Boards users bike fleets - with added chat!

wanderer 22

The bike fleets thread has the potential to be great but is cruelly held back by the no-chat restriction....end this injustice :cool:

I'll get started with 2 from my fleet (of 3)

First up is the road bike, Wiler GTR with a mix of Ultegra/FSA

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Secondly, the rarely seen (being ridden) Vitus 275

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thelawman

My two, one for the flat bits and one for the hilly bits,

terrydel

colm18 wrote: »

The bike fleets thread has the potential to be great but is cruelly held back by the no-chat restriction....end this injustice :cool:

I'll get started with 2 from my fleet (of 3)

First up is the road bike, Wiler GTR with a mix of Ultegra/FSA

Love the williers, and it has my fav bike colour, green!

terrydel

thelawman wrote: »

My two, one for the flat bits and one for the hilly bits,

Very nice, love the Giant colour scheme, more green!

Beasty

colm18 wrote: »

The bike fleets thread has the potential to be great but is cruelly held back by the no-chat restriction....end this injustice :cool:

The fleets thread was created as a result of disquiet over chat in the images of beauty thread (which is still live around here);)

wanderer 22

terrydel wrote: »

Love the williers, and it has my fav bike colour, green!

It's a little bit too hi-viz for my liking - oh well :P

Lumen

Beasty wrote: »

The fleets thread was created as a result of disquiet over chat in the images of beauty thread (which is still live around here);)

Well, there were two reasons: no penis-swinging (whatever that means) and no random-pic-off-the-web stuff.

So now we have three threads:

- Boardsie bike - with chat
- Boardsie bikes - no chat
- Images of Beauty - everything

So it seems like the IoB thread could be renamed to something like "Images of Beauty - no boardsie bikes" and that can be the safe space where we argue the toss over whether something is hot or not without accidentally offending someone who posted their own bike.

Just a suggestion.

All My Stars Aligned

Lumen wrote: »

Well, there were two reasons: no penis-swinging (whatever that means) and no random-pic-off-the-web stuff.

So now we have three threads:

- Boardsie bike - with chat
- Boardsie bikes - no chat
- Images of Beauty - everything

So it seems like the IoB thread could be renamed to something like "Images of Beauty - no boardsie bikes" and that can be the safe space where we argue the toss over whether something is hot or not without accidentally offending someone who posted their own bike.

Just a suggestion.

Just for a split second when reading the above I though you wrote Images of Beasty :eek:

Lumen

All My Stars Aligned wrote: »

Just for a split second when reading the above I though you wrote Images of Beasty :eek:

There is one of those too. :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056619425

All My Stars Aligned

Lumen wrote: »

There is one of those too. :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056619425

Oh dear God!

OleRodrigo

Beasty

Lumen wrote: »

Well, there were two reasons: no penis-swinging (whatever that means) and no random-pic-off-the-web stuff.

So now we have three threads:

- Boardsie bike - with chat
- Boardsie bikes - no chat
- Images of Beauty - everything

So it seems like the IoB thread could be renamed to something like "Images of Beauty - no boardsie bikes" and that can be the safe space where we argue the toss over whether something is hot or not without accidentally offending someone who posted their own bike.

Just a suggestion.

IoB's nearing its end anyway. Just need's Raam to start posting again and we'll soon have to start a "part II":)

joey100

New bike has been sorted, for years I was renting and was limited to 2 bikes, not anymore. Gradually building up the numbers, hopefully a cross and an alu bike next.

Winter bike, Scott cr1 pro, Ultegra DI2, mix and match of bits and pieces I have. Moved to winter bike when I got a new bike, mudguards only put on



Triathlon bike. Got it recently second hand, pain to work on but love how it looks. Trek speed concept 7.5, have a set of FLO 60's and a FLO disc to go on it.



And the newest addition. Cannondale supersix evo. Bought and built up over the last few months. Sram etap with a dura ace crank. Hasn't been used on the road yet but looking forward to the good weather so I can get out on it

Cee-Jay-Cee

My three:

Felt F5 - 2011 model bought in 2012. The only original part is the grand/forks. Upgraded it to 6800, Deda carbon seat post, stem and bars. Fulcrum Quattro carbon wheelset and GP4000 tyres and a Prologo Kappa PAS saddle.

Ridley Compact - winter bike with full guards and lights. Campy Zonda wheelset, Pro PLT compact bars, Zipp carbon seatpost, Tiagra 4600 groupset and Prologo Kappa saddle.

Cube LTD Race 29er - 2015 model. Standard spec so far.

Plastik

Latest addition to my fleet. A mixed bag of parts from various bikes that were chopped and changed over the last few years. Picked up the frameset on Adverts for a price that was too good to pass up even though I wasn't actually looking for anything - the danger of bored browsing. I've wanted a 10 for a long time but never got around to purchasing as they seemed pricey for the spec of the standard builds.

2011 CAAD10 58
- Chorus11 RD, FD, shifters
- Chorus10 chainset, WheelsMFG BB30 adaptor cups
- Athena11 brakes
- Eurus/Zonda wheel combination with GP4000SII
- 3T Rotundo Pro bars
- DedaElementi stem
- eBay carbon seat post
- Selle Italia X1 saddle

17lbs/7.7kg as pictured on the bathroom scales test. Happy with that for a training/commuting bike. Massively easy to lose another 250/300g very cheaply with a Kalloy stem, Hylix seat post, light saddle, and latex tubes if I want to.

Very impressed with how it rides for an aluminium frame. It completely lived up to all expectations and hype. And more than that it left much more of an impression on me after an initial 25km shakedown spin earlier in the week than my 2016 SuperSix Hi-Mod did on its first spin.

magicbastarder

latest addition, something i don't need to change my footwear to use, if i want to pop down the shops. also a little cheaper to replace than any of the others.

Plastik

Latest addition to my fleet, which has been 2.5 years in the making. It's a 1980/1981 Carlton Super Course that an uncle of mine bought new, thoroughly used, and let fall into disrepair. What I thought would be a very quick revamp turned into a major project of procrastination.

I needed to buy a few new parts - saddle, seat post, front fork as the original was bent, and I had to have the front wheel rebuilt with a new hub. Plus the usual finishing kit consumables - chain, cables, tape, hoods, tyres. Nothing out of the ordinary.

7 speed 12-21 cassette, 53x42 up front, Suntour Cyclone derailleurs, Weinmann 605 brakes and levers. Only took it for a quick 5k this evening. Hard to describe. Heavyish slowish but a very, very ... happy bike!

dancrowley

The fleet.

Curve Belgie Ti - Disc
Weight: ~8.5kg
54cm titanium frame w' carbon fork
45mm Curve G4 wheelset w' 25mm Vittoria Corsa G+ tyres
2015 Campagnolo Chorus groupset
power2max Campagnolo powermeter chainset
120mm Ritchey stem
44cm 3T Ergonova bars w' black/red LizardSkin tape
Thomson Elite inline seatpost
Specialized Power saddle
Speedplay Zero pedals (red, stainless)




Cervelo R5
Weight: ~7kg
54cm frameset
31mm handbuilt wheelset (The Cycle Clinic); Kinlin rims, 32f/32r on Campagnolo Record hubs w' 27mm Vittoria Pave tyres (wheelset and tyres purchased for Spring Classics sportives in 2016)
2014 Campagnolo Record groupset
120mm 3T stem
44cm 3T Ergonova bars w' black/red LizardSkin tape
3T inline seatpost
Specialized Power saddle
Speedplay Zero pedals (red, stainless)

wanderer 22

PIcked up this Genesis CDA 20 from ThinkBike this morning - some lovely little details on it like the top tube & seat cap designs.

rollingscone

Always impresses how much love Genesis put into even their entry level designs.

All's I gots is this picture of my holiday rental....

monkeyslayer

Lovely bike Colm, loving the colour! I was only thinking you'd nearly gone a year without buying another bike

colm18 wrote: »

PIcked up this Genesis CDA 20 from ThinkBike this morning - some lovely little details on it like the top tube & seat cap designs.

wanderer 22

Cheers man; I've sold two bikes over the last 6 months so needed to redress the balance!

magicbastarder

latest addition - bought the frame S/H from a boardsie recently, most of the rest is new. have yet to settle on what length i want the steerer tube, and have not yet decided on what pedals i'll go for.

joey100

New winter bike built. Frame bought from Letape after he bought my Scott frame. Budget build in the end using a lot of parts I already had and a cheap 105 groupset. Feels a bit of a pity having such a nice frame set up like that but it will do for now.

magicbastarder

did that need long throw brakes?

joey100

Yep, and even then the back ones are at the limit of the long throw.

Beasty

Stay tuned. I've a new very wide angle lens for the camera.....

Beasty

I present to you The Dolans:



Alas Black Beauty could not make this photo shoot as she's currently performing in Manchester

Beasty

And for you proper trackies:



The first time the Red Devil and Red Dragon have been photographed together

joey100

Speed concept being replaced, a new to me Argon 18 E119 +. Power meter and wheels were my own, just put them on to see how it looked in race set up.

Miklos

Took the winter bike out of reverse hibernation. Full Mishmashno 10spd with Mavic Open Pros. It was so nice out I even left the mudguards off!

clog

Built up yesterday, quick run out this morning.

monkeyslayer

Another French frame to replace my old Look 566, ultegra 6800 for now, Di2 in the spring, Zipp 302's pictured though I've since put my Zondas on it for it for the winter too. I can't get over how responsive it feels overall, compared to to the look anyway, especially on the front.

Finnrocco

clog wrote: »

Built up yesterday, quick run out this morning.

Lovely but would look better with a vintage shiny chainset

magicbastarder

to be fair, i don't have it anymore, but this was one of the best bikes i've owned. a raleigh strika, 1985.

mi16

Just two bikes in the fleet - both of which potentially for sale due to a relocation to the states in the new year. Drop me a PM if interested (both are medium)

Picked up the MTB to encourage me out on sh1ttier days over the winter months and have loved it. Outside of regular trips to Ticknock/Balinastoe I've have some great adventures with it - last November I cycled the Grand Canal from the basin to Tullamore.

1. Look 576 Aero - running Sram components and 3T wheels/bar/stem



2. Storck Rebel 7 - running Shimano XT and DT swiss wheels

LollipopJimmy

Latest addition...

Deano12345

After some spacers arrived, I've finally built up the bike to something I'm happy to display here. The more I look at this picture, I feel like the saddle is at a weird angle, its a new (to me) saddle so plenty of adjustment's still I reckon

Alanbt

Popped on new wheels. Those Prime wheels from the bargain alerts thread look pretty good to me!

letape

Deano12345 wrote: »

After some spacers arrived, I've finally built up the bike to something I'm happy to display here. The more I look at this picture, I feel like the saddle is at a weird angle, its a new (to me) saddle so plenty of adjustment's still I reckon :oh

The bars could do with being turned forward too, so the bottom of the bars are more horizontal with the ground.

eeeee

Alanbt wrote: »

Popped on new wheels. Those Prime wheels from the bargain alerts thread look pretty good to me!

Drool

Plastik

monkeyslayer wrote: »

Another French frame to replace my old Look 566, ultegra 6800 for now, Di2 in the spring, Zipp 302's pictured though I've since put my Zondas on it for it for the winter too. I can't get over how responsive it feels overall, compared to to the look anyway, especially on the front.

Beautiful Time. Nearly picked one up s/hand last year, always a marque that I've an eye on. Looks like you could do with rotating your bars up though, and you would likely be able to drop a spacer under the stem and still be in the same position.

monkeyslayer

Cheers, yea I love riding it. Bar angle looks a bit weird in the pic alright, they're k wings so a bit of weird shape anyhows, not so tilted straight on

Deano12345

Alanbt wrote: »

Popped on new wheels. Those Prime wheels from the bargain alerts thread look pretty good to me!

So much nicer than mine! These look slick!

8valve

merckx and lemond

8valve

kas vitus and bianchi

letape

Steel, aluminium, titanium and carbon:











And two recent additions:

magicbastarder

you know, as a mod, i'm allowed confiscate one bike per thread. thinking about my next course of action.

bsb1971

@letape - seems you are a Campagnolo fan alright........

To say I'm jealous is the understatement of the year.

letape

bsb1971 wrote: »

@letape - seems you are a Campagnolo fan alright........

To say I'm jealous is the understatement of the year.

Cheers bsb1971 - well spotted. I have never tried sram on a road bike and only had one bike with shimano - a Rocky Mountain Turbo (nice Bike - dreadful name!) with Dura-Ace back around 2000. I don’t like the look of the new 12 speed groupsets so can’t see myself changing what I have anytime soon.

magicbastarder

with the carrera and tommasini - did they arrive intact as they are, or did you put them together yourself?