Members' bikes

[Rhys W]

I'm guessing you like Flite saddles, eck? 

[LEE]

It's a few years since I posted pics of my bikes, so I thought I'd do an update. Some have come, some have gone, so here's what we have at the moment, roughly in order of appearance:

157,000 km !!!

[Feline]

Really nice bikes Eck 

[Tewdric]

That's lush!  Bit tarty though without a front rack.  Can you fit a Tara?

Indeed I can, in fact it has a set of Tubus Duo packs already, just not fitted while I fettled the (very annoying) Berthoud mudguards.
The tarty bit is a complete x4 set of blue panniers I now have to go with it.

You know you want to....

http://www.ortlieb.co.uk/blue-lightblue-dots-back-roller-classic.html

[TimC]

N+1. Well, not really, as it's to replace the Cannondale CAAD8 frame I trashed last year, but the build will be not entirely using that bike's bits - there will be added bling! And mudguards.

[eck]

I'm guessing you like Flite saddles, eck? 

You noticed? 
The only bike that doesn't have a Flite is the Joe Waugh. That has a Selle San Marco SKN inna pimpy Saltire design that a mate gave me. It's a perfect match and, despite appearances, is actually very comfortable.

[eck]

It's a few years since I posted pics of my bikes, so I thought I'd do an update. Some have come, some have gone, so here's what we have at the moment, roughly in order of appearance:

157,000 km !!!

If you say so.     But that's on all of these bikes, and since 1992 on the oldest though. I've kept a note of all my rides for many years, and I've been logging them on bikejournal, which keeps track of each bike's mileage, for about the last five years. 

[LEE]

A reminder of what the weather was like a few weeks ago and a photo of my Pinarello.

If Revrob is reading this then I'd like to say "thanks" I'm really enjoying it and it's the perfect winter bike I hoped it would be.



And, if Jord is reading this, I'd like to say thanks for the Ortlieb saddle bag.
The seat bracket didn't like my Brooks rails but Ortlieb thoughtfully fit enough D-rings that it was easy to attach using toe-straps.

It's a great day bag.



It just shows what you can get off the YACF forum.  £small number..I am a happy bunny.

[Veloman]

157,000 km !!!
I've kept a note of all my rides for many years, and I've been logging them on bikejournal, which keeps track of each bike's mileage, for about the last five years.

So how about the PBP 2011 tandem, or is that the property of Mrs Eck?

It's well worth a photo as it is soooooo nice!

[eck]

157,000 km !!!
I've kept a note of all my rides for many years, and I've been logging them on bikejournal, which keeps track of each bike's mileage, for about the last five years.

So how about the PBP 2011 tandem, or is that the property of Mrs Eck?

It's well worth a photo as it is soooooo nice!

  I'm afraid our tandem has never been near PBP. I wonder if you're confusing us with our pals, The Mighty Ernsts, who did indeed do PBP on a (considerably posher) tandem.
We paid about £230 for ours. The only real changes we've made are saddles, bars and pedals.
We are under about 35cm of snow here in NE Scotland atm, but I'll do more photos when I can.

[Veloman]

157,000 km !!!
I've kept a note of all my rides for many years, and I've been logging them on bikejournal, which keeps track of each bike's mileage, for about the last five years.

So how about the PBP 2011 tandem, or is that the property of Mrs Eck?

It's well worth a photo as it is soooooo nice!

  I'm afraid our tandem has never been near PBP. I wonder if you're confusing us with our pals, The Mighty Ernsts, who did indeed do PBP on a (considerably posher) tandem.
We paid about £230 for ours. The only real changes we've made are saddles, bars and pedals.
We are under about 35cm of snow here in NE Scotland atm, but I'll do more photos when I can.

Oooops, I am indeed!

Well you know what sassenachs are like regarding names of those north of the border.

Apologies.

many thanks for posting the bikes, I don't feel so guilty now with my collection!

[iainj837]

My Giant Defy 1

[iainj837]

My Touring and commuter

[LEE]

My Touring and commuter

That looks a lot like the Edinbrough Bicycle Coop bike my mate just bought off my dad

[andyoxon]

First (non-tourer) road bike... Decathlon Triban 3;  the just got it home photo.  I need to lose one of the water bottles to fix my pump on.  The lights were a freebee with the bike. 


P1160185 by ao, on Flickr

[iainj837]

My Touring and commuter

That looks a lot like the Edinbrough Bicycle Coop bike my mate just bought off my dad

I bought it back in 2009 from The Bicycle Chain, Bridgwater, Somerset

[Paul]

First (non-tourer) road bike... Decathlon Triban 3;  the just got it home photo.  I need to lose one of the water bottles to fix my pump on.  The lights were a freebee with the bike. 


P1160185 by ao, on Flickr

Ooh ooh - whassitlike? These are (I think) £300? New, anyway. It sounds suspiciously cheap but I've read some good things. I'm interested in your opinion, as it's a bike I'd like to recommend to a couple of people who are thinking of getting into cycling.

[DrMekon]

Trek Madone 4.5, Duotrap&ANT+HR into Node2.1, Crud roadracers, Ortlieb large saddlebag with my 600km kit in. Still got to fit my Spa Nidd, but it's getting close to what I was after.

[Sergeant Pluck]

Trek Madone 4.5

Very nice! Looks like an excellent fast audax machine. 600 km kit in that? 

[andyoxon]

First (non-tourer) road bike... Decathlon Triban 3;  the just got it home photo.  I need to lose one of the water bottles to fix my pump on.  The lights were a freebee with the bike. 

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Ooh ooh - whassitlike? These are (I think) £300? New, anyway. It sounds suspiciously cheap but I've read some good things. I'm interested in your opinion, as it's a bike I'd like to recommend to a couple of people who are thinking of getting into cycling.

I haven't be on it yet - got home from Reading Decathlon late this afternoon, then had to go out again.      Hopefully, I'll take it for a spin tomorrow am.

Yes £299.  Looks good to me.  Sora front mech, 2300 rear (I think), triple chainset (50-39-30). Rack mount frame threads was a nice surprise (though may not use them). b'twin branded wheels/tyres 700x23C (100-115psi).  Apparently it's worth checking the grease in hubs at the outset.
Have you see this...  http://www.cyclingscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Triban-3-Review.pdf

[marcusjb]

Trek Madone 4.5, Duotrap&ANT+HR into Node2.1, Crud roadracers, Ortlieb large saddlebag with my 600km kit in. Still got to fit my Spa Nidd, but it's getting close to what I was after.

That looks fast mister!  Nice.  What made you go for that over the Domane?  (I'm looking at both - even though I am banned from more bikes, but I have a significant birthday this year and I think I deserve a bit of carbon bling!). 

[StuAff]

Trek Madone 4.5, Duotrap&ANT+HR into Node2.1, Crud roadracers, Ortlieb large saddlebag with my 600km kit in. Still got to fit my Spa Nidd, but it's getting close to what I was after.

Nice!

[StuAff]

First (non-tourer) road bike... Decathlon Triban 3;  the just got it home photo.  I need to lose one of the water bottles to fix my pump on.  The lights were a freebee with the bike. 


P1160185 by ao, on Flickr

Ooh ooh - whassitlike? These are (I think) £300? New, anyway. It sounds suspiciously cheap but I've read some good things. I'm interested in your opinion, as it's a bike I'd like to recommend to a couple of people who are thinking of getting into cycling.

I haven't be on it yet - got home from Reading Decathlon late this afternoon, then had to go out again.      Hopefully, I'll take it for a spin tomorrow am.

Yes £299.  Looks good to me.  Sora front mech, 2300 rear (I think), triple chainset (50-39-30). Rack mount frame threads was a nice surprise (though may not use them). b'twin branded wheels/tyres 700x23C (100-115psi).  Apparently it's worth checking the grease in hubs at the outset.
Have you see this...  http://www.cyclingscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Triban-3-Review.pdf

Heard a lot of good things about them.

[DrMekon]

I couldn't cope with the difference between how Fabian's Domane looks in H1 geo, and what it looks like with the endurance geo. I'm sure it's perfect for audax, but with the towering headtube, the short top tube, the gappy rear triangle and the bent back front dropouts, the Domane looks like a Dutch bike with drops that's been ridden into a wall. I can't look at one online without wanting to adjust my monitor's aspect ratio.

All that, but really just that the Madone 4.5 has the Radioshack Leopard Trek colour scheme (which allows me to channel Jens), so I coveted it.

[marcusjb]

Fair enough - I am also leaning toward Madone at the moment (though yet to actually get to the point of test riding etc.) - basically if I get something bling, then I want fast (looking!) bling