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Lukas
First up: my polished one, or '#01'.
Raced TT on this last year, but the need to keep clean/dry, re-polish & wax to maintain that finish meant it was becoming too labour intensive to ride/train/race on a weekly basis.
Instead, it became my 'fair weather-only' track and fixed crit machine.
It hasn't visited the boards yet (not been myself in about three years), but it got me to the 'A' Final at Thundercrit (finished 54th), and won a York crit in April.
Black vinyl has been applied to the top tube, which mirrors the paint job of another frame, and protects the polished aluminum from abrasion by gritty/crystalline/sweaty knees (which would otherwise scuff the metal perpendicular to the direction it's polished in and look crap).
Wheels pictured are borrowed from my TT setup, but I'm planning on using them at an event this weekend. Apart from switching wheels, this bike is pretty much staying as it is for the rest of the summer.