Hi all,

Took my new Carbon 456 out for a shakedown ride today and took a few pictures.

No decent technical riding yet but first impressions are good, climbs very well. Much more bike than I will ever be a rider.

DSC00209 by Orange Elise, on Flickr

DSC00199 by Orange Elise, on Flickr

DSC00197 by Orange Elise, on Flickr

Regards,
Matt.

mmmm, understated bling gold ness.

Thats a nice looking machine. Looks great without decals.
I´m seriously tempted…

Thanks for the comments.

There are decals on there but they are matt black and inlaid into the frame at the time of layup I think. Very subtle.

Really happy with the finish and the build overall, exactly how I hoped it would come out.

Regards,
Matt.

Looking very pretty, black and gold done right. Liking the use of the term “shakedown” only heard it in Rally before 😛

Lovely, you left an old inner tube tangled in your fork though 😉

Nice, great bikes aren’t they? Mine is plain black too. You need a set of brakes same as these (they’ve got little gold adjusters, in case you can’t make out)…