[Closed] Show me your road bikes

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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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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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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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Here`s one for the climbers...

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Kona Haole:

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Orange and steel, like my other bikes 😀 Really should take the camera along on a road ride and get a shot of it outside...

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Full custom Waterford

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Hmm must get a better pic sometime.

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Mmmmmm love your chrome lugs pebble.