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  • June 2, 2013 at 8:32 pm #18976
    bashthebox

    In which you post bike things which make you go weak at the knees.

    Kicking off with the Ritte Vlaanderen frameset….

    I’m not even sure I could ride it on messy roads. Maybe I could just stroke it softly.

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  • June 12, 2013 at 8:12 pm #739831
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    700c

    Ashfanman, Simon E, Bikeboy76
    Ashfanman, Simon E, Bikeboy76 –

    You’re all better men than me then, because if I drop a fat MAMIL on some ostentatious Cervelo or whatever the current fad is, wearing the full Rapha, I do think ‘all the gear and no idea’ and feel rather smug.

    But I’m obviously a bad person. Or maybe just honest?! 😉

    June 12, 2013 at 7:39 pm #739829
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    Raleigh

    I guess this is pretty lush.
    I guess this is pretty lush.

    June 12, 2013 at 8:39 am #739827
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    mathewshotbolt

    Cervelo, cervelos, cervelos.
    Cervelo, cervelos, cervelos. This thread just got boring!

    June 11, 2013 at 10:23 pm #739825
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    Anonymous

    I’ll keep an eye out for bank
    I’ll keep an eye out for bank jobs in the area then… I assume it’s going to be upwards of £12000. Do Brinks Mat still bring bullion through Heathrow?

    June 11, 2013 at 9:21 pm #739823
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    Raleigh

    Hey this is weird.
    Look at
    Hey this is weird.

    Look at the email I got today.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:55 pm #739821
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    Raleigh

    tbh PX make some pretty nice
    tbh PX make some pretty nice bikes.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:52 pm #739819
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    bashthebox

    bikeboy76 wrote:
    Bash you are

    bikeboy76 wrote:

    Bash you are on the right page, Canyons are elegant and my current dream bike, but I fear my budget won’t stretch and it may have to be *only* a Planet X next time.

    I ride a second hand SL Pro Planet X as my main bike at the moment. It’s just fabby… but it’s not pretty. I’ll upgrade the frame at some point to something that sets my heart a-flutter.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:05 pm #739817
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    Raleigh

    JUST TRY ME.
    JUST TRY ME.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:04 pm #739815
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    Raleigh

    All day long.
    All day long.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:02 pm #739813
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    Raleigh

    Because if it is…
    I am
    Because if it is…

    I am winning.

    June 11, 2013 at 2:01 pm #739811
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    Raleigh

    bikeboy76 wrote:
    Sir Velo,

    bikeboy76 wrote:

    Sir Velo, your Cervelo fetish is getting out of hand. Dare I say that Cervelos have an ugly backside.

    Is that… a challenge?

    June 11, 2013 at 9:20 am #739809
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    ashfanman

    Quote:And how does anyone “do

    And how does anyone “do a bike justice”? Why does it matter? I really don’t get it at all. You buy a bicycle. Therefore it’s yours, so you can do exactly what you want with it.

    Amen.

    Unless you’re a pro rider, the likelihood is that the bike you’re riding could be going significantly faster under someone fitter and stronger. But so long as you’re having fun, who cares.

    My only road bike cost me less than £1,000. I ride it as fast and hard as I can, and it makes me happy. If I had lots of money to burn, I’d buy a really expensive bike. I’d probably be a little bit faster as a result, but would no doubt be overtaken by some riders on much cheaper bikes. That would bother me not one jot.

    I really don’t get many cyclists’ obsession with what other people are riding or wearing. If I overtake someone wearing full team kit, riding a bike that costs many times more than mine, I don’t think: “What a chump. They don’t deserve to be wearing team colours or riding such a nice bike.” I think: “Nice bike!” and give them a mental high-five for having such an awesome hobby. Anything else is either jealousy or snobbery.

    We should be celebrating seeing more people out riding – not sneering at them.

    June 10, 2013 at 11:39 pm #739807
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    Leviathan

    Simon E wrote:And how does

    Simon E wrote:
    And how does anyone “do a bike justice”? Why does it matter?

    I buy the best bike that I can afford and then ride it fast and reciprocate the money I put into it back in effort. That is how I do MY bike justice.

    Sir Velo, your Cervelo fetish is getting out of hand. Dare I say that Cervelos have an ugly backside.
    Bash you are on the right page, Canyons are elegant and my current dream bike, but I fear my budget won’t stretch and it may have to be *only* a Planet X next time.

    June 10, 2013 at 10:41 pm #739805
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    Simon E

    700c wrote:The replica pro

    700c wrote:
    The replica pro machines are of course amazing bikes, but you’re going to be a target, aren’t you?, and let’s face it, most are unlikely to do them justice.

    But no-one should care whether their bike makes them a ‘target’ for some bloke with an attitude problem.

    And how does anyone “do a bike justice”? Why does it matter? I really don’t get it at all. You buy a bicycle. Therefore it’s yours, so you can do exactly what you want with it. Why should some jealous plonker’s opinion matter?

    I’d happily ride with someone regardless of whether they are on an £8000 pro spec bike or a scruffy old Dawes with mudguards, rack and bar bag. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

    June 10, 2013 at 8:44 pm #739803
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    Anonymous

    there’s a good chance I have
    there’s a good chance I have you immortalised in pixels then, since I got a few odd pix from the morning race.

    What did you think of the day? From a spectator point of view I was unimpressed. Not with the racing which seemed pretty good, but I felt like I’d gatecrashed a private event. Totally opposite to other races I’ve been to, and more like a club event.

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