Bike porn

Warrrrgh. Oooooh. Aaaaahhh. I would prefer the MKS ones: they are super-cheesin'.

Too much £££££££££ though prolly.

don't they have something similar at cavendish????

Shhittt. Really? I'm calling Hassan.

Edit: Grrr too late.

Cheers though Dale!

velocity boy [quote]chris crash

they are called paragone machine works the ones i saw looked a bit different.

Shit, those are nice.

Now you have me thinking of single-speed + disc brake or even a rohlhoff.[/quote]

I was going to point you in the direction of these - they're really popular on "blinglespeed" mountain bikes in the US. Check these out too (from black cat bicycles) for gorgeous disc/rohloff ready adjustability:

I'm so indecisive. I know I want a bike for all seasons, travel, touring, some minor off-road (cobbles, bridleways, thames path) a real bike-for-life capable of all conditions and everything... but what form it takes I'm still going back and fro over. It keeps looking more like a randonneur + cross bike than a road or track bike.

Crosscheck! I said this before when you first got on the RM list, but I'll say it again because I've bought a cross check for myself and it's awesome. I've set it up with midge bars, cantis and I've got two wheelsets - one fixed with 28mm tyres for london and one SS with 1.8 x 29 tyres for off road. Been riding singletrack round dorking with it and commuting and it's great for both. It's also got eyelets for racks (although not on the fork).

If I was you I'd get something similar but with disc/rohloff compatibility at the back and on the fork (i'm buying a disc fork). If I was on the RM list then I'd look into some fancy dropouts for the back, get the rear spaced at 132.5 so you can use road or mountain hubs (for discs) or alfine/rohloff with discs. I'd get the fork built to take a disc on the front of the right leg (like the Roadrat) to make mounting mudguards easier and ask RM to create a nice set of racks which fit around the discs.

the thing is that a bike that's ready for the things you want to do will need a bunch of braze ons and they'll spoil the sleek lines when you're not using them. But you've got a serotta for sleekness so this one can be more functional. Utilitarian bikes were flavour of the year at NAHBS so maybe browsing some phots will get you thinking.

or a little closer to home

i know it's geared, but whats porn without a little imagination

this came in to the shop the other day, unfortunately it left with a stem riser, a moustache bar, and a black saddle

^ = superhot

Superprecise

profile lmtd edtn white hubs, nice! saw you can get the purple and silver at bens for ok $$

according to my sources they aren't limited edition, repeat, not limited edition. mmm, like porcelain.

MuleFace i know it's geared, but whats porn without a little imagination

this came in to the shop the other day, unfortunately it left with a stem riser, a moustache bar, and a black saddle

Want the longish white quill stem! Where where where?? Or camera flash making alu look white??

saw this beaut on pedalmafia

I don't like it. It's too white.
oh and before anyone else- slack chain

teensy frame.. don't like the slopy top tube neither.

looks like it's melting.

adoubletap [quote]MuleFace i know it's geared, but whats porn without a little imagination

this came in to the shop the other day, unfortunately it left with a stem riser, a moustache bar, and a black saddle

Want the longish white quill stem! Where where where?? Or camera flash making alu look white??[/quote]

denton tx. but no, that is definitely a white quill stem. that the customer took off the bike to replace with a black stem riser and origin8 stem.

That saddle looks pretty much brand new... why the change? wierd.

someone needs to tell the owner to dig up.

oddsock someone needs to tell the owner to dig up.

I was watching that episode of the Simpsons yesterday... pure gold!

yes, like a perfectly formed cubic zirconium.

velocity boy [quote]chris crash you can add a hanger to horizontal drops if thats your thing, i have seen a few. these ends where brill, i wish i could remember what they are called.

they are called paragone machine works the ones i saw looked a bit different.

Shit, those are nice.

Now you have me thinking of single-speed + disc brake or even a rohlhoff.

I'm so indecisive. I know I want a bike for all seasons, travel, touring, some minor off-road (cobbles, bridleways, thames path) a real bike-for-life capable of all conditions and everything... but what form it takes I'm still going back and fro over. It keeps looking more like a randonneur + cross bike than a road or track bike.[/quote]

they do those for disk, or non disk ends, would allow you to vertical drop outs (for mud guards) and still adjust chain line by moving the drop outs in the ends. you would get more movement then an EBB, and less weirdness. if your after a "bike for life" i would go for them, and a road/ touring geo and possibly get two forks one with a 45 degree rake for every day riding, and one that straight bladed for the track (to tighten up the geo a bit).

when i build my self a touring frame its getting those ends so i can do either fixed or geared touring depending on my mood and the type of ride.

flickwg or a little closer to home

Firstly, sorry to hijack the porn thread with my stoopid gold pedal obsession.

Cheers flickwg: I did see those, but sort of read 'user-serviceable' as 'a bit shit'. Reckon they'd stand up to vicious precipitation and muck?

chris crash if your after a "bike for life" i would go for them, and a road/ touring geo and possibly get two forks one with a 45 degree rake for every day riding, and one that straight bladed for the track (to tighten up the geo a bit).

when i build my self a touring frame its getting those ends so i can do either fixed or geared touring depending on my mood and the type of ride.

I wouldn't try and race on the track and tour on the same frame, even with different forks. You're gonna need clearance for at least 35s + mudgurads at the front (big a-c measurement as well as 45mm rake) and back (long chainstays). Add in a more releaxed head and set tube angles and a slightly lower BB and I can't see the frame being any good on the track. Fixed gear on the road though would be awesome for long rides and light touring

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i bet MA3K would still fall off :p