What bikes do we lust over?

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I am lusting over this.

Mark C, Thursday, 25 November 2010 12:51 (thirteen years ago) link

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

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 25 November 2010 13:27 (thirteen years ago) link

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.

potholes and esso assos (Hunt3r), Thursday, 25 November 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link

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

Fox generally, anything Stuart Murdoch owns (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 December 2010 06:13 (thirteen years ago) link

magnificent

Frank O'Cotsoe (haitch), Thursday, 2 December 2010 12:04 (thirteen years ago) link

creepy hands

jaxon, Tuesday, 7 December 2010 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link

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. "

kanellos (gbx), Thursday, 16 December 2010 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link

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

why, herro dere

lights out gorilla rodeo (haitch), Thursday, 30 December 2010 09:15 (thirteen years ago) link

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")?

rhymes with a$$ange (Hunt3r), Thursday, 30 December 2010 20:19 (thirteen years ago) link

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

kanellos (gbx), Thursday, 30 December 2010 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link

not = no

kanellos (gbx), Thursday, 30 December 2010 20:22 (thirteen years ago) link

lol

rhymes with a$$ange (Hunt3r), Thursday, 30 December 2010 20:25 (thirteen years ago) link

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

internet hardmanning clark (haitch), Saturday, 8 January 2011 05:33 (thirteen years ago) link

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

i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 8 January 2011 05:50 (thirteen years ago) link

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.

internet hardmanning clark (haitch), Saturday, 8 January 2011 06:12 (thirteen years ago) link

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

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

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 14:09 (thirteen years ago) link

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

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 14:10 (thirteen years ago) link

I'm loving this lugged carbon beauty, also rapha

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

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 14:17 (thirteen years ago) link

gonna have to be some bonus this year

geronimo (cozen), Tuesday, 11 January 2011 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link

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

sous les paves, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 04:34 (thirteen years ago) link

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...:(

sous les paves, Wednesday, 12 January 2011 04:36 (thirteen years ago) link

Do it, I love my BMC.

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 13:30 (thirteen years ago) link

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.....

problem chimp (Porkpie), Wednesday, 12 January 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link

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

Mark C, Thursday, 13 January 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link

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.

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Thursday, 13 January 2011 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link

two weeks pass...

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

only 9800 for the frameset!

ullr saves (gbx), Thursday, 27 January 2011 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link

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

waka hawka phlegm (haitch), Monday, 31 January 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago) link

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.

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Monday, 31 January 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link

hahaha

i love you but i have chosen snarkness (Steve Shasta), Monday, 31 January 2011 05:03 (thirteen years ago) link

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

sent via Jan Ullrich from T-Mobile (haitch), Tuesday, 1 February 2011 02:49 (thirteen years ago) link

I'd ride the 30-year-old carbon frame (well, I wouldn't, it'd probably crumble) but doesn't the new Arsos machine just look like a standard carbon bike with that bloody awful branding?

Mark C, Tuesday, 1 February 2011 13:15 (thirteen years ago) link

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_59gUEMCykpA/TU8rQpWlhXI/AAAAAAAACVs/D0xFpOPNgxI/s1600/col_pr82eps_1.jpg

this year's EPS in the 'master' red. hotttt. maybe replace the LWs with some more trad wheels, tho.

scraping Doritos off the wheel (haitch), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 02:42 (thirteen years ago) link

not really feeling those massive fork style seatstays in today's world of pencil thin beauties.

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link

Whoa, that EPS pic was shot at a shop about 3 blocks away from my house. I don't think they have a sub $6k bike in that place.

sous les paves, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 03:43 (thirteen years ago) link

full of steely goodness (and just inside the ride to work limit)
http://www.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/2f9/f9a/227/52789/product_page/genesis-equilibrium-10-2011-road-bike.jpg

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 10:00 (thirteen years ago) link

Nice, Chris. Dooooo it...

Today I fancy a steel touring bike. Any lustful recommendations?

Mark C, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 11:47 (thirteen years ago) link

indy fab independence!

http://www.ifbikes.com/assets/images/products//Independence_Main.jpg

scraping Doritos off the wheel (haitch), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 13:50 (thirteen years ago) link

here you go Mark, kicking it old-school:
http://surlybikes.com/bikes/long_haul_trucker_complete/

http://surlybikes.com/uploads/bikes/BK6856.jpg

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 14:34 (thirteen years ago) link

a classic of the genre:

http://www.bgcycles.com/images/rocknroad/RockNRoadLg.jpg

and a pretty lol blogpost

http://brucegordoncycles.blogspot.com/2010/12/new-year.html

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link

I don't know why - but those shifters at the end of the drop bar on tourers really give me the fear - it just seems like a really counter intuitive place to put them when you have nice handy brake shifters.

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link

i know why - but those painted hi-rise stems on bruce gordons bikes really give me the fear - it screams "1994 no-name oem takeoff."

really, if you wanna see a bunch of bikes that are like 1988-1994 in amber, it's the bruce gordon stuff imo. almost skinny tube cromo with anchor saddles and ~interesting~ retro paint decisions abound.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnO-tW2_nB0/TUSicm7l6eI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/FCRDF09e9rg/s400/IMG_4037.jpg

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link

that just looks like a rat bike - but I bet it's k-expensive and on a waiting list

problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link

it's really really excellent stuff from what i've heard.

end aggro business now (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 8 February 2011 16:57 (thirteen years ago) link

I saw a dude commuting on a bright pink Serotta this morning. I like pink a lot on bikes but it seemed... full on.

Oh, and I want the Indy Fab one, please. Thx.

Mark C, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 23:10 (thirteen years ago) link

http://www.gelliecustombikeframes.com.au/Micks-XCR-Road.htm

this builder lives about 10 minutes' drive from my parents' place. lurve the stainless w/ etched logos look.

scraping Doritos off the wheel (haitch), Wednesday, 9 February 2011 00:10 (thirteen years ago) link

those madfiber wheels give me the fear.

Love this clean carbon roadie though, nit heard of Crumpton before:

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2011/02/25/1298636867940-11dbp44swv1t8-670-75.jpg

problem chimp (Porkpie), Sunday, 27 February 2011 19:39 (thirteen years ago) link


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