Author Topic: Members' bikes  (Read 2471090 times)

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6550 on: 19 September, 2013, 12:02:21 pm »
Interesting bars - sort of "flat drops". I think I want something like that for my hybrid as I'm not that keen on the straight flat bars it has.
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

slope

  • Inclined to distraction
    • Current pedalable joys
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6551 on: 19 September, 2013, 12:16:15 pm »
Hmm.  It's still a whole bundle of loveliness, but I think the skinwall tyres fit better with the look.  YMMV, and it's your bike. ;D

But semi sheen rubber looks faster in black :P The water bottle is doin' my head in though :sick:

Interesting bars - sort of "flat drops". I think I want something like that for my hybrid as I'm not that keen on the straight flat bars it has.

On One/Planet X moustachoid bars MUNGO

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6552 on: 19 September, 2013, 12:20:37 pm »
I think I need a 25.4mm clamp diameter, so they won't fit, but thanks anyway.

As for the water bottle, you need a YACF bidon, The One True Water Bottle. Unless, of course, you don't.  :)
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6553 on: 19 September, 2013, 12:44:52 pm »
That RRA is lovely. I lusted after one in my teens, eventually getting a Raleigh rapide road bike. Now with mo' bars it's even better.

The mo' bars are a personal favourite. They're on my Moulton with carbon bar end brake levers and stem mounted gear shifters and on my Overbury's ATB and the Dawes tandem with drop bar brake levers and bar end shifters.

The variety of positions of drop bars but no unnecessary bending, & you can ride on the hoods still too!
not so much a gravel grinder.... more of a gravel groveller


slope

  • Inclined to distraction
    • Current pedalable joys
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6554 on: 19 September, 2013, 12:48:16 pm »

fuzzy

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6555 on: 19 September, 2013, 01:52:15 pm »

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6556 on: 19 September, 2013, 04:06:22 pm »
You're correct Slope, it is 'ard now the rebas have gone :D

And some of the blue shiny bits aren't very spangly anymore Fuzzy. The hope stuff is still looking good and the on one Mary bars are good but the blue stuff from superstar is going silver already! My 3/4 humvees have rubbed the blue anodising off the seatpost in 1 ride and after this last ride its gone very silver in places. It's only a month old and looks like its been on the bike for years :(
OnOne Pickenflick - Tour De Fer 20 - Pinnacle Arkose cx - Charge Cooker maxi2 fatty - GT Zaskar Carbon Expert

slope

  • Inclined to distraction
    • Current pedalable joys
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6557 on: 19 September, 2013, 04:42:22 pm »
That RRA is lovely. I lusted after one in my teens, eventually getting a Raleigh rapide road bike. Now with mo' bars it's even better.

The mo' bars are a personal favourite. They're on my Moulton with carbon bar end brake levers and stem mounted gear shifters and on my Overbury's ATB and the Dawes tandem with drop bar brake levers and bar end shifters.

The variety of positions of drop bars but no unnecessary bending, & you can ride on the hoods still too!

A second hand RRA was my fist ever 531 with Campag jewels machine in 1983 - so getting this frame and forks was a wholey wistful indulgence ::-)

And yes, the Mungo/Mo's provide more than enough comfortable positions - I like "on the hoods" - makes me feel like an aero plus foured old fart - especially with my Campag cotton cap on backwards ;D

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6558 on: 20 September, 2013, 03:22:13 pm »





Fettling my Aravis, and gave it a clean. Fitted some new bits so it's perfect, but still waiting for tyres. Feeling lots of regret. Discussions with the financial controller regarding a stay of execution are being had. As the chap in the bike shop put it:

"She looks well for it".

 :'(

We were always happy together....


Chris S

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6559 on: 20 September, 2013, 03:50:12 pm »
OOh... is it a caption it?

"Sorry.... pffffvvvvttt..."
"Just off up the next hill for a pee..."
"Pfffvvvtt... Sorry!"

 :D

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6560 on: 20 September, 2013, 04:09:16 pm »
OOh... is it a caption it?

"Sorry.... pffffvvvvttt..."
"Just off up the next hill for a pee..."
"Pfffvvvtt... Sorry!"

 :D

Potential buyers should note that I've subsequently changed the saddle.

slope

  • Inclined to distraction
    • Current pedalable joys
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6561 on: 21 September, 2013, 01:43:57 pm »
Late wife's '92 custom Longstaff Touring/Audax F&F being made to fit me ::-)

Go to take it over to the workshop and ream seat tube out from 27mm to 27.2mm so as to fit VO Grand Cru longer setback seatpost (to make up for the steeper seat tube angle :thumbsup:)

Neat shiny dinky little SP PV-8 Dyno Hub :D





Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6562 on: 22 September, 2013, 06:53:57 pm »
The Decathlon b'twin Triban 3 these days...


P1190893 by ao, on Flickr
Cycle and recycle.   SS Wilson

menthel

  • Jim is my real, actual name
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6563 on: 22 September, 2013, 07:23:56 pm »
My Italia when barely used. Now has a few more bits and bobs on it!


New bike by menthel, on Flickr

Squarewheels

  • Too much cake :sick:
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6564 on: 24 September, 2013, 08:44:42 pm »
The answer to can I fit muguards to this = yes...It's bloody tight under the fork at the front. Also with new folding Gatorskins - much better grip and (hopefully) longevity.


Giant Peloton Audax by Squarewheels, on Flickr

I can't decide which picture is best. The one above shows the colour best...


Giant Peloton Audax by Squarewheels, on Flickr

Now known as audax/winter mode.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6565 on: 26 September, 2013, 11:16:55 pm »
Tight squeeze here too. New winter bike built from the remains of my Madone 4.5, hung on a Madone 2.3 frame.




zigzag

  • unfuckwithable
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6566 on: 27 September, 2013, 10:11:55 am »
^^ nice bike and nice colour! (but functionally it is very similar to your other trek?)

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6567 on: 27 September, 2013, 10:26:01 am »

I love this photo. Is it the Cotswolds?
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6568 on: 27 September, 2013, 10:31:37 am »
Yes - extraordinarily similar - had the bike fitter replicate the position from the fit on the 4.7.

This is about keeping the carbon bike for treats, and not using it when I want to go quick when the weather is grotty. At the mo' all I have is a fixed CX bike, and gearing it for the hills around here means its speed limited on the flat, let alone downhill.

This build was too good an offer from my LBS to pass up - nearly all the bits came from the old 4.5 that was written off. The insurance company didn't want it back, and this deal was done on the basis that I gave the dead frame back to Trek. They didn't want a cosmetically perfect carbon Madone that had hit a 4x4 at 40+kph floating about. I wouldn't have done, but it would have been easy for it to end up on ebay advertised as a "<1y old mint condition 4-series carbon Madone".

This is Otley Chevin, overlooking the moor between Menston and Baildon.

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6569 on: 27 September, 2013, 10:40:56 am »
Ah - the walls are so similar and even the hills!
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6570 on: 27 September, 2013, 09:00:54 pm »
Raleigh Record recently acquired as the pub bike -


Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6571 on: 05 October, 2013, 04:23:35 pm »
early birthday present from the ever-lovely mrsmike:


5D3_6411 by simpleimages_mike, on Flickr

is now quite a lot muddier   :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Charlotte

  • Dissolute libertine
  • Here's to ol' D.H. Lawrence...
    • charlottebarnes.co.uk
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6572 on: 05 October, 2013, 04:57:07 pm »
Limesurlicious!
Commercial, Editorial and PR Photographer - www.charlottebarnes.co.uk

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6573 on: 05 October, 2013, 05:09:51 pm »
Mike: that looks good :)
Current mood: AARRRGGGGHHHHH !!! #bollockstobrexit

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #6574 on: 05 October, 2013, 05:37:11 pm »
Very very nice.