Bike porn

recognise the brake hippo?

You know that feeling? When $500 of parts are posted to you but international online postal tracking systems fail to acknowledge the fact for a few days longer than is comfortble?
Argghhh!

WOW nice bike

really nice.

where did you get those wheels from ?

cheers geez ,

got the rims from roberto, NOS mavic cxp30's -

built by Simon at Putney cycles [he did a lovely job of the build]

Hope he's not as fast building wheels as spinning them :)

frame wayne??

so many questions for you tonight matey!

started out life as this [kinda liked the orig paint job but the decals were a bit fubared]

gonna ask photoben to do some proper shots of the finished bike for me

Mate that looks sweet!

Wheels are lovely, did you take the decals off the rims? Some seriously bling Phils in there too if my eyes do not deceive me...

And a Brooks Swift titanium saddle. Nice choice!

totally debadged [except for the lovely phils]

had to have a word with myself as i was touching out the logos on the tyre walls...

oh, i remember that frame now. the current colour scheme is a little easier on the eye! excellent transformation.

got a picture showing the whole bike?

Elvis, thats a mercian paint job - the pearl finish is sweet, hope to get some better photos over the weekend

Lovely bike dude. I have only one question: why don't you take a few half links out of the chain and tighten up the back end a bit, since that's one of the benefits of half link chains?

I've decided that pearl white frames are the way forward. If I ever restore my Merckx then I think I will go for this colour scheme:

Momentum Lovely bike dude. I have only one question: why don't you take a few half links out of the chain and tighten up the back end a bit, since that's one of the benefits of half link chains?

I've decided that pearl white frames are the way forward. If I ever restore my Merckx then I think I will go for this colour scheme:

did you hear that the dude who bought roberto's like in the pick above for £620 is going to respray it, crzy!

this was always going to come out nice wayno. one huge stem though dude!!

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did you hear that the dude who bought roberto's like in the pick above for £620 is going to respray it, crzy!

That's ridiculous. I didn't realise that Rob had sold it for so much, but I remember that bike being in amazingly good nick and outstandingly beautiful - can't believe the guy is gonna respray it.

respray the eddy WTF

woohoo, got the decals y'day

gonna paint similar to this but with gold luglining and olympic colours around white/cream on seat tube

will make this look a million dollars

just waiting for mercian catalogue in mail and a replacement commuting frame :D

hippy [quote]mrKristian [quote]hippy [quote]mrKristian Im converting the raleigh to fixed. Ive got a geared one you see?

First thing's first: respray it.[/quote]
No way couldn't denigh the british racing history! It's the same model that won the '78 tour de france[/quote]

More importantly, it's the same model sitting in my flat. You definitely need to respray it.[/quote]

Good reason

I'm full of shit good reasons..

wayne_f14 Elvis, thats a mercian paint job - the pearl finish is sweet, hope to get some better photos over the weekend

Jeez, that's a NICE bike. Damn, I wish I was earning - I wanna build up a new bike so bad, but I've quit my career to be a student again...

yeah wayne this bike is splendid! just need someone to ride it properly now...

Nice work wayne.
Unfortunately I won't be joining you in a ritualistic unveiling this sunday as I can't get hold of my dealer (bling bling) and still need a few bits'n'bobs.

See you at polo though. I'm going to bring my biggest sharpest darts player rings to examine your paint with! ;)

one for mouse :p , BLB creation

So have I taken over from Hippy as the pink boy??

I think that is rank. But it would coordinate with my head to toe Rapha tho ;o)

Mouse So have I taken over from Hippy as the pink boy??

I think that is rank. But it would coordinate with my head to toe Rapha tho ;o)

and work shirts and ties ;)

New wheels. They were about as much as A-spokes