Bike porn

that's why it's in porn thread
btw i've never seen that color scheme before, is that a repaint?

really warming up to the look of brooks tape/plugs.

lushness. best bike in the last few months for me i reckon.

The bike has been on Prolly's blog together with the road Merckx from the same owner. Different wheels and saddles though.

Really? With those pedals and clinchers?

The only bit thAt worries me is actually the 1" forks/quill stem.
As much as i love a good classic, it makes little sense to me to have a
custom track frame (newly made), with a quill instead of ahead.
Nice anyway.

It's so that you can have a retro feel as well as the look.

It's so that you can have a retro flex as well as the look.

ftfy

exactomudo

The bike has been on Prolly's blog together with the road Merckx from the same owner. Different wheels and saddles though.

As is the stem.

^ Is that a porn dungeon? (Bikes look scared)

ftfy

inasmuch as accurate as that, the right choice of stem can reduced the flex, some (nitto especially) are prone to flexing noticably.

steel stem flex a lots less.

My 2A is flexier than a teenage gymnast. Would a steel quill really be as stiff as the fairly bog standard ahead I have on my road bike? I thought alu was stiffer than steel anyway?

Alu tends to flex less but is more brittle.

the Nitto track bar is goddamned stiff compared to their alu one...

... and steel frames flex a lot more than alu frames. I dont think we can compare alu to steel the same way on every component

well anyway, I think we can somewhat safely say modern bikes should have modern stems if they are built for performance

To reduce flex on a quill you should opt for steel over alu.
This will indeed reduce flex but increase substantially the weight.
My point is that it is a custom made frame to use on the track... that's surely
way over 1k of bike there. i know I wouldn't.

Ed Scoble, track legend!

:D

The bike has been on Prolly's blog together with the road Merckx from the same owner. Different wheels and saddles though.

Prefer the wheels of the first pic on the track bike, but apart from that, pure trouser explosion material.

if you are a pro, then you can start worrying about flex.

As for the stem with the most flex, i think this eastgerman stem takes the no.1 spot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40365317@N06/5280983382/

Ha! I remember watching that on your photostream. Crazyflex.
Numerius, we're all pros here. Some are actual legends.
I for one, am a Semi-Pro.

a more porn-worthy-repost legenda without quill-shit

Looks better than quill.

Shame about the hubs though.

Not much point using anything else on the road though.

Not much point using anything else on the road though.

True, but steel rims on a Ferrari doesn't work either.