[Closed] Show me your road bikes

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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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/4429442562/ ]13/03/2010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/druidh2000/ ]druidh_dubh[/url], on Flickr

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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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Here's mine.

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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

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Santa Cruz Roadster.

that hampsten is rather nice - what's it like to ride?

Thank you. It rides really really nicely. It's got 25mm Vitoria tubs on it coupled with a light-ish wheelset. It weighs a little more than my Cannondale but it feels lighter when you are on the move. I surprise myself when I go to change up a gear and I'm already in the 12. It's a similar position to the cannondale but different geometry, easier to ride fast, easier to ride no hands, decends like it's on rails and each time I ride it makes me think what a bargain it was.

Modern steel produces a light, stiff comfortable bike.

Aero Mode
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Back Road Mode
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Ticks all the boxes for me

I think this thread needs steering away from the expensive carbon blinginess...

1946 vintage:
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Now has top tube cable guides, but alas still no bar tape.

Commuter hack, now fixed:
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Mowgli - I'd like to see a close up of your back end (if you get my drift 🙂 ) Those stays are amazing!

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DezB:
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Utilitarian commuter.

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Nice Mowgli.

Blimey that Cannondale is a tasty looking machine.

(runs off to perform self flagellation)

Cannondale is nice.....but the Hetchins is sooooo nice

.....pointing to the stars stems are just not right on a road bike!

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When I check my height against the charts on line I come in between a 56 and a 58, I know there is no substitute for trying a bike but would the stw collective go up the way or down when sizing on a road bike? Cheers PJ 5ft 11inches and a wee bit! It's the wee bit that's the most important!

Depends on the geometry - my last frame was a 56, the RM was only available in a 58, so measured the goemetry spec against the old bike and it was almost identical. I'm just under 5'11" and the 58 is fine.

On a road bike the TT lenght is probably the more important measurement...

The TT is longer than a mountainbike. And listed sizes vary loads among manafacturers.

Also road bikes come in standard, semi compact and compact as frame variations so worth checking what your buying!

Sounds a mine field, will need to do my homework, planning a road for next year funds allowing

The smaller size is almost always the right one.

Started life as a £50 ex BCF frame off ebay
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Stripped it and found out it was made of Easton Elite tubing
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And now looks like this after a bit of work
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Mixture of new and old parts with quite a few bargains on there,whole bike probably stands me about £400 which Include Dura-ace shifters and both derailleurs with a bit of carbon and anodised alloy pimping.

Summer.
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Winter.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/32746168@N08/5184410469/ ]DSCF4083[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/32746168@N08/ ]ten_sim[/url], on Flickr

This is my money pit

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Summer- 2011 Kuota Kharma

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Winter- 2009 Kinesis Racelight Tk

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Longer stem now fitted with fewer spacers. Needs an inline seatpost. Shallow drop bars waiting to be fitted.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/quantocks/4945227593/ ]Rainbow and Force 010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/quantocks/ ]hopster007[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/quantocks/4945225867/ ]Rainbow and Force 009[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/quantocks/ ]hopster007[/url], on Flickr

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This is my winter commuter 😆

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It weighs 16.1 lbs in its current guise of full dura ace with Fulcrum Racing 3 wheels 8)

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My early inheritance as my Dad doesn't ride it any more. It was free, Ive stripped a lot of the touring stuff off it and spent money on a new saddle. I love riding it, its ace!
Hoping to get out more on it next year so if anyone can recommend beginner/intermediate events around the South Pennines let me know please

£50 for the Concorde! Like it alot. My below Pesenti (as rode by Pantani) is Aluminium with a bit of Beryllium
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Now a bit dirtier and with suede San Marco regal saddle.

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The TT is longer than a mountainbike. And listed sizes vary loads among manafacturers.

EPIC FAIL

I ride a 56cm road bike and an 18" mountainbike, and 18" mountaibike will have arround 59.5cm of top tube. The reach of a road bike is longer though as you have a ~110mm stem and then theres he reach to the hoods and drops on top of that.

Not everyone`s cup of tea.....

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Also after a Trek Madone project 1 in lime green ❗

This is a bit more upto date
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