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Coronal

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I know what I've just done, it's like at work when a cute looking woman walks past and you say to your colleague, "did you see that wan that walked past?" and he's like "no" and you're like "she was savage".

Something like that! Now I'm frantically trying any combination of terms in google to find it...

Dangerous Dave

this one ???
(its a 9.8 but Im sure that just means a higher spec'd bike)

Fender76

That sho is purty......

abcdggs

Dangerous Dave wrote: »

this one ???
(its a 9.8 but Im sure that just means a higher spec'd bike)

image snip

what wheels are on the boardman?

Lumen

abcdggs wrote: »

what wheels are on the boardman?

Edge Composites, now called ENVE.

CramCycle

Received yesterday but there are a few modifications to be made:


The groupset is Tiagra (completely, no mixing of Sora or any other types), except for the brakes which are Tektro R538s.
The pedals will be replaced by SPD-SL 105s
The brakes will be replaced by black 105s if they have the clearance for the mudguards, will be checking that this evening.
The Saddle is being replaced by a Brooks B17 Imperial that is being delivered on Sunday. The charge saddle will be making a move to my fixed gear as my saddle got destroyed on that after a collision with the road.
Not a big fan of the wheels either, I am waiting on my next paycheck to see can I afford to replace the front with this: http://www.roseversand.de/artikel/rennrad-vorderrad-28700-c-336506
I am placing two bottle mounts on it, matt black.
The handle bars are a bit widde for my liking, so I may replace them with a set of richie comp drop from my other bike as they are a few centimetres narrower, not sure yet.
The new handlebars will be wrapped in Brooks leather handlebar tape that has been in my room for almost a year.
I might replace the rear wheel as well with the one from my other bike, and sell the wheels as a set, not sure yet, not a fan of those blade spokes.

I have never had a bike with the dual brake/gear control system, so this will be new territory for me. It will be used mainly for my weekend spins, and my old lady will be used as a beater for in and out to work, she has had good innings but it's time to move on.

el tel

How tall are you CramCycle?

CramCycle

el tel wrote: »

How tall are you CramCycle?

I am 6'1, the saddle is down about an 1.5 inches since the photo was taken, having never ordered a bike online before, I was paranoid about it being in good nick so set it up ASAP to make sure it was all in working order. the only negatives so far are that the front mudguard was slightly bent out of shape and that there was no crimper on the rear derailleur cable.

Took it out for a test ride today and I am quite happy. It's alot heavier than my other bikes but I don't seem to be putting in any extra effort to get up to the same speeds. The gear thing is a bit weird after so long on friction shifters.

Taking her out for a long spin on Saturday to make sure she's fit for purpose.

Explosive_Cornflake

The chain could loose a few links.
Obligatory Park Tools Link

Bunnyhopper

Captain Havoc wrote: »

No, it was AiR 9.4

Like this one?



http://plixi.com/photos/original/69727615

Captain Havoc

That's the one, schwing.

Whats a derailleur?

My new bike!!!
Started out like this in theory....


And then, thanks to lots of research and work by DirkVoodoo and El Tonto, I have this!!!
Woohoo new bike...I love it!

It's a Planet X Nanolight (Ultra high modulus) frame with Ultegra 6700 (50/34 and 12/25, but I have another cassette for the Etape!). Notice all the lovely pink detailing (cables, tape and tyres). It's certainly a unique bike anyway, it goes well with the MAWS jersey.

ROK ON

Its a very nice bike, but certainly not unique.
I cycled last year with a lady from Cork with a very similar PX with identical finishing kit.
Anyway, best of luck with it. It sure is purdy (a bit of pink, and even I like PX's).

Junior

This landed to me this evening

fat bloke

Got my girl a new pair of shoes a couple of weeks ago. Roll on the good weather so I can see how they fit

Dubba

SWEET

Dave11

2011 Race bike!! Took delivery yesterday. Thanks to Derek Humphries for building her for me....

Frame: Giant TCR Advanced
Groupset: Chorus 11-speed
Wheels: Cosmic Carbon
Bars: ITM Carbon Wing Shape
Stem: ITM Vista
Pedals: Look Keo Carbon
Saddle: Fizik Kium Arione
Cages: Red Race 2
Bar Tape: Fizik
Computer: Polar CS200 CAD

The blue spacers are from Bikepure.org which I registered with this year and recommend everyone does!

scar 101

My new cube streamer

Captain Havoc

Have you got real pictures?

tawfeeredux

Dave11 wrote: »

2011 Race bike!! Took delivery yesterday. Thanks to Derek Humphries for building her for me....

Frame: Giant TCR Advanced
Groupset: Chorus 11-speed
Wheels: Cosmic Carbon
Bars: ITM Carbon Wing Shape
Stem: ITM Vista
Pedals: Look Keo Carbon
Saddle: Fizik Kium Arione
Cages: Red Race 2
Bar Tape: Fizik
Computer: Polar CS200 CAD

The blue spacers are from Bikepure.org which I registered with this year and recommend everyone does!

Looks good Dave. Got my TCR frame a few weeks before you & it's still in a box in the attic:rolleyes:. Have all the necessary parts now though, so hopefully I'll be posting pics here soon enough.

What size is yours btw?

Dave11

tawfeeredux wrote: »

Looks good Dave. Got my TCR frame a few weeks before you & it's still in a box in the attic:rolleyes:. Have all the necessary parts now though, so hopefully I'll be posting pics here soon enough.

What size is yours btw?

Well,

Mine is a Large frame. Had it out this morning and can't get over the handling!! Savage....:D

levitronix

fat bloke wrote: »

Got my girl a new pair of shoes a couple of weeks ago. Roll on the good weather so I can see how they fit

looks sweet !! but clean or get new bar tape

Hail 2 Da Thief

fat bloke wrote: »

Got my girl a new pair of shoes a couple of weeks ago. Roll on the good weather so I can see how they fit:)

fat bloke

levitronix wrote: »

looks sweet !! but clean or get new bar tape

Yeah, first thing on my list now - can't afford it after the frickin' Zipps!

david

Gave the old girl a well deserved scrub after the harsh winter today.

Mods include:

Chopped MTB flatbars with Oury grips,
De-wrapped the frame (Chrome baby!),
Added a front brake,
Conti Ultra Gatorskins for the Irish weather.

To-Do: New saddle; that Bianchi one gives me such saddle arse. Recommendations?

Cheers,
D.

PS Warning: Hi Res

Lumen

No retro porn on here recently. For shame.



Want.

fat bloke

Retro porn eh?

Does this count??

This is my winter "hack" - (I have since reduced the saddle height :rolleyes:)





Beautiful bike to ride on our rutted roads, the steel frame just takes em in its stride.

Raam

Gasco

Lumen wrote: »

No retro porn on here recently. For shame.



Want.

Thats a great photo, for some reason Half Man Half Biscuit sprung from the dark corridors of my mind.

I presume Sturmey Archer are no longer with us??

tomasrojo

Still around, but much changed. They were sold in 2000 by their parent company, Derby, to a company called Lenark, which turned out to be just a shell, and Sturmey Archer effectively was bankrupt.

It was a big headache for Brompton too, who were heavily reliant on the S.A. three-speed hub gear. They contemplated buying S.A. out, so worried were they. Instead they switched to SRAM.

Meanwhile, Sunrace of Taiwan bought out S.A. before they were liquidated and production moved there. So you can still buy S.A. hub gears. In fact, I have one on my Brompton, since Brompton began building bikes with the new S.A. gears from Taiwan.

(I read David Henshaw's Brompton Bicycle book before Christmas.)