THat wireless groupset looks horrendous
That bianchi on page one looks amazing, never thought i would say that about a road bike
grey plastic has never looked so good!
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Bold Linkin..never heard of this before, the shock is hidden in the seat tube..
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Gnnnrrrrk.
Oh, and at my LBS, there's an Allez Sprint DSW in a truly epic orange. Available with Zipp wheels and S-works tyres (Should have been turbo cotton skinwalls) for £2500. The frame is a work of art.
That sender looks nice... WC team next year? Barel making a comeback?
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Was going to say the op's Marin is a retro euro spec Marin colour 8)
The Surly looks like a 1989 Saracen Traverse. This is a good thing 8)
Oh, and at my LBS, there's an Allez Sprint DSW in a truly epic orange. Available with Zipp wheels and S-works tyres (Should have been turbo cotton skinwalls) for £2500. The frame is a work of art.
Like the sound of that. Those DSW frames are lovely, like the raw finish too.
Mr B, pics are @stonehengecycle
The pics don't do it justice, it's beautiful. The resident road racing yoof (He's a top lad, actually!) is lusting after it. He's lusting hard! Given it's a 105 equipped bike, that says something! The Ultegra version, in green, doesn't look as nice IMHO. I'd go for the 105 Orange, with pimp wheels, and then gradually upgrade to DA.
Nice. Never been that bothered about Specialized bikes, but I'd happily add that and a Crux (without a gobbler!) to my quiver of steeds.
Scott spark - in all 3 flavours!
Just need to find a spare £20k lying around.......
The gobbler is as ugly as sin, but they work! (And, crucially, you can't see them when you're sitting on them!)
thisisnotaspoon - Member
That Trek is stunning, but too short for me in the reach.
445/459mm* in Large, is there much longer apart from the geometron?*Seems odd that it only changes by 0.5deg between settings, but the reach goes up 15mm
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Transition bikes in XL mate, reach is 483 just feels right to my orangutan arms!!
wrecker - MemIt would be great to see the strive get the sender treatment.
In what sense? THe Race models of the Strive already have fairly long geo
chrishc777 - Member
What the hell is going on with Transition though? Horrible colour schemes
They definitely lost it in the aesthetics deprtment - used like the simple single colours (see trek above). New colours, paint schemes and even the frames are kind of ugly
When Transition make the Smuggler out of carbon I'll add it to my wishlist.
2017 alu version looks a bit like a Norco though, eh?
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In what sense? THe Race models of the Strive already have fairly long geo
Suspension and looks. And no more travel switch thingy.
Far too many of those beastly roadie things on this thread! 🙁
BTW that Anthem had a Nobby Nic on the front and a Racing Ralph on the back...is that a recommended set up?
[i]2017 bikes. What's taken your fancy?[/i]
Nothing! I am completely N+1ed out. Purged, optimised and happy. I'm not even looking at bikes!
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S-Works Tarmac with SRAM etap and hydro discs.
I also want the Torch Tarmac, the colour change one.
wrecker - MemberSuspension and looks. And no more travel switch thingy.
Sender is still a 4 bar, I though, just an oddly laid out one, so they're essentally the sane in that respect.
Think the Sender's seat tube junction thing is a it of a mess, personally, but it's an otherwise good looking bike.
They did make a bit of an arse with the Shapeshifter - was a neat idea, but terribly unreliable. THe saving grace is that when it breaks, you're left with a light 160mm bike that climbs very well, so it dosn't matter all that much.
Does a Stanton 'Next Gen' Sherpa in 3" B+ Flavour count?
If so one of them (I've just finalised my build negotiations with Dan and should get mine in the next month).
I know, I know, first non Cotic mountain bike in, oh, [i]7[/i] years.... 😯
That said, I do like the look of the Flare/Rockets in Max variety. Just a bit too rich for my wallet atm.
Also, that Reign does look pretty tasty too (not for me though, it'd be totally wasted....)
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but only available to the USofA 🙁
Crazy, see above! Great minds, etc....
The Torch Tarmac is lush, too
Oh, and....
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Öhlins goodness throughout. Frame looks budget though, weird.
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Looks like a Gate, but rides dam well 😆
The Trek is so lush IRL, looks even better than the pictures of it
Still does it for me.
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Proper bike, no pretensions.
And another (apart from the excrescence hanging off the back wheel)
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specialized fuse expert carbon 6fattie
Bit pricey, but I want one!
Give the frame a major refresh (be nice if it were a little prettier like the senderer), lose the shitshifter and I'll buy one.
Cannondale supersix evo hi mod team disc
Re the DSW, this just cropped up, taken through the shop window and shared on a well known social media platform.
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303s and that paint job? SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
nice that, this it? just with Zipps?
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Pole evolving 140 29er!
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I think 29ers are coming good...
@dirtyrider - Yep. LBS have taken a bit of a punt on it, ordered a fair few, and are offering it with a pimpy wheel upgrade option. The frame is stunning, 105 is very solid, so whack some bling wheels on and you're good to go! Very much one of those who understand that good aluminium is better than cheap carbon, that's for sure.
It looks really, really good in the flesh. Really good. So much so that even Mrs CFH, an habitual disliker of bikes* said, "Now that looks great!".
*Perhaps because of my bills at the aforementioned LBS! 🙂
Trek Slash looks epic might have got one if I hadn't got my BMC so cheap.
The Mojo / Nicolai Geometron is a thing of beauty. Tested one in the field at ArdRock on the weekend and loved it
Refused to test it on the course in case i bought it
Really, really want it in my life 🙁
Cannondale cujo looks good to me, cujo 2 might be what I'm looking for in a hardtail if a dropper post is added.
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Liked This!
So I ordered it!
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Interesting that most people are lusting after non mountain bikes just now...
Interesting that most people are lusting after non mountain bikes just now...
Obviously! This is STW after all..
Lovely Trek. The ST is huge though, looks about twice the width of the HT.
Cotics for me, non taken at all by the Reign.
@snakebite - is that the new Remedy? in stock from Trek then? in the uk? I'm liking the look of the Remedy 9 RSL.
yup, 9.8 carbon from [url= http://www.swinnertoncycles.co.uk/bikes-c97/mtb-c105/full-suspension-650b-c389/trek-remedy-9-27-5-race-shop-limited-full-suspension-mountain-bike-2017-p57792 ]Swinnerton cycles[/url]
