The "Show off your bike" thread!

[Banana Boy]

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Banana Boy said:

Finished my fixie project just in time for the stty winter weather...

Banana Boy Project Single Speed: 95%... by Ben Magee, on Flickr

Is it spring time yet?...

What about now?...

I really like that.

Cheers, I'm really pleased with how it turned out

Itching so badly to get out and ride it but I'm not getting it dirty with the winter grime so it's garage bound at the moment... I have made it as far as track standing in the living room though... (while SWMBO was at work )

[stongle]

Picked up new toy today, Trek Madone 9.9, H1 fit, Project One paint scheme.

Build is Da9070 shifters and mechs. Quarq Elsa, Praxis rings 52:36, Specialized Power saddle and Enve 6.7s & CK hubs (plus Enve cages). Only planned changes are some Enve 7.8s on Enve hubs, so the 6.7s can go back onto my Parlee.

[PurpleMoonlight]

stongle said:

Looks mean. Very nice.

[Quickmoose]

stongle said:

Stunning

[timnoyce]

You really went to town making the most of your Project One paint job!

[stongle]

Well, true. But I have a black 7.9 also and I don't think my wife will notice the difference. ;-)

Besides anything too flashy and you get properly upset when you do this (dismounting after turbo session):

[Matt_N]

Dream built up now, using left over bits from my Master which was upgraded to Chorus 11 speed and new finishing kit etc.



With its twin brother Master Olmypic:

[loudlashadjuster]

Matt_N said:

Dream built up now, using left over bits from my Master which was upgraded to Chorus 11 speed and new finishing kit etc.



With its twin brother Master Olmypic:

Hubba hubba

[AndyWoodall]

2016 Kona Process 134 (not standard) at the top of my local riding spot last week.

[Psimpson7]

Have gone from never thinking about owning a Specialized to having 2 in the family now after this arrived today. Its the Wifes new 'offroady' road bike.... A 2016 Specialized Crux Expert x1 (is second hand but is basically perfect condition and had only done 180kms and cost exactly half the local new price)

I have a tamer set of 35mm folding Continental Cyclocross Speeds on order for these wheels, and will build up another set of wheels for pure road use. Probably the SCS / 12mm suitable Hope SP24's with some LB 45mm aero rims, and some 28mm gp4000's

Flat pedals were only fitted very briefly and have been swapped out for spd's

Will see what the gearing is like over the weekend but that new e13 9-44t cassette looks like it could be an awesome option if the 11-32 isn't sufficient!

[Sandersports]

[tuffer]

Psimpson7 said:

Have gone from never thinking about owning a Specialized to having 2 in the family now after this arrived today. Its the Wifes new 'offroady' road bike.... A 2016 Specialized Crux Expert x1 (is second hand but is basically perfect condition and had only done 180kms and cost exactly half the local new price)

I have a tamer set of 35mm folding Continental Cyclocross Speeds on order for these wheels, and will build up another set of wheels for pure road use. Probably the SCS / 12mm suitable Hope SP24's with some LB 45mm aero rims, and some 28mm gp4000's

Flat pedals were only fitted very briefly and have been swapped out for spd's

Will see what the gearing is like over the weekend but that new e13 9-44t cassette looks like it could be an awesome option if the 11-32 isn't sufficient!

Very nice, my Wife loves her Cross bike......well kind of, she loves it when its in the garage but not so much when she is getting beasted around Salisbury Plain.

Edited by tuffer on Friday 5th February 16:49

[W00DY]

AndyWoodall said:

2016 Kona Process 134 (not standard) at the top of my local riding spot last week.

I do like the latest Konas. Don't see many about though.

Those Colnagos look gorgeous.

[AndyWoodall]

W00DY said:

I do like the latest Konas. Don't see many about though.

Not many no, mostly the odd Process here and there.

My full new bike story...

Back in May 2015 this arrived, at its core it was a Kona Precept DL that I went mad on changing everything on...




I rode it for four months, covering 1600 mostly happy miles...




...but I knew it never quite fitted me correctly. Always felt like I was pitching over the bars on steep descents no matter how far I tried to hang off the back end. I had a road bike accident in September so a bit of fleet reorganisation had me chuck the Precept DL frame for a Process 134, with its longer top tube and slightly different sizing to the previous bike. Using some cash and some muffins one of my favourite LBS's sorted the frame swap.



Had it these last couple of weeks and have put some good miles on it as I rebuild my post accident fitness and try and get my confidence back...





Grips now changed for some Raceface Half Nelsons.

Edited by AndyWoodall on Tuesday 9th February 13:34

[callmedave]

Picking up my Orro terra in a few days time, im new to road biking, so hopefully this will be suitable to get me into it.

got a 100k race lined up for 24th april!

[Scho]

AndyWoodall said:

Not many no, mostly the odd Process here and there.

My full new bike story...

Back in May 2015 this arrived, at its core it was a Kona Precept DL that I went mad on changing everything on...




I rode it for four months, covering 1600 mostly happy miles...




...but I knew it never quite fitted me correctly. Always felt like I was pitching over the bars on steep descents no matter how far I tried to hang off the back end. I had a road bike accident in September so a bit of fleet reorganisation had me chuck the Precept DL frame for a Process 134, with its longer top tube and slightly different sizing to the previous bike. Using some cash and some muffins one of my favourite LBS's sorted the frame swap.



Had it these last couple of weeks and have put some good miles on it as I rebuild my post accident fitness and try and get my confidence back...





Grips now changed for some Raceface Half Nelsons.

Edited by AndyWoodall on Tuesday 9th February 13:34

Looks checkable. Nice!

[thepawbroon]

New MTB / C2W purchase arrived this week:



To replace El Chunkocycle which has been donated to charity:

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[Sandersports]

In the next few weeks i will change the tyres / saddle and cut the steerer flush ... Then its ready for racing !!

[BlueNGT]

Sold my old Giant TCR (T-mobile) and picked this up a few weeks on eBay.

Swapped wheels, stem, bars, chainrings, cassette (past its best) and chain (also past its best).

It is a Specialized Tarmac (the version they bought out as the tribute to American Flyer).