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Just 'cause i'm bored, like. Show us your aspirational bikes, drenched in Yumeya!
gotta be sheldon, SSstu or the pace with pink chris king. mines a looker but not really bling just tried and tested.
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Not bling but simply lush!
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i reckon brooks is quite bling even though they don't mean it to be.
Anything decked out in XTR and/or CK seems bling to me...
Very nice Chameleon.
Way off the blingest here but mine would have been my Merlin Oreas. Ti frame, XTR M970 chainset/cassette/front mech SRAM X0 shifters/rear mech Tune hubs on ZTR rims/Control Tech Ti skewers Easton EC90SL bars and seatpost Avid Ultimates with Hope floating rotors CK Rasta headset Ritchey WCS stem/grips. Stunning ride and at 21.3lb a flyer too
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Postie's blue beastie is one of the finest looking bikes on here. Nto sure it's really bling, but it is lovely!
Oh, and XT equipped bikes simply cannot be "bling". XTR or X0 as a bare minimum standard.
Well everyone knows they're more interested in chameleons then anything else, so here we go..
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Only missing xtr chainset I think.
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Not particularily bling by STW standards but it does have a fair bit of XTR (chainset, rear mech, shifters and brakes).
Oh, and XT equipped bikes simply cannot be "bling". XTR or X0 as a bare minimum standard
thats certainly a start i just think there is more to it, on my bike the nearist it gets to bling is the xtr cranks, velo solo SS conversion and DaKine ganga grips everything else is just to none bling.
A chameleon frame can be bling but it must be polished or anodized none of the above are. all nice but not bling.
those matchmakers CFH harps on about are bling as there not needed, black thomson not bling, silver bling. black and silver CK not bling coloured CK bling
hadges bikes on the way, and craigs pedals have a certain unusualness. Possibly posties cranks but there a bit shapeless.
those matchmakers CFH harps on about are bling as there not needed,
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Does anyone here have any Yumeya or XX yet, though? Surely that's the epitome of mainstream bling? OK, there are such lunacy items as Retromechs like Pauls, or the new school madness of [url= http://www.5rot.com/startseite.html ]5Rot (in German only)[/url] I suppose.
Hadge I think that's the only superlight bike I have seen that looks like it would actually be fun to ride.
I see no real bling so far, but some nice looking bikes 😉 Very nice Merlin btw. My kind of bike. Still waiting for my frame to arrive, so no piccie from me just.
Inspiration though?
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Headbadge blingness
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Once again not sure about the most bling but these were nice
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Now replaced by
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Simply stunning to ride
You can't beat a bit of Italian flair:
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(Well, I saw it in the town of Sarentino in the Alto Adige)
that look bike probably has a fair bling proportion, but it looks bleugh. custom headtube badge thats bling, ibis frame bling also.
Thing with bling is its not always a good thing, I prefer to know my components are not going to snap, of course the two can be combined.
Not completely tricked out yet, but Tune hubs, X-0, carbon and thompson. On a 5" Ti full susser. 26 and a bit lbs, ridden by a 16 stone talentless eejit...
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My Cannondale Rush
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gotta be my super commuter 😉 well it will be my commuter once my new posting comes thru im a little too close to bother at the min as im posted 50 yards from my place 😉
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My bike (or similar) rrp'd at £4k a year ago, yet there's not one component on it I'd describe as bling - although mine doesn't have the XTR chainset of the stock bike. The blingiest item I suppose is the S-Works carbon frame.
Spec:
Carbon frame
Spesh boingy bits - forks rrp at a grand, although there have been issues with them for many folk
XT drivetrain/XTR front mech
Thomson post
Roval Traversee wheels
Hope Tech M4's
CB Mallet pedals
SRAM PG/PC990/991 chain & cassette
Easton EA50 bars
Spoon saddle
That LOOK is fantastic. Saw one of those on Leatherhead station a couple of weeks ago. Jaw. Dropped.
I feel this thread has gone a little off topic, Sheldon to the forum please.
Reflectors = BlingFail
Hey!
I like to think my five is pretty bling - especially with it's completely unnecessary vented floaters...
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Failing that, the missus' factory pimped Zesty turns a few heads...
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His 'n' hers... 😀
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lol i thought you were talking to me even tho i was pss taking but no the dale has them lol
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Custom 853 Curtis has turned a few heads, weighing in at 21.5lb, rides like a dream, convinced me to get another hardtail geary and sell the Flux
that Ibis is doing it for me, love the look of the Mojo frame, and white is THE colour for pimp bikes. My fave STW bike so far.
Ti full sus should be a dictionary definition for Bling, but the collection of rear linkages on that litespeed is giving me a headache (no offence andy, I have a love of Ti bikes and am just bitter beyond words).
19-and-a-bit-pounds full suss.
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I have Yumeya on my Blur XCC - but just the chain.
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Bikes that replaced the car
1 & 2, (Trek EX8 and Merida FLX3500D)
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3, (2006 Giant Trance 2)
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4, Jump Bike (Giant STP Zero)
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Removed due to the sensitive nature of the forum.
F-off is a saxo bling, this thread is dead.
Let`s see if i can bring this thread back to life.... ❓ It was mentioned in the beginning, so here it is......
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And the geared one......
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And both together.
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Do i win ❓
Bling then is it? Here's a couple.
Maverick Durance, full XTR group King wheels, Thomson.
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Indy Fab, full XTR King Wheels and heatset silver headbadge, Thomson collar and cuffs.
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Spot Brand SS, King Wheels, King Ti Headset silver Badge, custom paint and decals, custom silver stem stacker, Boone Ti rings, Thomson collar and cuffs.
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Indy Fab SS, King wheels, headset and BB all in Mango to match the candy paint, 650B wheels, Boone Rings, Thomson collar and cuffs, silver headbadge with 4 mango sapphires mounted.
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Proper bling!
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....in the eye of the beholder and all that, but that Pace is flat out ugly.
Not pretty at all.
'Hang a pork chop around it's neck so there's a chance the local dogs will play with it' ugly.
Stoney - you win the sick bucket.
Why did I sell that pink king headset 🙁
Why did I sell that pink king headset 🙁
More folk like than dislike!!!!!but i can always use another bucket!
More folk like than dislike!!!!!but i can always use another bucket.
yay! go stoney and sheldon that pace is awesome. middleburn, dt swiss, pink king - have you seen the pink middleburn cranks?
the mango indy fab thats bling i mean boone rings!!! silver head badge.
I see that Hora and i have the same problem 😳
was it me you sold it to BTW ❓
Your name is Andy Stone isnt it? Checked my email- it was you. Why did you sell it? Find your buyer and let me track him!
My mates Bullit was nattily attired in XTR, King Hubs n Headset and silly hose coating with the obligatory Tommo post.
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Cheap frame = not bling.
It has to be either carbon, Ti, or custom build, anything else is too run of the mill.
Full XTR, or XX required. IMO X0 just doesn't quite cut it.
Brakes need to be floating rotors, ideally Titanium rotors floating on carbon centres. Colour matched braided hoses.
Wheels should be carbon rims on Industry Nine or Chris King, and colour coordinated. Anodised spokes are ideal.
Collars and cuffs should all match, ideally two or three colours at most.
No mate i havent sold it. It`s on the On One... I mean we have the same problem cause we seemed to have posted the same thread twice 🙄
Lots of nice bikes. Except that Look. That is just vile.
We need Cinnamon_Girl's Litespeed - that baby is bling!
Don't take this the wrong way stoney. The pink doesnt go at all. Seriously, a black King headset would really set off the graphics on the downtube brilliantly...Sell it to me and I will err....put it on the Inbred I have err just bought 🙄
Most bling would be the guy with the 'Black Sheep' or the turqoise IF with gem encrusted stem spacers - both not on this thread though!
i think the first merlin or the look looks best 😉
understated 'bling'. Custom frame, Ti Bolts (mostly) Ti Spokes, CK headset and hubs, now with Fox RLC's. Certainly over 19lbs thou 😆 I've got a nice flux with CK hubs, Ti bolted throughout, but probably not concidered bling enough now as it's XO kit. Are we allowed road bikes?
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Did I hear my name? Am too frightened to post having seen so many stunning bikes.
Mine's a mid-life crisis bike and it's unfinished. Will be going for the understated look, rather than the hooker look as it were.
So, it's a Litespeed Ocoee with DT Swiss forks, Hope Pro 3's with DT hubs, Hope carbon brakes, CK headset, Litespeed Ti seatpost, carbon bar, Thomson stem, Gore sealed cables, XT (couldn't justify XTR price). It's gorgeous, 22.42 lbs and very fast:-)
Can't ride for toffees though 🙄
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Mine's a mid-life crisis bike
LOL. Mine too.
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I thought we agreed that XT just doesn't count. 😛
Neither do road bikes
People, please learn to put the bike into the highest gear before displaying a picture! 8)
Aren't road bikes pimpy rather than bling?
Depends on the brand Kramer, Colnago yes, Trek no.
Road bike are garish and crass. give me a skinny set of pipes with some anodised jewelry any day.
I beg to differ Slimtubing, here's my [i]new[/i] one, not 'bling' as such due to the chorus kit, but not that garish i'd argue.
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i will have,once i have it.will let you know in around 10 months,when i come back online. 😉
I think all bikes could be bling BUT this is a mountain bike forum so only mtb's should count. IMO of course!
Stoney - yes you win! 😀
mmm, I thought my stolen Tinbred was pretty bling, custom polished, plenty of XTR, Campag cranks, anodized nipples,shiny carbon bits, and as many goldy looking bits as I could muster..
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Who had the fantastic Spot with the Jeweled headset?
What about that Ghisallo with Boras, that's pretty bling.
Dunno if mine will actually show, stupid Fotopic:
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Now substantially more bling, I-link cables with Power Cordz, Egg Beaters with ti axles, Hope floating rotors, white New Ultimate stem, carbon jockey wheels etc.
Blimey. I thought that getting matching SSC red BB and QRs was bling. I guess I'll never have a bling bike, the Scottish and Yorkshire in my genes will not allow me to pay more than is practical for anything.
I'll post my BMX at lunchtime for some "well used bling"
Country bikes frame (Red, it can't be bling unless its made on this continent by a comany no-ones heard of)
Oddesy forks (black)
Oddesy headset (raw steel)
Element cassette hubs, 14mm axels (ano blue)
Shadow conspiracy chainring (29-13 gearing) (black)
proper front rim (ano blue)
alex rear (chrome)
maxxis maxxdady tires
primopro stem (black)
primo bars (black)
hombre brake and lever (black with green nuts)
oddesy cable (blue)
demolition seatpost ( ano blue)
demolition seat (black, gray, blue)
demolition (i think) cranks (black)
£800 and it still only has one brake and one gear and still weighs in the wrong side of 30lb! Although it is mentaly strong 🙂 Seriously tempted to strip it and work out where the weight is, weighed the wheels the other day 1150g upfornt and 1550g out back! And I've just put new tires on there which has probably added another 400g over the park ones that were on it! Shoping list is for a new frame and wheels in January methinks 🙁
understated roadie bling (ready for uk weather , guards are the new wet arse)
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ugly stick bling 😉
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I think there is a distinction between bling and anything understated, especially the beautiful handmade stuff on here. In that respect I think njee20 wins with his blinged Spesh - in a kinda Cosworth Focus way - that's bling IMO!?
yeah njee20's really does remind me of a chav'd up corsa or some such horror 😉
My drop bar bikes are more bling than my workhorse MTBs. Has to have carbon rings for true bling...
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My drop bar bikes are more bling than my workhorse MTBs. Has to have carbon rings for true bling...
I'll put in a bid for fanciest wheels....
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Dugast Rhino XL tubular tyres, Reynolds carbon rims, Sapim CX ray spokes, Tune King & Kong hubs.
When they go on my new Ti frame & carbon fork which should arrive next week and it gets the various other high end bits floating around the shed on it perhaps we'll come back and submit the whole bike...
Sam, that is going to be PIMP!
I was trying to find some pics of the Dugasts on my cross bikes but yours are much rarer and OT 🙂
As much as I hate to say it, I think Sir Nichealot is winning!!!
How about some oldskool Fatcity, they're sid lowers with Englund Air Cartridges fyi.
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This thread is 90% fail!! This just looks like every other "post pics of your bike" thread...
Don't get me wrong, some nice bikes on here, but no way near what I'd call "most bling bike" candidates. I've got some lovely bikes (£3k +) but I'd never claim them to be bling I have to agree with some of the rules posted above...