You should have seen the state of my bike after today’s ride. I dare not fit nice components.

Pate, you only need the bit that starts “http” and ends “.jpg”. What you’ve done is copy the html code from flickr. Under the “share this” tab, you should check the “BBCode” box & just copy and paste the text, rather than using the “IMG” tags on here.

My Mountain Cycle Fury not exactly bling but I like it!

There’s some seriously plain bikes on this thread! And a couple of very nice bikes too!

Tollah I agree – mine isnt too plain i dont think but its not bling either but i like it – need some xtr etc.

Not sure of my bash though but it was an xmas pressie so its staying for now.

Great thread, waiting for some Hope floating discs and I’ll post a pic of my Intense, a few Hope blingy bits!

monotokpoint

Not sure if mine is bling or not?

Who cares. That’s one of the nicest bikes I’ve ever seen. Stunning.

You’ve reawoken the “I want a Ti hardtail” itch, damn you.

Bling and odd at the same time:

Titanium softail frame
Use SUB forks
Middleburn cranks + custom Uno ring
Hope Open2 brakes
Hope Stem
Raceface Next carbon bars
Crank Bros SL pedals
Use front/Hope XC rear wheels
Brookes Pro saddle
Royce ti BB
8)

im loving some of the DH bikes!! that one 951 is looking nice and the 2005-06 glory but the trek is just sex lol how sad

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Hmmmmm, I’m off to gussy up my ride . . . or I would if my blinkin’ parcels would arrive 😥

Oh and another vote for Sol’s Trek and the 951 here too 😛

Sol’s Trek is mainstream tat 😉

I’ll post my maybe ‘bling’ bike when it’s built 😆

I’ll offer up this little number:

More photos here

IanMmmm, I spotted your Hammerschmitd, how are you finding it then ? Ive got one and have been using it since Oct now on my Transition Covert.

Here’s mine.

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Custom paint job – 2011 Transition Covert
Chris King Hubs
Hammerschmidt
2011 Fox 36’s Talas
800mm bars
Braided hoses
Saint brakes
Thompson stem and post (Uppy downy on order)

Finally. Mastered putting up the pictures.

Picture by previous owner. I’ve just changed pedals and saddle.

Trimix, more pics are required for pimpin pimpin covert.

And for sale!

Trimix – get some more shots of the paint work on the Covert up please. It looks sparkly 😉

Mine has electric sex welding.

Img_7294 by pten2106, on Flickr

It’s the little details that do it, Tune Prince/Princess hubs, full length Alligator i-links, every bolt that could be Ti is, pre-production Formula R1s (bit less bling now they are actually in production), etc.

Yes it has been ridden, but photo was taken before the first ride.

Something even more bling on it’s way (new bike thread to follow soon)

Need more pics…..

Not the blinginest one here, but i iz rockin sum bling.

mines pretty bling
indy fab ti deluxe 29er with split stay for when i get my belt drive kit
paul comp hubs and cranks, phil woods bb niner carbon forks just need some ti jones bars and inline ti seatpost now to finish it off 😉

Jeez there is some tat people call bling round these parts 😉

Yeah, I do need more Pics. I will sort some and upload them. I got the paint done at Argos. I spent ages with them discussing the colours and how to get the sparkley finish. They used the largest metal flake you can put through a paint gun onto a standard metalic colour, then double lacured on top. Looks different in different light. When the sunlight catches it just right it looks magic, in dull light it just looks emererald green.

Some people dont like the colour, but hey, its my bike and Im riding it 🙂

I have fallen off and scratched it, which hurt for about five mins.

I really don’t like niner carbons other than on the air 9! They look horrible.

Sorry!

Niner forks are luvverly

It’s pretty much there after just over a year of constant tweaking. For trail days I use a set of Crossmax SXs. The nice touches are the Stoy shock. Ti spring, shockmount bolts, rotor bolts and brake mount bolts. NSB brake mounts, cane creek angleset, Straitline levers and Point 1 Podium pedals. I’m also loving the 745mm Sunline V1 bars.

ashfanman

Who cares. That’s one of the nicest bikes I’ve ever seen. Stunning.
You’ve reawoken the “I want a Ti hardtail” itch, damn you.

Thanks Ash :o) Needs a wash after a very muddy ride yesterday though! Some more pics here if you are interested;

** Lucky Strike Ti **

Nothing with silly bars can be considered bling – that’s like putting a diamond on a tramp and saying that he’s bling 😉

How about some ‘retro’ bling for your delectation…

IMG_7769 by ten_sim, on Flickr

IMG_7791 by ten_sim, on Flickr

IMG_7686 by ten_sim, on Flickr

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IMG_7763 by ten_sim, on Flickr

Now sporting a slightly less gauche look, more functional though… and I’m happy to ride it in this guise as well, no fears of getting her muddy 🙂 Soon to be converted to a SS as well for additional simplicity and clean lines 8)

IMG_9212 by ten_sim, on Flickr

My old 223:

Resprayed in metallic Cherry Red
Fox 40’s
Saint cranks
Hope 6 pot / 4 pot brakes
Thomson seatpin
King headset

Was the last new bike (or frame) that I bought, everything since has been secondhand. Sold a good few years ago and now replaced by the following ratty looking things:

Orange Patriot 66 / FR prototype

Sunday WC with uplift scratches galore

Chameleon in singlespeed mode (and yes, the saddle is too high – it got lowered about a minute after the shot)

This is Bling:

Or in keeping with mamadirt’s research:

It’s as bling as my budget (and wife) will allow!

psychle your ibis is the most horrible bike that i have ever lusted after… 🙂

some bucks spent on here!!