almost bought some h+son super deeps (45mm or so?) like 3 yrs ago, but they sucked, so i din't.
― too soon (Hunt3r), Friday, 2 November 2012 02:58 (eleven years ago) link
Liking this, maybe not in blue but it looks fast.
http://road.cc/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-gallery-display/images/Giant%20Propel%20Advanced%20SL/Propel%20Advanced%20SL%200%20(1).jpg
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 22:59 (eleven 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 11:10 (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
^^by chance I saw this rig outside a coffee shop round my way last week. built up with, oooh, record 11 and some handbuilt alu rums iirc? SO bangin' compared to most of the crabon rigs it was sitting near.
― xxx heady xxx heady (haitch), Thursday, 24 January 2013 06:27 (eleven years ago) link
http://speedvagen.com/lookbook.pdf
luv these. the one with the logo laser-cut out of the headtube and the carbon sleeve bonded in!!
― super wild whore sez (haitch), Monday, 27 May 2013 06:06 (eleven years ago) link
that laser cut headtube is amazing. also... the wait for a vanilla is over 5 years?!?! handcrafted custom bikes are cool and all, but is vanilla doing anything so spectacular that it's worth waiting 5 years for one?
― eh mec, elle est ou ma caisse? (ytth), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
it seems a bit insane to me too, how long do you wanna wait for a townie bike?? I guess that stuff just takes time when you do it right. (note that he gets other framebuilders in to work on the speedvagens, whereas I think vanilla is just sacha himself.)
― super wild whore sez (haitch), Thursday, 30 May 2013 01:20 (eleven years ago) link
best value £1k cyclocross bike
asking for a friend
― kenjataimu (cozen), Thursday, 13 June 2013 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
str8 CX bike or more of a commuter that can do CX?
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:46 (eleven years ago) link
the latter, I think
he's swithering betw the genesis CDF, surly cross-check and boardman CX
they all seem so expensive when you look at the £1100 canyon full ultegra road bike
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 15 June 2013 09:07 (eleven years ago) link
'proper' croix de fer is reportedly fairly heavy, CDF more so. sounds like they really roll over the ruff stuff tho. plus steal is reel. boardmans seem pretty good, wiggle export them here to aus and they were a steal with the exchange rate there for a while.
giant TCX?
surlys seem so dull to me!
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 10:31 (eleven years ago) link
focus mares would prob be a good deal too, actually.
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 10:33 (eleven years ago) link
Ridley X-Bow might fit the bill, belgian, looks right has rack eyes. 105 version clocks in at under $1000
See also Kona jake and Cannondale CAADX although you seem to be on Sora/Tiagra under 1000.
I don't think Civilian Bike make it to the UK but the Vive Le Roi and Le Roi Veut look pretty nice
This is a good deal on a TCX if it fits, less of a commuter, though
http://www.mcconveycycles.com/store/product/14673/GIANT-TCX-1-2012-MED-LRG/
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 15 June 2013 10:45 (eleven years ago) link
he wants disc brakes apparently
not sure why. maintenance?
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 15 June 2013 12:43 (eleven years ago) link
they're so hot right now
genesis doing equilibrium disc for '14 model year - reckon i could be down with that once shimano get hydro down pat.
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:27 (eleven years ago) link
they are less wear + tear on rims for sure; probably more consistent performance in wet weather. more clearance for fenders too, I'd say.
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
I've had a Croix de Fer for 9 months and i think it's great (though I don't have much to compare it with). I wanted a do-everything bike (everything being commutes and light touring really). Discs are a huge improvement over any brake I've used before, and they work just as well in the wet. It's not a light bike but I've fitted Marathon Plus's and a rack and I don't really notice it being heavy anymore. That's my unbiased opinion on it.
― useless chamber, Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
Downside with the discs on the Croix is the rear is mounted outside the frame so you have to get a special wide-ass rack to clear it.
― useless chamber, Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
no clue what the availability of these are in the UK but
Traitor Crusade All-City Macho Man DiscSoma Double-cross disc
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Saturday, 15 June 2013 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
huh never seen the crusade but at a glance i'll say that a 44ht on steel bike is a goddamn atrocity
― fill up at the ilx quipnjibe (Hunt3r), Sunday, 16 June 2013 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
(i'm sure there's tons, i just haven't seen em yet)
― fill up at the ilx quipnjibe (Hunt3r), Sunday, 16 June 2013 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
£430 off the Di2 canyon ultimate AL.... nnnnnnnnnngggggggggh
£1700 is a bargain right? right?!
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 29 June 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
fuck. if I was happy in my job I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
selling my current bike wd drop the net cost to £1400 which is a genuine bargain for a Di2 equipped canyon bike
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 29 June 2013 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
That is a sweet deal especially when my lust object is the unattainable BMC Team Machine SLR01.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 29 June 2013 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
Di2 rulez, get it
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Monday, 1 July 2013 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
My lust right now is, I think, just for a Cube Peloton. I think I just want a pure road bike. I've hammered the Tricross with skinnies, and want to see how a proper road bike feels.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 5 August 2013 09:52 (eleven years ago) link
need more bike purchasing advice: my gf wants to buy a bike for light-touring (50 miles a day max) that's comfortable before it's fast, has 10+ gears, and looks good. she's eager for it to be fitted too
the budget is roughly 300£, because it'll also be a pub bike and she's not comfortable spending any more in case it gets knocked
― pr0n tsar (cozen), Sunday, 11 August 2013 07:49 (eleven years ago) link
also nick: buyyyyyy itttttt
oh and she wants a more upright position than you'd get w/a roadbike
― pr0n tsar (cozen), Sunday, 11 August 2013 08:07 (eleven years ago) link
http://media.prollyisnotprobably.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Surly-pugsley-limited.jpg
― cozen, Thursday, 24 October 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/JB1ue1b.jpg
― oh shit you psyched yourself into liking mbv (Hunt3r), Thursday, 24 October 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
ha
guys i want to buy a single speed for tooling around on. straight handlebars. two brakes. i want to buy it new not 2nd hand because i don't have time to make changes or go hunting. i want to spend less than $500. options are kind of overwhelming. can anyone say anything to narrow it down?
― caek, Thursday, 24 October 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
motorbacon from bikesdirect for $299 if you're stateside is probably as cheap as you can get and not be a giant piece of crap.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/fixie-cafe-flat-bar-bikes.htm
― sous les paves, Saturday, 26 October 2013 00:59 (ten years ago) link
bringing it back round to the start of this thread, must say i am feelin the vamoots DR
http://moots.com/wp-content/uploads/Vamoots_challenge_90089-copy.jpg
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:34 (ten years ago) link
would it kill em to paint the fork tho, jeeeez
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:38 (ten years ago) link
Nice stuff and I see quite a bit of moots here in CO, but it doesn't seem special to me. I should really try to ride one sometime. I swear by my old ti bike, insanely comfy.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:42 (ten years ago) link
yeah sorry $300 mail order bikes not v lustful, but that does actually look just the job. thanks slp.
― caek, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 00:16 (ten years ago) link
hunt3r am i right in thinking you took all the old paint off your ti bike - love how there's so many different ways to finish one, from the moots matte look to mirror polish to some of those ano'd fireflys. that's before you even bring paint into the equation!
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 02:52 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it's plain matte except for the bright polished couplers. some people actually ask me if it's a moots, as they do coupled frames. i should get some white decals and put "MUTT" on it, it's got no fine pedigree- dean by sandvik modified by bilenky. (it is of good quality tho).
caek, lustful bikes are those that get ridden regularly regardless of cost, appearance, or mark. imo.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
lol MUTT. do it!
nice bit of painted ti from salsa
http://salsacycles.com/files/bikes/Warbird_Ti_14_sv_1440x960.jpg
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 05:04 (ten years ago) link
i guess i shoulda wrote "lustworthy" above.
is the warbird a "gravel grinder" bike? looks like an underside cage braze-on there. that's great looking, no matter how cynical i get about micro-discipline bikes (yes, i know, gravel grinder ultras are the next whatever, just huge, put one in your quiver next to your randonee, cx, 24 hr mtb, marathon mtb, freeride trail mtb, enduro, adventure rig, and fat bike).
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 13:01 (ten years ago) link
yeah it's a gravel bike. I want one.
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 14:16 (ten years ago) link
yep 3rd bottle bosses, you can get a frame bag in there too
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 07:58 (ten years ago) link
i've never used a third bottle, have any of you? are they easy to reach? it seems like you would be getting a steady diet of tirespray mud, sand, cowpoop, and giardia. i guess you get that pretty much anyway, just in lower doses from the regular mount.
i do have some behind the saddle dual mount cages that i used on a long hot unsupported ride back in the 90s. functional but weird.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 12:52 (ten years ago) link
guess third bottle makes sense for touring?
― cozen, Wednesday, 30 October 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/wlD259f.jpg
― cozen, Thursday, 31 October 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link
did they blur the background in post? that bike looks tiny for some reason
― eris bueller (lukas), Thursday, 31 October 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
dead fucking handsome:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0220/2502/products/No22_4A_Final.jpg?v=1382550080
― you didnt say brian may i? (Hunt3r), Thursday, 19 December 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
oooooooooft
― =(3 Ɛ)= (cozen), Thursday, 19 December 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
love a bit of ano'd ti
― free dong commissioner (haitch), Friday, 20 December 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
Ooh that is very hot
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 20 December 2013 10:09 (ten years ago) link