pro gear thread

[richwagmn]

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I was chatting with the owner of :
`posh bikes` he was telling me about the history of that region of bike makers and some of the earliest carbon bikes made. My friend got a tour of the VIner workshop when they made him his custom frame. I think they have been taken over. You should. Post a photo of your fiancee ` bike.

Check it out

It's not the best photo but it's the best one I've got ATM. Legend 4.7 with Chorus and Scirocco wheels for training (11speed Dura Ace for racing). It's amazing, I'd love to know what the 11.5 is like

The workmanship of Marco Bertoletti's metal bikes is something to behold. I thought one of hi steel frames was Titanium and one of his painted Titanium frames was Carbon until I touched it. The welding is so neat Baum, Enigma and Moots look like butchers!

That's fantastic. Looking at the paint job , I doubt any photo could do it justice.

Here's a photo of his welding ,,,,incredible

Check the vid awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OR_u2IZGh0

Beautiful welds. Ti frames are so pretty.

 

[ray j willings]

Some videos from eurobike 2015. Froomes bike , Wiggo's and a whole bunch of stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/user/pantani1983/videos

 

[ray j willings]

More Euro stuff,,,come on Girls and Boys lets see some photo's
How much is that batch of wheels worth ,thousands. Yes please.

And a nice set on a bike Lightweight frame. Nice

no words can express my feelings

check the discs on that "thing"

 

[ray j willings]

holy, get myself into debt for a spin on this one....

THM cranks ,,,not bad

 

[ray j willings]

alchemy wheels ,,,hubs look bullet proof.

 

[ray j willings]

electric bikes bOOOOOsh

Never heard of this make of bike,the seat stays are so thin. Looks good, if only Cervelo had a patent on that

 

[ray j willings]

I would change the fit for myself and ride this all day. Those Campy cranks are getting better the more I see them.
Maybe my fav bike....

I'm not keen on the recent Merckx bikes. Mr Merckx is not on board any more.

 

[King Boonen]

I would change the fit for myself and ride this all day. Those Campy cranks are getting better the more I see them.
Maybe my fav bike....

That's much more like it! Not at the quoted price though, $17,500!!!

 

[BigMac]

Elegant Merckx's. Thin frames as it should be.

Customs
For the Britton who likes fat tubes:

~

For the Aussies

 

[ray j willings]

Not a fan of fat tube but the craddock is well proportioned. Looks very nice

here's a nude one ,,,just my cup of tea .

 

[ray j willings]

Ulrichs black Bianchi

chunky monkey

 

[ray j willings]

 

[ray j willings]

Pantani's Just retro cool...

 

[BigMac]

Not a fan of the fat tube myself. Like all those.

Especially attracted to the Telekom Pinarello for some reason though.

 

[ray j willings]

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Not a fan of the fat tube myself. Like all those.

Especially attracted to the Telekom Pinarello for some reason though.

That's because it goes with the pink Mavic shoes in the previous thread.

I am a fan of pink as well, it's a great colour for a bike.

this is my favorite Giro Bike ,,,,Ryders Cervelo beautiful IMO

 

[BigMac]

See you're a fan of stealth black. I like it as well, the pink shock is a nice touch.

 

[ray j willings]

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See you're a fan of stealth black. I like it as well, the pink shock is a nice touch.

Yeah, I'm a weight weenie lunatic to be honest, raw carbon. I make a few bits nothing special i.e. not great skilz required.
But a huge bike fan in general and Eurobike has been great and a bit of retro is always nice.
I even quite liked the R3 with disc's [I'm not a disc fan]

 

[Irondan]

I NEED one of these!

 

[ray j willings]

Tommy V got so close to that podium ,,,,I was gutted for him

 

[ray j willings]

Disc's at Vuelta Markel Irizar
“It will really help on rainy days,” Irizar said. “Maybe they’re not ideal for every stage, but in the classics, when there is a lot of mud and rain, and when braking is very important, but maybe not on a stage in the Tour de France, when weight really matters.”

 

[ray j willings]

From the tour I think ...looks tidy Kwiatowski's

 

[ray j willings]

Andys green machine ...does not look like a sprinters bike. Its the SL model, so is light.

 

[ray j willings]

OVERSIZED pulleys from ceramic speed, expensive very expensive

http://www.ceramicspeed.com/sport/products/OSPW

 

[Bustedknuckle]

OVERSIZED pulleys from ceramic speed, expensive very expensive

http://www.ceramicspeed.com/sport/products/OSPW

A fool and his money are soon parted. 3 watts(claimed) and $600..'ceramic' is the biggest scam ever, when it comes to bicycles.

 

[winkybiker]

OVERSIZED pulleys from ceramic speed, expensive very expensive

http://www.ceramicspeed.com/sport/products/OSPW

A fool and his money are soon parted. 3 watts(claimed) and $600..'ceramic' is the biggest scam ever, when it comes to bicycles.

I'm inclined to agree. Just a marketing buzzword at worst. Marginal gains at best. Low load bearings like jockey wheels can, and should be low friction, but it's pretty small stuff in the scheme of things. "Ceramic" brings nothing to the table here.

Contador used to run large pulleys and his drive-trains were reputedly very low friction overall. Secret squirrel stuff, apparently. His drive-trains look more conventional nowadays, I think.