Bike porn

Why has the top middle Chris King (gold)got really long bearing cup walls?

Its for Downhill MTB..

That's the steelset, meant for slightly damaged tubes as well:
http://chrisking.com/headsets/hds_steelset

The owner of a shop called "Bicycle Ambulance" here in Cambridge, owns a beautiful vivalo and it's just so the true porn to me.

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real beauty, and he doesn't just lock it away in some windowed cupboard, he actually rides it every day for which i have massive respect. It's simply perfect

Lovely bike.Wonder what the seat tube angle is?

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F*cking A indeed!

Very pretty.

(those tyres are shit though)

You know, even with it's bright colour and all that codswallop, I fucking love it.

that really is beautiful!

Crabtree! Where are you??

His Vivalo is the shizzle!

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yep, "fucking spot on Bevan"

shite, the wheels look wrong . but then that's me.

Agree with you about the wheels.. The frame/bars/stem are all lovely though

Everything apart from the saddle and rims is njs genuine japanese track parts.

It's just stunning. I rode it today and it's an absolute dream, its so smooth and perfectly balanced; I just wish i could translate how it feels like to ride it. I've ridden quite a few fixed gear bikes, from track to hipster tricksters and nothing compares to. It's just perfect, if not too perfect. Spending that extra for good parts is definitely worth it. Thought it was worth a post here.

Anyway back to posting other eye-candy....

it's juss yer basic colour combos innit yeah, fixie geared wheeler peeps?.... the nang ones be da pink 'n' blue, da green 'n' purple; da red 'n' gold bling... at a push. Watch yer Take Heart peeps, it's dat simple, Tony Heart's da man for dem culuz, respec for im, god rest his soul... ! yoo on diz zite be all interior dez-eye-naz cryin owt tu be free if you be askin my pinyun... watch linda evenz vidz innit and stick er coluh skims on yaz wheelz innit. over nowt!

it's juss yer basic colour combos innit yeah, fixie geared wheeler peeps?.... the nang ones be da pink 'n' blue, da green 'n' purple; da red 'n' gold bling... at a push. Watch yer Take Heart peeps, it's dat simple, Tony Heart's da man for dem culuz, respec for im, god rest his soul... ! yoo on diz zite be all interior dez-eye-naz cryin owt tu be free if you be askin my pinyun... watch linda evenz vidz innit and stick er coluh skims on yaz wheelz innit. over nowt!

respec to me, but i forget to say: word up, dat is a nang bike! luv's indahouse

I just wish i could translate how it feels like to ride it.

Draw picture of a crab.

Designate areas on the crab that you feel represent disappointment, let's say the left claw represents an ill feeling you have towards the movie 'Flashdance'.

Now designate areas of the crab that you feel signify more aspirational ends, let's suppose you feel the stalks that support the crab's eyes represent a smart suit or car you would like to own but cannot afford.

Now draw a picture of that crab, but call it 'the bike and how it feels' - now colour in the crab, using pencils, making the things you feel the crab represents badly (with regard to the ride quality of the bicycle) as blue and the things you feel the crab represents well (with regard to the ride quality of the bicycle) as crimson - (filling in the mid-ground areas with maroon.).

Once you have done this, post it here.

Sunrace/Sturmey Archer are....
http://sunrace-sturmeyarcher.blogspot.com/2008/09/s3x-fixed-gear-3-speed.html

Plastic though.

Think it'll be quite nice if it comes with a classy shifter

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@ eddie, is there any chance of a higher res one of these? ta

have you been taking something tynan? nice idea, i hope he does it

:)

Draw picture of a crab.

Designate areas on the crab that you feel represent disappointment, let's say the left claw represents an ill feeling you have towards the movie 'Flashdance'.

Now designate areas of the crab that you feel signify more aspirational ends, let's suppose you feel the stalks that support the crab's eyes represent a smart suit or car you would like to own but cannot afford.

Now draw a picture of that crab, but call it 'the bike and how it feels' - now colour in the crab, using pencils, making the things you feel the crab represents badly (with regard to the ride quality of the bicycle) as blue and the things you feel the crab represents well (with regard to the ride quality of the bicycle) as crimson - (filling in the mid-ground areas with maroon.).

Once you have done this, post it here.

it's a nice frame. i'm not wanking over the barbie pencil case colourscheme though.

That Vivalo is awful

i was going to say that but thought i would try and be a bit more positive about that abomination.

your both wrong, its amazing. Full Stop.

@atomfc, no it's not. but it could be.

That Moser IS amazing!