Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL

so ive just bought a specialized s works tarmac SL off ebay, time for a proper road bike.

wheelset on the way from dammit - 50mm carbon tubular wheelset

various sram parts in the post...

the only question that remains is -

matte black the frame or stickerbomb it?

ugly roadbike paintjobs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

pictures in the next couple of days :)

maybe just put stickers over the specialized bit
maybe cannondale stickers or cervelo

do not sticker it. This is a proper racing bike we're talking about, not some hipster sled. Treat with respect please.

matte black

Hot pink

well it had to be posted .......

Baby Blue

Matte black. Black Gloss decals.
Get Enve decals for Dammits wheels.

Jobs a good'un >>>>Porn.

Rattle can black, convert to singlespeed with a singelator and replacing all but the middle cog with spacers.

Ride brakless.

do not sticker it. This is a proper racing bike we're talking about, not some hipster sled. Treat with respect please.

haha this just makes me want to sticker it even more!

nonetheless, i think murdered out will be better/attract less attention...

and you will regret it less.

Tbh unless the paint is in bad nick I would leave it as it is - its not really worth stripping down carbon frames unless you have to, or you are very very very careful - they're not quite as forgiving if you cock it up as steel or alu.

Are s works all that flashy anyway? Aren't they usually just red and black?

Was colour scheme is yours?

IMO road bikes with no decals look Wierd. If I were you I'd work out which ones you don't like and then sand back to the decal, remove and clear laquer.

do not sticker it. This is a proper racing bike we're talking about, not some hipster sled. Treat with respect please.

It's a mass produced Specialized, not some artisan crafted frame!

They are so artisan - The fibres are woven of purest Savoyard alpine spider silk, bonded with the rendered hoof glue from Tarentaise cows.

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Murdered / Matte black whatever you like to call it has been done to death .. IMHO

It's a mass produced Specialized, not some artisan crafted frame!

Ah, but it's less mass produced than the rest of Specialized mass production frames. A practical collector's item, no less.

Ignoring my boundless sarcasm for five seconds, stickering a road bike is wank. Is that what current projects is now - frame + gruppo + wheels?

bikeradar >>>

OBEY stickers. Cover it in them. Job done.

is wank. Is that what current projects is now - frame + gruppo + wheels?

bikeradar >>>

+1, a build up is not a project

Is it going to have gears?

Also, spokey-dokey that shit up. Roadies hate that.

Garrett Chaw/Chow (whatever his name is) has a pretty sweet matt black SL-4.
Cant be fucked to find the photo. Google it.

Is it going to have gears?.

Most retarded question ever?

Check the rim wear on the wheelset!

:d

Most retarded question ever?

Warum? Is this not a single gear capable bike?

Garrett Chaw/Chow (whatever his name is) has a pretty sweet matt black SL-4.
Cant be fucked to find the photo. Google it.
lazy cunt