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happytramp

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Shit pic, but it'll have to do for now.... 7kg on the nose when everything's on and sorted



and Rok_On, Lumen etc, there will be plenty of miles put onto this fella, don't ye worry!

Any more pictures?

Ciaran OHara

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Shit pic, but it'll have to do for now.... 7kg on the nose when everything's on and sorted



and Rok_On, Lumen etc, there will be plenty of miles put onto this fella, don't ye worry!

Outstanding

manafana

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Shit pic, but it'll have to do for now.... 7kg on the nose when everything's on and sorted



and Rok_On, Lumen etc, there will be plenty of miles put onto this fella, don't ye worry!

nice kitchen, how do you find that oven?

ht9zni1gs28crp

My new steed!

Chips Lovell

Not long back from touring in France, which saw us go from Bordeaux to the Pyrenees to see the Tour and do a bit of climbing and then on to Pau, Bayonne and back up the coast to Bordeaux. Around 750km done in 10 days.

This was my stead:

Tonyandthewhale

Vladimir, more pics, more deets, nice ride.

DirkVoodoo

magicbastarder wrote: »

is it just me, or is that the robbie fowler signature model? the top tube seems to claim as much...

I believe it is his bike, thus RobFowl's comment (as a die hard liverpool fan) that it is the bike of GOD.

Chips Lovell

Tonyandthewhale wrote: »

Vladimir, more pics, more deets, nice ride.

Tis the only pic I've taken of it.

It's a Chas Roberts touring frame. I have it on long term loan from someone and had to make a few tweaks to make it fit, such as use a quill stem adapter and longer stem. Wheels are Ambrosio rims laced to record hubs. Absolutely bulletproof. Still running true after two weeks of carrying a very heavy load. Group is 9 speed Veloce.

RobFowl

magicbastarder wrote: »

is it just me, or is that the robbie fowler signature model? the top tube seems to claim as much...

It's the bike Dolan make for Robbie fowler for the Shankley memorial cycle....

furiousox

manafana wrote: »

nice kitchen, how do you find that oven?

7kg, on the nose?

lennymc

furiousox wrote: »

7kg, on the nose?

how do you get it on your nose?

Zyzz

lennymc wrote: »

how do you get it on your nose?

Nobody nose..

LeoD

Was in Paris a couple of weeks ago with work and came across this shop by chance. Unfortunately it was closed at the time but the bikes I could see through the window looked class. The frames are theirs and made to measure for individual customers I believe - they add the parts of your choice after. They's been making frames for 75 years. These photos are from their website.





They also sell these Italian titanium frames.



Alex Singer Cycles

granda

LeoD wrote: »

Was in Paris a couple of weeks ago with work and came across this shop by chance. Unfortunately it was closed at the time but the bikes I could see through the window looked class. The frames are theirs and made to measure for individual customers I believe - they add the parts of your choice after. They's been making frames for 75 years. These photos are from their website.





They also sell these Italian titanium frames.



Alex Singer Cycles

i'll take any or all just so i have a reason to drool!!

mossym

that first bike is simply savage...

Lumen

granda wrote: »

i'll take any or all just so i have a reason to drool!!

Touring porn!

LeoD

If you like those, take a look at their website - they have a load of photos up there. A pretty innocuous looking shop.

LeoD

On the subject of porn, how about twins...

LeoD

I think I've found my dream bike but the opening line from their website makes me think I won't be able to afford one...

"Passoni is a niche luxury specialist Italian bicycle manufacturer. Formed in the early eighties by Luciano Passoni, a man with a dream to build the best, most luxurious and exclusive bikes in the world."

AstraMonti

Traditional geometry frames are gorgeous.

ROK ON

AstraMonti wrote: »

Traditional geometry frames are gorgeous.

Absolutely.
I am seriously contemplating getting rid of both my carbon frames and getting another Ti or a steel frame.
Carbon, while versatile is an ugly material and bike designers do terribly ugly things to it.
I know use one of my carbon bikes simply for commuting.

Metal thin tubing - man that classic look is what got most of us into bikes.

Ole Rodrigo

I'd love a Pegoretti.

Raam

ROK ON wrote: »

Carbon, while versatile is an ugly material

I beg to differ.
http://sweatngears.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sweatngears_wilier_cento_0048.jpg

Darkglasses

Love the finish on Argos Shimano's Felt F1s



It's probably just because those steel bikes aren't my generation at all, but I think they're gank compared to a pretty carbon bike.

lennymc

i have a lovely colnago with campag bits that needs a small bit of work, but i was thikning recently i could go the whole hog and do some kind of sarroni or merkcx rep/tribute.....



or



im thinking molteni cos that orange is just lovely.

TheBlaaMan

The Passoni bikes are gorgeous. I want to like the older bikes like @lennymc has posted, but I just dont...........sorry. For me, going 'back' to downtube shifters, while necessary if you want to be totally true to the frame perhaps, is too much of a compromise.

Someone posted a pic some months ago of custom built stainless steel bike (by a swimming pool, I think) at that represents pure bike porn to me. The Passonis look as good, though the Dura-ace is gank compared to a nice Super Record gruppo..........I'm sure its serious bucks no doubt, but we all need a dream.

Darkglasses

I don't think Dura-ace is ever going to win anybody's groupset beauty pageant to be fair. Personally I prefer the look of Sram Red to Super Record though.

G rock

Those singer frames are gorgeous. They look like proper rando bikes.

There's a thread on lfgss where someone based a custom build (by oak cycles I think) on a proper french randonneur build. In 650b flavour. Very very nice indeed

Lumen

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

The Passoni bikes are gorgeous. I want to like the older bikes like @lennymc has posted, but I just dont...........sorry. For me, going 'back' to downtube shifters, while necessary if you want to be totally true to the frame perhaps, is too much of a compromise.

I've gone "back" to downtube shifters recently and I'm really enjoying it for non-racing. There's a very rewarding mechanical clunk about them.

I'd never actually used downtube shifters before - the first bike I got was in 1993 and it had STIs.

manafana

SRAM 22 does look sweet now have say, loved the willy.