Bit of a 'dale fanboy. Got a carbon synapse as my winter bike, but not got any photos to hand. Here's my Supersix and CAAD12...
Somehow I think this is still the most up to date pic of it!
It's since gained Dura Ace brakes, a black SLR saddle, and the tyres are now Pro Ones. Still has that daft 11-23 cassette though as it spends most of it's year in "winter" mode with a 13-28!
Often tempted to upgrade it, but then the £3k a new bike would cost makes me think I could go on a 2 month long tour somewhere on it if I really wanted to spend £3k indulging myself on bikes! Waiting to see if aero bikes trickle down a bit more, a £2k systemSix would be nice!
My Roubaix
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Planet X EC-130E ultegra disc not ridden it much due to injury cost slightly less than 2.5K with upgraded wheels. Off-out on it this afternoon for my 1 a day.
My PX Pro Carbon Evo. Some say it's cheap shit but I love it, it really is a nice ride.
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And my son's Pinnacle Dolomite. Want to upgrade his gears and chainset soon.
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Not got the Cinelli any more, but still have this Saracen Avro, CAAD and a Tifosi
Not to be deterred by the responses to my last foray into showing off my favourite bike ever...
My trusty old CAAD 8, I'd like to get a carbon bike with hydro's but not sure if it'd be worth it for about £1500ish I'd have to spend.
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been an absolute joy to own, fabulous handling and climbs like a mountain goat only let down by the rider 🙂
Here’s mine, a Cube Litening C62. My 40th birthday present to myself.
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My bargain steel bike...
My Carbon indulgence bike...
Loving the Purple CAAD12's by the way... Proper good looking bike that!
I’d like to get a carbon bike with hydro’s but not sure if it’d be worth it for about £1500ish I’d have to spend.
Check out my Planet X up there, they're a bit marmite but it only cost me £1200, with Sram Force 11 speed hydros, carbon cranks, bars and seat post. Wheels are shit but they can be upgraded later
Mine cost me £899 in January and I've subsequently upgraded the wheels to some unused Fulcrum 4s that a guy had taken off his new bike and then I went went tubeless, oh and a light seat post now.
Very happy.
2012 CAAD8, nearly replaced everything other than frame/fork/seat post/ bars. Excuse the hardcore it now has slabs on it!
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I'm ok with the hardcore Tom. When you gonna varnish that fence?
Love the purple CAAD’s almost as much as I love the old Supersix. Gutted the new one is not as pretty and it’s heavy.
Check out my Planet X up there, they’re a bit marmite but it only cost me £1200, with Sram Force 11 speed hydros, carbon cranks, bars and seat post. Wheels are shit but they can be upgraded later
That's exactly what I've been looking at, well that and the Ribble for similar money. Nice to hear you get on with it so well 👍😎
Agree, love the purple CAAD frames. I had an old super-six carbon and loved it, I reckon the rear end of it was probably comfier than my current Roubaix.
Looked at the current ones and just couldn't take too them.
My midlife crisis bike
This set me back 2.5k.
Giant propel advance disk 1 full ultegra and DT hubbed carbon wheels.
Only compromise was an alloy steerer fork and I can neither see nor feel it when I ride it. Proper rocket ship.
The frame, bar tape, stem, bottom bracket and brakes were a bit more than your budget at Christmas. Groupset and wheels were transferred from the old bike.
Trail Rat, very nice. Do you have a reason for the stem spacers? Honestly not a criticism, I have neck issues and my aero bike is similar.
I do like the propel, always remember when I was racing crits, riding alongside a team on them, it honestly sounded like a Star Wars light sabre fight, was awesome!!
Not under £2.5k.
But nice and subtle and a pleasure to ride.
Rourke 953 frame.
Storck fork.
Royce hubs laced 24/24 to hplusson archetype grey rims.
Vittoria Corsa 28c tyres.
DA7900
Syntace carbon post
EA90 stem
Zipp cf compact bars.
Gets overlooked at cafes because it’s not an aero wedge in bright colours and I’m fine with that.
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Well if I took them out the contact points would no longer match the position on my previous bike which was comfy for 300km at a time.
And since I don't race on it I'd rather be comfy over long distances than be slammed.
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Enigma Equinox Ultegra
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Focus Paralane Ultegra Hydro
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Planet X Tempest Rival
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I hate posting images
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This thread needs more Enigmas
redstripe I had a Peugeot 753 with campag chorus till some thieving shitbag nicked it.
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Cracked it- you can never have too many Enigmas
This one is now tarted up with carbon stem and seatpost, and Hope RD40 carbon wheels. Now I just need a decent engine
...and this is its winter companion
And a Planet X Tempest in the kitchen!
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De-stickered Prime RR50, they came with horrible glittery decals that had to come off but were £500 including tubes and Hutchinson tyres. It's running Mavics on the turbo trainer at the moment though ☹️
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In the dungeon...
