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I'm pretty sure that "aero" frame would prove to be an epic fail, possibly actually worse than round tubes, if you put it in a wind tunnel.
Ignorant question, but why? What makes this aero tubing less aero than a) established aero frames and b) round ones?
At a guess is it something about yaw angles or do you even mean strait on?
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Blue Chris king headset - not my cuppa tea on that bike.
Seatpost with layback to compensate for the steep(ish) geo of the track frame - not my cuppa tea on a track bike, if you don't want track geo, don't buy a track bike.
Titanium stem with cinelli priest bar - not my cuppa tea, the stem is nice but would prefer drops.
? Gold chain - never my cuppa chai.
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Ha, pretty sure. It's a poor photo so here is a better one. It certainly isn't the prettiest bike out there but it was built to do a job and (although I haven't ridden one myself) I hear it does that pretty well.
To me the real test of anti is if someone tried to give me one of those bikes would I ride it? For most of the bikes in here the answer is no. Would I ride a viper if someone tried to give me one? Yes, without hesitation. That said, if I had £6000 to spend on a bike the Viper would be a long way down my list.
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Bat bike: http://i38.tinypic.com/2yuyomq.jpg (not going to embed it because it is far from anti)
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Strangely love those wheels.
+1. The paint job on the bike is ghastly, but I find the wheels strangely compelling.
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Madness! I'm assuming from the name that it's a fake but it looks real enough to me. Awesome!
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surely that poster is a win?
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She will be mine, oh yes, she will be mineT4?
Like this one but with Aerobars?
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true dat.
That said, to the ignorati like me, sizing on 700c/600c funny bikes is a pretty mystifying business... hence why I have one half built up at home that increasingly looks like it's going to be way too small!
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Miss Mercian, not immaculate but quite pretty and not seen one on ebay before....
I wonder what size of girl that might fit? It was ridden by the seller's grandfather so I'm guessing its probably too big with a 56cm (e)TT... actually that would be too big for me and the belle I'd be considering it for is nowhere near my size.
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Madone:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4291992169_a772ff29c3.jpgAnd Speed Concept:
http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/07/03/1246634530007-1c3aaxcvhqxin-670-75.jpgWhile I lust after a SC9 and wouldn't turn my nose up at a Madone, in terms of class, they aren't really quite the same are they?
Nuknow, a friend of mine lugs his wee kid around tri courses with him... definately going to suggest he gets himself one of those! Awesome!
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http://static.lfgss.com/attachments/33742d1290714573-img_0001.jpg
Anti? Really? Certainly not beautiful but not anti, in my oppinion at least. I'd run the cables through the internal routing, set the tri bars up differently and possibly upgrade the dented disc, but I'd ride that!
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be interesting to know what they're actually like
Ditto... I was wondering about some of these generic Chinese frames for my TT bike, but could never decide whether or not to trust them. In the end I decided to shell out for a fancy name with plenty of pedigree - I'm pretty sure I payed over the odds for the value of the carbon, but the extra money to have "Vroomen White Design" printed on the chainstay gives me piece of mind and makes me feel a million times the rider I actually am!
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Its a P3 frame with the front forks photoshopped to run from the TT to the BB... there are 2 brakes on the frame (surely even one brake on a unicycle would result in a faceplant) the rear of which does not come into contact with the wheel. Also the wheel vanishes behind the rider's left knee...
Not real, although I wish it was.
**EDIT apologies smallfury... you type faster than I do.
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er... no way thats real... wish it was though.
sorry if I missed something.
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the pedo-bear felt looks like a disc cover to me... pick a new one up for about £90 and give it any horrendous paint-job you like (still, pretty expensive for what they are so make your own if you're feeling a bit blue peter)
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Me, yesterday. Was late for a swimming session and in my rush forgot to swap my tools from one bag to the other. Halfway there I got a flat and had to sling my bike over my shoulder and run the rest of the way cyclocross style-y. The swim session finished at 2230 and I had an hours walk home in the freezing cold, resulting in me missing the supermarket and having nothing to eat for dinner.
I haven't had a flat on the road in about 2 years, and the first time I go out without tools...
Balls.
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definitely not this thursday I'm afraid but keen to get involved at some point.
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new Danny MacAskill video:
beaten to it...
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Absolutely LOVE the paintjob on the Dolan! Not so much the Cinelli but the Dolan is awesome.
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sorry guys but route doesn't look so good to me... the road up through Wytham to Swinford doesn't exist, it is a dirt track on private land that you need a permit to access and strictly no bikes - also not really very road bike friendly surface, particularly on the Swinford side.
Also I never knew you could cycle round the reservoir, I thought it was private land and closed off but I could be wrong on that.
Leaving for my run in 5 hours, my kit is still wet and still haven't packed... shit
have a good ride
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calling out bad drivers (busses)?
This morning I was zipping along in the cycle lane (all clear ahead of me) when a bus accelerated past me and immediately cut across my path breaking hard to stop at a bus stop. A bit of evasive action and swerving around the bus into a busy lane of traffic (thankfully there was a small gap) and everything was fine. But, had it not been for the lucky timing of a gap in the traffic things could have been a lot worse. As I wen't past the bus I gave a quick exasperated slap on the driver's window and then stopped at the next bus stop and took a photo so that I could identify the offending vehicle.
Nothing bad came of my near miss, no witnesses and no evidence - I find it hard to believe that either the bus company or the police will take any action, so I see little point in reporting the incident. 90% of me just doesn't care - everything was fine and it was just another instance of stupid driving, but the remainder feels that had I been less experienced or less lucky then I could have been seriously hurt and that such instances of bad driving should at least be flagged in the hope that they reduce the chances of an accident in the future. At what point do we start calling out bad drivers (especially professional drivers)?
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Quick Question: Is it legal to race lo-profile TT frames at TTs these days? I heard a rumour that bikes with a small front wheel are illegal but no idea where I heard it or if its true?
I have a 700/600 Lo-pro frame that I bought on here. I meant to build it up to have a fixed gear bike for some fun on local 10/25mile TTs, I already have a geared TT bike for more serious races. The bike is unfinished but I'm pretty sure that it'll turn out too small (I've never ridden a lo-pro so sizing was a bit of a stab in the dark) so I've stopped for now. If it's illegal for races then that will be the final nail in the coffin, however if still legal then the bike may get a reprieve and I'll give it a try.