Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2459461 times)

AlbionLass · « **Reply #4975 on:** 15 December, 2011, 06:51:12 am »

Hehe

It's wierd but it seems like everytime I decide to get some money together to decorate the house or make-over the garden I seem to buy a bike or cycling kit of some sort.
What can I say...I'm a flawed individual.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #4976 on:** 15 December, 2011, 06:56:03 am »

Quote from: AlbionLass on 15 December, 2011, 06:51:12 am

Hehe It's wierd but it seems like everytime I decide to get some money together to decorate the house or make-over the garden I seem to buy a bike or cycling kit of some sort.
What can I say...I'm a flawed individual.

You've escaped lightly, just look over past pages to see how others have suffered

Bike pictures in kitchens seem to cause the most outrage!

marcusjb · « **Reply #4977 on:** 15 December, 2011, 07:37:48 am »

Welcome albionlass.

There's just something so right about about a bob Jackson. Lovely looking machine.

SpaceBadger · « **Reply #4978 on:** 16 December, 2011, 07:34:52 am »

Ready for Christmas club runs this weekend...

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #4979 on:** 16 December, 2011, 07:42:58 am »

Excellent - merry Christmas!

Bledlow · « **Reply #4980 on:** 16 December, 2011, 01:22:20 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 14 December, 2011, 09:48:56 pm

That's a nice Jackson

Proper lugged steel frame, innit? Is that a Reynolds sticker I see on the fork blade?

AlbionLass · « **Reply #4981 on:** 16 December, 2011, 10:43:07 pm »

Lugged yes, Reynolds 631.

Bledlow · « **Reply #4982 on:** 17 December, 2011, 12:09:16 am »

Oooh! Lug lining! Pretty!

Nice looking bike. If it rides like it looks, you must have a great deal of fun on it.

Looks like Ergopower shifters, with those paddles you push in to shift up.

Torslanda · « **Reply #4983 on:** 17 December, 2011, 01:51:19 am »

Quote from: Bledlow on 17 December, 2011, 12:09:16 am

Oooh! Lug lining! Pretty!

Nice looking bike. If it rides like it looks, you must have a great deal of fun on it.

Looks like Ergopower shifters, with those paddles you push in to shift up.

Nah! It's got Shimano, innit!

Nice bike, BTW!

AlbionLass · « **Reply #4984 on:** 17 December, 2011, 11:52:06 am »

It's my first non Campag road bike for quite some time.
Chose Shimano this time because I prefer their lower end kit to Campag (whose higher stuff I prefer to Shimano.)

GruB · « **Reply #4985 on:** 17 December, 2011, 04:33:30 pm »

Do you think it would look better with black steerer spacers instead of the aluminium ones?

AlbionLass · « **Reply #4986 on:** 17 December, 2011, 06:32:09 pm »

Quote from: GruB on 17 December, 2011, 04:33:30 pm

Do you think it would look better with black steerer spacers instead of the aluminium ones?

Nah.

Silver below the stem to match the headset, black above to match the stem.
Most of them will be gone next spring when I get round to shortening the steerer tube.

adam w · « **Reply #4987 on:** 18 December, 2011, 06:14:42 pm »

My bike I like to ride to work. I removed the front shifting bits because I only need about 4 gears. The tyres are 25c front and 28c rear Schwalbe marathon normals. Please do criticise

Bledlow · « **Reply #4988 on:** 18 December, 2011, 06:41:16 pm »

Criticise? Why? Looks like a good commuting bike. Not sure about the thing it's leaning on, though.

Quote from: GruB on 17 December, 2011, 04:33:30 pm

Do you think it would look better with black steerer spacers instead of the aluminium ones?

Not with that pale blue. Shiny aluminium goes with it much better.

adam w · « **Reply #4989 on:** 18 December, 2011, 08:37:35 pm »

Quote from: Bledlow on 18 December, 2011, 06:41:16 pm

Criticise? Why? Looks like a good commuting bike. Not sure about the thing it's leaning on, though.

ha, thanks

Focus is getting a bit haggard now

TimC · « **Reply #4990 on:** 18 December, 2011, 08:53:47 pm »

Quote from: adam w on 18 December, 2011, 06:14:42 pm

My bike I like to ride to work. I removed the front shifting bits because I only need about 4 gears. The tyres are 25c front and 28c rear Schwalbe marathon normals. Please do criticise

Hope you got the bastard Focus driver who knocked you off!

Moose57 · « **Reply #4991 on:** 18 December, 2011, 08:58:56 pm »

HoHoHo...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4992 on:** 18 December, 2011, 09:07:42 pm »

Quote from: Bledlow on 18 December, 2011, 06:41:16 pm

Quote from: GruB on 17 December, 2011, 04:33:30 pm
Do you think it would look better with black steerer spacers instead of the aluminium ones?
Not with that pale blue. Shiny aluminium goes with it much better.

That was Little Cudzo's verdict, too.

MacB · « **Reply #4993 on:** 18 December, 2011, 09:20:52 pm »

Quote from: adam w on 18 December, 2011, 06:14:42 pm

My bike I like to ride to work. I removed the front shifting bits because I only need about 4 gears. The tyres are 25c front and 28c rear Schwalbe marathon normals. Please do criticise

Looks well thought out and solid to me, plus you can always make a front change manually if you ever need it.