The "Show off your bike" thread! (Vol 2)

[Tim O]

mcelliott said:

First ride out on the SL pro this year - a few tweaks made over the winter, mostly involving Dura Ace bits

[RC1807]

New bike day, yesterday.

My first all carbon bike.
My first bike with disc brakes.

2021 Bianchi Aria Ultegra in iridescent Summertime Dream.

(Store’s photo)



Mine:





(I’d literally just unloaded it from the car, and it only had temp pedals on for fitting in Germany. Buying new Keo Carbon Blades for this one.)


I managed to track this down in Merzig, Germany, about an hours drive from home. The dealer, Alexander Boos, had an enormous amount of stock, but shifts loads too!

Anyway, I can’t get out o. It until tomorrow as I’m committed elsewhere today.

[CyclingJamie]

RC1807 said:

New bike day, yesterday.

My first all carbon bike.
My first bike with disc brakes.

2021 Bianchi Aria Ultegra in iridescent Summertime Dream.

(Store’s photo)



Mine:





(I’d literally just unloaded it from the car, and it only had temp pedals on for fitting in Germany. Buying new Keo Carbon Blades for this one.)


I managed to track this down in Merzig, Germany, about an hours drive from home. The dealer, Alexander Boos, had an enormous amount of stock, but shifts loads too!

Anyway, I can’t get out o. It until tomorrow as I’m committed elsewhere today.

WOW, I love the colour on that.

[TheJimi]

RC1807 said:

New bike day, yesterday.

My first all carbon bike.
My first bike with disc brakes.

2021 Bianchi Aria Ultegra in iridescent Summertime Dream.

(Store’s photo)



Mine:





(I’d literally just unloaded it from the car, and it only had temp pedals on for fitting in Germany. Buying new Keo Carbon Blades for this one.)


I managed to track this down in Merzig, Germany, about an hours drive from home. The dealer, Alexander Boos, had an enormous amount of stock, but shifts loads too!

Anyway, I can’t get out o. It until tomorrow as I’m committed elsewhere today.

That paint job is awesome. Cracking bike.

[RC1807]

Thanks guys.
I saw the shop’s photos of it on FB and I fell in love with the paintwork!

I had the choice of this or the Giro version...... I chose the right one.

[Sway]

Won't quote it (again) - but that's pron.

Even better, it's slightly kinky pron, having a Bianchi in anything other than celeste - but when it's a fit as that, well, you would, wouldn't you?

[oddball1313]

Try and get your fit sorted ASAP so the excess steerer can get chopped down - not just because it looks better but the bung is potentially above the clamping zone so a weakness could be introduced in the steerer tube.
Nice bike though, cant go wrong with a Bianchi

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

My uplift machine... Amazing when it works. Kenevo.

[RC1807]

oddball1313 said:

Try and get your fit sorted ASAP so the excess steerer can get chopped down - not just because it looks better but the bung is potentially above the clamping zone so a weakness could be introduced in the steerer tube.
Nice bike though, cant go wrong with a Bianchi

Yes, thanks, I will do so soon.
There's a special bike for place not so far away. Easy to remember: bikefit.lu !

[Tim O]

Had this for quite a while now, Colnago C59, bought to replace my stolen LOOK 586 (garage broken into, 5 bikes gone). It’s a really lovely thing and even though superseded by newer models, even using man maths I can’t find any enthusiasm for changing. Not the lightest, about 7.5kg ready to ride, but such a pleasure - smooth, great handling, lively - never fails to make me smile.

Edited by Tim O on Thursday 29th April 18:12

[AceKid]

New bike day....just picked up my spanking new Orro Terra C, grx 1x groupset, upgraded DT swiss wheels and conti tyres, got a couple of bling bits to add, but its my first carbon bike and it flies!

[WAVman]

New bike day for me too!
2021 Wilier Triestina GTR Team Edition Ultegra.
Can't wait to get out on it!

Edited by WAVman on Thursday 29th April 20:53

[OyAke]

Current “best” bike. And it’s really fast, certainly flatters my ageing body. 3 competitive KoMs in one ride this week, I think the aero definitely helps.

[Tim O]

OyAke said:

Current “best” bike. And it’s really fast, certainly flatters my ageing body. 3 competitive KoMs in one ride this week, I think the aero definitely helps.

Very nice but I’d like to see more of the Merckx in the background. Motorola?

[yellowjack]

"Old Bike Day" for me today...



Road bike was in the boot of my car, but a tyre check showed (yet another) rear flat. So I decided to take that Trek out of the car, and fit a spare set of flat pedals to this 'Dale. I'm pretty sure it's my first ride on this bike this year. Headed out to the Wylye Valley and the Great Ridge on parts of the Wessex Way, to grab a view VeloViewer tiles that I couldn't really have contemplated riding on my Trek Emonda.

(Feel free to ignore those wheels! They're a temporary solution while I save my pennies for a decent set of DCR Wheels)

Edited by yellowjack on Thursday 29th April 23:21

[OyAke]

Tim O said:

Very nice but I’d like to see more of the Merckx in the background. Motorola?

Panasonic I think.

[Tim O]

OyAke said:

Panasonic I think.

Lovely. C-Record, too.

That’s Motorola, Panasonic were blue/white.

[OyAke]

Tim O said:

Lovely. C-Record, too.

That’s Motorola, Panasonic were blue/white.

Thanks! Nice to know. I also have a few others.....although all the others are Italian.

[CoolC]

AceKid said:

New bike day....just picked up my spanking new Orro Terra C, grx 1x groupset, upgraded DT swiss wheels and conti tyres, got a couple of bling bits to add, but its my first carbon bike and it flies!

Very nice

[Insert captain Kirk nodding gif]

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

OyAke said:

Thanks! Nice to know. I also have a few others.....although all the others are Italian.

You can't just post that picture without an explanation. That's N+1 taken to extreme levels!