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Post images of beauty (quote pics sparingly) - see Mod warnings in OP

uberwolf · 2004-02-02 15:15:06

Seeing as the after hours lads have been drooling over their own concepts of beauty thought occured that the cyclists could post images of their equipment. [/B]And of their dream bikes etc. happy viewing. thats my current babe, in white. She's a few years old now though, so I'd love to have the money to replace her. Till…

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#5402 12-04-2013 1:29pm
route66

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Harrybelafonte wrote: »

All those bikes could also be raced, So they're all racers too.

True, but I wonder what the criteria for winning would be on this one:

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#5403 12-04-2013 1:45pm
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route66 wrote: »

True, but I wonder what the criteria for winning would be on this one:

Well to win, you would obviously need to do a No. 1.

Race tactics might employ a simple two step strategy:
1. Establish an early lead.
2. FLUSH

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#5404 12-04-2013 8:49pm
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The Monster:

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#5405 12-04-2013 8:54pm
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That's some bike, Beasty! Just, just WOW... :eek:

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#5406 12-04-2013 9:22pm
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Oh yeah

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#5407 12-04-2013 9:36pm
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Jesus.

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#5408 12-04-2013 9:47pm
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Flagging you on Strava, that has got to be cheating. That type of picture should come with a warning, safely located in a brown bag on the top shelf

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#5409 12-04-2013 9:54pm
Briando

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@Beasty where will you get to race on it?

If only somebody would make a TT league... hhmmm

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#5410 12-04-2013 9:57pm
Zyzz

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Also..how much?

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#5411 12-04-2013 9:59pm
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Zyzz wrote: »

Also..how much?

Wrong thread for that. Such admissions are for this thread.

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#5412 12-04-2013 9:59pm
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Briando wrote: »

@Beasty where will you get to race on it?

If only somebody would make a TT league... hhmmm

There is an IVCA TT league - 10 TTs of between 10m and 50m. May also head up North for a couple of TTs this year. Then there's a couple in the Club League, plus a separate TT League put on by Cuchulainn. And of course there's a few local Strava segments to practice on;)

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#5413 12-04-2013 10:06pm
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Zyzz wrote: »

Also..how much?

Did it on the cheap...

Wheels and saddle are from my old TT bike - as the wheels are 10 speed the Di2 is "last year's model". They had to put cheaper bars than originally intended to keep the cables hidden. Quarq was a bit of hassle as it needed a special BB adapter and they were out of stock everywhere, which resulted in quite a delay in getting it built. Can't possibly do it justice, but I'll enjoy trying ...

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#5414 12-04-2013 10:08pm
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Holy mackerel that's some bike Beasty, mucho respect! :eek:

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#5415 12-04-2013 10:09pm
Beasty

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Lumen wrote: »

Wrong thread for that. Such admissions are for this thread.

I deliberately try and steer clear of that thread:o

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#5416 12-04-2013 10:21pm
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Got my Canyon Roadlite AL 6.0 today.

Took a while to sort out but was simple to do.

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#5417 12-04-2013 10:22pm
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Beasty wrote: »

The Monster:

this is the one I want. Fell in love the first time I saw it. Tempeted to head to Boston just to buy it.

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#5418 12-04-2013 11:11pm
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godtabh wrote: »

Got my Canyon Roadlite AL 6.0 today.

Took a while to sort out but was simple to do.

very handy all the cables are in situ!
I was looking (in vain) to see if canyon would be on the BTW scheme and do exactly what you did,but went for planet x as they were and alas canyon were not!

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#5419 12-04-2013 11:21pm
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All I need now is to sort the seat post torque and then hopefully 100km on Sunday

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#5420 12-04-2013 11:29pm
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100 km is a very long spin for first spin

godtabh wrote: »

All I need now is to sort the seat post torque and then hopefully 100km on Sunday

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#5421 13-04-2013 7:42am
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i'll take the old ike out tomorrow and the new one out for 30km on monday

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#5422 13-04-2013 11:48am
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beasty that is simply awesome. not sure how you;re going to avoid mixing it up with the new commuter and arriving into work on that some day

two new bikes in a week. is it xmas already? i must have missed the summer..:)

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#5423 13-04-2013 12:34pm
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2.7kg

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-worlds-lightest-bike-36902/

For those who say that light won't work for long..

Mai and others put more than 20,000km on it over a period of two years.

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#5424 13-04-2013 12:39pm
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seanin4711 wrote: »

I was looking (in vain) to see if canyon would be on the BTW scheme and do exactly what you did,but went for planet x as they were and alas canyon were not!

The BTW scheme does not care which shop you get your bike from.

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#5425 13-04-2013 4:08pm
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AstraMonti wrote: »

2.7kg

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-worlds-lightest-bike-36902/

For those who say that light won't work for long..

Astra you are sick - in dire need of help.
You have bikoerxia.

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#5426 13-04-2013 4:22pm
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You gotta love the comment from TheRollingDoorLAD that bikeradar article...............2.7kg, I've had ****s heavier than that !

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#5427 13-04-2013 8:08pm
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its a hell of a lot cheaper to go on a diet.

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#5428 13-04-2013 8:30pm
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Raam wrote: »

The BTW scheme does not care which shop you get your bike from.

Depends on your job. The way it's run where I work it has to done through the poxy bike2work.com website. No online for me.

they/them/theirs

And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek

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#5429 13-04-2013 8:33pm
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Brian? wrote: »

Depends on your job. The way it's run where I work it has to done through the poxy bike2work.com website. No online for me.

The point Raam was making is it's not the scheme that restricts choice - it's your employer. Anyway, this is a topic for the megathread, not "images of beauty"

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#5430 14-04-2013 7:54pm
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Beasty wrote: »

Did it on the ...

You know you have to produce a family 'cervelo' portrait for us now don't you

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#5431 14-04-2013 8:03pm
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Bh13 wrote: »

You know you have to produce a family 'cervelo' portrait for us now don't you

It's in hand - just awaiting the right weather, and need to put the posh wheels on the track bike - then I will post what should be my last "contribution" to this particular thread ...

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