What bikes do we lust over?

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/

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4435370103_b79a6aa387_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4313765321_27bf4b0219.jpg

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

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1183/5123831178_fe74a08f0d.jpg

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~

the aeroad cf, want
http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2010/05/15/2/canyon_aeroad_cf_full_view_2_600.jpg

I am lusting over this.

I'm not sure if they don't just have really tall customers but they seem to like really tall head tubes there.

http://www.ahearnecycles.com/pages/leer.html

"This is one of the fanciest bicycles on the road."

i think this is what gbx would call some ren faire nonsense. gorgeous craftsmanship obv.

http://cgi.ebay.com/new-Basso-Ascot-Columbus-MS-54-57-c-c-wild-colors-/220678591303?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item3361781347

OMFG ;_;

look at the bb lug, it is amazing, had to accommodate teardrop downtube. this frame is like a unicorn to me.

doubt this'll work but:

http://cgi.ebay.com/new-Basso-Ascot-Columbus-MS-54-57-c-c-wild-colors-/220678591303?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item3361781347

magnificent

http://www.ritteracing.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/894x543/35551657949e1e8c6c59a4e3d65233df/b/i/bike-steeplechase-hero_2.jpg

creepy hands

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5090/5263653355_0b6692697a_b.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5263653209_47583fdca7_b.jpg

ok so i'm pimping this guy's stuff cuz he's a friend of friends, but dang it's nice

apparently the tubing is "TT- Shovel handle DT- support beam off a horse trailer, ST- Columbus SL, HT- section of a late 90's Nashbar Mag Trainer. The chain and seat stays are Deda Replica Zero and part of an old chair, respectively. "

http://vonrafael.com/img/r012b.jpg

why, herro dere

gbx- is that tubing list for real? i mean, part of an old chair and shovel? granting that the alleged metallurgical properties claims for many bikes is pretty useless, this seems pretty silly. part of an old chair is probably not even cro-moly ("mild steel")?

haha, not it's a joke. dude is a ~craftsman~