What bikes do we lust over?

http://velodroombe.accounts.combell.net/shop/images/fotos/BMC%20TeamMachine.jpg

I have just brokered a bike sale between a friend and a filmmaker - a raw lacquered Brompton S3L - and I am now well jealous because it's one sexy bike, if folding bikes can be sexy.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4946754641_b9bb2b480b_z.jpg

http://road.cc/content/image/22279-de-rosa-titanio-325

hott

hottt

the way swaged top tube, the twin down tubes. pretty hot, even if the only ppl racing these around here were rich old fatass lawyers:

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2002/sponsors/colnago/Olano_detail_a.jpg
http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2002/sponsors/colnago/Olano_detail_a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/2874673526_f0f730ca16.jpg

twin down tubes!

p33p this kinda huge master, on show at local uber-mechanic, shifter bikes:

http://i56.tinypic.com/svqavb.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/28tci69.jpg

not really lust but total claimed weight of 4.2kg

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/eurobike-2010-ax-lightness-debuts-customizable-carbon-road-frames

super obv

http://i56.tinypic.com/29p40mh.jpg

http://img.skitch.com/20100910-8dwdin57ypwucsygr66xhte7sk.jpg

ooh, I like this a lot:
http://www.on-one.co.uk/news/products/q/date/2010/07/30/pompetamine-versa-drop-bar-sneak-preview

v pretty

do you have to fuck around much w/ getting the rear wheel off a hub-geared bike?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEXjpXtw4g&feature=player_embedded

Am seriously tempted by the flat-barred Pompetamine Comp (I have been 'seriously tempted' by a different bike every day over the past week, but I think this might be 'the one'). Would rather have some serious tyres fitted (Marathon+ or something) though, which On-one don't seem to offer.

look v nice

Serious tyres yes, but also seriously heavy and rubbish on corners. I'd put up woith more punctures tbh and have a better ride.

(NB I may regret this in january)

I had Marathons on my last bike and they weren't noticeably worse in corners, the weight might be more noticeable on a steel-framed hub-geared bike though. But sod all that rigmarole for fixing a puncture.

I've got marathon's on my pub bike. they're indestructible. heavy but no punctures in about 3 years

http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/Tournesolfull.jpg

Bianchi just launched a new criterium focused frame set that looks at first glance pretty similar to my current frame but with bb30 and a beefier steerer/headtube. I'm definitely gonna test ride this when I get a chance:
http://www.bianchiusa.com/bikes/born-for-performance/sempre/sempre-frameset/

http://www.jimlangley.net/ride/airnimal_chameleon_full.jpg

crikey

ah the classic 'unified rear triangle' seen on £100 full sus mountain bikes everywhere. nicely spun as 'no power is wasted in compressing the suspension during the pedal stroke' - iow the suspension stops working when you put weight on the pedals.

...which is why this the design doesn't work on mountain bikes. This is a fast road bike that you can fit in a standard sized suitcase.

but why would you want suspension on a fast roadbike? and if you do, just get a suspension seatpost - also with no power loss during pedal stroke!

In this case, to make it easier to fold, and to give the tiny little bike on tiny wheels a much smoother ride. Reports are it works.

Also rear wheel traction.

http://sixelevenbicycleco.com/images/sized/images/uploads/work/6111-928x500.jpeg

^^^a bro of bros makes these, and i am going to BUY ONE. someday.

nice. get it with the carbon tubulars too!!

dudes there were some sweeeeet rides down in geelong. i recommend all these baums in particular - the titanium one in the light blue (Di2, lightweights, some boutique german carbon cranks and brakes) was 6.2 kilos with pedals. range-topping madone in grey was a looker; scott CR1 in stealth matte carbon and grey was pretty tite; the NZ brand avanti had their 25th anniversay special (5.6kg!) ...yeah there were a lot of nice bikes!

Did the Australian U23 team bike look famliar to you mr. haitchy?

lol i did get yr reference there!

(in the other thread, that is)

Trying to find a picture but Phillipe Gilbert's Canyon painted in Belgian champion's colors (powder blue with black/red/yellow stripe...like that Ritte) from the World's race was so freakin excellent.

http://blog.canyon.com/wp-content/gallery/weltmeisterschaft-2010/1.jpg

indeed

Agree, was totally thinking how the belgian colour scheme ownes everyone when I was watching the race

parked my bike next to this guy at a restaurant last night. saw the guy exiting and came out to talk to him about it. he made it himself. so amazing. he's not even a bike maker, he's a chef (shasta, he cooks for blvd). said he wanted some really fancy british bike (that starts with H, forget the name) and instead of paying 3-4k, decided he'd make it himself. he went to RISD and had background w/tooling, so just read up and went for it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emangoo/

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i sorta didn't get how he did that lug- did he cast his own? question was answered in flickr- decorative "lug extension." v. pretty though.

http://www.hawleycompany.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ritte_5.jpg

damn

jaxon: hetchins?

^^^yeah that's what i was thinkin too.

kinda hate that ren faire larpy lugwork, but sometimes it's pretty gorgeous

that one jaxon posted is nice tho def

Damn indeed.

I was riding with a guy I hadn't ridden with before, a Taiwanese American. His folks are friends with some who works at the factory where BMC and Easton, among others, get their stuff made. He was riding what he described as a tradefair bike, one they make to show off their capabilities to the likes of Easton and BMC, At first I thought it was carbon but it was in fact Scandium and had the neatest welds imaginable. Must try and get a picture because it looks fantastic.

yeah, that Ritte is Taiwanese, too, I think.

yes, hetchins

http://road.cc/sites/default/files/images/Colnago%20C59%20Full%20bike%201.preview_500.jpg

Really like the classic look of the frame. All we need is someone to do curly carbon lugs.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4944/sofiavergarabike3.jpg

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http://spotbrand.com/bikes/product-page/images/394

Oh that IS nice. I love green, and I really fancy a bit of belt drive action.

Oh, that reminds me, guys - I need to get my Bob Jackson Vigorelli resprayed after it gets repaired, so what colours do we all think would look good? I have trad metal track pedals and quill stem and bars etc, and standard metal box section wheels rather than any deep V monstrosity.

oh my actual days

the new top of the range canyon roadie is ~lush~