have been thinking about getting my first proper road bike (not for a fair while yet),and was thinking of getting one made out of the stuff.was just interested in seeing some of your bikes (road or mountain bikes).p.s can you get a decent steel road bike for under £1000? preferably £500 if possible. anyhoo over to you. 🙂
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p.s can you get a decent steel road bike for under £1000?
Frame and Fork, yes, otherwise No!
These are awesome.
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Have you considered second hand?
I know of a rare hand made 'Tony Oliver' road bike available for sale.
Reynolds Designer tubing (~51cm)
Dura-ace 14sp groupset
1 pr hp wheels, 1 pr sprint (both Dura-ace)
Modolo combined brake lever/shifters (original levers available.)
Look pedals.
I can email a piccie if you're interested.
that's very kind of you lu,but i really wasn't planning on getting a bike for quite some time (probably about a year.am currently just about paid off my anthem,then have to buy some gig tickets,and then a new guitar amp.phew) just interested in what people ride (i am not a bike voyeur honest 🙂
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mtb
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older mtb
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another mtb
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and another mtb
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and my buggering about bike
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How do you rate the roadrat vortex?
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My few steel ones
Cx ss
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vortexracing how do you like your cotics (could you use the bf e for all round riding,or is the soul more suited).some lovely bikes there everyone. i forgot to add that although i do not have any steel bikes at the moment (i have a 2010 giant anthem x2 and an old mongoose fireball for trips to shops e.t.c) i have owned 3 bikes in my time.a 1988 dawes ascent (with 501 tubing,my first mtb/weighed a ton,but i did my first 100 miles on it) a 1992 marin eldridge grade (awesome bike),and a raleigh elan road bike in mint green (i bent the front when a van pulled out on me at a roundabout.i had right of way) i really like the feel of steel (especially the marin/mmm tange prestige) why don't they do steel like the old days,and i include all the bike companies in that (fat chance/salsa/kona e.t.c)
Columbus tubing, lovely ride 🙂
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I think i've still got the new bike bug with the roadrat, but I really like it. It sits perfectly between the Soul and my Roadbike. Was out on Saturday with it over some pretty rough tracks around the village and it was great. I intend to try it with drops in a bit and see what it's like then. Up to now though, nothing but praise.
The Soul suits me perfectly for all round riding.I had the custard one for nearly 3 years and it didn't miss abeat. Hence why I bought another one. That BFe I had was the earlier full 853 one which was very stiff, the new ones are supposed to be a little more forgiving.
I still wouldn't mind one of those new ones though, with big forks 😉
The Soul is actually quite capable and in the spec above (Black one) is only 25lbs.
Just got this today.
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my oversize columbus spirit pegoretti
not bothered to take any decent pics of it built up yet
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ooh that's very nice steelfan (i was impressed when i saw the pic of bike).let us know what you think,once you have built and ridden it.
I am on my third Genesis Equilibrium. Had an original 853 framed one in silver built with black 5600 ten speed 105. Sold that as I needed cash. Then I had a second generation Reynolds 725 frame in red like the one above. Built that with black 5700 ten speed 105 and 105 / DT Swiss 1.2 wheels. Sold that to fund a VW Beetle. Now got a black 725 frame from an Equilibrium 10 built with 6700 10 speed Ultegra, RS80 carbon laminate wheels and Pro Vibe carbon kit.
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Will Do RF90.
I like yours Mister P. I'm going the campag route on mine.
I always fancied one of the original 853 versions but they were like gold dust!
The 725 has different geometry to the older 853 model. The newer one just feels more connected to the rider where as the older one felt a little bit remote somehow.
the old 853 model was not a nice bike to ride, nervous at high speed but felt ponderous maneuvering at slow speed. the aluminium model (can't remember the model name) was a much better bike. and yes i did get to ride them both on long rides.
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Cove Handjob at Whinlatter north loop
great bikes everyone.mrmo how are those bontragers to ride (i must admit to wanting one of them back in the day.it's a shame that keith stopped making them.had some good engineering)
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@racefacec90, i think the best way to describe the ride is as thought driven. The handling is quick, and really suits singletrack, but still comfy enough for a long ride.
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Ive had this since new, back in 1998. I took this pic recently, still love it.
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And a new addition. A few changes made since this pic. Comedy gearing, seatpost for ubiquitous Thomson etc.
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The mighty Chromag Samurai.
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Less mighty Surly Karate Monkey.
Salsa Vaya as yet incomplete. 🙂
Here's mine:
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As for a steel road bike for £500, look [url= http://www.ashcycles.com/site/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3066&language=en ]HERE[/url]
Now with bar tape.
It should be easy enough to pick up a 531 road frame on ebay and build one up for £500.
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Love that Bontrager, Merak!
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Anyone guess make, model and year?
(NB, bit of a Trigger's brush so only guess based on the frame)
Prize if you get all three and the location of the photo.
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Mrsmith's pegoretti makes my pants angry tight 😀 and that cheeky photo is such a tease.
Sponging-Machine thanks for the link.i think i will go for one of them (would be at the ideal price range that i was looking for) that genisis is a lovely bike but they start at near £1000 upwards.as i haven't ridden a road bike for a long time,i think that the kona would be perfect.i reckon that i could do some light cyclo cross on it as well.plus i have always wanted a kona (from the days of the gold explosif) [img] 
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voodoo bizango
MrSmith - scales out please! And price?
My 1991 Condor (Dave Yates) Diablo......
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Current road and a bit of everything else:
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My 456 .. sadly now in the hands of some scrote..
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Now sadly rusted through;
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(and a SS Carbon 456)
Collection of cheap Yorkshire pipes here:-
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelmix/5336481340/ ]On-One Inbred ride in January 2011[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/pixelmix/ ]pixelmix[/url], on Flickr
Here my Cove Handjob. This was photographed in May 2008, the only difference now is a shorter EA70 stem and it also has different wheels with road tyres on a lot of the time.
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97 kona lava dome on my commute this morning
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Here's mine.
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Had it for ages, now thinking about new road(ish) bike. I'm likely to keep this one for ages too, so I've been thinking steel, and versatile might be nice.
Poss one of these, but £565 f&f(& seatpost collar & woods EBB insert) seems like quite a lot of money. Seems they're very well liked by those that own them though.
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Or I might go proper cx and cotic x or similar, or proper road, in which case that Genesis Equilibrium looks pretty good. Better in red though!
The Peregrine is a great bike.
I can see how it'd not be for everyone, but I love mine.
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That's a great pic! The bike in its element!? got any more? particularly the bar set-up?
cheers!
edit: 'salright. found them!
Here's a few from the last few years 🙂
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loving all your work, especially;
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Fixie (Old 531 clubman style)
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Geared MTB Great Great bike
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/23663901@N08/2350086420/ ]Looking towards Moel Arthur[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/23663901@N08/ ]needsc[/url], on Flickr
Geared Road Bike Sublime
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MTB SS a tad large really
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I've got one Alu bike and I really don't like it so that will soon have the frame swapped out for a 725 Equilibrium!
My Blizzard...
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All these young steely pretenders 🙂 I give you the Stumpjumper!
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My aged mountain bike stripped of its gears and demoted to shop bike status.
you all have some excellent bikes everyone. :-)Wozza how do you like your blizzard?that's another bike that i have lusted after 😀
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Only steel bike I have...
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Some "modern" road bikes look nice, but too many are way too "chunky" looking. I also prefer the older style, more delicate looking chanisets. Seen a few recent road bike posts of nice looking bikes tuined with bulky looking drives
ETA - and this frameset was regarded as "oversize" when I bought it 😮
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you all have some excellent bikes everyone. :-)Wozza how do you like your blizzard?that's another bike that i have lusted after
It's good. Run mine with a 115mm Reba Race. It's pretty light so suffers a bit on very rocky decents like Walna and Garburn but no more than some of the alloy hardtails i've had in the past, can be a bit twitchy at times but on swoopy flowy stuff it's unrivalled, way faster than 5" "trail bikes" and short travel full sussers like the epic I had before it.
Loves to be jumped, climbs pretty well and the paint job is second to none. Full price frame is a bit £££ but they come up on here occasionally and people tend to avoid them because they're seen as a 100mm travel bike, i've not seen one out riding that didn't have 120mm ish forks on it. The sloping top tube allows more than you'd expect.
Occasionally I get "new bike fever" and think of selling it to try something new but nothing floats my boat as much.
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Stanton Bikes, Slackline
My 531 Donohue Audax yesterday...
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Not quite a 'bike' yet but......started out like this and I repainted it at work to this..
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Always fancied a RM Blizzard - white with black maple leaf pattern. they were always sooo expensive though
Classic Swedish CX/winter bike stylee 😀
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