Bike porn

I assumed that with an HTC branded bike, he must be racing for HTC.

Otherwise he paid top dollas to advertised HTC.

What hole are you living in? To buy team branded stuff, you don't have to be on a team.

for example; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Specialized-S-Works-HTC-Venge-Frameset-58cm-/170848963604?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27c7644c14#ht_500wt_1282

And saarf, do stop teasing us.

Switch the frame out and I'm with it...

ah toby.d you're back mate

From CP

extremely porn

must be a re

I know it should probably go in functional bikes, but I love it:

lovely..but deserves a lower seatpost and a longer/track stem IMO

I know it should probably go in functional bikes, but I love it:

Very smart.

^^ Ah, since it's in porn now I can criticise the 7800 brakes with the 7900 group. ;)

Needs 7900s for completeness and correct cable pull.

I usually like BMCs but that one not so much

seat cluster is ugly and top tube looks silly

IMO

not to mention the cluttered looking stays and a saddle that is too far back.
But I'm nit picking la de da de da

Definitely looks over-engineered

bmc and sram red is a better match:

(and if you are going easton, you may as well have the wheels ;) )

yay or nay?

di2 battery compartment

thats cool

Thought it was pretty cool;

**pistol-grips or fighter plane wing pylons?
**
Well, the first thing has got to be the handlebars. Though I can reach the drops on my other bikes properly, I've never really liked being in that position. So i thought, could I have something more aero that would mimic my 'hoods' position... the use of the vision lever and thumb shifters would give me fingertip braking and shifting like STI/double-tap but at a lighter weight. The Felt Tri-Tips further enhanced the 'hoods'-level comfort and control.

But then, what would be the most aero way of attaching the handlebar to the fork? And how do we minimize the overall weight of the head tube, steerer tube and stem? In the end, I decided that it would be best to minimize the head tube height as it would reduce the amount of head tube and steerer tube required thus minimizing weight; then to make the 'stems' more aero, we used ovalized 7/8" 4130 tubing to make two 'pylons' a la the current Look stems for their more advanced frames. Having the steerer clamp at the fork crown also allowed Rob to design a cleaner interface up top.

Finally, I thought that I might still want to have a 'drops' position at some point and I realized that it was the rotation of the wrist that caused the lowering of the torso - rather than forward reach per se. So why not put a couple of aero 'pistol-grips' on the ends that would give me a 'drops' position, but was a little closer to my body (given that I've got short arms). To prevent my hands falling off the ends, Rob fabricated a flange/cap at the bottom of the grip.