The "Show off your bike" thread! (Vol 2)
Discussion
Yidwann said:
Totally double thread posting! But this arrived this morning! I am not sure I have had a bike that’s had so much wow factor out of the box. I almost want to hang it on the wall and not ride it! And Photos compressed really don't do it justice either. One Happy Happy Boy!
Wow. Just. Wow. That is stunning. Understand where you’re coming from about displaying rather than riding! NorthernUproar said:
These are my current two Road bikes. Bianchi Oltre XR4 and a Bianchi Specialissima. Both Campag Record EPS. The XR4 has Campag Boras and the lighter bike lightweight Meilensteins. Those wheels have to be experience to be believed.
MrBarry123 said:
That Specialissima is quite something. Goodness me.
It was put together by the excellent chaps at Prologue in Harrogate with the brief, let’s just use the best of everything available. I’ve ridden and raced many bikes over the years and this is the only one I intend to keep for good. It’s exceptionally stiff and smooth, not to mention light!A few extra pics...
Trek Madone SLR7
Was an unwanted project one frame so I had it built to my spec (wider cassette, 32mm tyres)
Has replaced a Cervelo tri bike and a Trek road bike as a do everything option
Obviously a quick bike being aero but what sold me was it’s also pretty comfortable (isospeed and fat tyres)
squirdan said:
Trek Madone SLR7
Was an unwanted project one frame so I had it built to my spec (wider cassette, 32mm tyres)
Has replaced a Cervelo tri bike and a Trek road bike as a do everything option
Obviously a quick bike being aero but what sold me was it’s also pretty comfortable (isospeed and fat tyres)
I rode with my Isospeed on the comfort setting for the first time last week ... only completed the build around a month ago and have had it on the hardest setting. So much more comfort, not sure why you'd run it in any other way part from comfort, takes out so much more road buzz.
JEA1K said:
squirdan said:
Trek Madone SLR7
Was an unwanted project one frame so I had it built to my spec (wider cassette, 32mm tyres)
Has replaced a Cervelo tri bike and a Trek road bike as a do everything option
Obviously a quick bike being aero but what sold me was it’s also pretty comfortable (isospeed and fat tyres)
I rode with my Isospeed on the comfort setting for the first time last week ... only completed the build around a month ago and have had it on the hardest setting. So much more comfort, not sure why you'd run it in any other way part from comfort, takes out so much more road buzz.
Very envious, one day I will have one unfortunately it will be second hand!
NorthernUproar said:
It was put together by the excellent chaps at Prologue in Harrogate with the brief, let’s just use the best of everything available. I’ve ridden and raced many bikes over the years and this is the only one I intend to keep for good. It’s exceptionally stiff and smooth, not to mention light!
A few extra pics...
Not a common machine! Here is one that a bike collector on Twitter has put together. They come in at about 6kg it would seemA few extra pics...
https://twitter.com/TheCampagKid/status/1159135953...
joshcowin said:
JEA1K said:
squirdan said:
Trek Madone SLR7
Was an unwanted project one frame so I had it built to my spec (wider cassette, 32mm tyres)
Has replaced a Cervelo tri bike and a Trek road bike as a do everything option
Obviously a quick bike being aero but what sold me was it’s also pretty comfortable (isospeed and fat tyres)
I rode with my Isospeed on the comfort setting for the first time last week ... only completed the build around a month ago and have had it on the hardest setting. So much more comfort, not sure why you'd run it in any other way part from comfort, takes out so much more road buzz.
Very envious, one day I will have one unfortunately it will be second hand!
Emonda (but also heavier). No reason at all not to enjoy a long ride on one. Meanwhile on the flat it absolutely flies once up to say 25kph
A better photo of my stealth spec
squirdan said:
Cheers. Not ridden it far yet but I love the design too. Not just Trek but all the latest aero bikes look so clean and purposeful. But the thing with the latest Madone is it’s so useable as well ... sensible geo (trek 1.5) isospeed to take the harshness out and although the spec sheet doesn’t say it can, I have 32mm tyres with plenty of clearance. Frankly it’s more comfortable than my old
Emonda (but also heavier). No reason at all not to enjoy a long ride on one. Meanwhile on the flat it absolutely flies once up to say 25kph
A better photo of my stealth spec
Beautiful bike, I looked at the same colour frameset last year. Ended up going for a Dogma F10 BoB instead, I've zero regrets, but still look wistfully at a Madone whenever I ride with one.Emonda (but also heavier). No reason at all not to enjoy a long ride on one. Meanwhile on the flat it absolutely flies once up to say 25kph
A better photo of my stealth spec
The Aero benefit of these bikes is staggering, I'm typically 2kph on average faster on my F10 than on the 65.1, despite both running Bora One-50 wheels - the F10 happily cruises along at 37/38kph all day on the flat, even with a modest headwind.
Also notice it when the bikes are on the roof of the car - you can hear the 65.1; the F10 is silent.
This was all some time ago, but then i haven't posted here for the thick end of four years so...
I replaced the 10-spd 105 groupset on my Planet-X ProCarbon with 11-spd Ultegra:
then I built another Planet-X, this time an XLS as a winter bike. Front mech took a bit of finding, and full-length guards required a bit of thought, but it works very well, and with a wheel and tyre swap has done a few off-road miles as well:
(excuse the s
t pic - it was a photo of the view before I cropped it, not a photo of the bike)
and then last year I retired the orange one and built this around a half-price frameset from Merlin:
After a year's service it now sports a lighter saddle and I've dropped the 25mm headtube extension to a 15mm one, but it's fabulous and still puts a big smile on my face every time I go near it.
I replaced the 10-spd 105 groupset on my Planet-X ProCarbon with 11-spd Ultegra:
then I built another Planet-X, this time an XLS as a winter bike. Front mech took a bit of finding, and full-length guards required a bit of thought, but it works very well, and with a wheel and tyre swap has done a few off-road miles as well:
(excuse the s
t pic - it was a photo of the view before I cropped it, not a photo of the bike)and then last year I retired the orange one and built this around a half-price frameset from Merlin:
After a year's service it now sports a lighter saddle and I've dropped the 25mm headtube extension to a 15mm one, but it's fabulous and still puts a big smile on my face every time I go near it.
JPJPJP said:
Not a common machine! Here is one that a bike collector on Twitter has put together. They come in at about 6kg it would seem
https://twitter.com/TheCampagKid/status/1159135953...
Mid 7's in that spechttps://twitter.com/TheCampagKid/status/1159135953...
6 is doable with weenie components seatpost, saddle, bar, stem, wheels etc
If we're talking about Bianchi's here's my Sunday best Infinito CV
Campagnolo Super Record Mechanical groupset
Campagnolo Bora Ultra 50 Wheelset
Zipp SL70 Aero Carbon Bars
IMG_1916 by oddball13131313, on Flickr
#Velominati itsnotarace said:
Mid 7's in that spec
6 is doable with weenie components seatpost, saddle, bar, stem, wheels etc
Just below 6 according to the man with the scales https://twitter.com/thecampagkid/status/1159141054...6 is doable with weenie components seatpost, saddle, bar, stem, wheels etc
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