The "Show off your bike" thread!

[CoolC]

New wheels.

[idiotgap]

New to me as of Saturday... Vendor's pic and a library shot from wiggle
It's a 2013 model but doesn't seem to have been used a great deal, original tyres, original bar tape (clean), tooth profiles look good.




Need to fit some spd-sl pedals and going to go for a slightly shorter stem but hope to get out on a ride on it at the weekend.

[richvwr]

[BadgerBenji]

richvwr said:

How do you pick which one to ride, as they all look similar travel?

[littleandy0410]

New commuter/winter bike/do-it-all toy, to replace my 2008 Boardman Road Comp

[russy01]

My favourite bike....



She's getting old now and nothing too fancy, but I love riding it! Mash the hell out of the thing and frankly I have ridden most of the newer versions and I haven't found one worth replacing it with yet.

2009 Giant TCR Advanced. Giant PA2 wheels - again nothing fancy, but are readily available for 100-150 on ebay (I have 3 sets!) They are the standard wheels with Giants newer Propel bikes and most people swap them straight out for something branded, gives me basic, slightly aero wheels that I can chuck around without worry of breaking them!

[yellowjack]

My 2015 Trek Émonda SL 6.

14 months into ownership and 4,866 miles ridden. I'm still smitten by it every time I haul it out of the garage for a ride.

[mcelliott]

[James19181]

My birthday present

[yellowjack]

mcelliott said:

Mine appears to have far too much "junk" hanging off it when compared to the clean lines of your bike...

[mcelliott]

yellowjack said:

mcelliott said:

Mine appears to have far too much "junk" hanging off it when compared to the clean lines of your bike...

Call it gnarly. Although a slow worm seems to have taken up residence on your stem.

[troc]

You guys with your uber expensive (yeah, I'm jealous..... ) rides.......

Here's my daily hack:



Typical Dutch commuter bike. Heavy (22Kg!), extremely stable (can easily text, drink coffee and ride at the same time), roller brakes with absolutely no stopping power whatsoever and built-in dynamo to avoid almost any form of maintenance (ridden 2-3 times a week for 8 years and still on original everything......). 3 Gears - Holland is flat

I do have something more expensive in the shed mind you.

[Quickmoose]

troc said:

I do have something more expensive in the shed mind you.

Some kind of drill or power tool?
a prostitute perhaps?

[troc]

Quickmoose said:

troc said:

I do have something more expensive in the shed mind you.

Some kind of drill or power tool?
a prostitute perhaps?

It's illegal to keep prostitutes in the shed, even in Holland. They have a union.

Power tools I have, and a unicycle.

The other bike, however, is a custom-built Easton Ultralite-framed hardtail with a 2x10 XT groupset, Hope race discs and an ancient set of Manitou R7 forks. I did say "more expensive" rather than " very expensive"

[anonymous-user]

mcelliott said:

looks well apart from the colour mismatch of the bottle cap - surely that needs to be black or red, not turquoise

[mcelliott]

JPJPJP said:

mcelliott said:

looks well apart from the colour mismatch of the bottle cap - surely that needs to be black or red, not turquoise

'PH-mode on' Yeah I might have to buy some new wheels, to match the bottle cap 'PH-mode off'

[Shinysideup]

Edited by Shinysideup on Tuesday 10th May 13:23

Edited by Shinysideup on Tuesday 10th May 13:24

[vwsurfbum]

Shinysideup said:

Edited by Shinysideup on Tuesday 10th May 13:23

Edited by Shinysideup on Tuesday 10th May 13:24

Ooooh she pweeety

[anonymous-user]

YT do make some stunning bikes, when I stop buying roadie things, I'd be very tempted!!!

[Danm1les]

Nothing in comparison to almost everything in this thread but this is my offering! Haven't ridden a bike in about 12 years and looking forward to getting back on one!

Specialized Sirrus Sport