Nicest road bike ever?

throw a few pics up. lets see what you’re liking.

There was a mid eighties one on ebay last week, almost went for it……

This:

Matt black?

Bloody philistines……. 😀

Well, to me, mine is the nicest road bike ever*.

Moots RSL, ENVE, Zipp, Super Record EPS, King, Moots finishing kit.

*until I buy a new one/my Colnago Master arrives (if the Italians ever build it).

Gios Torino Super Record
http://www.classicbikeshop.eu/Gios-details.html

Solarider, how many bikes have you got now?? They must be worth more than my house

Well, to me, mine is the nicest road bike ever

EPS? Man alive, I thought my spending habit was bad….

EPS is nice, but definitely not worth the money TBH.

Actually, the bike collection is at an all time low. Just the Moots RSL and Turner Sultan (posted elsewhere on here), with a beautiful Colnago Master 30th in Mapei Blue Decor (AD10) on its way to be fitted with Record and Hyperons. That might yet be a contender for nicest ever road bike when/if it ever arrives (been 6 months so far!).

Think that might do me for a while.

+1 for the Gios Super Record

or mine 😉

Some really really nice stuff, full marks for the Torino and Slim Chance 😀 And the Colnago, since a Master X light may be winging its way to my man cave very soon 😀
Cannae believe someone posted a Trek, I can fully appreciated that it would have taken 10K for one to even look passingly interesting. 😈

TSC.
Nice pic, cheers.

Zangolin.
Lov the look of that GIOS Torino

Jools182.
Are you 8′ tall ?, that frame looks like a gate, its so big,

Loving all the different bikes, but not so keen on that Moots ^^
(sorry)

🙂

EPS is nice, but definitely not worth the money TBH.

Let me know if you decide to sell sir…

Solo, it’s a 61cm (centre to top) Benotto SLX Modelo 3500 Cromovelato

Yeah ?, well its nice, but Mahoosive !.
🙂

Back in the day, I used to race Colnago Masters, ours were red with gold loops.. Spent many an hour racing on those things, when I left the team the bike went back… 🙁

TBH I’m not too sure it’s the nicest bike I’ve ridden, my Parlee Z5 is probably though.. 😉

The big problem with a lot of these bikes is the lack of pedals. I always find them awkward to ride…

The nicest roadbike ever is the one I’m hoping to complete this weekend… Or it would be if I’d shopped at CRC rather than UK Bike Store 😉

Pics will follow next week hopefully…

You can have your stealth black and shiny silver, give me an in your face paintjob on a Look anyday.
And the Baum the OP featured is gorgeous.
Not sure if there exists a nicest road bike ever though.

Meh to the bike in the OP.

This bike is equipped with 2012 SRAM Red, ENVE Smart 3.4… All up, it weights 7kg without even trying.

No, not trying at all 🙄 – yet it still weighs almost a pound more than my £2k bike with deep rim wheels.

That Look is gorgeous, and if you like overtly liveried bikes, this takes some beating…

But for me, the simplicity of this Canyon TT is simply stunning…

I love those Canyons….and recently saw this which means I don’t have to spend £8k…

Ooh, that’s rather nice! How much are they?

As it stands there, £700…that includes everything shown plus the special TRP brakes you need. I’m MIGHTY tempted…

I’m not a fan of silver bikes nor campag but I thought this was lovely

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EDIT: nobeer, this is pretty much what you asked for up there^

Look 695 is simply stunning.

C’mon road bikes must be Italian and draped with campag

C’mon road bikes must be Italian and draped with campag

Why?

Then again, the Italian bit is often right…

😉

is that covered in dust, or is it actually that colour?

Just because that’s how it is

C’mon road bikes must be Italian and draped with campag

Road bikes are functional and efficient. Not two words that have ever been used to describe Italians!

It’s at the Sea Otter, Brakes, I believe. Hence is dusty.

In the flesh, ’tis gert lush. As they do say.

Floats my boat…

Need I say more

The correct answer, as mentioned before, is the Colnago Master. And, specifically imo the Master Olympic.

I don’t get the baum, sure, his frames are nice but the frames aren’t any different to a parlee or a seven or any other builder of that type of which there are tons all closer to europe. colnago has heritage and the master is a great longlasting frame with classic looks and, although not fashionable, beautiful paint job.

Another vote for English:
(although this one loses marks for being photographed in the granny ring)

Road bikes should be stealth, simple and functional. Elegant. Not some garish eurotrash and certainly not draped in Campag.

Sorry to gatecrash amongst all you roadies (i do like Waderider’s Corvelo on page 1, if I’m honest), but hey! Why has that Trek got NO BACK BRAKE?

Why has that Trek got NO BACK BRAKE?

It’s under the chain stays innit. Not sure that’s wise IRL. I only clean mine out of shame, as it’s in plain view of anyone behind me. If it was under the bike I’d likely not bother. 😳

Road bikes should be stealth, simple and functional

They should also have a horizontal top tube. Next!

Sigh [http://www.rizoma77011.com/it-it/design.html]

Road bikes should be stealth, simple and functional
They should also have a horizontal top tube. Next!

And be butted

It’s under the chain stays innit. Not sure that’s wise IRL. I only clean mine out of shame, as it’s in plain view of anyone behind me. If it was under the bike I’d likely not bother.

Ah, thanks.
Hey that’s a right new idea eh? Like the crappy old u-brakes…. weird.