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lennymc · 20-01-2019 9:22pm

fat bloke wrote: »

Looks great Lenny - I didn't realise the top tube was as "sloping" as that. Do you think you could have gone a size up in the frame and fewer spacers and less seatpost?

I'm surprised at the weight as well. - Do Cannondale do a like the supersix and offer a regular and high mod frame version?

I was surprised with the slopeyness myself but have it set up for same reach and drop as the caad 10 now, and it feels like a really good fit now. They do a himod frame but it's bananas money. Don't race what you can't replace and all that. Took me a while to get my head round the weight thing too, but, I'm no featherweight climber, so if the extra weight is a price to pay for higher top speed in sprints or whatever, then it's a price I'm happy to pay. I have the bmc if I want weight weenie

Re weight, I looked at the rim brake giant propel with manual ultegra and that was coming in similar weight. I reckon the disc version would be tipping on the door of 8.75 - 9 kg for disc version. Them aero bikes sure ain't light.

Raam · 20-01-2019 10:21pm

lennymc wrote: »

Re weight, I looked at the rim brake giant propel with manual ultegra and that was coming in similar weight. I reckon the disc version would be tipping on the door of 8.75 - 9 kg for disc version. Them aero bikes sure ain't light.

My S3 is coming in at 7.57kg as pictured. Chorus/Record/Super Record mix, alloy bars and stem. The disc brakes ain't helping you.

fat bloke · 20-01-2019 10:30pm

lennymc wrote: »

. Them aero bikes sure ain't light.

You pay dearly for light and aero for sure. I was watching a cycling weekly vid I think it was, an unboxing of a Scott Foil RC with zipps - the whole kit and caboodle. A 12 grand build and still the wrong side of 7kg.

Conversely the canyon aeroad cf slx seems very impressive in terms of euro to kilo ratio. - the rim braked ones like.

Raam · 28-01-2019 11:25pm

Burns the eyes.

Daroxtar · 30-01-2019 9:21pm

Raam wrote: »

Burns the eyes.

"No, that's just a bit too much"
-Sammy Sanchez

cjt156 · 31-01-2019 12:34pm

Needs more decals, that'll sort it.

magicbastarder · 31-01-2019 1:37pm

whatever is going on with that inner ring makes it look like a triple.

Borderfox · 31-01-2019 3:48pm

It needs burning with fire

Hungrycol · 31-01-2019 5:56pm

Raam wrote: »

Burns the eyes.

Looks like is goes like a rocket thou. (maybe it's the small size)

Lumen · 31-01-2019 6:46pm

cjt156 wrote: »

Needs more decals, that'll sort it.

Reminds me a little of that massive Felt/tiny shed from this forum in 2010.

letape · 01-02-2019 12:57am

^^^ you have some memory!

Lumen · 01-02-2019 5:15am

letape wrote: »

^^^ you have some memory!

Only for important things.

I regularly forget my own wedding anniversary.

Cookie_Monster · 01-02-2019 6:43am

Raam wrote: »

Burns the eyes.

That bike should be in the other thread

Fighting Tao · 01-02-2019 7:55am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

That bike should be in the other thread

We don’t have a “Fugly images” thread yet.

Lumen · 01-02-2019 10:08am

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

That bike should be in the other thread

It's a gilded lily. That's almost worse.

Raam · 01-02-2019 1:44pm

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

That bike should be in the other thread

With the right changes it would defo be in there but not like that.

TheBlaaMan · 01-02-2019 1:55pm

Hungrycol wrote: »

Looks like is goes like a rocket thou. (maybe it's the small size)

Drop the bottle cages, wheel decal and perhaps the bar tape too and that's a beauty....

OleRodrigo · 01-02-2019 2:48pm

Gold and white.....its like mixing strawberries with bacon

Raam · 01-02-2019 3:05pm

OleRodrigo wrote: »

Gold and white.....its like mixing strawberries with bacon

I had a nutella and bacon crepe once. Nearly died but it tasted amazing.

eeeee · 02-02-2019 11:24am

I love that felt. It's making no excuses for its fabulousness.
If anything it needs more.
Red bottle cage maybe?

cjt156 · 02-02-2019 2:05pm

Compared to the Cannondale it's positively understated.

magicbastarder · 08-03-2019 12:58pm

i know usually in this thread, the photos posted of bikes which *should* look good, but don't, so this is a slight deviation from that norm:

available in argos.

Peter T · 08-03-2019 1:20pm

Looking at that hurts my brain

Thargor · 08-03-2019 7:33pm

Meh, full size folding bike for £160? Id take that over a Brompton style one for a commute. Red looks slightly better:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Muddyfox-Cruise-26-Folding-Bike/dp/B0752QP2LB

magicbastarder · 08-03-2019 7:57pm

It's not a commuting bike, it's a mountain bike. For shredding trails on and downhilling, one has to presume.

Thargor · 08-03-2019 8:10pm

Well it would make a better commuter than the regular style of folding bike.

Daroxtar · 18-05-2019 6:30pm

eeeee · 18-05-2019 8:29pm

*vomits*

magicbastarder · 18-05-2019 8:35pm

weird. if you look at it from a distance, it's OK. then you look closer...

cletus · 18-05-2019 9:00pm

Can I ask a question that's only vaguely related to the picture above? Can you only have tan sidewalls on a black bike (I understand that you can do what you want, but from an aesthetic point of view, is that combination the most acceptable)

18-05-2019 9:08pm

Looks good on some silver/chrome finishes too imo.

On blue? Looks sh1t.

dastardly00 · 18-05-2019 10:59pm

Pinarello...

What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:

18-05-2019 11:40pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

Pinarello...

What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:

It's like the seat post is recoiling in disgust at the rest of it

To be fair they do look nice in terms of finish in the Ineos colours

tigerboon · 19-05-2019 12:01am

dastardly00 wrote: »

Pinarello...

What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:

And the cassette and rear disc are not on the same centre....or else the whole bike is at an angle

magicbastarder · 19-05-2019 12:44am

that would only happen if the camera was placed facing square on to the rear axle; i've yet to see that as an angle someone would choose when photographing a bike to try to make it look good.

Raam · 31-05-2019 7:06pm

This one is mine. God it's awful.

cjt156 · 01-06-2019 5:10pm

<hangsHead> I...I quite like it...

OleRodrigo · 01-06-2019 5:15pm

100%. Ikea have some nice kitchens these days. Not that expensive.

Bike is awful too.

(:pac:)

Brian? · 01-06-2019 7:05pm

Raam wrote: »

This one is mine. God it's awful.

Those wheels deserve better.

Raam · 01-06-2019 7:21pm

Brian? wrote: »

Those wheels deserve better.

Thanks, I already feel bad for getting a TT frame. :pac:

Raam · 08-06-2019 9:11am

https://alliedcycleworks.com/pages/allied-able

ABLE-Sport-Gray.jpg?739

magicbastarder · 08-06-2019 9:30am

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

Raam · 08-06-2019 9:39am

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

An ugly one.

TheBlaaMan · 08-06-2019 9:49am

That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....

Raam · 08-06-2019 9:51am

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....

It is to allow for a shorter wheel base and accommodate wider tyres, so they claim.
https://www.velonews.com/2019/06/bikes-and-tech/allied-able-the-bike-that-doubled-up-at-dirty-kanza-200_494573

And yes, there is also the innovative raised drive-side chain stay, which gives the bike its signature look. That raised chain stay allows the Able to support up to a 700c x 47mm tire (or 650b x 47mm), and to boast a short and aggressive wheelbase.

letape · 08-06-2019 9:53am

^^^ I like it! $10,000 for the SRAM Red build option.

Idleater · 08-06-2019 12:00pm

magicbastarder wrote: »

i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

Kirk revolution is one that springs to mind. A friend of mine had one. Doesn't belong in this thread though IMO

Kirk%2B2%2BRH%2Bside.jpg

Eamonnator · 08-06-2019 12:16pm

^^^^^
Sorry, you're wrong. It's in the correct thread.
They were heavy, flexy as f**k and broke, if you looked crooked at them.

ED E · 08-06-2019 12:42pm

Looks like something you'd find in the gutter of Harcourt St at 4AM. Kill it with fire.

Eamonnator · 08-06-2019 3:47pm

They were truly awful.
As far as I remember, they came in one size only. There was also a road version, which was pretty much identical to the MTB. It just had a different setup for road brakes.

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