The "Show off your bike" thread!

The "Show off your bike" thread!

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yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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ALawson said:
Finally got this back this week, new tyres and bottle cages fitted.

S-Works Tarmac SL4, Di2 Ultegra, FSA Integrated Stem/bars 6.98kg. Wheels are my old Racing 3's, which will be upgraded later this year for some thing a little carbon based.



Raceware G1000 and Di2 mount.





Lovely!

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JustinF

6,795 posts

202 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Banana Boy said:
Got a bit of a hankering for a classic weekend hack for family rides, found this little beast on Gumtree for £35.

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

Stripped it back, cleaned it up...

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...

80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr

...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables! smile

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase! smile
Top work fella!

stepaway

456 posts

144 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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Bit of an eclectic mix from me.....

My Pk Ripper



My daughters Lil Ripper smile



My Klein



My Nishiki (pub bike/baby carrier)



My Principia RSL (too small so being sold)



My Specialized E5 Aerotec S-Works



Sanko tubed Fort roadie commuter




Few others tucked away in the garage/loft etc smile



Edited by stepaway on Sunday 24th May 21:27

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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My Emonda, with some giant concrete Lego!


E38

723 posts

212 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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964Cup said:
The current lot:


Is that a steel commuter with a 1x11 Di2 setup with TT Di2 brake levers?

arcticnick

195 posts

184 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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My new race-day steed:

Felt AR3, RS81 C50 wheels, and the last addition being a pair of Vittoria Open Corsa SC tyres for effect...


neilbauer

2,467 posts

182 months

Wednesday 27th May 2015
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^^^ That looks rather nice smile

richardxjr

7,561 posts

209 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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Just finished nailing together my winter road & summer crosser smile

105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!

Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.



lukeyman

1,009 posts

134 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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Nice, that London Rd. I'm tempted by one... I don't need one... But the frame is half price! Can't resist a saving.

Cagey

66 posts

128 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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Picked this up last night, ready for a week in The Pyrenees in mid-June.



Not sure about the 2-tone tape, but wont change it yet. Wheels will be swapped out pre-Pyrenees.

Ponk

1,380 posts

191 months

Thursday 28th May 2015
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Quite like the tape, goes nicely with the frame. smile

SixPotBelly

1,922 posts

219 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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richardxjr said:
Just finished nailing together my winter road & summer crosser smile

105, BB7 Roads, XT Hubs (135mm MTB drop outs on these), Spesh 700x38c for offroad duties. Reckon I could get 2" tyres in there!

Just under £600 and 10kg as photo. Already had mechs, chainset & saddle, everything else new or very nearly new.


The temptation to copy you is still high. If I had somewhere to keep another bike I'd be (having a go at) building one up already...

richardxjr

7,561 posts

209 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Perfect Only bike. You've got space for a 2nd pair of tyres right wink

(These tyres and touring tubes = about 1.4kg, will be much lighter on 25c road tyres too)




Edited by richardxjr on Friday 29th May 10:42

SixPotBelly

1,922 posts

219 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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richardxjr said:
Perfect Only bike. You've got space for a 2nd pair of tyres right wink

(These tyres and touring tubes = about 1.4kg, will be much lighter on 25c road tyres too)
Stop it! biggrin Must not spend more money. Must not spend...

"Only bike" idea won't work as I get irrationally attached to my mechanical things and don't want to part with either of my current bikes. But I'd would prefer my roadie to have an 11-speed compact instead of its Sora triple.

Ignoring the no space for three bikes restriction, it's also occurred to me that getting the £800 fully built Rival 22 version and then doing a groupset swap would be another option...

Patch888

701 posts

127 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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Banana Boy said:
Got a bit of a hankering for a classic weekend hack for family rides, found this little beast on Gumtree for £35.

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

Stripped it back, cleaned it up...

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

... had some fun with an old pair of jeans...

80's Denim Seat Cover and Bar Tape! by Ben Magee, on Flickr

...and finished it off last night with a new set of tyres and cables! smile

Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr

She rides lovely and stands me at under £85 including the initial purchase! smile
Fantastic!!

Got me looking now.

Banana Boy

467 posts

112 months

Friday 29th May 2015
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JustinF said:
Banana Boy said:
... Raleigh Milk Race Special by Ben Magee, on Flickr...
Top work fella!
Patch888 said:
Banana Boy said:
...smile...
Fantastic!!

Got me looking now.
Thanks, I'm quite proud of how she scrubbed up with a little time and effort! I've had a proper ride into work this week and she rode lovely. I took it steady as she's a bit of an unknown entity at the moment and if I wanted to ride her properly I think ideally I'd invest in some new rims, freewheel gears and a chain. For pootling around with the family it's perfect@ smile

Patch888

701 posts

127 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Was it a relatively easy job covering the saddle in old jeans like that, looks very cool.

Celtic Dragon

3,161 posts

234 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Just started the build of the Inbred.


Banana Boy

467 posts

112 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Patch888 said:
Was it a relatively easy job covering the saddle in old jeans like that, looks very cool.
I was going to try something real complicated stitching panels together like a proper cover but my ideas far outweighed my skills with a sewing machine! smile

In the end I just cut the front half of a leg out of my jeans, doubled it back so there was denim behind the rips and then used contact adhesive and the original fixing clips built into the saddle, pulling it tight as I went round.

Evo Sean

223 posts

165 months

Saturday 30th May 2015
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Cannondale Slice.

Ive been time trialing this year and the bug has well and truly bitten. So a cheeky ebay purchase of a standard Slice 105.

Since ive got it ive changed the rims to the Easton EC90 clinchers. Changed bar tape to black. Just Garmin mounts etc to sort out.

Went out for my first ride today. Did 43km with an avg speed of 34kph. Fairly happy with it today. Mainly just wanted some time on it. Few tweeks required but cant wait to TT it this week!

Oh...here she is next to her sister bike:



Edited by Evo Sean on Saturday 30th May 20:08

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