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RobFowl · 14-06-2016 02:12PM

Bloggsie wrote: »

that is stunning!

Don't like the chainset or the rear mech ...

outfox · 14-06-2016 03:00PM

The photographer could surely have put a bit more effort into the backdrop.

Raam · 14-06-2016 07:14PM

RobFowl wrote: »

Don't like the chainset or the rear mech ...

We shall call you "Negatron".

Lusk_Doyle · 14-06-2016 07:25PM

Raam wrote: »

We shall call you "Negatron".

In VCB we call "him" Imelda...

OldBean · 14-06-2016 11:05PM

2 X VO Campeur and my Pass Hunter. All the steel.

AstraMonti · 16-06-2016 11:29AM

fat bloke · 16-06-2016 12:49PM

Lumen wrote: »

In the case of gears and brakes, fewer is more.

Ooh... stewards' enquiry here I think.

Course I understand the distinction but here.... not sure it's correct.

Less brakes is more. I don't want fewer brakes. I want minimum front and back. So... two brakes. But I don't want ghastly, conspicuous clunky brakes, I want them streamlined, minimalist, pared to the bone.... "less". :pac:

Anyway.

Fewer pedants and less pedantry maybe is the real point. :rolleyes:

Lumen · 16-06-2016 01:11PM

fat bloke wrote: »

Ooh... stewards' enquiry here I think.

Course I understand the distinction but here.... not sure it's correct.

Less brakes is more. I don't want fewer brakes. I want minimum front and back. So... two brakes. But I don't want ghastly, conspicuous clunky brakes, I want them streamlined, minimalist, pared to the bone.... "less". :pac:

Anyway.

Fewer pedants and less pedantry maybe is the real point. :rolleyes:

Well, on that subject (and on topic), I always wanted a set of EE Brakes.

I can't remember why, maybe just because they were really expensive. Or something about pad swapping being quick.

Anyway, the looks are controversial....

fat bloke · 16-06-2016 01:14PM

Saw a road bike with new SRAM red hydraulic (rim) brakes on it last week. - Not so pretty. The hoods are massive, presumably to house the fluid reservoirs.

Agree with the previous generation SRAM red being generally a far prettier groupset - from derailleur to chainset.

Thud · 17-06-2016 10:32AM

One for the women..

lizzie-armitstead-specialized-amira-womens-tour-630x420.jpg

sconhome · 17-06-2016 10:36AM

Latest addition to my family

Eamonnator · 17-06-2016 10:57AM

^^^^^^^
Is that a low flying stealth bomber just above the bars?

sconhome · 17-06-2016 11:48AM

I see it now!!

Map holder for adventure race navigation

CramCycle · 17-06-2016 02:49PM

I can only see a grey circle with a line through it, is the image public?

sconhome · 18-06-2016 05:57AM

Sorry, downloaded and uploaded properly now.

Harrybelafonte · 18-06-2016 08:49AM

Saddle?

Kaisr Sose · 18-06-2016 09:37AM

dragratchet wrote: »

big money bikes those feskta's , haven't seen one on irish roads yet. apparently a BAUM was shipped to an irish customer but i haven't seen that one out and about either.

Anyone know what sort of money for a BAUM frame? Super stylish!

sconhome · 18-06-2016 11:15AM

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Saddle?

Angle makes it look much worse than it is. Slight forward rake which leaves it very comfortable. I think it was last setup for a downhill race so the saddle post was slammed and the nose tilted out of the way.

I'll be adjusting the fit.

Eamonnator · 18-06-2016 11:44AM

CramCycle wrote: »

I can only see a grey circle with a line through it, is the image public?

No, not for public viewing, It's really supposed to be Top Secret.

AstraMonti · 20-06-2016 06:55AM

5.3 kgs of awesomeness

Lumen · 20-06-2016 02:01PM

eTap is so clean looking.

This needs 303s, I think, the 404s are just a little too deep for the frame.

Bidons too large, obvs, and needs a SISL2 chainset.

Also, is the seat clamp backwards?

Ted-Kings-Cannondale-Supersix-EVO-Hi-Mod-with-SRAM-Red-eTap-26-1335x890.jpg

Ted-Kings-Cannondale-Supersix-EVO-Hi-Mod-with-SRAM-Red-eTap-26-1335x890.jpg

lennymc · 20-06-2016 02:07PM

Lumen wrote: »

eTap is so clean looking.

This needs 303s, I think, the 404s are just a little too deep for the frame.

Bidons too large, obvs, and needs a SISL2 chainset.

Also, is the seat clamp backwards?

Seat clamp on my caad is the same as that.

Raam · 20-06-2016 05:15PM

Seat clamps backwards can help spread force on the seatpost so that it's not too focused on one spot where the slot normally is at the back.

Eamonnator · 20-06-2016 05:56PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

5.3 kgs of awesomeness

Less is more!

shamrock2004 · 21-06-2016 11:09AM

My bike stickers arrived this morning and I must say, they are looking good on my TCR

AstraMonti · 28-06-2016 10:41AM

Eamonnator · 28-06-2016 10:54AM

^
That is lovely, nicely understated.

fat bloke · 28-06-2016 11:08AM

Eamonnator wrote: »

^
That is lovely, nicely understated.

Yes it is lovely, in that light, but I do find myself getting annoyed with black on black builds when you're trying to figure out what the fcuk it is. Honestly there was a guy on a bike (a trek as it turned out) in a sportive earlier on this year and I was an hour trying make out the manufacturer and model. I think I had to wait til a food stop so I could tilt the bike so it caught the light just right and I could read the damn decals!

Raam · 28-06-2016 03:47PM

fat bloke wrote: »

Yes it is lovely, in that light, but I do find myself getting annoyed with black on black builds when you're trying to figure out what the fcuk it is. Honestly there was a guy on a bike (a trek as it turned out) in a sportive earlier on this year and I was an hour trying make out the manufacturer and model. I think I had to wait til a food stop so I could tilt the bike so it caught the light just right and I could read the damn decals!

It got you interested in the bike, right? Mission accomplished I would say

f1000 · 28-06-2016 09:05PM

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