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Had to look him up, skimmed his latest video on youtube and back away rapidly.

magicbastarder

the one thing which looks wrong on those bikes is the little slivers of saddles sitting on those aero seatposts.

Brian?

onthefringe wrote: »

Proper bike ...
Would have that over ANYTHING modern

That is modern!

onthefringe

Brian? wrote: »

That is modern!

Not really ..
“ todays” bikes are almost all aero ..very few slim tubes
Integrated posts and stems ..
Disc ..
Minimum 11 speed
Probably electronic shifting ..

Anyway just my view - and I prefer them like this one .

cletus

CramCycle wrote: »

Durian rider is a creepy f*cker, IMO

I had never seen him, nor heard of him. Made the mistake of looking him up. Thanks for that, I suppose

At least the YouTube recommendations for his videos will dilute the Cycling Mikey video suggestions a bit...

joey100

New frameset arrived yesterday, think it deserves to go into this thread.





With the Bora One 50's I picked up earlier in the year on it.

Just waiting now for Shimano to sort out their groupset production and it will be on the road.

ED E

That's goddamn gorgeous.

Colour is amazing on that, so much better than the usual black or darker ones I've seen around. Not that I've seen that many in the wild mind.

letape

joey100 wrote: »

New frameset arrived yesterday, think it deserves to go into this thread.





With the Bora One 50's I picked up earlier in the year on it.

Just waiting now for Shimano to sort out their groupset production and it will be on the road.

Lovely frame Joey100 - best of luck with it... it’s calling out for campagnolo record to match the wheels though!

fat bloke

Whey dem hills be at??!

koutoubia

letape wrote: »

Lovely frame Joey100 - best of luck with it... it’s calling out for campagnolo record to match the wheels though!

I Have tried to talk him out of it...but no listening!

Plastik

CramCycle

koutoubia wrote: »

I Have tried to talk him out of it...but no listening!

I agree with Joey, Shimano for the win. More reliable and better looking. That's it folks, that's the hill I am willing to die on.
Campag relies on name and snobbery for an inferior product, there, I said it, and deep down, somewhere dark where you don't like to go, you know I'm right.

07Lapierre

Plastik wrote: »

Rim brakes and external cables and it's still awesome!

CramCycle

CramCycle wrote: »

I agree with Joey, Shimano for the win. More reliable and better looking. That's it folks, that's the hill I am willing to die on.
Campag relies on name and snobbery for an inferior product, there, I said it, and deep down, somewhere dark where you don't like to go, you know I'm right.

I'll die with you on that hill. Only rode a bike with campagnolo shifters once and never again. Shifting in the drops was great not so much on the hoods. You want me to do what with my thumbs?

Plastik

Imagine that Basso with Shimano? No neither could I. I certainly wouldn't have gone to the bother of posting it anyway.

Campag FTW. The thumb shifters are a fantastic design. You can shift from the hoods, the drops, and the tops with your baby finger. A superb tactile mechanical rifle bolt shift. I took DA9000 off a bike last year and the shifting was superb on that too, but almost too light in its action, wasn't tactile enough for me. Give me the ergonomics and serviceability of the Campag shifters above any of the rest!

CramCycle

Plastik wrote: »

Imagine that Basso with Shimano? No neither could I. I certainly wouldn't have gone to the bother of posting it anyway.

Really? the new Campag 12 speed may as well have had their designers try and rip off/blend Shimano/Sram in regards the cranks. At least their old stuff tried to be Campag like.

magicbastarder

i sat across one of the van rysels up in decathlon a few months back - about 3k asking price, but i don't remember which groupset. potenza, maybe?
anyway, the levers/shifters felt horribly flimsy.

Plastik

Hey! I'm not here to convert atheists into believers!

On product quality, you don't have to go very far online, or probably in your wider circle of friends to find someone who has suffered catastrophic crank failure with their 4-arm Ultegra or Dura Ace bonded hollow cranks. On product innovation, I think SRAM are miles ahead of both of the other main players with their wireless stuff. It took Campag an age to bring out a disc groupset. Shimano are still stuck on 11 speed while Campag and SRAM have moved to 12. On aesthetics, they all have their ugly ducking parts in their ranges!

magicbastarder

speaking of which, i've often wondered why they don't manufacture (or allow someone else to manufacture under licence) old discontinued groupsets, or parts for them. not enough of a demand, i suspect.

CramCycle

magicbastarder wrote: »

speaking of which, i've often wondered why they don't manufacture (or allow someone else to manufacture under licence) old discontinued groupsets, or parts for them. not enough of a demand, i suspect.

Only two reasons I can think of is that it might dilute the products legacy. It is only cost effective if you give them all the details and don't oversee it which could also damage the brand if not good enough quality. Also the cost they would charge, if its too much there is not enough of a market and if its cheap, you run the risk of a load of people buying it for cheap builds, which also damages your brand.

DaveyDave

joey100 wrote: »

New frameset arrived yesterday, think it deserves to go into this thread.

With the Bora One 50's I picked up earlier in the year on it.

Just waiting now for Shimano to sort out their groupset production and it will be on the road.

The colour of that Pinarello is savage, love the shape of the frame too. Of course, bonus points for Campag wheels.

magicbastarder

Plastik wrote: »

Hey! I'm not here to convert atheists into believers!

so you're *not* a Plastik Jesus?

violator13

onthefringe wrote: »

Proper bike ...
Would have that over ANYTHING modern

I like the old cervelos . Proper light weight

Seen this.. nice ,not sure if it’s worth it mind.

https://www.adverts.ie/23671709

fat bloke

violator13 wrote: »

I like the old cervelos . Proper light weight

Seen this.. nice ,not sure if it’s worth it mind.

https://www.adverts.ie/23671709

Seller is a Boardsie isn't he? That bike has been for sale a frightfully long time. Never understood why it didn't sell. A new R5 with top wheels and dura ace is going to cost you 10 grand today. Back in 2012 that R5 was a 6 grand bike in that spec. If it's mint is it worth 1600 euro? All frickin day it is!! Go into any bike shop and see what 1600 gets you

violator13

fat bloke wrote: »

Seller is a Boardsie isn't he? That bike has been for sale a frightfully long time. Never understood why it didn't sell. A new R5 with top wheels and dura ace is going to cost you 10 grand today. Back in 2012 that R5 was a 6 grand bike in that spec. If it's mint is it worth 1600 euro? All frickin day it is!! Go into any bike shop and see what 1600 gets you

Yeah it seems so , something is only worth what someone will pay for it . If it’s still for sale at that price in 6 months .. well..

Do carbon frames deteriorate over time with big miles ? I often wonder are well worn bikes worth the gamble.

koutoubia

CramCycle wrote: »

and deep down, somewhere dark where you don't like to go, you know I'm right.

I have been to many dark places in my mind and always in those dark places is occupied by shimano.
When I come back into the light its always Tullio's legacy that greets me back.

And to the poster who states that they cant use their thumbs to press lever ...when the webbing dissappears from between your fingers you wont believe what you wil be able to do!

fat bloke

violator13 wrote: »

Yeah it seems so , something is only worth what someone will pay for it . If it’s still for sale at that price in 6 months .. well..

Do carbon frames deteriorate over time with big miles ? I often wonder are well worn bikes worth the gamble.

I don't think there are big miles on that at all. In fact the same seller has had two almost identical R5's for sale, or at least almost identical adverts up. I never figurered out if it was the same bike with different bar tape and chainsets or two different bikes. Either way I don't think the mileage is big, and especially if the riding was divvied up between two identical steeds.

I also don't place any credence in that ol' tale that carbon disintegrates over time, though I don't mind its proliferation if it means bargain second hand top end framesets for me

fat bloke

To get back to posting images of beauty, or at least in the eye of this beholder :



At this stage I've bought my daughters more bikes than they've cycled kilometres, but you'd never know this just might serve a purpose over the summer, fingers crossed

MojoMaker

A proper Boards bike at this stage.