Pictures of your Bike

Go on then, I'll start...

My good bike. RTS carbon TTR6. It's changed slightly since this picture was taken:

And the commuter, a Dolan Preffisio:

There's a couple of MTBs as well but I don't have pictures.

Rob

Giant Defy 1 2012

-> sitting next to me in my room at Uni.

-> out on a ride.

Sorry for the DISGUSTING bar tape but; Cervélo S1, Sram Rival and Easton EA50sl's

Orbea Aqua TTG and kit (to cover the nasty ass bar tape I had on at the time.

Also got one of these but it's in pretty bad shape at the moment;

Kona Kikapu Nine

My ride

Here is my babe
2011 Giant TCR Advanced 3 with FSA SL-K Light carbon crank
and Shimano 105 group. Photo is edited in HDR.

Hi All, I'll join in.
This is my little favourite for the long weekend rides. I've been around the alu - carbon - alu frame circle several times but am really impressed with this bike, especially as the frame/forks cost 1/10th of my last Colnago frame. Aluminium framed with carbon forks, really light and rides superb, climbs well and steady at speed. Totally Ultegra equiped, Ksyrium Elites, FSA carbon cranks, stem and seatpost, Toupe saddle and Gatorskins.
I find it as quick, responsive and as comfy as any of my previous bikes and it looks half decent too - may not be for the 'name/model/purist brigade' but is a cracker.

Regards

Trikeman.

Trikeman; does this mean that you are not a trikeman?

This is my Noah RS

Van Nicholas Chinook sportive bike...

I was getting worried when you said picture of your bike, you mean you only have one.

Here are a few on mine, the Fuji I race and ride/train on. The Flanders is currently getting the groupset changed to Campagnolo Athena/Centaur, more for Sunday recovery rides, it still gets training and commuting duties (secure parking at work). The singlespeed does more than it's share of commuting and training duties, probably owns more of my strava segments than any other bike. The 1988 Repco Tri-A looks pretty , is my retro ride but has not been put into the rotation for training or commuting.

Here she is...

Not any more SideBurn.

Regards,

Trikeman.

@Ronin - Snap!

my good summer bike, caad10

winter bike

the caad from the side. heavily modified from standard 7.2kg. fast as feeeeeerk!

About time too! Here is my carbon beauty!

Yay,,,,, and about time indeed SD...
I bet you are over the moon with it, a little more between your legs now over the old Allez, aye?

Congratulations, looks the biz.

Regards

Trikeman.

nice indeed,

Dawes Galaxy naked and fully dressed:

dermot

you have great taste,
i love my noahs RS ride and looks. im currently saving for a noah or if work picks up the Noah fast.

i have changed the seat to a carbon rail SLR, the stem to a Zip service course, upgraded the brakes to Ultrega grey to complete the set

Here's a before and after of my fixer upper

Pretty crazy seat angle there

My new Scott Plasma 20, picked up this morning here in NZ. First ride tomorrow to test fit.

yeah I changed it haha... saw the photo and did a double take!

Don't know how it moved though? was definitely flat after my bike fit a few months ago!

My Paulus Quiros, and me trying to take an arty photo of it...

Custom fillet brazed Reynolds 853, custom painted Colombus carbon forks and a mix and match gruppo.

Gorgeous looking shade of blue localsurfer

Thanks! I was a bit fed up of the endless black and white on bikes now.

It's actually car paint - the blue they use on Minis.

http://tinyurl.com/miniblue

It is an ace paint, it sort of changes colour in the sun.

Identiti Persona used for the daily stuff.
But never mind that, check out the old school bikestand.
Shopkeeper says it dates from 1953.

Some lively bikes here. Any chance this could be made a sticky?

+1.

Its a good way to introduce people to the website, a few of these are first time posters.

+2

my ride

You already did that one!

Oh well, it's quite nice.

Easton EA50 Aeros?

going through a bit of a fixed phase at the moment so we have got a genesis flyer, my Dolan tt bike and my ribble commuter. The ribble is about to be replaced by a Decade Convert 2, photos when its ready, lastly my daughter wanted her peppa pig bike included. Note she is also on fixed

My reserve Capo, main bike is the above Bianchi.

Very nice bike!!

Why thank you. Get a pic of your wheels up Schoscho!

I've got the same bike, though 105, I wondered what mods you'd made. I've swapped the wheels for RS80s

My CAAD10 in the winter, pretty much stock. Now has RS80s and nicer tyres

As it's now a sticky I thought I would add further to the thread.

Here is my infamous Allez which is now my winter / bad weather bike.

sticky now, innit

my Canyon Ultimate cf slx in Young Heroes team colours, only one in this colour in the country I think. very nice and fast. Full campag record.

Are you on the young heroes team?

Yea I was last year

As a youth, junior or espoir?

I'm going for a first year Junior place next year, don't know how likely I am to get in though.

Did you get to keep the bike?

I was in the youth bit but now i'm a junior so i'm too old. It said in the contract to give it beack or pay half price for it but i didn't have to for some reason.

My ride

cube do make some classy looking bikes i have to say. very nice

** Insert picture of standard 2012 Specialized Allez Compact in Black and Grey here **

I know it's slightly boring, but I like it whilst i'm learning. Maybe there should be a "my next bike will be a....." thread?

Nowt wrong with an Allez Lob... Cracking bike, had mine for donkeys and still difficult to better.
You may have a newer, 'better' bike later but you will always look back and sometimes think 'why the hell did I get rid of my Allez' I'm sure there's a song title in the making there.

Regards

Trikeman.

isnt it tarmac geometry but in aluminium? agreed allez are good just not flashy.

not a bad thing

Yes from the 2011 model on they have same geometry as Tarmac.

Nothing wrong with the Allez which is why I posted a picture of my 2010 model here.

My lovely Raleigh SP Race before 2000miles of riding and the 'custom' bar taping at the end of the ride!

Nice bike Martin. Raleigh have some good looking bikes out at the moment imho.

I nearly went for a Raleigh myself, but the Allez felt the most comfortable of the ones I tried in the shop.

I'm very happy with it, like the feel, seems responsive and a good all round road bike at my level. I can see why some people may find Specialized a little "boring" but can also see why they are such a popular bike. I will post a pic of mine when I get round to it, but would already consider getting another Spesh when it comes time to get another bike

Will be keeping the Allez as long as I can though

You have your bars dropped low!? That why them hands are suffering. Love your bike though

funny you should mention the bars, normally its the seat that gets the queries!

I was finding the position to be really comfy actually, until someone noticed the saddle and then it was a real annoyance!

i think the 23cc tyres @ 115psi could have been a contributing factor to tired hands, that and many consecutive 15hr days in the saddle!

but it is a great bike to ride, really enjoyed our time together and would thoroughly recommend - got a few disdainful comments about Raleighs to start off with, but as a bike maker they have got much better again!

*disclaimer - I am from Nottingham so I believe I am contractually obliged to say nice things about Raleigh

My beloved Ernie Clements Falcon. As owned by my dad. It fell out of favour years ago and I rescued it. In slow process of restoration....

And yes, she does indeed need a bath.

My Via Nirone 7 with a couple of Deda upgrades , Selle San Marco and Conti Ultra Sport.

Nice! How do you find the Ultra Sports? I like the Gatorskins, but the Ultra Sports are available in 27 x 1/8...

IMO, Ultra Sports are basically light Gatorskins.

No complaints at all. Currently on 700x25 but got some bargain 23's last weekend at a cycle show, so will put those on sometime. No punctures either, touch wood.

The bike at the very top of this thread has now had some more carbon fibre added. Sorry about the poor quality pic.

Cheers,

Rob

Hi All,
this is my S-Works 'nighthawk' Tarmac SL, bit dirty as she is piling in the miles of late. Just treated her to new GP4000s, 7900 mechs (kept the brakes Ultegra of course) a chain, new cables and some new Fizik bar tape.
Oh' she is a sweetie.
Regards

Trikeman.

is that the one you resprayed yourself? if so hats off etc

Cheeky bit of Colnago in the corner.

What about a DA crankset?

Oh' I dream of a 7900 crankset, but I would definately end up female like if my Wife caught me with one of those cranksets - jeeze (although they are the biz) they are really expensive. I think if I could substantiate it to myself, then I would be able to 'advise' the Wife. However, I don't think it would make me any faster or better so I would have difficulty substantiating it as my right eye would start quivering - a dead giveaway.

Would only look nicer I keep telling myself.

Regards

Trikeman.

Yep, tis the same one. Prepped and sprayed by my own hands.

Regards,

Trikeman.

Singular osprey. had a few tweaks since this picture. Getting a few more in the very near future.

Interesting, thanks!

I've just noticed the Conti SuperSport. A lot heavier as if I'll notice, but they come in 1 1/8, which is what I'd prefer to be using...

My recently acquired Ribble Stealth

Campag Athena, Scirocco wheels, ITM Triango bars, stem & seat post and (soon) Selle Max Flite saddle (the CSN in the pic is simply ruinous)

I know it's already appeared a few posts up but the TT bike has had a few tweaks -

How is fixie Time Trialling?

flat, with no wind I hope!

A steep learning curve!!

I haven't raced for 2 years after deciding to take a break, but the competetive urge has come back so decided to have a go fixed and (try)not to take things too seriously this time around.

Did a 59:30 in my first 25 the other night so a long way to go considering I used to consistently knockout 55 min 25's on gears

It's loads of fun though

Aww, you do some of the same roads I do. Nice pic of the essex loveliness.

(edit - @zzgavin)

I shall join in.

531 commuter. It's an 80s Neil Orrell, resprayed beautifully by the previous owner in metallic burgundy. It's got a modern(ish) group - Campag Daytona, which became Centaur rather swiftly after some racetrack objected. Lovely, pretty bike. Heavy.

Planet-X of joy. Bought her with 7800 all over, but swapped the cranks over for 7900 compacts. Then had to buy a new deraillieur because the old one was a bit wonked.. so it's got a 6700 ultegra on it. Actually it might be 6600, thinking about it. Oh well. I also put new wheels on her (Shimano RS80s), new carbon seatpost and bars, a new stem and I've now double wrapped the bars, which is nice. Oh, and there's wanky ti/carbon skewers in there too. For extra wankiness. She's very light and stiff, and is ace and lovely. Next project over winter - gently rub the frame down and lose the decals, get a matt black finish on. Hopefully won't break the entire bike when i put it back together.

Condor Baracchi. It's blue! And yellow! And may not be to everyone's taste. Kinda heavy, rather soggy for a carbon bike. Campag centaur group, pro-lite Bracchiano wheels. Possibly now my winter bike. Possibly might sell her. Probably won't.

My Dad's 1979 Peugeot. 531. Mostly original kit. I rescued it from rusting in his garage and have been riding it throughout the summer. Trying to keep it running until the autumn time then it will go in to get stripped down, repainted, and restored to as near to good as new as possible.

So I'm brand new to this road cycling biz. My mountain bike got stolen a few weeks back, and seeing as it's had slick tyres on the last couple of years, I thought it was time to try something different, and bought this:

Let's see how it goes?

Here you go. Shiny white bar tape won't last long.

FYI: I started a Fantasy English Premier League for Cycling fans.

1- http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ (Click Sign Up)
2- Enter league code 274204-191319 under Leagues/Join league

My old Klein Quantum Race, freshly rebuilt (it's my daily ride, but it's not always this clean!). Mix of Campag Daytona and Centaur, RaceFace Cadence cranks, Velocity A23 rims on Ambrosio hubs. One of the last Chehalis-built frames before Klein was absorbed into the Trek empire.

Something a little unusual.... Here is my Massi Team Carbon. It replaces my Olmo that was a write-off after a car decided to wipe me out back in Febuary.

My brand new Boardman SLR 9.8 build (excuse the non-matching tyres, front being replaced today!) Red 2012 gruppo & Ritchey carbon/pro finishing kit. Only covered 50 miles so far. Speedy

@cortina

That's one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen.

Where'd you get it from?

Why thanks you I've only had it a week but I'm utterly sold already.
It's a self-build - frame via Corridori in Epsom

Got me started now:
My 80s race bike - Geoffrey Butler Columbus SL with Campag Super Record
Dolan Prefissio commuter/winter bike
My soon-to-be-ex Boardman Pro Carbon

Cannondale CAAD10 DA & Fuji Feather

2012 Fuji Gran Fondo 2.0

This is my first "proper" road bike, moved to this after 4 years of half hearted cycling on a Raleigh Airlite 200. In the 6 weeks I've owned it, I've gone from never cycling more than 30 miles to regularly doing 60mi loops in the Lakes... Must be the bike...

Whoa whoa whoaaaa.

Don't knock the Airlites.

Heres my Pride and joy ( I need to get a better picture)

It weighs in at about 9Kg (I wish i could afford to make it lighter though)

2010 Specialized Allez 16

Look Keo max 2 carbon pedals
Fulcrum racing 5 wheels
Conti GP4000 tyres
3T carbon post

A few other bits too

Thanks

These are two bikes that my dad found at Dumps.
We ride them and they are red.

One of my 13 bikes, built it up today after buying the frame and most parts on here from Dave A. The last of the things arrived this morning. Then first ride, two minutes down the road. BANG, pot hole puncture

Trek 1.5 frame fixie TT bike

Nice colour.

My summer treat to myself; Focus Izalco Pro 4.0
I'm thrilled to bits with it, this was my 'must have' bike from the moment I sat on it in my lbs.

Not a BMC in sight.. that can be easily fixed.

New bits.. Ritchey bars and stem, pro-lite carbon seatpost, Ti skewers, Schwalbe Ultremo ZX tyres, Ritchey Streem V2 Saddle.. that is all

i only have 1 bike i love it though edit apologies for the pic,i thought it would automatically resize

Thought I would go deep rims on the back only.

different set of wheels on the cube

Ahem.

Sort that saddle out.

Doesn't look healthy

My MTB..

It started off life as a GT Avalanche 2.0.. but now: -
Upgraded: Rockshox Recon SL, SRAM X0/X9, Deore Hollowtech Chainset, Ritchey WCS Bars, Ritchey WCS 100mm Stem, Superstar Integrato Headset, Superstar Excel Grips, Easton Seatpost, SDG Belle Air Camo Saddle and Conti X King 2.3 tyres

And I like it.!

My 1994 Cinelli Unica with 2012 Campagnolo bits on it.

Since the picture has been taken it's now got a shiny Miche Supertype seatpost to finish it off.

Great to ride and a change from the standard carbon.

Hullo folks; and what charming steeds you all have. This my Genesis Altitude 30 in lovely 853 and full XT. I'll try and get a pic of my upgraded 2009 Trek 1.5 in lime green for your delectation soon.

Raleigh,

don't you know that none of our saddles are healthy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igf-QK1emIw

Riding this at the moment,built it up over summer, and loving it

I'm gonna have to go have a lie down!!

Here's my 1963 Fred Dean. Cheap tubs (Vittoria) at the moment, campag/fiamme (re-built with double butted stainless spokes), 52 tooth TA chainwheel/Stronglight cranks campag gran sport 5 speed, Mafac "tiger" centre pull brakes. The original Unica Nitor plastic saddle is taking a break - as is my backside... still just under 10kgs after all these years.

Here's mine.

my Fixie ....

New addition to the family, a 2012 Jamis Aurora Elite for commuting duties.

And the Preffisio has had a make over:

Rob

Hey, robert.brady, what seatpost do you have on your RTS?

Cheers

In the very top pic it's a Deda Magic post. I've no idea what the post I'm currently using is. I bought it second hand off ebay and the brand wasn't named. There's no marking on it to give it away either.

It's quite distinctive looking and very light so I thought I'd have been able to match it to something but so far no joy. I think it may be a generic Chinese job.

Rob

Fixie, with flat tyre - now has Thomson layback seatpost - Barron 531 SL TT frame:

Aende Columbus Record, recently built TT/Race bike:

Surly 1 x 1 MTB and Kiddie carrier:

Jamis Xenith comp.
My precious.

Still hot off the press (unlike the wallpaper).... my new Brain Rourke 953 custom built frame. This steel is most definitely real. I absolutely love it.

This is my lovely Cinelli; only mods are 25c Gatorskins. She's a bit dirty from a trek round the B roads in my locale yesterday.
NB: She was given a good scrub shortly after this pic was taken

how are you finding the Athena groupset?

Me too I want to play.

Haha, cock.

Here's my bikes .

Giant Defy 2 2012
Canyon Nerve XC 2011
Dialled Prince Albert
Old Kona road bike (Sold)
Mongoose Logo BMX

Here's another addition to the family,
Columbus steel frame and fork
Campag Veloce (for now)
Pro-Lite Bracciano wheels

built just in time to put in storage until the summer

(apols for the rubbish photo)

here's my new bike (2013 specialized tarmac sport) i loves it

Hi All,
a nice little break in the weather today so took one of my little 'babies' for it's first real spin today after my frame-up build. Full DA 7900, K2 aero-lites etc.
Rides like a dream, sub 16lb, steady as a rock and really comfortable.
Sweet

Regards,

Trikeman.

Chains in the big ring please!

Ha! Well spotted - it's in park-up mode to keep the spring tension, ahem!

Regards,

Trikeman.

Ok Raleigh - in bigger rings

Will try harder next time......Doh!

Regards,

Trikeman.

Now.

Remove a bottle cage or two

My trusty old (2004) Jan Janssen, unknown brand over here but one of the top marques in the Netherlands. Recently put new wheels on it, now looking for a carbon fork with 1 inch steerer.

And my Ribble winter bike, which due to my not-so-brilliant experience with the shop had the Ribble decals taken off and is now rebranded with Scotland stickers The bike itself is not bad. It now has decent mudguards and different wheels.

I also have a cheap but quite good Merida mountainbike in the shed. A Land Rover (2x2) bike on the turbo trainer, i had to put it on the road for a few weeks but it's not a pleasant bike. And a Giant Defy which lives with my parents in the Netherlands, so i can ride when i'm there. The Defy is a cheap Sora-kitted thing, but rides amazingly well.

Up-to-date pic of my winter bike (taken today

2013 CAAD10. Very good ride. No upgrades yet.

Bottecchia Duello with Gippiemmi techno wheelset.

Triban 3 out this morning -1 but who cares its just nice to be out and about

Hi all,

Some great bikes on here. Here are my wheels. All pics taken today after a winter clean up.

The Merida is the newbie. I'm hoping to take her out lots this year and make my sportive debut.

My Ridgeback is the workhorse - I commute on it and have taken it touring round Somerset and Devon.

My Dawes I picked up on ebay. I trundle it round town and occasionally ponder fixing her up.

My Winter bike for commuting in Vancouver, Canada

wow! what are the bars on the fixie? they look amazing

Intriguing... Need better pics!

Rob

Thanks. Those are Nito Moustache bars, wrapped with cork tape: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hb3.htm

And it isn't a fixie, by the way. The rear hub is a Shimano Nexus 8 speed internal gear hub. (Part of my winter bike strategy - keep the important stuff out of the weather.) It has a coaster brake, so no extra cables or brake pads to wear down the rims. The bar-end shifter is on the right (J-Tek: http://jtekengineering.com/barendshifter.php) and the front brake is on the left.

The front hub is a Sturmey-Archer drum brake: http://www.sturmey-archer.com/products/hubs/cid/2/id/28/specs/1 Again, keeping the important bits out of the weather.

I meant to build a cheap "beater" of a bike and things got delightfully out of control.

Thanks Rob. Since the profile shot was taken, I upgraded the saddle to the Brooks, changed the fenders to Velo Orange hammered finish alumimium, and installed a bar end shifter for the Nexus hub. It's an old steel frame from some sort of 1970's road bike. It's a heavy bike but very stable and good for winter commuting.

Best bike in it's natural habitat. 953 Rourkie.

Rourkie on Viaduct 100 2 by needsc, on Flickr

My Vulpine Feather. Outrageous geometry due to 6 twonked disks in my back. So very short top tube and long head tube with custom stem. I take it to events as well as ride it, of course!
Certainly my favourite ever bike, and I've got to own a lot over 3 decades! I'm in love.

More detail here:
http://www.vulpine.cc/Blog/vulpine/revealing-the-vulpine-feather
Visiting Ricky to get things started:
http://www.vulpine.cc/Blog/vulpine/dream-bike-the-vulpine-feather-beginning

Here's my BMC ProMachine ready to race in the mountains

It's just missing a basket on the front then I am ready for LeJOG

Winter bike looking wintery, yesterday. Of course today it's 10 degrees warmer and I'm not going out. Oh well.

Hi All,
yet another.....
My long distance, all weather, sportive, commuter, fast, light and everyday bike.

A Sabbath September Ti - and a better bike I have not ridden, for sure.

Regards,

Trikeman.

Very nice, I have a September but from when they were called Sunday. A great all round bike, does not like a loaded Bob Yak trailer though.

Here's my much loved Kona Zing Supreme. It's a bit old but it looks after me very well. A few alterations here and there (a bit of Fizik, Deda, Swiss Side etc.).

The saddle is level, honest. After I looked at the photo I had go and check...

Legend IL Re

Mine and my girlfriend's.

My baby has done LEJOG. Sadly she taken a hit when the whisky decanter fell on her. But when so goes she's quick. Upgraded on the wheels and haven't looked back.

Not sure why they're upside down. Hoping a tech bod can turn them around.

Here is my baby, don't have any pics of my specific one as it is still in the shop waiting to be picked up but this is it.

And it is the only scott on here ATM!

Nice bike.

Except for the saddle.

That's uglayyyy

Sexaayyy Wheels and Bottle cages though.

Vinerman, where did you get those winged bottle cages - they're class?!!

caad10 / campag / velo-smith.com royce/38mm/cx ray wheelset.

race bike

Fixed wheel training bike

winter bike - ribble/ Campag /fsa visons

Kinesis GF Ti, my year-round bike.

Harry Quinn Q595 Ready for summer

Vo2 Pro Carbon Team Edition
SRAM Force (Planet X Calipers)
3T Ergonova Pro Bars
Shimano RS10 Training wheels

Carbon Tubs on their way.

My Cyfac with Athema and Vision T42's and my Enigma Echo with Record, Record on Open Pro wheels and Enve finishing kit

Here's my canyon Cf caught in a outdoor tryst with another. Training wheels on and horrid pedals since replaced with Times.

This thread has photos of some very nice bikes; I find myself drooling over the keyboard of my computer. Here's My Cube Agree GTC Pro 2011, model. I love it!

With the original Easton wheels >

And with a set of Kysirium Elite-S Wheels

Hi guys, this is my much loved bianchi

My new Wilier GT
And my old faithful Trek 1.5 (before its conversion to winter bike)

Ridley X Ride 2011 >>

And with Easton EA Wheels >

Here is my newly acquired Tarmac Comp 2012. I was very lucky with the price, £1400 inc a £100 trade in at Evans cycles. Very happy indeed with the bike. I' ve changed the tyres to some Continental tyres off my old bike, still trying to decide about changing the seat, as I have a Stella slr off my old bike?

Thank you.

Well finally got it's "handbuilts" sorted

Just needs it's wheels putting on, borrowing from a mate atm.

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My Jamis Xenith Comp;

Cole AC58 Lite wheelset - recent purchase. Seem quick and responsive so far.
Tufo tubular clinchers - used these for a while now. Recommended!

Pretty much loving this bike!

My 2012 Boardman With A Few Upgrades.......

My new toy.

Ex-Team Sky (Bernie Eisel) Pinarello Dogma 2