What bikes do we lust over?

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~

not = no

lol

i took an s-works roubaix with dura-ace everything for a test ride today. wowowowowow

I will probably be on something similar in the next few months.

you are not likely to be disappointed! i know the whole 'stiff but compliant' marketing talk is pretty cliche at this point but it really lived up to the hype for me.

they were going to let me take a Di2 tarmac out as well but 36deg celsius heat had me retiring to the drinks tent, heh.

I know I'm a sucker for Rapha stuff, but this is beautiful:

http://www.rapha.cc/images/gallery/2368-01.jpg

the detailing on that dropout is lovely:
http://www.rapha.cc/images/gallery/2368-08.jpg

I'm loving this lugged carbon beauty, also rapha

http://www.rapha.cc/images/gallery/2367-01.jpg

gonna have to be some bonus this year

Decorative filagree lugs on carbon bikes is pretty damn silly IMO.

On a less crabby note, I'm finding it very hard not to buy one of the BMCs that Competitive Cyclist has on sale (40% off on a bunch of em!) right now...:(

Do it, I love my BMC.

Am kind of hoping that Evans still have some knocked down streetfires in my size when I'm next eligible for ride to work. Am supposed to be getting a cheap pub bike but...... They're so pretty.....

Ah, but Chris, if you get a Streetfire then the Felt *becomes* the cheap pub bike :)

i want a proper mountain bike, i've not had one in 8 years. i want dual sus, but i won't ride a bike over 26 lbs. been looking, but i can't justify the $ req'd for that. grrrr.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5269419353_9a84d1f14d.jpg

only 9800 for the frameset!

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/01/27/fast-not-cheap-and-under-eleven-pounds-10-36-lb-parlee/#more-27260

http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/parlee-10-lbs-cycles-7-600x600.jpg

waht

do those weight weenie bikes ever get ridden?? seems like the kinda thing that would snap in a strong breeze.

its clavicula, the vampire crankset that lusts for your blood. when the chainring folds or the crankarm snaps, you break your clavicle and bleed everywhere, thus sating the ghoulish desires of the undead.

hahaha

teh assos bike looks the goods: http://www.competitivecyclist.com/whats-new/our-visit-to-assos-hq.399.html