The "Show off your bike" thread!

[ditchvisitor]

It's finished!! Can't wait to get out on it!

[Johnny]

Stunning!

[stongle]

Updated for spring, new rings and slammed (well as much as you can on one of these):

[S10GTA]

WarrenG said:

Summer build ready to go;

My OCD would be going crazy with the stuff on the top of the cupboard

Nice bike btw.

[yellowjack]

ditchvisitor said:

It's finished!! Can't wait to get out on it!

Army or RAF, ditchvisitor?

I know barracks accommodation when I see it

Lovely bike, by the way

[ditchvisitor]

yellowjack said:

ditchvisitor said:

It's finished!! Can't wait to get out on it!

Army or RAF, ditchvisitor?

I know barracks accommodation when I see it

Lovely bike, by the way

Many thanks, I'm a lucky boy! RAF, you?

[SkinnyBoy]

Lovely! Final spec?

[ditchvisitor]

Bronson Carbon Tennis yellow XL
Chris King Headset -red
Easton 35mm stem
Easton havoc 35mm carbon bars
Rockshox Pike rct3 solo air 160
Raceface bottom bracket
Raceface Next SL cranks
XX1 rear mech/shifter/cassette/chain
XTR trail brakes
2014 E13 TRS Race wheelset
Rockshox reverb stealth seatpost
Charge Ti scoop saddle
Maxxis high roller II 3C rear tyre
Schwalbe Hans Dampf front tyre (both tubeless)
Frame and forks have been Invisiframed

Rear shock is getting changed to a CCDBA CD very shortly.

[yellowjack]

ditchvisitor said:

Many thanks, I'm a lucky boy! RAF, you?

Ex Royal Engineers. You know, the early pioneers of British military aviation

[nej606k]

My first road bike:

[Agoogy]

Is it just me or do the vast amount of road bikes bought new recently require large stem riser/spacers.... they did it with mine...hate them...why can't a frame, saddle and stem be adjustment enough?!

Beautiful Bianchi btw...

[SkinnyBoy]

Pricey build fella! In the trade or just like the rest of us obsessives, beans on toast aficionados.

[evosticks]

After 18 months racking up the miles on my Trek 8.5DS, most of which are on the road I thought I'd get myself my first 'proper' road bike...

Local bike shop (TriSports in Letchworth) are a decent bunch so ended up going back there (they only sell Trek) and this one ticked all the boxes:



...just been out on my first test ride and it's a world away from the DS, still getting use to the gear change on the brake levers which is interesting Got my first sportive in a couple of weekends time which will be its first real test so will be getting some decent training rides in between now and then.

[eggchaser1987]

Got this this morning. Did I need it? Not really. Did I want it? Yes. Second hand Kona coilair. Hasn't been used much' even came with the receipt and owners manual. £450, didn't think it was too bad.



Yes I know the corner of the garden need a tidy!

[Don1]

ditchvisitor said:

It's finished!! Can't wait to get out on it!

I really don't like curved tubes, it makes me so nervous (nearly as bad as the Cannondale single fork), that that is simply stunning. Kudos!

[WarrenG]

S10GTA said:

WarrenG said:

Summer build ready to go;

My OCD would be going crazy with the stuff on the top of the cupboard

Nice bike btw.

I just did a double-take on re-reading that and realised - the bike on the work surface is ok, but the tins and boxes and tat on the cupboards sets off the OCD. I'm glad for you (and me) that "through the keyhole" is never going to tour my house!!

It rides nice too now I've had a chance to get out on it.

[Stugots]

eggchaser1987 said:

Yes I know the corner of the garden a tidy!

fk the tidying , let's get bikin as confucius said... I think....

[S10GTA]

No reason for this, other than I took it out today for the first time in ages. I forgot how nice it is
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[ditchvisitor]

SkinnyBoy said:

Pricey build fella! In the trade or just like the rest of us obsessives, beans on toast aficionados.

Not in the trade, however some friends who are and I tend to hunt out bargains and buy bits from the US.

Here's a better pic as the other was pretty rushed!

and it's stable mate

Edited by ditchvisitor on Sunday 23 March 22:08

[Eddh]

S10GTA said:

No reason for this, other than I took it out today for the first time in ages. I forgot how nice it is
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Nice bike, I was out on mine today too and saw someone else on one too.