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Binaural
Eats Squid
The SKS fenders are as close to essential as you can get for commuting in the rain or snow (especially snow, commuting on a roadie is not the best idea under those conditions). However, you can't take too much care mounting them to ensure they don't mark your frame and forks. An alternative for commuting is to get waterproof short - Altura make them I think - and provided you have a jacket that covers the gap between the top of the pants then that's also a practical solution.
nizai
Likes Dirt
Picked up my new 09' Bowery for a steal (on clearance) from the bike shoppe last week. Just awaiting my set of eggbeaters to go on it. First week of commuting was fun. Keeps me honest on those hills, pretty easy ride into work, just a smidgen harder on the way home with a stiff sea breeze and 2 big hills...
Im calling it "Fauxie". Because its a fake fixie.
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Im calling it "Fauxie". Because its a fake fixie.
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Lynskey Cooper
Alpha-Q GS-10 fork
Ultegra 6700 group and wheels
Thomson Controls + seat clamp
Selle Italia SLR
Vittoria Open Corsa tyres
7850g all up, rides like angels are massaging your arse. Zero noticable flex. Best bike of any sort that I have ever owned. Cost a small fortune (for me) but worth every cent. I won't be needing another roadie for 10 years or more. With the amount it cost I probably wont be allowed one either!
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Kona Paddy Wagon for the daily 4000m individual pursuit to class. Jack Bobridge has nothing on me when I am running late for a history lecture.
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Alpha-Q GS-10 fork
Ultegra 6700 group and wheels
Thomson Controls + seat clamp
Selle Italia SLR
Vittoria Open Corsa tyres
7850g all up, rides like angels are massaging your arse. Zero noticable flex. Best bike of any sort that I have ever owned. Cost a small fortune (for me) but worth every cent. I won't be needing another roadie for 10 years or more. With the amount it cost I probably wont be allowed one either!
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Kona Paddy Wagon for the daily 4000m individual pursuit to class. Jack Bobridge has nothing on me when I am running late for a history lecture.
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Christo
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Sounds sensational, can't wait to see some working pictures.
cam-o
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Is 1650g light for roadie wheels? I've never weighed mine but I just bought some 1600g XC wheels, so would have assumed road wheels get a fair bit lighter than that without going too extreme ?
Christo
Likes Bikes and Dirt
It's not bad for that pricepoint, comparable to a Mavic Ksyrium wheelset which retails around $800 last I checked.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
My custom Reynolds 501 Clamont (Geoff Scott) road bike I spec'd & built myself back when I was 15 years old. I don't ride it any more as the 27" tyres are bloody horrible (Avocet FasGrip 7/8" slicks, 140psi, they are the only tyres in the whole world I can find that will fit the frame!) but I will never, ever sell it as it's now 25 years old & holds a lot of memories.
Full Shimano 600EX ensemble, Mavic MA40 rims, 3TTT stem, etc - it was considered bling back then
Just hangs in the garage now, growing old...
Full Shimano 600EX ensemble, Mavic MA40 rims, 3TTT stem, etc - it was considered bling back then
Just hangs in the garage now, growing old...
Binaural
Eats Squid
Tease! Let's see some shots of the entire bike, the bit you've posted looks pretty damn cool...
Carlin
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I'm sure I've posted this bike before. I was just showing off because I like the photo.
Some more:
It's a 63 (ctc!) Jim Bundey, but with a relatively short top tube, 58 or 59 cm, which suits me well. 8-speed Shimano 600 groupset (except for the STI's). Really nice to ride.
It's due for a re-build in a year or so. If I haven't tracked down the right shifters, I might go Ultegra 9 speed, and a new drivetrain: chainrings chain cassette. Oh and fix the Cinelli bars mated to 3TTT stem (unnatural, and punishable by death).
Some more:
It's a 63 (ctc!) Jim Bundey, but with a relatively short top tube, 58 or 59 cm, which suits me well. 8-speed Shimano 600 groupset (except for the STI's). Really nice to ride.
It's due for a re-build in a year or so. If I haven't tracked down the right shifters, I might go Ultegra 9 speed, and a new drivetrain: chainrings chain cassette. Oh and fix the Cinelli bars mated to 3TTT stem (unnatural, and punishable by death).
Carlin
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Nice. My girlfriend commutes on a beat-up old Gefsco, the minor dints, and crappy paint job, hide what a nice frame it really is.
Did you meet the man himself? I've heard a few stories.
Binaural
Eats Squid
It's a great looking bike, the colour looks ace. Nice to see some action shots here, I've always thought that there's too many shots here of people's bikes next to something dull like a garage door instead of out and about somewhere cool. Maybe I should post some of my shots from around the place.... *makes mental note*
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Cheers - as stated, I'll never part with it.
Nah - was fitted at Clarence St Cyclery (back when they stocked Cannondale stuff) and gave them a colour description that they matched. I just said dark green metallic & this is what they came up with. You could choose any colour you wanted - not many places offer than any more.
Lynskey Copper BB30 Frame
Well, it's finally arrived. Thank you Mr. Lynskey for your remarkable craftmanship and attention to detail..... I LOVE this frame!
I was surprised to see that they did not include the clover leaf dropouts in this build. But I don't mind at all.....
Well, it's finally arrived. Thank you Mr. Lynskey for your remarkable craftmanship and attention to detail..... I LOVE this frame!
I was surprised to see that they did not include the clover leaf dropouts in this build. But I don't mind at all.....