Was just looking through a couple of websites, and thinking, oh that's nice... but he Wife would kill me if I bought that!
... so there must be some of you guys (and girls) on STW that have balls of steel and mega deep pockets!
So its time to show off your pride and joy to us all.
And just to clarity by "pride and joy" I mean your bike! lol
Cynic Al to the forum, if you please....
Just call him [i]husband[/i]. We're very broad-minded around here.adi66 - Member
but he Wife would kill me
im calling psycle to the forum, he never dissapoints
Depends on bling but Toons sports some fairly top end gear.
*tollah to the thread...*
Obviously there needs to be a minimum criteria of what constitutes bling. Any bike with sub X0 or sub XTR anything is imo not bling.
Wheres seven with his seven sevens ?
Niche ? Bling
If it aint custom framed made of ti thats been weaped from snow whites fair eye and draped in parts that money cant buy then it aint bling !
Waves @MartinS mine are all fakes 🙂
I'd put forward my '97 X-Lite Titanium Pro with the dual crown, dual stem rigid Trinmel Titanium forks, but it's more than a year old so I'll get laughed at 😉
*ponders a gold-plated Soul with jewel-encrusted head badge*
[url= http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bling ]Definitions of bling[/url] - No. 4 seems particularly apt.
Zaskar, that IS bling!
Niche ? Bling
This
Was a few years ago but Salsaboy's Ti Spot was probably about the blingest bike I've seen. I think perhaps only the brakes and the rims were easily come by parts, White Industries cranks present, Phil Wood hubs iirc, custom tuned Maverick SC32's, the lot basically. Not everyone's cup of tea, but it was his labour of love and probably the blingest Singlespeed I've ever seen anyway.
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Zaskar, that IS bling!
Thanks 🙂 .. Nowhere near as bling as a lot of modern kit, but a damn sight rarer!
It's not built how I want it yet, either... It'll soon have full M950 kit on it, a set of Middleburn RS3s and a smattering of original X-Lite anodised bits. I'm debating on whether to keep the 1st Generation Crossmax wheels or go with a set of good old British Hope Ti hubs laced to some nice Mavic Ceramics.. Seatpost and bars are the original X-Lite titanium ones too, so they're staying..
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+1 on that!Niche ? Bling
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Loving this... the forks are AWSUM!
ZaskarCarbon i like that 😀
Zaskar, I'd go Hope and ceramics. Full 950 is a given, of course!
Grips? Onza Ules, perhaps?
Saddle? Has to be a real Flite, shirley?
OK, so it's only a Raleigh RSP frame with some uber-bling forks, but.......Love it! 🙂
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Zaskar, I'd go Hope and ceramics. Full 950 is a given, of course!Grips? Onza Ules, perhaps?
Saddle? Has to be a real Flite, shirley?Love it!
Saddle will be by X Lite too - a nice (NOS) PSS1
Grips and bar ends are being replaced. I've got some X Lite stubbies to go on it.. Onza Ules are a good shout!
I think I'll go with the Hope wheels too.. the only decision to make then is which colour. And naturally I'd have to match up the bottle cage bolts and crank bolts too 😉
Oh, damn! Forgot the X-lite saddle! 😳 The right choice!
Sunsets would look lovely on that....Sunsets and purple, perhaps?
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ZaskarCarbon, if you struggle finding some M950 brake levers, give me a shout, I might be tempted to part with mine possibly...
Quality STW action. I'm guessing this is exactly the sort of thing the OP had in mind.
I know where there are 4 pairs of sunset rims, unbuilt and new 🙂
My ibis is probably well over £5000, my history will have it somewhere. Chris king wheels, fox sus + push, magura brakes, carbon bars, etc etc no xtr though, I kept breaking the carbon cages.
All built up over time though so doesn't really count
Ps zaskar, screw xlite you need extralite, esp saddle with the semi naked siren 🙂 again see my history for details
CFH...moi?
I don't have anything bling....or was it a joke?
Zaskar, can't believe I'm seeing this bike. It belonged to my mate who I haven't seen in years. I can still remember the day he brought it home and being so jealous! Brings back great memories. I now understand his most recent Facebook status "My babys gone". Enjoy!
arties - Member
Zaskar, can't believe I'm seeing this bike. It belonged to my mate who I haven't seen in years. I can still remember the day he brought it home and being so jealous! Brings back great memories. I now understand his most recent Facebook status "My babys gone". Enjoy!
I hope he treated it well!
titusrider - Member
Ps zaskar, screw xlite you need extralite, esp saddle with the semi naked siren again see my history for details
It's an X Lite bike - it HAS to have X Lite period-correct bits... It's the law 😉
Rare and Expensive stuff's what I wanna see 🙂
There's bling and there's bling...the most impressive bike is one that delivers the biggest grin to it's owner IMHO. 😉
Reckon my Top Fuel's pretty bling, in a different way though, being modern an' all. Need to refit the Power Cordz cables now it's drying out again.
adi66 - Member
Rare and Expensive stuff's what I wanna see
Well mine is certainly the former. When half of Retrobike have never even seen one in the flesh it has to be pretty scarce 😆
I'll be quiet now 😳
Sorry njee, but the Top Fuel is a frame design only it's mother could love - I'm sure it rides fine, but it has to be one of the ugliest designs on the planet.
Rare and Expensive stuff's what I wanna see
This one of mine is quite rare. Could be up for sale soon though for a lot less than it'd cost to get built and shipped to the UK. 😉
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Sorry njee, but the Top Fuel is a frame design only it's mother could love - I'm sure it rides fine, but it has to be one of the ugliest designs on the planet.
I dunno, reckon there's some comparable monstrosities on here already!
Psychle's Bow-Ti has to be in with a shout of the retro crown.
Why you getting rid of that stu?
I need room for another bike so this one's drawn the short straw.
let me know if it becomes available stu 🙂
You could take it away with you when you come over in a few weeks time. 😉
.............................trots off to investigate piggy bank 😛
I think my Niner when its complete will be pretty bling
Carbon Air 9 frame and fork
Enve rims on Tune hubs with custom graphics
Full Enve finishing kit
Brakeforce One brakes
Tune cranks
Di2 converted to MTB usage
did you see the r2-bikes post about BrakeForce One Brakes?
they think they are shit, no power, randomly broke and removed them from sale?
Er - nope! Thats a bit of a worry. its one of the things holding the build up at the moment so maybe a set of r1's instead then. Thanks for the heads-up
I used to have a pretty bling bike back in the day. the frame cracked was eventually rewelded under warranty then cracked twice more and ended up in the skip.
Niche / bling is a load of old trollops.
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flange who's doing the Di2 conversion?
ZaskarCarbon - Member
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Zaskar, that IS bling!
Thanks .. Nowhere near as bling as a lot of modern kit, but a damn sight rarer!It's not built how I want it yet, either... It'll soon have full M950 kit on it, a set of Middleburn RS3s and a smattering of original X-Lite anodised bits. I'm debating on whether to keep the 1st Generation Crossmax wheels or go with a set of good old British Hope Ti hubs laced to some nice Mavic Ceramics.. Seatpost and bars are the original X-Lite titanium ones too, so they're staying..
My LBS has a lovely set of old MAvic Ceramic Crossmax for sale.
Its been sent to a place in the states. They couldn't get hold of any Di2 over there so my local shop, Lifecycles in Bildeston have sent a kit over there to be converted. Can find out the name of the place if you want details? Drop me a line on wilkitcher@gmail.com....
Is it the K-Edge conversion?
That does sound bling, not sure I'd go for the Brake Force One brakes, they just sound a bit odd frankly! Wouldn't want to go back to a closed system either, and they're bloody expensive for a teenagers (admittedly very impressive) A-level design project 🙂
XTR Race for my money. Scrub rotors if you want more (largely pointless) bling.
I think it is - rings a bell.
They do sound a bit odd, but mainly picked because a) they're red and match the colour theme and b) they're a bit pimp. However, if they're rubbish it'll be XTR's, although I really like R1's.
thought the k-edge shifters had to be used with XTR brakes?
ive got the Newbury Bike Park ones like off this
standard sram fitting
Love that bike, the green Ultrahubs look awesome, although they'd be better on black rims IMO. Alu NU bars by the looks of it, could shave a bit more there!
This I think is the nicest bike I've ever seen: [url= http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12737109&highlight=lynskey+lefty ]clicly Lynskey Pro 29 Lefty[/url].
This I think is the nicest bike I've ever seen
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Not my choice of frame, but I like the spec, really like the green bits, just don't see enough green bikes! Stand by my comment on his thread that the grips clash though.
Someone on WW repainted a 2009 S-Works Epic, but replicated all the red bits (fork, decals etc) with green, looked awesome.
That lynskey has too much colour coding but it's lovely.
really like the green bits
If only hope brakes weren't so rubbish, you could by those team only ones off a certain ex-mtbr!
Hmmm, I don't think it has too much colour-coding. I love the splashes of green ano. And, as noted above green isn't your typical colour, it's always red that's anodised.
Also, it fits the thread description of being properly bling - the I9 wheels, the Schmolke, the R1's with carbon levers, the XX (although I personally would have gone for XTR)... Even the brake pads were chosen because they are green! 😀
I quite like that Lynskey but this freaks me the flip out
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If only hope brakes weren't so rubbish, you could by those team only ones off a certain ex-mtbr!
Are you refering to someone specific? 😕
Hope green is too 'lime' for my liking anyway, prefer Chris King/I9 green myself!
A certain ex-Whyte rider....
It also seems to wear badly - ending up like a chocolate lime colour...
A certain ex-Whyte rider....
Nope I'm lost, must have missed something. Is Billy-Joe selling off a load or sommat?
Yeah, he was a while back. Not sure if he's still got any.
Flange, that sounds proper pimp. Can't wait to see the home brewed di2. Have you found anywhere to hide the battery pack?
Fair enough, happy not using any Hope kit, and don't like the green, otherwise that could be tempting!
It comes up periodically from various sources, there's at least one legitimate user on here!
This had all the hallmarks of a good thread. Can somebody please rescue it with some sweet bike pics?
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Now with Di2 and Lightweights..
bol - not sure what the plan on the battery pack is. I've seen a mount that bolts to the bottle cage bosses, but there's also that 'dale with it zip-tied lower down near the BB. A nice trick Calfree seatpost with the charging point would be nice but I'm fresh out body parts to sell....