as seen on the ride to work this morning, a chap on one of these:

absolutely stunning… (and the bike wasn't bad either, arf!)

Nasty wheels and tyres on that one, that frame needs something more discreet. Dura Ace CL-7800s or something, with some Pro 3s.

oh yeah, the build was different – i couldn't find a decent picture. his was brushed metal with pink decals on it, looked better than it sounds! it was lovely.

in fact it might not have been a ti one – looked more like this one, actually

Great parts, but a pig ugly build.

Un cut steerer shows lack of commitment, like the polythene covers on your grandads Datsuns seats.

think I know the bike you're on about I was talking to a guy on one at the Etape Du Dales, absolutely stunning bike. Whereabouts did you spot it

Un cut steerer shows lack of commitment, like the polythene covers on your grandads Datsuns seats.

Very nice observation 8)

I like the Cosmic Carbones though, i'm sick of the nude carbon / bare metal / discrete stickers look.

my roadie pron (well it is to me anyways lol) 😉

btw i have ti bottle cages now 😉

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think I know the bike you're on about I was talking to a guy on one at the Etape Du Dales, absolutely stunning bike. Whereabouts did you spot it

the guy passed me going downhill on rosebery avenue in central london. i was on the pompino and was spinning out so couldn't catch up with him for about another mile til he stopped at some lights to compliment him on it. he said his mate got it custom made through sideways cycles and then sold it to him as it was his size – nice mate! as i say, brushed with pink decals, to match the t-mobile top he was wearing.

yep same guy I spoke to on the Etape

Mick, you also have mudguards. No bike can ever be described as 'pron' whilst it has mudguards. FACT.

You also have a stem which is either 0 degree, or pointing up, and silly pedals. Nice otherwise though. 😉

stem is -5 iirc , pedal are roadie crank bros as all my shoes/pedals are crank bros and mudguards are sensible lol also has a rear rack now to but a nice fancy slimline one 😉

i saw this guy on a seven ti and carbon road bike at salcey forest about a month ago, i was transfixed.

best bike i have ever seen

i saw a very fancy litespeed locked to railings in leeds city centre with a very crap lock

Mudguards is the new no mudguards – didn't you know?

Mudguards serve an excellent purpose, just don't suggest a bike is p0rn when it has them!

That's no way a -5 stem, unless the angle of the shot's very odd, it'd look flat if it was.

pretty sure its -5 its more relaxed angles that a proper out and out race bike tho and the angle may be funny as the saddle is straight too lol

actually if you notice the bottom brick course its on a slope lol the stem and saddle are flat 😉

Mudguards. The bicycle equivalent of pubic hair. Quite a good idea in many ways, but they have no place in porn.

neither do grannies but they are all around us lol 😉

Micks bike looks good, mudguards are tres cool though I'd like to see some flappage on the end of those guards

The bicycle equivalent of pubic hair. Quite a good idea in many ways, but they have no place in porn.

Save for more specialist outlets.

I fear STW is becoming one.

Why does the bike in the first picture have the chain on the small ring? Bikes should be photgraphed in the big ring, it looks so much better.

The one reggie posted is lovely. Mick's misses the target on a number of points. Sorry.

i do have some but they need trimming down oldgit lol they are a bit big for skinny guards

Un cut steerer shows lack of commitment

This is the sort of faux-traditional snobbery that's so rife in road riding. It drives me nuts.

prob right mr p but i likes it 😉 i dont really want the wheels but they came from my race bike this is more clubrun audax to suit my riding more. but ill run them til they break then build myself a nice pair more suitable

and it rains more than i race so guards are a must 😉

That's revolting!

This is p0rn:

Ironically, that now costs less than a Trek Madone 6.9!

P's spot on with the big ring thing, big ring/smallest sprocket, only way to photograph a bike! We had a catalogue in for some brand, could've been Massi, and they were all in the granny ring and the biggest cassette sprocket, it looked ridiculous!

The Indy Fab- the wheels I can live with, the Sram shite on it I can't.

Anyway, here's my road pron. I was going to sell it but couldn't bare to!

My preferred type of road pron is this though-

Current client has a fully pimped out Pinarello Prince with 11spd Campag Super Record, Zip 404s etc. Oh, and one for his wife.

Prince of Spain colour scheme though, totally kills it.

lad who comes on our club runs has a lovely red prince with matching kit right down to the socks courtesy of malcolm elliott. cant ride it tho 😉