Post your bike

A Seven! Beautiful bike!
What model and year is it, Christian?

Dear Christian,

No mudguards. You must get soaked from time to time. [Smiley]!

Fredrik

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
A Seven! Beautiful bike!
What model and year is it, Christian?

Dear Jim.

Thanks for you comment.
It's a 2005 model. Sola steel. I wanted steel over titanium because I guess I'm a fan of steel. Not because ti. is more expensive.



Fredrik:
Mudguards are for commuterbikes.

Real bikes are made of steel. Girlie bikes are made of Aluminium and Ti

I own a Brodie Sovereign but no pic. Maybe I'll shoot one this weekend and put it up on this thread.

Is your Sola single speed? You are a purist.

Cheers
Jim

It's a SS now. I usallt ride SS during the summer. In the fall/winter/spring i use gears. My ride have both dropout and EBB.

Have fun today.
Im going to work in a bicycleshop.

Chaps

This is my bike and I love it. The quality is in built and it will last longer than what I will.

http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/classic/paramount/features.html

One of the last examples of good British Engineering.

Regards

Mick

My Nail Trail just after I bought it.

It now has bar ends and a little dirt on it!

Phil

I still haven't attempted to work out how to post piccy's on here. Sorry, just too lazy I guess.
Anyway, my escape route to solitude is a Santa Cruz Blur frame,(approx 04 model)built up with bits & bobs from my previous bike, mainly xt level gear, egg-beater pedals, & a new koobi saddle (v.nice). Oh, sorry to the purists, but for winter off-roading I do have front & rear crud guards, 'cos the crud around my way is horrible!
matt.

Here's mine:

Nice bikes Steve. What make and model is the third one down? Where was the shot taken?

Jim

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Originally posted by Jim Lawson:
Nice bikes Steve. What make and model is the third one down? Where was the shot taken?

Cheers Jim. That bike is a Cotic Soul and the pic was taken in the Pentland hills.

Nice rides, and.

Only drawback is that Principia is no more.

OK, so I nicked the image...

Mine is a 2002 totally stock Specialized Hardrock, but with different tyres, replacement pedals, and a huge air horn. Certainly works for me - but then it's the first bike I've ever bought so...

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Originally posted by Christian Alshus:
Hi!

I know there are a lot of people that have two hobbies; bicycles and hifi.


So, post a picture of your bicycle.

I'll start:




Next upgrade, Brooks Swallow.

Very very nice... have been thinking of a sola steely for quite some time, but ended up getting a Verve Ti (less upkeeping). Need to find a piccy of mine...

Mine is a little more retro, but at 6ft 2in its a bugger to straddle the saddle

My new toy - I'll do a full post when i get a decent picture and the last few things sorted out.

Custom Steel from http://www.solitudecycles.com/ Alex provides an amazing service and the whole custom process is so satisfying.

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Originally posted by Occean:
My new toy - I'll do a full post when i get a decent picture and the last few things sorted out.

Custom Steel from http://www.solitudecycles.com/ Alex provides an amazing service and the whole custom process is so satisfying.

How you find that saddle? I had one for a while butt it ended in tears(mine)

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How you find that saddle? I had one for a while butt it ended in tears(mine)

I bought it when I built a lightweight bike and for a while it was definitely a compromise. But now I have put a lot of miles into it I don't actually want to change it. When I do it will be a Brooks.

Here are my chariots.

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Originally posted by Occean:
Custom Steel

Whoa.

That was nice. Congrats.

ooops try again. My Colnago CT-2 for the dry days, Kinesis Racelight T for the crappy days and Santa Cruz Blur XC, shortly before being covered in mud and generally abused through the winter months.

(I really must learn to use imageshack...)