Post images of beauty (quote pics sparingly) - see Mod warnings in OP

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I have a reputation to protect, I'm kind of a big deal*

*Bookmarked for the saturday/sunday night big game hunt

Dude, you know you don't need any cheesy lines to snag Tonto. A shot of limoncello will work much better.

Astra, looks very nice indeed...did you get the wheels from Jedi sports? Graphics look like the 2011 SR to me also!

hope to see some these bikes out on the road at weekend put my bike to shame, with your carbon frames.

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

No they are 2011 SL, the SR is higher up the model range, lighter hubs and carbon spokes. I only grabbed the first image off google for reference, see my last post.

You are right, I somehow was under the impression that apart from the decals there was a weight difference. Well.. it's good for me anyway

Crocked wrote: »

E xcuse the bluriness due to crap camera phone.After her first wash and lube

The second pic is the real reason for posting, Those crazy French

nice little touch that, in first picture you have the bike turned wrong way thou. On my german bike theirs none that messing about which is a pity.

My Felt F4 SL

Lemag wrote: »

Do you know how L your SL is? Including pedals but excluding bottle cages and saddle bag.

Not quite sure. Just tried it on the bathroom scales and it only went to 6 kg. Then on a smaller kitchen scale, will have to get back to you on it.

Nice bike

Please match the bottle cages, post-haste

I've just finished building up a couple of bikes for my son and daughter based on these cheapo frames from CRC.


This first one is a road bike for now but it'll take panniers, full mudguards and up to 32c tyres so can also be used as a light tourer. It has a full 105 5600 groupset (except back brake which needed a 57mm drop). Wheels are Planet-X Model C's courtesy of D4r3n. Total weight is just under 9kg and the complete build was around £600.



This hybrid weighs about 10.5kg with those shockingly heavy steel forks (£7 from CRC:pac:) so could easily be taken below 10kg with lighter forks. Parts are mainly whatever was going cheap on CRC, e.g. £5 headset, £6 bottom bracket, £6 saddle, £3 front mech, £7 stem, etc.:o. Special thanks to tomasrojo who generously donated the 7-speed freewheel:). Total build cost was about £225.

Not quite "images of beauty" perhaps but I'm delighted with them. I've taken the road bike out a few times and it doesn't seem much different to my Ultegra equipped Planet -X.

Disc-specific titanium cyclocross porn from Lynskey.

Want.

ednwireland wrote: »

you'd think they would have made the calliper mount look a little less errr ....of an after thought ?

I assume that's for "fenders", not brakes.

ednwireland wrote: »

what this bit

Disc brake mounts.

edit: oh sorry, you mean "disc brake caliper mount" rather than "caliper road brake mount". My misunderstanding.

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

@Lumen: Can you please stop calling it porn, I've been told it upsets the lurkers

It may seem like chivalry to you, but to me it just looks like carrying someone else's handbag.