Members' bikes

[IanDG]

Love the red 

[Torslanda]

Awful colour. Hate it.

<Marvin>

 . . . Can't bear oceans . . .

</Marvin>

[LindaG]

Awful colour. Hate it.

<Marvin>

 . . . Can't bear oceans . . .

</Marvin>

<Marvin>

                  People are always buggering off over oceans ...
       

                                                                </Marvin>

[CrinklyLion]

<Mary Fucking Poppins>

And then sending back postcards with exciting bridges, and interestingly furrin toothrotting comestibles, and meeting tigers leopards, and then coming back with all The Good Stories.

</Mary Fucking Poppins>
 

[Cudzoziemiec]

I like the colour (and the whole look of the bike) but it looks orange to me, not red. 

[Blodwyn Pig]

I didn't think Roberts made disc braked tourers. Useful looking machine - I hope you have many happy miles on it!

No steerer to play with but if the bike fits you, and the drop to the bars looks similar to that on your other bikes, there is nothing wrong with that. Plenty of leeway with a change of stem if the need ever arose.

It's a bit more upright than my other bikes, but not so much that it's an issue. I use the drops more, that's about it.

I was waiting to get a Surly Disc Trucker built up like yours, SP, but this was too good to resist.

Was this the one on the CTC forum a few weeks back, seem to remember it had odd dims... short TT or some such. Same colour and discs.

[interzen]

I like the colour (and the whole look of the bike) but it looks orange to me, not red. 

I'm failing to see how that could a problem
I'd check your monitor settings, though - it definitely looks red to me.

[Deano]

Was this the one on the CTC forum a few weeks back, seem to remember it had odd dims... short TT or some such. Same colour and discs.

That's it. Looked really odd in the photos, but it fits me alright.

[Deano]

I like the colour (and the whole look of the bike) but it looks orange to me, not red. 

Do you mean the bottom one? What colour does the third one look on your screen?

Nowt wrong with orange, of course, but it be red. Not the richest red, but red.

[Cudzoziemiec]

The third one looks a bright orange, the last one a reddy-orange. Or, as it might be, an orangey-red. I reckon the difference is in my eyes, that's all.

[Deano]

Maybe I need an orange bike. The Dave Yates wants a new paint job.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I think you need a red one. 

[Deano]

[tiermat]

Cudzo, I can confirm, having seen that bike at least twice, that it is red, almost fire engine red in fact.

[Karla]

Looks pretty, when are you going to introduce her to your friends?

[interzen]

Maybe I need an orange bike. The Dave Yates wants a new paint job.

At some point in the very near future, my 1x1 is going to turn orange.
I blame Surly for doing matching decals

[Templogin]

Strida SX.

I wear too much make-up and drive a car of which the doors keep falling off.

I have been told that my ass is too small as well.

[LEE]

A rather dreamy shot of my Pinarello.

Since buying it from Revrob it's the only bike I've ridden.  Here it's a couple of hours into a 100 mile ride, at Silchester, Hants.

It's a very deceptive bike, it seems to move along fairly quickly despite being rather comfy and relaxed to ride.

I've bought 2 bikes from forumites and they are both excellent.  Lots of bang for not much buck.



I'm now a convert to disc brakes, Avid BB7 in this case.  They make so much sense on filthy winter roads.

[mcshroom]

A rather dreamy shot of my Pinarello.

Since buying it from Revrob it's the only bike I've ridden.  Here it's a couple of hours into a 100 mile ride, at Silchester, Hants.

It's a very deceptive bike, it seems to move along fairly quickly despite being rather comfy and relaxed to ride.

I've bought 2 bikes from forumites and they are both excellent.  Lots of bang for not much buck.



I'm now a convert to disc brakes, Avid BB7 in this case.  They make so much sense on filthy winter roads.

Comes with a pre-fitted method of posting your brevet card home too

[The French Tandem]

Paul,

I'm interested to know what you think about your bull horn bar on long audax rides.
How does it compare to drop bars, regarding long term comfort?

[LEE]

Paul,

I'm interested to know what you think about your bull horn bar on long audax rides.
How does it compare to drop bars, regarding long term comfort?

I'm a convert to Bull-horns.

I didn't necessarily want them or ask for them, I just got them when I purchased this bike and I love them.  I've only done a max of 100 miles on them (during that ride in fact) but I've never once thought about comfort....that's about the best thing I can say about them. (They are very, very, padded...my guess is triple-wrapped, maybe just double).

They aren't very aero as they are rather wide but that gives lots of leverage for Single-speed climbing.

I don't know what bars they are (ask Revrob) or whether they would suit you but I like them a lot.

Remember, I have 7 bikes, since I bought this bike in November 2012 I haven't ridden any of my other bikes.

[LEE]

A rather dreamy shot of my Pinarello.

Since buying it from Revrob it's the only bike I've ridden.  Here it's a couple of hours into a 100 mile ride, at Silchester, Hants.

It's a very deceptive bike, it seems to move along fairly quickly despite being rather comfy and relaxed to ride.

I've bought 2 bikes from forumites and they are both excellent.  Lots of bang for not much buck.



I'm now a convert to disc brakes, Avid BB7 in this case.  They make so much sense on filthy winter roads.

Comes with a pre-fitted method of posting your brevet card home too

Don't tell anyone but that's the Silchester Info control.....vital info may be gleaned by zooming-in perhaps.

[Martin 14]

Paul,

I'm interested to know what you think about your bull horn bar on long audax rides.
How does it compare to drop bars, regarding long term comfort?

I'm a convert to Bull-horns.

I didn't necessarily want them or ask for them, I just got them when I purchased this bike and I love them.  I've only done a max of 100 miles on them (during that ride in fact) but I've never once thought about comfort....that's about the best thing I can say about them. (They are very, very, padded...my guess is triple-wrapped, maybe just double).

They aren't very aero as they are rather wide but that gives lots of leverage for Single-speed climbing.

I don't know what bars they are (ask Revrob) or whether they would suit you but I like them a lot.

Remember, I have 7 bikes, since I bought this bike in November 2012 I haven't ridden any of my other bikes.

I quite like the bars, but also combo of brakes

[Cudzoziemiec]

It doesn't often look this clean.

[marcusjb]

Have to say, that's lovely Cudzo!  Great colour too.