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

CheGuedara

@ Murph100 - Gorgeous job on it lad, really really tasty.

I'll have to commission you to photo mine once it's built

(don't know if the snow will still be here, might have to DIY a snow blower like the lad in the Vodafone ad...)

Murph100

Yo Che !

Cheers Dude, dont know what the final weight is, bloody bathroom scales are all over the shop, I reckon herself is constantly tinkering with them :rolleyes:

I DO know both our frames are 940g ( kitchen scales are MINE !! )

Best of luck with the build and see yas on the mountains !!

BTW ya might want to upgrade the chamois & gloves, seriously stiff frames, road feedback is ...erm... lets just say a tad on the extreme side !!

Dangerous Dave

my early racing days were spent aboard European steeds like Peugeot and Paganini, then 5 years on a Cadex, followed by 13 years riding 'new world' machines from Trek and Specialized. But this time I've gone back to France for some lugged power. I've only been out on it to do adjustments, but I'm hoping it rolls as fast as it looks !

blorg

Very nice bike Dave.

Dangerous Dave

cheers blorg
can't seem to get the images embedded into the post itself - will try again later

abcdggs

FYP

The other one is a bit big

Dangerous Dave

thanks abcdggs, think I've mastered it now

@ Murph100 - love that Argon18, was tempted on one myself, sweet build too

electrogrimey

Some functional beauty:



And finally a beautiful converstion/restoration from LFGSS:

Before:

And after:

Murph100

Cheers Dave, heh .. kind of ironic that I've always wanted a Time, just would be completely wasted on me.

That is some incredible machine you've got there, absolutely stunning, hope you knock tons of enjoyment out of it. Campagnolo must be very happy with you !!

Dangerous Dave wrote: »

thanks abcdggs, think I've mastered it now

@ Murph100 - love that Argon18, was tempted on one myself, sweet build too

72hundred

electrogrimey wrote: »

Wow - sexy bike. Do you actually own that? If you don't mind me asking how much was it? (no worries if you don't want to say).

blorg

electrogrimey wrote: »

Nice bike, now banned by UCI apparently. Muwahaha, take that Contador.

DirkVoodoo

Was the greatest cyclist in the world not riding one yesterday or the day before? In red?

niceonetom

Some nice bike in the last few days... I'd have the Time if given the choice (bar tape!!).

electrogrimey wrote: »

What is that? It's not a production Shiv, the brake is on the wrong side of the fork and the rear cowling over the wheel wouldn't have been UCI legal even before the 3:1 rule... a next gen tri bike? a rejected prototype of the Shiv? Where'd the photo come from?

EDIT: here's an actual shiv so you can see the differences I'm on about:

electrogrimey

niceonetom wrote: »

Where'd the photo come from?

I robbed it from the LFGSS Bike Porn thread, don't even nearly own it! It is beautiful, even if it is illegal.

blorg

electrogrimey wrote: »

I robbed it from the LFGSS Bike Porn thread, don't even nearly own it! It is beautiful, even if it is illegal.

I like the way they put it the wrong way around to try to hide the gears.

niceonetom

blorg wrote: »

I like the way they put it the wrong way around to try to hide the gears.

Someone has done it for real. Can't find the full photoset right now but it is both amazing and disgusting what these hipsters will do.

Home:Ballyhoura

electrogrimey wrote: »

Its a shop!



Nice bike though

abcdggs

@nice1tom - here it is in profile, have it on a loop on my desktop. Love it

Explosive_Cornflake

electrogrimey wrote: »

Before:

I'm pretty sure my project I've selected for the summer is the a very similar bike:

gman2k

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

I'm pretty sure my project I've selected for the summer is the a very similar bike:

Looks very much like my Raleigh project that came my way as a freebie!
Your frame is a much nicer size though, mine is about 23 1/2"

Hermy

A spokeless bicycle anyone?

blorg

Not sure how comfortable this would be (not sure I like the look of it either, and it weighs more than two Brooks!) 1,250g of solid gold.

velo.2010

RE The Shiv, its obvious that the redundant headtube fairing was removed from the prototype and the smooth tube integration between the top and down tubes was moved back.

However this apparently suit the UCI also. Maybe they want LA and AC riding exactly the same bikes. Or AC has the better road bike while LA has the better TT bike!

Home:Ballyhoura

blorg wrote: »

Nice bike, now banned by UCI apparently. Muwahaha, take that Contador.

In relation to the ban of the shiv, Contador could only use the older transition if the speed gussets seen below were removed :eek:

Instead of racing The Shiv for the first time, Contador instead will compete on a 2009 Transition TT frame that was modified to meet UCI requirements. Mechanics literally sawed off 2cm of two reinforcements off the bike to fall within the 8cm rule.


The pieces could be trimmed off the Transition frame because they were not an integral part of the frame material. It would be impossible to cut them off the Shiv, however, without damaging the integrity of the carbon-fiber frame.

BEFORE:


AFTER:

Lumen

Labiaplasty!

RobFowl

Lumen wrote: »

Labiaplasty!

More like a labiectomy :rolleyes:

ROK ON

RobFowl wrote: »

More like a labiectomy :rolleyes:

Caroline Morohan had a programme on TV a few weeks back about this. I thought I was unshockable. I am just a prude in reality.
Disturbing.

spyderski

My Planet X w/ Dura Ace 7900 & Zipp 404's

jdt101

Murph100 wrote: »

I like them, wicked grip, corner like on rails, smooth out a bit of road buzz and roll forever but wish they were a little lighter, 240g would be sweet.

Haven't flatted yet so cant comment on that.

Said I'd give them a go...

blorg

My new fast audax bike.