Bike porn

I think anodising is a tricky old process to get right. I was tempted to get my frame done but after googling a bit I was soon put off!

i've got some campag record cranks i was gonna get done.
i looked into it, and was told that one-off anodizing is a bit hit & miss....

Nice, I though(t) of doing this already, I´m pretty sure 14 provides anodising, I saw somewhere these same cranks in gold/champagne, if memory´s not failing.

Memory is online.

http://14bikeco.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/gold-dura-ace/

voila' ; )

you'd need to use hardcoat annodising to stop them scuffing.
personally i would polish them, it'll be easier to clean up. as opposed to annodising which will eventually scuff.

Speaking of which, are those aerospokes on your avatar?

Yup, 1st generation Spoks from 1991, Wolber Record 18 Piste tubulars, DuraAce 7400 6-speed screw on block with only the top 3 sprockets on it. They were so short of lateral stiffness that, combined with the Profile Aero 2 tri bars which arrived the next year, you'd get a tank slapper at any speed if you took your hands off the bars, but they were way faster than my 28 spoke Mach 2 CD wheels. The rear wheel was used by Chris Boardman for a couple of races before I got it so I got a discount, but they were still £675 for the pair all those years ago.

, but they were still £675 for the pair all those years ago.

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Compared with today's price, they were expensive, but pretty much everything carbon has got cheaper in the last 2 decades.

Look at it properly. Rear-entry slot dropouts...

Does that make it rear entry porn?

sorry.

I was talking about the hubs specifically, but that wasn't clear. I question internet wisdom generally, and this thread is a prime example, but on this I really have an issue with it as I know lots of people who are both happy with their Ksyriums, and also have had many miles of trouble free riding on them.

I've added you to that list.
I ride the Ksyrium SLs and they are great. Been using them for over a year now and are still perfectly true. Smooth and fast. They came recommended by my LBS (=real life wisdom > internet wisdom?).

James1822 - unless you know your LBS quite well, I wouldn't ever rely on their advice fully. Always go for a back-up source. So many stories of people getting the wrong sizes, expensive but unreliable components etc...

Who would you rather trust, people who sell bike components for a living or a bunch of sad wankers who spend too much time online dissecting every single bike component available in the market today?

no, I do know my LBS well. They don't try to flog things just because they're expensive. I also read loads of reviews etc, but the SLs have basically been a well-regarded all round road wheel for years. They changed the design a bit for 2008 I think, but I hadn't read anything negative about the changes.

andyp +1

The Ksyrium SL is a wheel which works quite well considering the fact that its whole USP is fundamentally flawed. You can buy 4 sets of Aksiums for the same price, and the Aksium is faster in any race that's not an actual hill climb. Still, at least it's not an R-SYS...

Not porn for me, but defintely for some of you;

$16,000 worth of bicycle build for specialized, 'prototype testing' apparently.

what a waste

Deda steel, full Campag. Lovely.

would be nicer without a lot of the decals (aesthetically only) of course

Who would you rather trust, people who sell bike components for a living or a bunch of sad wankers who spend too much time online dissecting every single bike component available in the market today?

I would rather trust the people who spend too much time dissecting every component. (and I don't mean the people on forums who just make stuff up). Bike shop people don't have the time, and sadly not always the interest.

I tend to know more about bikes/parts than people in bike shops and it isn't even my living!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/3687701501_bd73dc3171_o.jpg

^ Fuggin' lovely.

Deda steel, full Campag. Lovely.

Lust!

Decals on the DT only though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKACH4v9LU&feature=related

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no no. Not for me