The "Show off your bike" thread!

[militantmandy]

E91 Gaz said:

I can lock them up, but there's 70% movement in the lever before any engagement and they've been bleed twice, apparently that's just a formula trait.
I can't stand them, the avid are going to be my first venture away from Hope so we'll see how that goes.

Big fan of the lever fitting my reverb, one ore clamp off the handle bar so top marks for that

I've had many Avid brakes. Great when new...then not so much! I bought Xts after my Elixir CRs died. They've been outstanding. Have never used Hope brakes on a ride. They always look nice though!

[Nighthawk]

DuncanM said:

Hi Chris,

Tesco Clubcard Boost, £2.50 = £5 in Evans vouchers.

Turns out I had £106 in Tesco vouchers so it'd be rude not to

That's handy, they're just about to open in Chester

[timbob]

My new ride for the summer - 2015 Genesis Equilibrium 30

[v5 rob]

just been building my cannonade bad boy, I've brought the bike second hand and added superstar bars and stem and peddles, also new kendal small block 8 tyres which look great and perform very well on the road,new shimano disk brakes and also added a carbon seat post with a charge spoon stealth saddle to finish it all off,just need some new carbon cranks and its all done.

[Craikeybaby]

I like that a lot!

[Jimbo.]

timbob said:

My new ride for the summer - 2015 Genesis Equilibrium 30

Yum yum yum. I was unsure at first, but the switch to Campagnolo for the Equilibrium models seems to have worked.

[DuncanM]

Some beautiful bikes on here

Here is my first road bike:


Picked it up this morning, excited about getting out for my first ride tomorrow

[350zStee]

Likewise - here is my new Allez. Still to adjust the seat height.

[Zoon]

v5 rob said:

just been building my cannonade bad boy, I've brought the bike second hand and added superstar bars and stem and peddles, also new kendal small block 8 tyres which look great and perform very well on the road,new shimano disk brakes and also added a carbon seat post with a charge spoon stealth saddle to finish it all off,just need some new carbon cranks and its all done.

Love that.

[DuncanM]

350zStee said:

Likewise - here is my new Allez. Still to adjust the seat height.

Very nice, is that the Allez Sport? Couldn't quite stretch to that model

[350zStee]

Yes - it's the Sport model I got through from Evans via the ride2work scheme. I doubt there is much difference between the models.

Have you been out on yours yet? I've not had the chance yet.

[DuncanM]

350zStee said:

Yes - it's the Sport model I got through from Evans via the ride2work scheme. I doubt there is much difference between the models.

Have you been out on yours yet? I've not had the chance yet.

Very nice and a better spec than mine.

Yes, been out for a couple of short 15 mile rides and I absolutely love it!

Anything would feel great coming from a 16 year old mountain bike with two buckled wheels and no brakes

[stongle]

Still building up, spec as currently stands:

Parlee ESX, custom digi-cam paint job. Size small.
Drivetrain: Dura-ace di2 9070
Brakes: Dura-ace, plus direct mount rear
Wheels: Enve 6.7 clincher with Chris King hubs
Bar / stem: Enve ses bar & stem (stembshould be 110 and with black logos, not yet received). Also had to leave 5mm of spacer to avoid da junction box fouling on frame
Cages: Arundel
Saddle: fizik curve
Cranks: rotor 3d+ 165mm 52:36 Q rings. Again, bit let down here, should he on Rotor dn powercranks. 53:39 q-rings currently being powder coated and custom black vinyl added (match wheels).

Edited by stongle on Tuesday 12th May 21:16

Edited by stongle on Tuesday 12th May 21:19

[neilbauer]

stongle said:

Wow what's that? Love the digi camo graphics

[yellowjack]

timbob said:

My new ride for the summer - 2015 Genesis Equilibrium 30

The Cardington Airship Sheds?

Nice bike by the way

[TheGriffter]

Morning all,

Thought I'd share my first full carbon bike having previously been on a Boardman Team Road bike for the last 5 years, which I still enjoy to be fair. Only got out for a 15 mile ride on the weekend unfortunately, but first impressions are the lack of weight and responsiveness. When you press on the pedal all of that energy seems to go into moving you forward.

I know I'm probably not going to see the full benefits of the deep section wheels at the speeds I go (and eating a couple less pies would have more impact), but, and this is a big personal opinion; I love the way they look, which will make me go out lots more on the bike, for longer - ergo I lose weight!!!

Cheers, Griff

[TonyHetherington]

stongle said:

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Still building up, spec as currently stands:

Parlee ESX, custom digi-cam paint job. Size small.
Drivetrain: Dura-ace di2 9070
Brakes: Dura-ace, plus direct mount rear
Wheels: Enve 6.7 clincher with Chris King hubs
Bar / stem: Enve ses bar & stem (stembshould be 110 and with black logos, not yet received). Also had to leave 5mm of spacer to avoid da junction box fouling on frame
Cages: Arundel
Saddle: fizik curve
Cranks: rotor 3d+ 165mm 52:36 Q rings. Again, bit let down here, should he on Rotor dn powercranks. 53:39 q-rings currently being powder coated and custom black vinyl added (match wheels).

That looks fantastic

[stongle]

TonyHetherington said:

That looks fantastic

Cheers, fancied something a bit different to the blacked out stealth look of my Madone 7. The handling on it is immense. All very subjective, but it appears to carry much more cornering speed and less twitchy than the Madone. Early days but I think the Madone edges it on the climbing though (bit of a bummer as the Parlee is my take away to the Alps & Canaries bike). I'm pretty sure the wheelbase is shorter on the Parlee, and its probably a few hundred grams heavier which might contribute to smoother handling.

Spent quite a bit of time considering what to get, had considered a Moots and at one stage was veering to a Passoni (but 15k + explaining to wife killed that). As most rides for me are 50-70 miles, comfort was a lower consideration so decided to stick to aero optimized road bikes (suprising the spread of handling characteristics between this, the Madone and AiR I also use).

[dienamic]

A new steed for Dienamic Jnr 1's 5th birthday!



Dienamic Jnr 2's has been delivered to home for some reason, but looks like this

[AyBee]

stongle said:

Very nice