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I'm sorely tempted to get one in the new year....
Do it.
Correct number of bikes = [i]n+1[/i]
Honkers special
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[Picture taken by my iPhone5]
Titanium
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/4528792164/ ]It's a tourer - OK?[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/druidh2000/ ]druidh_dubh[/url], on Flickr
Carbon
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Currently mud guarded and saddle bagged for gay winter riding. Bars have been lowered though, you will be pleased to know.
Being used and abused on ventoux
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Comfy as a comfy thing 🙂
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my commuter road bike 🙂
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Here we go....
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Now with bar tape
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Not the cleverest combination
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homebuilt from internet sale bits
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartie_c/4927112761/ ]237/365[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stuartie_c/ ]stuartie_c[/url], on Flickr
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commuting/winter roadie
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It's getting spds soon, honest 😆 Also going to flip the stem back when I can be bothered, it's feeling a little high now I've got fully used to road bike positioning.
Here's mine, now fully roadified. Stem now lowered and bags removed for commuting but bargain DuraAce crankset still on. 😀
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Summer:
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Winter.
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(Yes, I have sorted out teh mudguards now....)
The outside of the house still needs painting though. 🙄
My One
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I reckon Xcstu wins the mud guards closest to the tyre tread competition. And very neat it looks too.
Sorry, no pic of my 2002 Giant TCR.
Good thread though.
🙂
Here's my lovely Giant TCR Carbon... SRAM Rival and a very light n skinny set of Sun rims on Dura Ace hubs laced with 28 Sapim CX-Ray spokes.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stooopotter/4754649438/ ]My Giant TCR road bike[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stooopotter/ ]StoooPotter[/url], on Flickr[/code]
Best thing about road bikes is you really just need a half decent frame (don't need to spend a fortune) and some good solid, not-too-heavy, wheels (again, not too expensive these days) and you're good to go for a few years. Groupset really doesn't make that much of a difference and nothing will break/wear-out for 5 years.
Get one!
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Another Cayo, fresh out of the box...
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Now fitted with 23mm GP4000S, hopefully some proper pedals and a carbon bottle cage before long 8)
Oh alright then!
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(Has a longer stem now 🙂 )
Hadn't quite finished rebuilding it when I took this... Frame/fork poss for sale...
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/zero303/3469954371/ ]IMG_1974[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/zero303/ ]Gary_Lake[/url], on Flickr
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16lbs 12oz of speed. Who needs cheap carbon?
[i]Who needs cheap carbon?[/i]
People who don't like ugly bikes? 😉
Mine's the previous years model to _tom_ 's Langster above 🙂
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DezB: looking at yours, people in glass houses... 😉
Shows what I know about road bikes 🙂
yet another giant. 5 year old 13.5lb plastic bike:
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My latest
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Me on the TT bike
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"Race" Bike
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(poss for sale...)
wwaswas - can you mail me size & spec details and an idea of price if you are keen on selling.
that hampsten is rather nice - what's it like to ride?
This is mine. Saddle's now up and bars are down. Tyres are black too now, obviously.
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I'm building up something new tonight so will post that later.
Tinribz- you have the stem angled up on a Madone 4 series? Don't you get nauseous being that high up?
Lovely lovely lovely!!! I do like the look of those Ribble bikes ...
cp - will mail you details.
reason it's only 'poss' is more 'cos I never seem to ride the thing rather than any particular desire not to own it any more. Bit torn, tbh.
Getting on a bit now, not that light compared to modern stuff, but the ride/handling is fantastic. Its still overkill for what i need 😀
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/66452821@N00/2625723178/ ]Colnago C40[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/66452821@N00/ ]ritcheyp20[/url], on Flickr
Mine when first built up a few years ago, a few bits have been changed now but it's essentially the same..
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Now with Red hoods!
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Bought the frame in August, finished the build early Sept after a headset cock up. 🙄 And ridden it every weekend since. If you're thinking of buying, you could do a lot worse than Ribble. It's where my next bike is coming from.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/4843904605/ ]Wet[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/4685630776/ ]Seafront Ride[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/simondbarnes/4110397562/ ]Commuter[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/simondbarnes/ ]simondbarnes[/url], on Flickr