aluminium frame. It rides slightly better, as its a bit longer, and it is lighter and ultimately faster. Yet still now and then I'm tempted to change back. Don't know why. Might just be looks. Steel does look nice. Maybe consider ti?
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My ageing Madone. The carbon tub wheels are now gone. I keep meaning to replace it, but always spend the money on something else!
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Hmm did someone say light, fast and efficient.
My Other Steel Bike.
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This is my current road bike (new tape last night, thats why its so clean!):
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soon to be demoted to winter and turbo duties by this:
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Nice bikes. I'd have Flips Rourkie any day. And for race days you can't beat those Madones.
You guys are aware you don't even see such nice kit at the races.
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fast summer bike, was out last week but should start re-appearing very soon. Planet x carbon hack bike is doing a fine job of winter though
I can't get the same 'emotional bond' with my
Yeah, I had the same issue with my modern running shoes, all that rubber just seemed to create a block in the way we communicated. But now I have some norwegian spruce hand made running clogs, and we go out for dinner and bumming.
No posh photos here, this is my do everything summer/winter/training/race bike standing in the hallway!
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@theboatman... naughty boy. I'm talking about aesthetics not function. Tsssk, bloody heathen. 😉
my reasons for road riding, mud is fun at first but i found after a few years it is no fun anymore, the cleaning, the wear etc. The road bike go out blast the lanes, as long as it isn't icy you can relax and let the world drift by. I still think the best feeling for me on a bike is flying through dry flowing singletrack in springtime beech woodland with the wild garlic, and blue bells.
Same here. I absolutely hate cleaning bikes and skipping gears due to mud, so until summer I don't really ride my mtb that much! Add to that, we don't really have any good off-road here but loads of nice country lanes. Can't beat a good off-road descent with some jumps and drops thrown in, though 🙂
I agree, I bought a road bike to train for a triathlon 2 years ago. In the last year I've been out on my MTB twice, thinking of selling it tbh...