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I suppose technically it's sort of a picture of your bike, but I'm not sure you quite got the spirit of the thread...
[Edit: Also, I'm particularly pleased that I managed to get comment 1337 on this thread :o) ]
Mason Definition with Campagnolo H11/Chorus/Zondas and Deda finishing kit. I bought the frame from eBay and it looked pretty sorry for itself on arrival. However, after a wash and polish, and some new inserts, it looks great. The reviews on here are accurate; it really does make you want to ride everywhere like you've just sat on a wasp. I plan to do LEJOG on it later this year, if I can find the time.
I purchased a Factor OSTRO VAM, from an official dealer in Italy.
Factor’s official distributor delivered to me a damaged frame with no CeramicSpeed bottom bracket installed arbitrarily replaced with another component.
They agreed to replace the frame but in assembling the new frameset Factor’s technician damaged the handlebar and scratched the frame.
When I claimed Factor’s service center for damage, it denied responsibility claiming that the damage on the frame had not been reported by me at the time of delivering the bike.
This is not serious on Factor’s part.
I believe that blaming customer for not having discovered a damage that has been clearly caused by the incompetence of Factor’s technicians in assembling the frame is not only unprofessional but also grossly offensive to the customer.
I filed a complaint to Factor but Factor did nothing to protect my rights.
I look forward to hearing from Factor Bikes.
This is a replica of the 1985/1986 La Vie Claire TdF winners, as ridden by Bernard Hinault & Greg LeMond. It's a Reynolds 753R frame & fork, with most parts sourced either NOS or used/servicable. Equipped with modern brake pads & tyres however, and I am taking it to Eroica Britannia later this year, now it has returned.
This is my S-Works Roubaix Team. Effectively a Roubaix with the geometry of a Tarmac.
Morning all, long time lurker on this forum, here's my S-Works Venge... photo taken before bikefit could be arranged, so saddle is a little high.
Workhorse/winter bike. Carrera Vanquish. Only frames original, wheelset groupset handlebars and saddle are taken from boardman 8.9c slr and a cheap carbon post
Boardman 8.9C, Ultegra R8000. Edco eight 2s that have since been swapped with the mavics that came with my ttr
Ribble ultra ttr
Ribble Gravel Al, my new commuting bike for when I'm allowed back in the office. Hoping to do some light off-roading too when the weather improves.
Today was a fatbike sort of day. The front tyre is studded, which makes an enormous difference on ice.
Temperature was -10 °C, and I had bare hands under the pogies.
My Cannondale Synapse Neo 2 ebike.
Wouldn't be riding without it, that's for sure.
You seem to have put the forks on the wrong way up.
The frame's upside down too.
So, basically a new bike, yeh?(!)
New winter bike! I bought this Spesh Allez Sprint Comp frame as 'new other' from a chap in St Albans in December 2020, then we locked down and it was months before I could organise to get it... Over the spring I built it up with an old Athena group I had off the commuter I no longer needed since we all started WfH, and some Pacenti rims handbuilt on nice old Campag hubs. Then we were supposed to go back to the office so I bought mudguards as a commuter, and then we didn't go back to the office after all.
Anyway, in December 2021 I signed up for the Festive 500, so I finally put the mudguards on and rode it through mud, fog, rain, fords, bridleways and tracks over the last week to complete the 500. To sum up: this has proved to be a brilliant fun bike, stiff and lively, with plenty of clearance for guards and bigger tyres, and it absolutely flies. Who said winter bikes had to be boring?
2001 Terraliner: main transport & touring.
my 2014 Genesis Equilibrium commuter. It was originally metallic dark grey with a green and yellow stripe - I had it resprayed by Mercian; decals by Ebay.
My Spa Audax 2017 build. Ultegra, home-built wheels, running Gator Skins.
Sorry for the ungainly pose, but it decided to stand up by itself when I was doing a post ride rub down.
Nice. I get overhauled on mine too.
Cannondale 2.8 Crit Frame with 105 Groupset - 11 Speed
Recently overhaul
I won this bike in a raffle from a local beer distributor just over six years ago. It's a branded version for Chicago's Goose Island Brewery, for their 312 Urban Wheat Ale. It may look like aluminium with its oval down tube, but it's a steel frame, seat post, and bar.
It is a flip-flop single speed that I run on the non-fixed side. I geared it down a little so I can climb all the local hills, and added a rear brake, toe clips, and straps. The bottle cage and pump are on a TwoFish Quick Cage Adapter, as this frame has not a single braze-on. It's a lot of fun and I've put just over
10004500 miles on it. It weighs just under 30 lb. Rear bag is a Sackville.The bike is a custom version of this $300-$400 (£225-£300) mail-order bike.
Looks like they've done a lot of other corporate branding, too. Anyone fancy an AUDI? You're automatically exempt from signalling your turns when you ride it, and other cyclists have to move out of your way.
The process was simple but the actual drawing was quite difficult. Drawing cubes on a round frame was really hard! Also at the beginning had lots of problems with smudging so had to clean/redo a lot of parts, that nearly finished me off
You make it sound so simple!
Thanks Andy!
The process was really simple. Just sprayed it white and drew on it with a permanent marker. And then got a very thick lacquer put on it to protect it. It looked like glass when it was done!
Most people get round that by not, um, posting their address along with the picture...
That's so cool. Roughly, what's the process for doing it?
Gorgeous! You're very talented!
Here is my Pinarello Galileo 2003 that I have hand drawn on.
I crashed quite badly on a descent and destroyed everything.
But me and the frame survived so I decided to turn a negative into a positive by drawing on it.
Here's the result, enjoy!
For more info & pics see,
https://firewaterboy.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/firewaterboy_art/
Yours doesn't seem to have got out much judging by the plants. +1 for the practical accessories - IGH, rack, mudguards. I'd love something like that for day-to-day trips! Currently use 1980s Dawes Galaxy (with dynamo hub) simply because it's indestructable and tatty so not worried about dings / attracting attention.
Still not sold on belt drive but for urban use, if it stays cleaner than a chain maybe? It's the whole "perfect until it suddenly fails" / "brand lock-in" worries.
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