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Alek

Sloppy welding :P

stecleary

that 3rd bottle holder looks a little awkward.......... oh wait that the seat stays! WTF is that all about

Harrybelafonte

Ooops. Wrong bloody image... Though this may go down no better

petethedrummer

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Ooops. Wrong bloody image... Though this may go down no better

This is the danger with buying from Halfords. They can't assemble bikes correctly.

Harrybelafonte

stecleary wrote: »

that 3rd bottle holder looks a little awkward.......... oh wait that the seat stays! WTF is that all about

Hellenic seat stays have been around a very long time. As used on GT bikes etc

Eamonnator

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Hellenic seat stays have been around a very long time. As used on GT bikes etc

Kind of a trademark on GT bikes

OleRodrigo

OK, it has discs..but still:

Lumen

OleRodrigo wrote: »

OK, it has discs..but still

I know it's not an aesthetic consideration but disc brakes and deep section wheels are a really crappy combination - the stiffness of the fork combined with that of the rims is likely to give poor ride quality even with wider tyres.

See this Cycling Plus review, for instance...

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-cannondale-synapse-hi-mod-disc-dura-ace-di2-14-48824/

"Handling is laser-precise, but your hands perhaps get a little too much information from the front end"

This is magazine-speak for "rides like crap".

Lusk_Doyle

Harry b, I think it's time to make use of a free eyesight test on your PRSI cos those last two posts are just awful!

Harrybelafonte

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Harry b, I think it's time to make use of a free eyesight test on your PRSI cos those last two posts are just awful!

No personal insults dude and I already wear glasses. They have no effect on my aesthetic sensibilities. :cool:

Or cpnsidering the ****ty tone of nearly all threads on this forum at the moment, I should reply with the standard:

"Well, I don't see you contributing with any constructive posts."

or my favourite and more pathetic

"I've gone through every page on this thread and haven't seen a worhwhile contribution from you"

From now on all replies in the negative should be in gif format, like



or

Harrybelafonte

Go easy on this one, it's mine. Not exactly a beauty, bur not bad for 600euro. Planet X nanolight on Sram Force

Scrappy600

beautiful. Pair of deep section carbon wheels with white decals would be the business on that. Hope you didn't have trouble getting it they're not the easiest crowd to work with but worth it in the end!
[edit] for that price though i'm gonna guess you bought it second hand and didnt have to deal with them!

Harrybelafonte

Scrappy600 wrote: »

beautiful. Pair of deep section carbon wheels with white decals would be the business on that. Hope you didn't have trouble getting it they're not the easiest crowd to work with but worth it in the end!
[edit] for that price though i'm gonna guess you bought it second hand and didnt have to deal with them!

Frame bought on here. Badly paint damaged. Carbontec recondition it by respraying rear triangle and compounding the rest for a few quid. Sram Force second hand, same with bars, stem (bothe Pro), seat post (FSA carbon) and saddle (Specialized Romin). Wheels are off previous bike (Ultegra).

All comes in sub 8kg too.

onthefringe

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Frame bought on here. Badly paint damaged. Carbontec recondition it by respraying rear triangle and compounding the rest for a few quid. Sram Force second hand, same with bars, stem (bothe Pro), seat post (FSA carbon) and saddle (Specialized Romin). Wheels are off previous bike (Ultegra).

All comes in sub 8kg too.

I love when a bike looks that good so reasonably - Way more satisfying than just buying off the rack

rollingscone

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Go easy on this one, it's mine. Not exactly a beauty, bur not bad for 600euro.

Love it, clean lines, simple scheme, dare I say elegant.

OldBean

Lovely - I think Planet-X are doing some really nice frames these days. Far nicer than a lot of the big guys.

Enjoy!

Lusk_Doyle

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Frame bought on here. Badly paint damaged. Carbontec recondition it by respraying rear triangle and compounding the rest for a few quid. Sram Force second hand, same with bars, stem (bothe Pro), seat post (FSA carbon) and saddle (Specialized Romin). Wheels are off previous bike (Ultegra).

All comes in sub 8kg too.

I've been looking for a place to spray one of my steeds. I must give Carbontec a look.

Raam

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

I've been looking for a place to spray one of my steeds. I must give Carbontec a look.

Tell me how it goes. I want to do the same.

Harrybelafonte

The rear stays started like this



I went with him after clubmate had badly damaged frame repaired and resprayed. Nice chap.

Harrybelafonte

Alek

holy batman bottle cages

scott1974

Here's mine...there's not enough titanium bikes here..
I'm trying to rectify that...

Harrybelafonte

AstraMonti

scott1974 wrote: »

Here's mine...there's not enough titanium bikes here..
I'm trying to rectify that...

Nice, and I like the light components too, what's the weight?

Alek

Almost there, just the typography...

Plastik

scott1974 wrote: »

Here's mine...there's not enough titanium bikes here..
I'm trying to rectify that...

That pic doesn't do that bike any justice Much nicer in the flesh.

furiousox

Ordered in early May, arrived last Thursday.
11 spd 105 with 52/36 crank.
Ksyrium Elites with 25mm Conti GP4000s II & latex tubes.
Comes in around 7kg.
Will change the bar tape to black at some stage.

scott1974

AstraMonti wrote: »

Nice, and I like the light components too, what's the weight?

Hi, it's pretty light for TI.. I think it's around 6.4kg or so with race tubs..corima rims with Tune hubs.

07Lapierre

furiousox wrote: »

Will change the bar tape to black at some stage.

very nice, but I'd change the saddle to a white one.

Eamonnator

07Lapierre wrote: »

very nice, but I'd change the saddle to a white one.

So would I. It'd match the decals very well.
Lovely bike.