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I didn't realise Indy Fab were still in business making frames. Their web page is a bit dated, and so are their MTB frame designs!
It’s my 50th birthday in 3 years, my treat to myself will be a colnago world master with full campag. The most beautiful bike ever made.. need to get saving..
A friend collects them, he has a whole set inc an ex pro tour frame which he then spent £2k having resprayed in the original colour scheme.
They look amazing, he probably has £50ks worth of Colnagos in his garage!
From our last Wednesday ride..
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On another note - is it just me, or does anyone else think rim brake bikes looks shit now?
Yeah, 100% Brand identify and heritage i think
Fair enough.
I'm much more of an MTB geek, and it's nice that there's actually loads of things to differentiate frames on that side (compared to road bikes).
I rather like the understated simplicity of my Pinarello.
It might be old and garish but it rides like a dream with its 10speed Campag record. Even with the skinny tyres (25s are the widest that will fit).
My old Time from 2005, currently in the loft looking for a period 6650 SL groupset. I think this still looks cool
They look amazing
I really don't like anything where they've written their name on every single tube - is is a Colnago? I'd never have guessed.
I bought this to replace after 17 years
I am still not sure, its faster but prefer to ride this.
I built this for my son a year ago, I loved it and we got a lot of compliments. Sold now as he outgrew it by the end of the summer
Re: The Time Edge, if you get close the tubes are gorgeous, such a pretty bike close up, but you have a point about the name. Never noticed it
On another note – is it just me, or does anyone else think rim brake bikes looks shit now?
Nah, not really. I don't really have a strong opinion on the visuals of either braking option, you can make gopping or pretty bikes with either type of brake.
Discs are the norm now though and maybe that's what you notice, something 'old' that is starting to look a bit unfamiliar now we're all used to rotors and disc callipers on all road bikes.
is it just me, or does anyone else think rim brake bikes looks shit now?
No, I prefer the symmetry of them and think they look less utilitarian in a weird way, I guess because the shape of a rim brake calliper lends itself to being 'sculpted' a wee bit.
That monstrosity on the front page looks awful, but what do I know? I ride a steel frame and rim braked road bike…
For £16k, I’d be getting a custom Sturdy, shod with everything he makes.
^^ That does look very nice - not sure I'd want to ride a £16k bike though cos that'd be some very expensive wear and tear and an eye-wateringly expensive crash scenario.
Similar to people who turn up at bog standard 2nd / 3rd cat crit races with £10k of S-Works. 🤯
<p style="text-align: left;">Don’t race what you can’t replace. I wince at the Di2 on show in 4th cat crashfests. I’ve heard a lot of carbon splintering down the track in my time.</p>
and personally, I think Dura Ace 9000 callipers and my new TRP CX 8.4s in black and silver on the cross bike are fabulous. I do like skinny tubes and deep section wheels though, so not just classic steel (or titanium in my case).
custom? Rourke. Bling custom? English. He makes the most beautiful bikes. Fabulous filet braised? RIP Barry Chick who made my TT frame.
English. He makes the most beautiful bikes.
Rob was in my DT class at school, he’s come a long way since then, his frames are fantastic.
I agree with Cha****ng, I prefer the look of disc brakes, I also despise logos all over frames and wheels. Big fan of the Colnago of bwf up there.
I’m quite happy with my Tarmac SL6 in the looks department.
@beaker - that's a pretty bike; possibly the only thing I've ever seen which looks good with tan walls.
My sworks sl7 is leagues ahead of anything I’ve ridden before, and that includes bikes from 2005, 2010, and a rather nice canyon from 2016
but it’s not the prettiest to look at by any means
It’s weird though because it’s the only bike I’ve ever had that folks compliment at the cafe stop. It’s just an (admittedly very well designed) generic carbon bike that looks like any other expensive generic carbon bike. I see it as a tool, it’s not something I’m remotely emotionally attached to. Old bikes are works of art, even if they probably aren’t nearly as fast
@daffy thank you for the compliment! That picture isn’t doing the paint justice really. It really does pop. The tan wall tyres give it a good retro aesthetic which appeals to me.
not sure I’d want to ride a £16k bike though cos that’d be some very expensive wear and tear and an eye-wateringly expensive crash scenario.
I feel the same on this.. I reckon the point where you start getting diminishing returns on serious road bikes is about £5k.. yeah i'm sure a £10-£12k Tarmac or whatever will be sublime - but is it worth 2 of the £5k bikes?
My late 80’s Joe Waugh. Comfy as a comfy thing.
My 50th birthday present to myself Aethos.
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beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that, but I like my bikes aesthetically. Admittedly they’re not as nice as Beakers Isen above but I still like them.
I loved the Aeroad and think it’s decent looking for an aero bike. The saddle on the bottom picture doesn’t help, I’d only just received and hadn’t set it up. But a great bike to ride.
The Emonda is great to ride. I did try and buy an SWorks Tarmac but the shop weren’t particularly helpful with sizing, stem / bar set up. So went back to Project One (that’s my third). And yep, I raced on them.
Some lovely looking bikes up there ^^^
nickc, re Indy Fab...I have a fully rigid SS steel deluxe (off road) and it's, without doubt, the most comfortable bike I have ever ridden; as a general rule I would suggest...ignore the geometry charts and ask - how does it ride?
I would extend the same to their road bikes - and acknowledge I've neither seen nor sat on one of them but would love to.
Since we’re doing classic looking bikes… I was going to replace my Genesis 931 this year as I was finding it uncomfortable after an accident last year, but sheesh the prices of an Ultegra-level build test the VFM criterion! So instead I gave the existing steelie a mini makeover for a comparatively mini price (nearing completion in this pic)…
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I quite fancy one of those Spesh Aethos, but in the meantime I’m quite enjoying whistling along on my current bike albeit on shorter rides because of neck / back.
Pinarello have made some nice bikes in the past, this one spends most of its life hanging on my mates wall, he does take it out for a spin a few times a year when the sun is shining.
That genesis is lovely. Without knowing your size or set up, rather than raising the bars, try dropping the saddle a cm. See how it feels. Most pain is from over extension and that’s easy with a saddle too high, but seldom too low. You could also try a 1cm shorter stem flipped. And you’d have level saddle and bars as a point to start from.
and since we are on steel. Here’s another with guards and rack. First time out for a long time on this. 