Bicycles 2011

This steel frame



In this colour



Campy 10 speed record

Am picking it up at the end of Jan, if the Brenner Pass not too full of snow

Nice frame, but extremely fat tubes for a steel frame. Weight? www.website?

I continue to ride this Gary Fisher Hi-Fi Deluxe (in Naim Black) that I bought in 2008. Probably no plans for change in 2011 as I like it so much.

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Originally posted by Christian Alshus:
Nice frame, but extremely fat tubes for a steel frame. Weight? www.website?

Christian, follow the link it is the Inqubo frame and given that I am a hefty fella, the weight is a marginal concern. For lighter weight I have a Colnago EP.

Inqubo

As I get older I've found I require a more comfortable steed

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Originally posted by Bruce Woodhouse:
I used to be a cyclist...and then the roads froze. Ho hum, it will thaw sometime.

When it does I'll have the same bikes, but since the Parlee is so beautiful I'll post a picture again. It has just acquired Super Record too, fitted after this picture.

I'll also have a Rocky Mountain Element MTB (that gets used less and less) and a Burls steel custom 'winter' bike, just as before.

Nice Parlee.

My BMC (as stuffed into the "System Pics" thread, sorry). She will be 4 in 2011 and due for a replacement, methinks.

Oops, loused up the picture first time

There you are Mick!

ATB from George

George

How the hell did you do that

Mick

I suspect I will be riding this for most of 2011, my beloved 2007 Specialized Epic. I also have a new 2009 Whyte 19 Carbon HT, that I still have never ridden in 2 years and a new custom built Kona that I also have never ridden (WTF!)



But really, I hope to get back to my real love, road cycling, so my real aim to spend more time on one these in 2011.

The Ti baby may go in favor of either a Specialized Roubaix S-works, Wilier Gran Turismo, or maybe a Colnago M10 (I am getting to that age). But the reality is it will be either a new carbon road frameset or a NAIM DAC





Gary

Still the Redbull, not the drink

Nice wheels Robbert. I'm still riding the original Litespeed Ultimate, with Easton fork, 6/4 Ti downtube, Mavic Ksyriums, Shimano 9 speed drivetrain w/downtube index shifting, Campy Record brakes with Campy carbon levers. Still one of the best rides ever. Original Ti curved seatstays. Fast, comfortable, no decals for anonymity.

Dave

One of my five bikes... I broke my tailbone in june and ended my season on the road bike and trail bikes, but could continue to ride downhill since i did not had to pedal that much. Was on my first xc ride in october and it felt good.

Still using my 2007 Spesh Roubaix Pro. Alterations this year include switching the chainset to dura ace compact (too feeble to cope with steep hills using a standard!) and replacing the saddle with a Fizik Aliante carbon braided rails (the Spesh Toupe broke on me!). I also got a set of Mavic R-Sys Premium wheels in anticipation of the dura-ace rims wearing out (should see me through to spring time).
Starting to get twitchy for a change but really this bike ticks all my needs' boxes so I'll try to restrain upgraditus thoughts...

Peter

quote:

Originally posted by The Hawk:
Nice wheels Robbert. I'm still riding the original Litespeed Ultimate, with Easton fork, 6/4 Ti downtube, Mavic Ksyriums, Shimano 9 speed drivetrain w/downtube index shifting, Campy Record brakes with Campy carbon levers. Still one of the best rides ever. Original Ti curved seatstays. Fast, comfortable, no decals for anonymity.

Dave

This bike brings me ( if i want ) every where.

Next year i'll go to the alpe d'huez, must be easier then this mountain.

Guess where this is ( yes that's me ) :

Photo from a few days before the crash on 14/12/2010, and since entirely stripped down and rebuilt replacing the spoiled rear derailleur, worn-out headset bearings, and damaged [one of them] brake levers, but the damaged saddle is now "straightened out" and there is a much better front light beside the existing quite good one. A new saddle of the same style will come but in black - another classic model but still in production after thirty odd years, Selle San Marco Supercorsa.

Essentially this is still what it looks like.



My steel framed Carlton ...

ATB from George

PS: I plan to ride this venerable old machine from Esbjerg to Hirtshals in Denmark, and then via ferry to Oslo and then up into the Hardanggervidda and then back to Oslo next June and July! That is what they are meant for really! The year after, with luck, I hope to try the Eroica! Anyone fancy teaming up on that one? Seriously, I am going to tackle it, if I am still alive, so my oppo could take some strength from my blood and guts determination ...

Thats a really nice commuter, Frederik.

The Eroica would have been an experience.

Have you read the article from the Pashley guys, Mr Fiske?

http://italiancyclingjournal.b...3-speed-pashley.html

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Originally posted by Robbert:
Guess where this is ( yes that's me ) :

Can only be Mt. Ventoux.

2011, I might be able to get out on one of my bikes a bit more.

Have made a bit of a commitment with the purchase of some new lights.

John

George, that Supercorsa was my favourite until my Specialized Pro Ti. I couldn't tell from the picture, but is your supercorsa the one with the cool little aerodynamic fairing underneath at the front?

John, how come you don't get out and ride more? I haven't ridden much lately, but will more this winter, the weather is fantastic. 8 degrees outside today, another non-winter here.

Dave

I like your bikes chums, but seriously, no mudguards? How many days a year can you actually use these things?

I do have a road bike without mudguards for the summer, but then a solitary remaining puddle gives that nasty creeping damp feeling in the chamois. I'm afraid I don't like a wet bum, and even my cross-country bikes have crud-catchers. (I don't do anything that needs full suspension these days).

Dear Doc,

I have got used to wearing waterproofs for commuting if it's wet. On the other hand I would not usually make a pleasure ride if it's raining at the start!

You should see how little room there is on the Carlton btween the brake mounts and the tyres - perhaps 5 or 6 mm only, so fitting a pair of mudguards might actually be dangerous if possible at all!

ATB from George

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Originally posted by Rockingdoc:
I like your bikes chums, but seriously, no mudguards? How many days a year can you actually use these things?

I do have a road bike without mudguards for the summer, but then a solitary remaining puddle gives that nasty creeping damp feeling in the chamois. I'm afraid I don't like a wet bum, and even my cross-country bikes have crud-catchers. (I don't do anything that needs full suspension these days).

We mostly all run mudguards (fenders, we call them) on our winter bikes here in Vancouver. But I hate them. They do the job, but on my bike that has minimal clearance, leaves and debris get stuck between the fender and the tyre, causing annoying noises and presumably some drag.

I have to admit that my current tyres, Conti GP 4 Seasons, whilst durable etc, can be like tractor tyres on a wet day - the volume of water they chuck up off the road is horrendous compared with the likes of Pro Race 3's. I still haven't fitted mudguards which means at least 15 minutes spent at journey's end wiping the road grime off and cleaning chain/ cassette/ rim surfaces.
I try not to ride in the wet if I can avoid it!

Peter