Show off your bike/s

Here's some courtesy of TR who donated them to start off our Cool and interesting bikes gallery… which I keep forgetting to start although I have now. You can see a load more here http://road.cc/category/image-galleries/bikes/cool-and-interesting-bikes and if you see any on your travels send us in a pic and we will add them to the gallery. We also want to start a Reader's bikes gallery so stick 'em on here and that'll be a start.

Thanks for the nudge matrs1

Principia RSL from 2000 with Campag Centaur and open pro wheels built by Mercian Cycles:

My 'newly barred' orbea ora and my brand new, just recieved felt ar4 will be photographed and online soon!

These are my bikes....first off is my orbea tt/tri bike with mavic cosmic carbone clinchers and pro missile bars

second is my felt ar4

third is my felt z90

Here's my MTB based crosser-similar in principle and quality to my Univega RTB, only modified for winter and off-road fun. Heavily disguised under acres of inner tube and with 11-19 straight through block it makes for a surprisingly nimble and exciting ride through both town and trail. Better still, the entire build only cost £120!

Outclassed in sporting terms by my pure cross bikes,the design brief was to build a fun working bike that wasn't too nice to ride. Based around a race frame, the chainstays are too short for panniers but a trailer takes care of the big stuff.

Here's its more glamorous sibling....

Another machine doubling as a crosser is this old, slightly battle weary, yet characterful 531st tourer I spotted at a cross meet last November.

By contrast, here's my beloved road bike from 1991 aka "the teenage dream". Quaint by modern standards, this photo was taken prior to refinishing.
A cursory glance suggests nothing unusual but get closer and you might be surprised...

people say, "you can't possibly ride them all!".

I disagree.

Here are some of my current favourites.

Flo K

Here's my beloved Ilpompino-crudely a crosser with track ends and 120mm rear spacing. 700X38c tyres, cro-moly rack, dual sided (look and spd pedals) plenty of Waxoyl sloshing about the tubes and a little bit of carbon for good measure. In many regards a modern take on the Road Path concept.

Here's those pedals in more detail

Nice Il Pompino, what a classic bike - great colour too.

Got a question for Flo, what's the orange bike? Looks like a crosser (those tyres) but there doesn't look like there is a vast amount of mud clearance and that looks like a canti brake on the front

Whilst not particularly retro (unlike the ill fated and
doomed Massi :-[) or particulary "bling" it is my first
real foray back into roadieing after a 20 or so year
lay off !!!!!

Sleazy Rider?

Here’s a curious looking mount I spotted while in the seamier parts of Southend On Sea… It’s a cro moly Muddy Fox with Manitou fork complete with chopper seat….

here possibly if i get the link right,,,,, is a pic of my full suspension single speed.. ( I know )

i have been riding single speed mountain bikes since 1999 ,, my first rigid was an old marin alumiium frame which i welded horizontal drop outs on ,, lent it to Dave Hemming who won the uk championships at cheddar that year,,
i then built a full suspension mount vision which i raced at the worlds in 2001 finishing 111th i then used and abused this bike through a number of 24 and 6 hour events,, until this year i was given a whyte ptreston jw4 now i already have on of these with gears so i thought i would build it up into a ss

sadly it meant the end to my old faithfull mount vision but everything swapped over and a 24 inch front wheel on the preston we seem to be ready for my 2nd decade of single speed riding ,, and will be looking forward to another new bike in 2018

ade - that is an extraordinary beast. and in this climate of 29ers it's nice to see someone bucking the trend and fitting smaller wheels to their mtb. why is that, btw?

i found that there was not enough weight on the front on a standard preston ,, it's difficult to change the riding postion much as the forks hit a lower stem ,, so on dh bikes I have dropped the forks in the yokes to get more weight on the front giving more grip,
due to the forks on the preston you cant drop the ride height without getting entirly on the virtical part of the fork travel so the best solution was a 24 inch front wheel,, which meant sadly switching away from v brakes
my older preston has had a 24 inch front wheel since 2001
the bike now turns in and stays on line less inclined to lift the front wheel while climbing the only downside is the lack of xc lightweight tyres for a 24 inch wheel

3 of my current bikes,have a CX and a winter roadie, but no photies as yet..

DeRosa Merak..

Santa Cruz Heckler

Cove Handjob

Loving the Merak

That Cove's a cool colour too

ade, loving the jaws graphics on the whyte front suspension unit. Looks like an awesome machine.

heres two thirds of my lot..the red Argos is the real thing, 853 throughout, with Ultegra, and Easton bits etc, the Green fixed wheel is my winter training bike, old Raleigh 531C re sprayed/converted by Argos. the blue one, and old Orbit 531 Touring bike is my get to work bike, again colour by Argos, track ends by me and my dad this time.. and finally the Kona, my old MTB, now a child and trailer utility job.

two more frames in the loft..old unbranded track frame and a Raleigh touring bike, one day im gonna get myself a Litespeed Archon.

My beasties... all fun, all different!

All time fav chariot :-]

You gonna talk us through 'your beasties' then Morgan?

And what about you therevokid why is the Maxlight your fav chariot?

The kinesis looks like its seen some fun times.

I've got a maxlight XC:2, cracking bike. replaced a Kona which was quite literally a cracking bike

the maxlight goes where the trek fears to roll,
even if it does so on "monster truck" tyres :-]

Beasties... back to front:

DMR Trailstar, with 24" DMR wheels, single speed and as simple as I could make it. 1980's Peugeot Roadie... single-speed again, flat bars, BMX seat, pedals and grips... Fastest commuter ever! A gift from my cycling buddies christmas just gone - I love this bike! 90's S&M Dirtbike, set up for flatland. No cranks doesn't make any odds, as I use pegs to balance on... Plus, the recession means no money for parts!

All are cool, and unique... just the way I like 'em!

Cheers, Morgan

Can't do pics at the moment - they are both dirty.

Road: Dolan built Cougar in Mapei Colnago C40 paint job; built up with ultegra/DA mix

Mucky stuff: Pace RC200f8, anodised grey with XTR, middleburns, lots of USE etc

Here's two shots of a fully faired, hub-geared recumbent I spotted resting in a non-descript industrial estate earlier today.

Damn the UCI!!!

If it wasn't for them we could all be riding blkes like this!!

Here is my most recent addition - Di2 equipped Willier Cento Uno ( lush !! )

Gert lush I'd say!

Here's one....

more of the same HERE...

check out this amazing tandem my friend emily bought on ebay as a wedding present for her sister

Here's my beloved 1955 Holdsworth Road Path dressed in modern components.

This is the Mongrel. You can see what it was, and is, I think. It was really fun with these original orange Manitou forks, but the front was just too low with drops, so I had to rigidize it...

My pride and joy...

It's a bit like being the passenger in a pink Golf convertible with Shaggy blaring out but I love it.

Specialized Racer (with gaudy team colours)
Frame: S-WORKS E5 SLR (aluminum)
Forks: time millenium (carbon fibre)
Gears & brakes: 105
Wheels: Mavic open pro (700c)
Tyres: Michelin

My custom Dolan TT bike with American Classic 58mm wheels and Trigon bars

Look at that carbon kit!

Fsa 54 tooth aero chainring and gold kcnc chain...looks like mine!

Mines a 55T!!! with an 11/21 9spd cassette. My coach completely changed my position yesterday compared to what you see in the photos, absolutely flew at Castle Combe today!!

Love a bit of bling and it also brings the weight down, all in weight is about 16lbs - not bad for an aluminium framed tt bike

better get yourself some denim print lycra to go with that bad boy

My new winter hack bike, finished just in time for May day Bank Holiday...

Its a Steel Lemond that got the pound shop respray treatment and my old Brooks Colt along with some Brooks bar tape. That along with some bits and bobs from the spares box and the wheels n groupset of a £100 ebay bike and I'm really pleased with the result.

Seeing that Brooks saddle made me think of mine - a Swallow that I got for Christmas from my wife. On my lovely 653 Dave Lloyd with 1990 7400 Dura-Ace. Need a new pair of wheels, though.

Nice bike Nick -the only grip I have with mine is that despite having mudguard eyes there's precious little room to squeeze the mudguards under the brake bridge. The result is that I have an annoying ligth tyre rub at the moment when I get out of the saddle.

i've got these on my genesis hatter and they work a treat:

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/giant-defy-avail-item132818.html

Cheers for the tip Dave - I wish I'd seen them before I purchased the ones I have (http://road.cc/content/review/2716-tortec-reflector-mudguards). The tortec's are great quality though.

The tyres I have on are 25's on at the moment so I'm going to switch the rear (as thats where the problem is) to 23's and hope that solves the problem. Otherwise I may have to take the hit and buy the Giant 'guards.

Recently finished this, a Titus Oseo - don't expect to see another really. Campag centaur kit and since fitted Pro-Lite Bracciano wheels reviewed on here that I got half price after somebody posted:

the old orbit tourer got trackended some years ago, then a few months ago it got the pound shop respray job and a new name...(still a fixed commuter though)

and now ive got a winter Casseroll...

new pictures -

Orbea now has titanium machined brakes, jagwire cables, fsa carbon cranks and SRAM s80 wheels

Felt is in winter guise with shimano r30 wheels (rear recently replaced as it was knackered by a pothole) - sadly I cant fit mudguards

my new Ribble Gran Fondo, bought the frameset and transferred all the bits over from my Schwinn. Did treat myself to a new saddle as well

very nice stu, the frame does seem to be a very good buy

hey stuke, how did you find the 'ribble' service, they always seem to get bad reviews on certain forums..

Yeah I'd read those reviews - I bought a Ribble winter trainer/audax frame and fork for my commute a couple of months ago and had no problems whatsoever so I was happy to use them again. I forgot to order the headset for the Gran Fondo and emailed them to find out which one I needed (its 1 1/8 x 1 1/2 headtube) and they replied within 20 minutes with a link to the headset. no complaints from this end , their prices are pretty competeitive to.

cheers Jon. rode it for the first time yesterday and really impressed.

The Ribble Gran Fondo has had a few upgrades, new wheels and tyres plus new Centaur shifters and front mech. Also treated myself to a new fixie for the commute, Genesis Flyer - so much fun

Here is my Olmo Equipe ridden to glory on the Sunday Munch Sportive this year

And my Orange P7 after riding the Twrch trail at Cwmcarn.