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RobFowl · 17-07-2010 06:20PM

jdt101 wrote: »

@Robfowl

White Bar-tape could do with some vanish!

In my defence we'd just done 80k with the club on North county Dublin's finest roads!

beans · 17-07-2010 06:36PM

Golfanatic wrote: »

very nice hows she holding up any problems?

None so far, a joy all round. I'll be picking up some of that Montana 94 Azul Oscuro though, had a few bumps that need touching up. Thanks again

Lumen · 17-07-2010 06:51PM

gman2k wrote: »

My latest addition - well it's just a change of frame!
Bought the frame from Archteks on Alibaba, and then branded it myself!

So it is a Scott or not?

DirkVoodoo · 17-07-2010 07:08PM

Love that Noah Rob, what size frame is it?

gman2k · 17-07-2010 07:11PM

Lumen wrote: »

So it is a Scott or not?

It's an unbranded CF frame from Archteks, with Scott stickers from Ebay.
It's a lovely frame in the flesh!
I could not afford a Scott Scale 10 frame at the moment, so this will have to do:D

DirkVoodoo · 17-07-2010 07:14PM

gman2k wrote: »

It's an unbranded CF frame from Archteks, with Scott stickers from Ebay.
It's a lovely frame in the flesh!
I could not afford a Scott Scale 10 frame at the moment, so this will have to do:D

Hmmmm, you should celebrate it's uniqueness rather than trying to dress it up as a Scott.

Or get some Cove stickers, their bikes have some great names: playmate, hustler, g-spot, handjob, etc.

RobFowl · 17-07-2010 07:18PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Love that Noah Rob, what size frame is it?

It's medium. came with a good 4-5 cm of extra seatpost and there are up to 1.5cms of spacers you can use.

blorg · 17-07-2010 07:26PM

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Hmmmm, you should celebrate it's uniqueness rather than trying to dress it up as a Scott.

I'm really with that, it is very naff to stick these stickers on your bike when it's not a Scott. Illegal in France! If you want decals get custom ones. I am sure the thing rides just as well one way or the other!

gman2k · 17-07-2010 07:30PM

blorg wrote: »

I'm really with that, it is very naff to stick these stickers on your bike when it's not a Scott. Illegal in France! If you want decals get custom ones. I am sure the thing rides just as well one way or the other!

I hear yis.... but it's just a personal preference, no ones opinion is right or wrong!
But it looks better in my stable next to the Addict:)

BTW, I have a Kona full suspension machine, I was doing some climbs on it last week, and it's heavier than the Scott Addict and my hardtail put together! Twas heavy going!

Lumen · 17-07-2010 07:35PM

blorg wrote: »

I'm really with that, it is very naff to stick these stickers on your bike when it's not a Scott. Illegal in France!

How ironic, given the history of doing exactly this sort of thing in the TdF.

gman2k · 17-07-2010 07:43PM

Lumen wrote: »

How ironic, given the history of doing exactly this sort of thing in the TdF.

Yeah my 303s (ex Columbia High Road) were stickered High Road and not Zipp!

RobFowl · 17-07-2010 08:08PM

blorg wrote: »

I'm really with that, it is very naff to stick these stickers on your bike when it's not a Scott. Illegal in France! If you want decals get custom ones. I am sure the thing rides just as well one way or the other!

Lumen wrote: »

How ironic, given the history of doing exactly this sort of thing in the TdF.

Huffys were Serotta's
Boardman rode Corima's, Lotus's or Terry Dolan's but they were always labelled otherwise.
Motorola's frames were Eddy Merckx's but badged as others.
Lightweight wheels are still used with different brands badged on...
Thats a short list but all these were not just in France but in the TDF :rolleyes:

blorg · 17-07-2010 08:15PM

I'm well aware of that but they are all cases where you need the sponsors' sticker. Lance rode a Litespeed branded as a Trek in 1999... I just think if you have a good bike why try to stick some other sticker on it? It is a grand bike as it is.

TinyExplosions · 17-07-2010 08:33PM

I want to put trek stickers on my Planet X so people would think that I'm cool, like Lance

Gavin · 17-07-2010 10:48PM

Handsome bastard.

2007 Epic S-Works!

DirkVoodoo · 17-07-2010 11:26PM

Major Fred alert. Did you buy a new bike or is that a loner? Where was that race on?

Gavin · 18-07-2010 09:26AM

Mtb freds are called goobers apparently ! It's my bike alright, picked it up second hand. It's great, perfect for marathon/endurance stuff. The race was 10@kirroughtree, a 10 hour mtb race in Scotland. Very muddy, but good fun.

DirkVoodoo · 18-07-2010 01:01PM

I have to remain true and call you a Fred, if I call you a goober I will have to start wearing baggy shorts.

Good job on the race, 10 hours is pretty hardcore.

BrianPatten · 19-07-2010 10:05PM

Someday when i win the lotto, this is the first thing on my list:D

Caroline_ie · 19-07-2010 10:08PM

BrianPatten wrote: »

Someday when i win the lotto, this is the first thing on my list:D

if i win the lotto I think i'll just buy cycling.

BrianPatten · 19-07-2010 10:24PM

Caroline_ie wrote: »

if i win the lotto I think i'll just buy cycling.

Haha, that is so true

k_d · 20-07-2010 10:20AM

BrianPatten wrote: »

Someday when i win the lotto, this is the first thing on my list:D

Make sure and splash out on a chain gaurd!

el tel · 20-07-2010 10:28AM

Those Felts are a bit over the top IMO.

AstraMonti · 20-07-2010 12:38PM

How and why did they create a De Rosa that looks that cheap?

blorg · 20-07-2010 02:34PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

How and why did they create a De Rosa that looks that cheap?

Personally I find just about all Italian bikes to be massively overrated. They are either plain (Colnago) or gimmicky (Pinarello.) As far as lugged carbon goes I would take a Look or Time any day.

Lumen · 20-07-2010 02:37PM

blorg wrote: »

Personally I find just about all Italian bikes to be massively overrated. They are either plain (Colnago) or gimmicky (Pinarello.)

What you talkin' 'bout Willis?

furiousox · 20-07-2010 03:34PM

blorg wrote: »

Personally I find just about all Italian bikes to be massively overrated. They are either plain (Colnago) or gimmicky (Pinarello.) As far as lugged carbon goes I would take a Look or Time any day.

Infidel, blasphemer etc!!

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niceonetom · 20-07-2010 03:40PM

I'm with blorg on this one. I really don't think the Italians bother with the whole engineering thing. Why would they bother with any silly windtunnel time or stress analysis - they make much more money selling bikes on aesthetics and heritage, whatever that is.

Lumen · 20-07-2010 03:53PM

niceonetom wrote: »

I'm with blorg on this one. I really don't think the Italians bother with the whole engineering thing. Why would they bother with any silly windtunnel time or stress analysis - they make much more money selling bikes on aesthetics and heritage, whatever that is.

Feel free to start a separate thread on Images of Windtunnel Testing and Stress Analysis.

Single Malt · 21-07-2010 01:18AM

niceonetom wrote: »

I'm with blorg on this one. I really don't think the Italians bother with the whole engineering thing. Why would they bother with any silly windtunnel time or stress analysis - they make much more money selling bikes on aesthetics and heritage, whatever that is.

Is that not the point of this thread? What's engineering and wind tunnel analysis and stress testing, when a Pina Dogma has sparkly paint:)

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