Members' bikes

[Frenchie]

Another Genesis

 

[Frenchie]

Brooks - The 'Marmite' of saddles.

 

[clarion]

Sticky, yeasty & repulsive?

[Frenchie]

Sticky, yeasty & repulsive?

More  here!

[bumper]

Another Genesis

 

 

[giropaul]

A 'Cafac'. Yep, never heard of them either, but looks good.

The very well known French brand Cyfac!

   Expertly crafted bicycle frames. Carbon fiber, aluminum, steel and titanium custom framesets made in France | Cyfac


Edit: Cross-post with Mike.

Cyfac (like Billato and Pegoretti) are at the very top end of frame builders, and are especially noted for building a lot of frames that end up finished in more well known liveries for pro team riders.

[pixieannie]

A 'Cafac'. Yep, never heard of them either, but looks good.

The very well known French brand Cyfac!

   Expertly crafted bicycle frames. Carbon fiber, aluminum, steel and titanium custom framesets made in France | Cyfac


Edit: Cross-post with Mike.

Cyfac (like Billato and Pegoretti) are at the very top end of frame builders, and are especially noted for building a lot of frames that end up finished in more well known liveries for pro team riders.

It is a superb bike in every way.  I cannot fault the build.  Service was superb.  It is very, very sexy.  It rides like a dream, it is so responsive and fits me like a glove (I would expect it to given that it was made just for me).  Has anyone noticed that the wheels are 650's?

[pixieannie]

Phoaw! 

Phoaw indeed!
Add Annie in some Assos shorts and very very Phoaw

BTW - Carbon Coke can - taking it a bit too far?

  I would give you my jelly people for saying that.  The can has been customised and houses my tools.

[Domestique]

Has anyone noticed that the wheels are 650's?

No

I have just been thinking for a Pixie, well you must be a tall pixie then 
Welcome back btw and very nice lushie bike you have there 

[TimC]

It is a superb bike in every way.  I cannot fault the build.  Service was superb.  It is very, very sexy.  It rides like a dream, it is so responsive and fits me like a glove (I would expect it to given that it was made just for me).  Has anyone noticed that the wheels are 650's?

I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong with the proportions - I see now that the big chainring looks like a 58! Knowing they're 650s lets it all make sense. Lovely bike, Annie. I could covet something like that!

[Torslanda]

That's a beautiful bike!

I don't know about covet, but I could cerainly break something like that!

[clarion]

Started as this a few years back:



But a bit of work and a lot of headscratching made this:

[Torslanda]

Chain.

Coat.

Hallway.

Anyway, I thought you hated Brooks bumshapers?

[clarion]

I do.

And it probably is.

And I don't care

[Torslanda]

Does one call it 'weathered' or 'scratched' or 'a unique patina of age' ? 

Just clear one thing up for me . . .

Do you apply the proofide to the Brooks or your @rse? 

Drink! Feck! @rse! Girls!

[Frenchie]

It is a superb bike in every way.  I cannot fault the build.  Service was superb.  It is very, very sexy.  It rides like a dream, it is so responsive and fits me like a glove (I would expect it to given that it was made just for me).  Has anyone noticed that the wheels are 650's?

I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong with the proportions - I see now that the big chainring looks like a 58! Knowing they're 650s lets it all make sense. Lovely bike, Annie. I could covet something like that!

Yep. I had noted the chainring but couldn't see what was odd either. Lucky you Anine! Enjoy it. (PS Nice to see you back)

[clarion]

Does one call it 'weathered' or 'scratched' or 'a unique patina of age' ? 

It's lived a bit.

Just clear one thing up for me . . .

Do you apply the proofide to the Brooks or your @rse? 

I'm an ingenu in these matters...

Drink! Feck! @rse! Girls!

How true those words, even today...

[Rhys W]

A bike that a Brooks saddle doesn't look hopelessly anachronistic on.

Finally.

[clarion]

[tiermat]

Started as this a few years back:



But a bit of work and a lot of headscratching made this:

So from what I can see you cleaned it, swapped the tyres and fitted a carradice.  Oh and then you turned your bike around

Looks good, another one for the dining room? to quote Mrs T after her guided tour of your stable on Saturday "If you (i.e. me) had that many bikes I would a) kill you b) divorce you "

Better hide some then

[clarion]

In the dining room?  Are you mad?  No, I've just got home after going out to buy a paper on it.

So it's in the kitchen

I do think that Sutton could try harder at being flat.



Please remember that we have four persons bikes plus the forum bike...

[Butterfly]

I did say to Mrs T that some of the bikes were mine, but the ones in dining room included only one of mine (and only one of TGL's) . Tell her that it's worth it to have a happy partner. And having an accesible dining room is only work - it needs hoovering and people visit and stuff .

[clarion]

I've raised the stem a bit now.  Once we'd persuaded a 7/16" socket onto the stem bolt, it moved very easily

[Rhys W]

It does look uncharacteristically "lo-pro" in the photo!

[clarion]

That's a bit of the scorcher look, but I needed it a smidge flatter.