[Closed] Road Bikes - clueless... show me some nice ones

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=nice+road+bikes

http://slamthatstem.com/

Well thank you turtle - very helpful...

I had, in fact, started by looking through the various pages of online retailers' road bikes - hence the appeal for some informed STW input 😉

You don't want any of that Italian rubbish!

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Budget?

for sunny days - carbon beast totally out of my league in terms of what is was designed for but oh so comfy and fast.
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for wet and mud and trails - love this bike as is very responsive and was less than £1K, real swiss army knife IFYKWIM, can be had with disc brakes these days.
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+1 for the Coretto...

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I'd have a Storck as a consolation though...

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That Baum thing is vile; fat forks and a skinny rear end look wrong.

The Paganini pic is still the nicest so far!

That Baum thing is vile; fat forks and a skinny rear end look wrong.

You're an ass man eh?

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This is mine yes seat bags are wrong but I commute and sometimes need 'bits'

That's one high post buddy. You must be extremely aero in the drops.

Its a 61cm frame too!! I just have v long legs

I have one of these. They look great in the flesh.

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/frames/road/product/review-ridley-bikes-damocles-frame-09-37464

but with Campag on it

I like that Baum

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this isn't mine.. but mine looks like this!

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Pretty much the definition of 'a nice road bike' imo. Some things haven't changed that much..

Well apart from the Baum bikes that's an underwhelming list of ordinary!

[i]Well apart from the Baum bikes that's an underwhelming list of ordinary![/i]

...and your contribution would be?

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that flandria is a whole heap of win

currently in the classifieds
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Well apart from the Baum bikes that's an underwhelming list of ordinary!

...and your contribution would be?

oh and the title said

show me some nice ones

Why did you post up a Kuota??? or the scotts ?? 🙄

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Oi! I put the speedvagen up first 👿

Oi! I put the speedvagen up first

ok I will see if I can find a picture of my white one as well!

Better!

Purely personal opinion, but I'm not keen on the understated titaniumish look, I much prefer the big mad fat tubed carbon silliness.

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If you're going to dress in skin tight lycra, might as well do it loud...

[i]Why did you post up a Kuota??? or the scotts ??[/i]

Because titanium and thin tubed steel is dull, no matter how much it may cost.

If you're going to dress in skin tight lycra, might as well do it loud...

Good point 😀

Go on then

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Because titanium and thin tubed steel is dull, no matter how much it may cost.

To each there own.

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Because titanium and thin tubed steel is dull, no matter how much it may cost

Oi Doc!....I have never hated anyone without meeting them first as much as I hate/envy you right now

At the end of the day plastic is still plastic.

It looks better in the flesh.

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thin tubed steel is dull, no matter how much it may cost.

Dull, or classy, or old-fashioned, or timeless .. but certainly the exact opposite of that Cube )

AndyF1 and damo, 2 examples of very nice carbon bikes there.

But if it HAS to be plastic
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At least make it light (10lb 10oz)

Don`t mock,but...
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giant is nice Aygo is embarrassing

But if it HAS to be plastic

That cube looks like the cycling version of a boyed up corsa

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Anyone who takes a photo of a road bike (or pretty much any bike) and doesn't put it in the biggest gear doesn't know what they're doing, but that's just ridiculous. Ruins everything.

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I think I remember this, was an effort from fairwheels wasn't it? Yeah, let's spend a billion pounds and show how much effort we took to shave off 11g from the rear mech, but stick on 50mm of spacers. It's not even about the slam, it's about the sheer dumbness.

Again, instead of telling us all what you don't like, why not show us what you think is nice?

Quick, before your mum realises you're on the computer.

I already did, second reply to the thread. And don't be so grumpy! 🙂

I'm not grumpy! I'm being a condescending knob, actually...

Not a particularly posh one or even my most expensive one but it is a Bianchi.

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a scaredylike for the cannondale posted by damo

a scaredybike that isn't posh enough for this

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I already did, second reply to the thread. And don't be so grumpy!

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trailmoggy - nice!

Some nice bikes, but some fugly ones too. Deep section wheels look bulky, as do chunky mtb type stems...!

I'm not grumpy! I'm being a condescending knob, actually...

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That's not a road bike don simon.

That's not a road bike don simon.

I like the Giant.. compact Giants are a design classic and that's a nice looking one.

Bloody hell, modern bikes are hideously ugly, aren't they?
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Oversized/over engineered frames:
Out of proportion, unnecessary, inelegant, but more room to display pointless logos.

Deep section wheels:
Another advertisers dream, harder to true, harsh to ride. Did I mention ugly? The cycling equivalent of platform shoes.

Matt black:
Emo for cyclists.
Go and tidy your room, stand up straight, get that hair out of your eyes and cheer up a bit. Not big, clever or hard.

Sloping top tubes:
You are not Joe Murray or Buster Gonad. (Unless you are Joe Murray, in which case feel free.)

Road bikes should look like this:
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And if you all apologise nicely and admit you were wrong, we'll say no more about it.

Apart from obscure stem shots it's the only bike on the site.

😀 There's 4 on the first page alone..

http://slamthatstem.com/archive

Better? 🙂

What's with the chunky chain rings? Loads of them ^ look like they've been nicked off a disc cutter...

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Liking that Raliegh. I'm not and never will be competitive so its all about the classic look for me. No pics of my Chas Roberts or Holdsworth but the Holdsworth will look like this when Argos finally return the frame 🙄 :

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Looks quite nice for a modern bike

I do like traditional lookin bikes, all road bikes tend to look the same nowadays, you see a bike from a distance and think oooo I wonder what that is.......oh it's a spesh, oh its a trek or oh it's a ribble

Here's my entry for nice non-plastic road bike; my Serotta:

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I'm a fan of old steel frames (this one's 2001), but I like the function of modern parts.

This does it for me.
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rusty you always get it 50% right

the raleigh is classy
right about deep section - unless TTing or on the track over 40mm section is a waste, and heavy
fully compact does look like you are riding a chids bike

but oversize frames are better than thin round tubing, the amount of flex that is present in an old frame is quite shocking when you actually ride one
matt black can be done well, as long as it's not everything monochrome

that cannondale is probably very quick but still makes me want to punch myself in the penis to make the eye pain go away

Did somebody say loud?

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PS. Spot the clue that this bike is owned by a mtber...

pedals?

PS. Spot the clue that this bike is owned by a mtber...

which in particular the riser stem? the stupid bar angle, the saddle, or the flat pedals?

lol the pedals - correct. Riser stem was upsidedown in that pic, I've sice turned it the 'right' way up - more rise 🙂 What's wrong with the bar angle? Educate me.

Owned by an mtber?

Apart from the obvious things above, the frame is at least one and possibly two sizes too small.

It's a 54cm whatever that means

[i]It's a 56cm whatever that means [/i]

It looks more like a 52 or possibly a 54.
Tis a small frame, hence the large amount of spacers.

I've got a 56...

30 minutes ago >>>>"Damn CRC for having half price road frames,damn them I say". 👿

5 minutes ago >>>> " Right ,better look for some new forks now" 🙂

Yeah sorry cheeky edit after a trip to the shed - 54. I'm 5'10, is that not right then? I was thinking about a longer seatpost earlier this week, maybe that's why

There's no right or wrong, just that mountain bikers tend to opt for smaller frames.

I've got a Trek frame that is 56 cms and I'm 5' 8". I got it that big to have a longer top tube. 😀

So what's wrong with the bars then? Whole thing feels wrong in a twangy I'm gonna kill you if you take your eye off the ball (or brakes) for a millisecond kind of way but I'm used to an Orange 5 which is just slightly different. Still love it though