The "Show off your bike" thread!

[04helipilot]

oohcarfreind said:

A bit of a marmite bike, but I had to get this when I saw it.

Don't like marmite but I do like your bike

[Jayfish]

Not sure I could live with the bar tape, but they are a pretty looking bike.

[oohcarfreind]

Thanks, the bar tape will be changed to white and a new white saddle as this one is causing painful sit bones, but going to try some bib shorts first, instead of the cycling shorts.

[Gizmoish]

What's the weight of that Bianchi, out of interest?

[oohcarfreind]

Not found an official weight, but seen 9.2kg. Most agree that the wheels could be changed for a lighter set as they are pretty weighty.

[shogun001]

This arrived on Thursday. Full ultegra 11speed is a bit of an upgrade from the 9speed sora on my old allez sport.

[AMG01]

oohcarfreind said:

A bit of a marmite bike, but I had to get this when I saw it.

Looks cracking. Have an older version of this, absolutely love it. Did the Pedal 4 Scotland 110mile sportive last week and only seen one other Biachi and it was white, so it stands out, love mine

[Mark83]

oohcarfreind said:

A bit of a marmite bike, but I had to get this when I saw it.

Bianchis should be celeste!

I have a soft spot for the brand. My first road bike was a Bianchi although in white with celeste flashes, bar tape and saddle.

[eggchaser1987]

shogun001 said:

This arrived on Thursday. Full ultegra 11speed is a bit of an upgrade from the 9speed sora on my old allez sport.

I really like that. Not sure why but planet x had never really been on my radar for road bikes, think when the time comes and the cash I will really consider one.

[neilbauer]

Bar tape and bottle cage fitted, time for the kitchen shot

[Usget]

BEFORE:



AFTER:



Yes I know it's grubby and many rules are broken.

Unchanged spec is:

- DA 7900 (10 speed) all round (except crankset)
- 3T finishing kit with gorgeous carbon bars and Lizard Skin tape.

Mods are:

- Cack-handed American brake setup swapped to the correct hands.
- Horrible (but valuable) Fizik Arione Tri 2 saddle swapped for Selle Italia Flite Flow Kit Carbonio (stupidly long name, but an eBay bargain at £48). Seems hard but supportive so far.
- 90mm 3T Arx-Team stem swapped for 110mm version of the same - stem flipped.
- Look Keo pedals swapped for my Shimano R540s - they can be upgraded over time but will do for now. I don't really like SPD-SL so might give the Keos a try at some point.
- Mavic Ksyrium Elites swapped for my Quattros. These will be my winter wheels - I want some 50mm carbon clinchers for next spring, which will finish off the look of the bike.
- Rotor double crankset swapped for Ultegra 6750 compact, meaning that I can actually ride up hills.

[Don1]

It's just being built....

[lochin]

[mcelliott]

[KeithR]

My commuter and winter bike.

[KeithR]

My summer bike, currently lying in bits in the spare bedroom for a new build project.

[anonymous-user]

KeithR said:

My commuter and winter bike.

tape on the end of the bars?

[Magic919]

mcelliott said:

Nice machine.

What is the story of the stem? Looks strange in the photo, as if shimmed below and above. Is it just the angle of the shot?

[KeithR]

yonex said:

KeithR said:

My commuter and winter bike.

tape on the end of the bars?

A very shrewd observation sir. The bar tape was a particularly thick variety and I had difficulty getting it to tuck in neatly behind the plug. Not my best bar wrapping effort. I will re-do it at some point when I can be bothered.

[Don1]

mcelliott said:

Stunning - an ex-Sky bike?