Members' bikes

[eck]

I love the way you've scattered flower petals around your bike. Is it love? 

[Rollo]

I'd put the mudguard-stay quick-release doofers back - they're a bit more important now the stays attach at the dropouts.

[Paul]

Just finished a new bike for my girlfriend, 

... Trek 1.2 WSD 47cm frame with Mavic Kysrium Equipe wheels
... TA Carmina 165mm 26-36-46, this gives roughly 24" to 95" gear ratios with 13-29 cassette
... Campagnolo Record Red label Ergo, indulged here as personally I prefer to the non QS front shifting and clunkier gear change.
... Campagnolo Comp triple mech with 13-29 cassette
... Campagnolo Comp Front mech, dsigned for larger rings, as you can see the outer plate does not follow the chain ring line, but it still works well enough.
... Short depth bars,
... Cateye Strada Wireless computer

Nice bike, boy are you smitten!

As for Louisa she thought it looked lovely, although when I started to tell her the thought that went into the equipment choices I could see her eyes glazing over   

Listen, if it doesn't work out between you two, well, I'm just saying, my eyes wouldn't be glazing over... 

Shimano R650 57mm brakes

Hmm, so you're not completely smitten after all?

Seriously - that's a fabulous bike. I hope you four have thousands of happy miles together.

[GruB]

I love the way you've scattered flower petals around your bike. Is it love? 

Of course.

[GruB]

I'd put the mudguard-stay quick-release doofers back - they're a bit more important now the stays attach at the dropouts.

Oh.  I couldn't figure out how they worked.  I had to use some old mudguard guides as the ones on the original pic were too short.  I suppose I can just move the quick release over easily?  I will have a look.

[clarion]

SKS have redesigned the mudguard fixing so you can't adjust it, and the stays are very long, so I fitted my latest 'guards without the secu-clips.

I might revisit now I've adapted SKS' brilliant innovation back to something workable.

[CathH]

My bike hasn't been seen on here for a while.  Nothing's changed as such apart from new lights and tyres.  He's looking relaxed by the canal before the ride home.

[clarion]

A perfect scene. Made me smile.

[blackpuddinonnabike]

Getting there...

[woollypigs]

oi you evil little GIT , show us some more pictures !!!!

[blackpuddinonnabike]

oi you evil little GIT , show us some more pictures !!!!

Not till it's finished at the end of the month... 

[vince]

My Dawes Sardar, bought from Alan last year and a godsend in the Welsh hills:



I would like to fit lighter forks and get a green respray. On other days I want to keep the forks and fit a disc, it all depends on the hill I've just been up.

My summer bike:



This was the bike I bought when I started to become interested in longer rides. I took a significant chunk of my student loan and was worth it

[robgul]

I'd put the mudguard-stay quick-release doofers back - they're a bit more important now the stays attach at the dropouts.

Oh.  I couldn't figure out how they worked.  I had to use some old mudguard guides as the ones on the original pic were too short.  I suppose I can just move the quick release over easily?  I will have a look.

I would STRONGLY recommend that you fit the plastic quick release clips for the mudguard stays - readers may recall that last November one of my cycling club pals caught a bit of stick in his front guard (with fixed stays), was catapulted over the bars, landed on his (helmeted) head but broke his neck and back - resulting in the life support system having to be switched off a few days later         

Not sure what the outcome would have been if he had the QR mudguards ... but seems a good idea to take precautions.

Rob

[cookiemonster]

My new-ish bike




Sorry that the quality isn't great, it was taken with my dodgy old camera

[Yoyo]

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This should be my pride and joy but I cannot see what I am uploading!!
A smaller picture is to the left! - My ride from Poole to Hengistbury Head.

[TimO]

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This should be my pride and joy but I cannot see what I am uploading!!
A smaller picture is to the left! - My ride from Poole to Hengistbury Head.

OK, it looks like you haven't got an image in your post.  Assuming you've uploaded the image onto a suitable website (like Flikr or something of that ilk), and you've got the URL of the image alone, you'll need to put that URL between some "img" tags eg like this:

[img]http://www.server.goes.here.com/filename_here.gif[/img]

Use the "Reply with quote" feature on somebody else's post to see what they've done.

Oh, and welcome to the forum.

[clarion]

Vince, that lifebelt on the Cougar seems oversized for the type of bike.

[scott]

Vince, that lifebelt on the Cougar seems oversized for the type of bike.

Also: please be cautious. No matter how tempting that "special reduced rate" sounds, don't pay the ferryman. Don't even fix a price.

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[donpedro]

My Dawes Sardar, bought from Alan last year and a godsend in the Welsh hills:



I would like to fit lighter forks and get a green respray. On other days I want to keep the forks and fit a disc, it all depends on the hill I've just been up.

Give it a rest! The Sardar is a proper camping tourer not a get-there-in-a-hurry-bike! Shame on Dawes for replacing such good frame with a disposable "soda-can" version this year!

[vince]

I don't understand why they did it either. I thought the Sardar was one of a kind at that price point and very good value. The thing I love about this bike is that if the mood took me I reckon I could ride out one day and not stop (visas permitting) until I arrived at my brother's place in the middle of Africa for a beer. Until then it can continue to do excellent service in the Welsh hills.

[Luke]

A black fixed with nitto racks front and rear, midge bars, brooks saddle and V-brakes?

Got one of them. 

That looks awfully like an on-one crankset too, only yours must be new 'coz the shiny chrome finish hasn't started pealing off yet. 

[vince]

Good grief Luke, where had you ridden that to?

[peliroja]

Ooh, I will *hopefully* have new bike pics to post in here tomorrow.

Fingers crossed.

[Luke]

Good grief Luke, where had you ridden that to?

I rode up to Berwick upon Tweed over 4 days last week. The photo was taken at Seahouses shortly before getting there.

Spent the past week chasing recumbent tricyclists all over Northumberland and the borders area. 

[Chris N]

A black fixed with nitto racks front and rear, midge bars, brooks saddle and V-brakes?

Got one of them. 

Nice!