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My current stable having been cleaned and serviced whilst off shift recently. Description not in order
2018 Defy Adv Pro1 tubeless IRC tyres
2010 Moda Bolero 105 triple tourer and wet bike also running tubeless on Borg wheels and IRC tyres.
2017 ? TCX SLR2 cyclocross bike currently running smaller front chainset and 42 smart sam tyres.
2015 Anthem full sus only mod is a 11/42 rear cassette.
2017 Boardman team hardtail still stock and technically youngest lads but used by me more.
All used and abused and probably covering around 5k a yr at the moment, usually a bit more but Covid put paid to various trips out.

Giant TCR Advanced Pro 0. Forgot to put chain into big ring, apologies. Managed to smash out a 200 mile ride yesterday in her 3rd outing (yes im showing off a bit). Reckon im in love. 

I miss the days when this was the pinnacle!! She was like a part of me. I guess not much has changed in reality, but there seems to be much more hype and misinformation around these days. Maybe I'm just getting old!

Put this in the wrong place, but what else did you expect from me?

Calibre Two Cubed, soon to be resplendent in DMR deathgrips in tango, and probably an orange Alpkit Possum frame bag

Hey, new here, I guess I've been a road cyclist for years but the pandemic forced me to really enjoy it and I think i may be becoming more Roadie than MTB. This is my current fleet. 

From left to right. 
Kingdom Vendetta Ti
YT Capra Pro Race 29 2018
Giant Defy Adv 1 2016
Genesis Tour de Fer 2.0...i think, 2017 I think. 

A few more miles on my 'best bike' I found this NHS tribute mural on the wall of a pub, which is funny, because it used to have a very different meaning.

Up in the Sierra Nevada, Spain, where I live. Some terrific roads out here. It's only a humble B'TWIN but it gets me where I want to go.

Hi guys. New here. 
Took up cycling to get fit and ended up falling in love around 5 years ago.

Started on a giant rapid. Ended up buying a defy. Sold them both and after 2 months I missed it so much I ended up looking for another and found this gem.

i understand it isn't latest model. But it was seriously too good a price to not buy.

I have rode the ass out of it in the few months I have had it.

From Treviso - 'Fatta In Italia' - a much loved Opera Leonardo ageing well.

I took the Bianchi on a 100 miler to really stretch it's legs. I stopped at the place where the rules / laws of the modern game of cricket were formulated.

100k ride today.

Absolutely gorgeous weather, and after losing 2 stone, hills seem alot easier.

Just added some gears to my single speed Reynolds 531 Steve Thornhill. Stronglight Teflon 48T/35T chainrings to 11-32 cassette.

Shimano RS500 wheelset with 28mm Vittorias, but I could fit 32mm's..

The ride quality is that good I've sold my full carbon.

Comes in at 8.6 Kg ,not bad for an old steel bike

Here's my effort. Bianchi Oltre XR4, with the 12 speed Super Record eps groupy, and hydraulic disc brakes ( which I normally really don't like on road bikes).

Bianchi Oltre XR1 prepped and ready for summer rides

Hi, i'm new here.

Here is one of my bikes, my absolute favorite at the moment 

It's a '80s steel Diamant wich I restored and repainted. With a Ultegra/105 groupset. At the moment there are 27mm Challenge Roubaix tires in (accually almost 30mm on this rims). 

She rides like a dream, not fast out of the corners but once she's on the roll she keeps going. Just put on the cruisecontrol ..

My Koga kimera rp. love it:):)

is this too far during lockdown?

A 'little unusual', not your average bike but when you live on a volcano with no car and no shops this is a life-saver.  We have two (one with pink sheepskin and a goat skull).  We cover around 50km per day most days, 99% on mountain gravel tracks away from traffic, and use them for everything from shopping (4 days food with the panniers on 2 bikes - or much more with our trailer), touring and days out with Baba our dog who fits nicely in the pannier bag.

They are a couple of end-of-line Corratec 28 ebikes, modded for rough gravel track use in hostile environments (windy, salty, dusty, 50 degrees heat, no shade and mountainous).

The main essential mod was the tyres which we replaced (slippery on gravel) with Continental AT gravel tyres and puncture sealant liquid (all plants have thorns here)

The other practical essential were the Ortlieb Classic rolltop bags - zips fail quickly here because of the sand and dust in the air.  They carry Baba the dog, a comprehensive toolkit with spares such as spokes, tubes and nuts n bolts - bits can drop off! plus drinks, spare clothing, food and shopping.   We get 2 days shopping for two on one set of Ortliebs, they are a design classic.

The other lifesaver is the Bosch Nyon - the map it uses shows all the backroads and gravel tracks reliably, making for a safe journey home when the light is fading and the powerpack is at 15% (yes Ive done it and had to walk home across two mountain ranges in the dead of night with a 45 kilo bike  - never again!)

The sheepskin wrap is a great way the protect the frame from the large amounts of dust - plus everyone knows it's your bike too

The bones are just for decoration (rather than bright colours and flash words adorning many bikes)  we find them in the desert and mountains where animals such as goats and hunting dogs die naturally and the flesh is consumed by the vultures.  The skull is made from the horns of 3 goats (giver of life to the island) and the head of a hunting dog which the farmers use for protection for the goats - the spine is supported by a coat hanger wire down the top-tube.  I did have the ribcage of the dog but it proved a little flimsy to secure to the frame.

Weighing in at a minimum of 45 kilos fully laden, depending of the day's journey here's what goes wrong:

1. Inner tubes!  everything has thorns so puncture protection liquid like Slime is a must.
2. Spokes! always carry some spare, and some tape to secure it to the adjacent spoke and limp home.

3. Mudguards with the wire to the back light built in - these are rubbish as the connections rot with the salty air - I taped some speaker wired over the top instead.

4. Nuts and bolts - carry some spares for emergency repairs - bits like kickstands, pannier racks and other bolt-ons have a habit of snapping.

I always carry tie-wraps for emergency repairs, spare water and a muesli bar.

Having run them almost every day for 2 years across mountains, deserts, beaches and volcanoes I can honestly say they are the most practical and fun transport I have ever used, and would I go back to using a car? ...never

Pragma Power on a 235km ride few days ago.