Bike porn

Wish mine looked like this...

Lose the mudguards though personally.

Wish mine looked like this..

More V.Moser than F.Moser to me; I understand that some people think it's porn, and it is therefore in the right thread, but it does nothing for me.

^ +1

he's not the moderator just v.close to the moderator.
heh heh heh.

its like SP's worries about his gf all over again.
something to tease someone about.
souths monday mr. D?

Just seen this... What are you on about now Henry? Deliberate baiting perhaps? :D

Look like his saddle is a little too high.

Ed you are too funny... a bit obsessed with fit at the moment by any chance? ;)

anyone know what handlebars those are? I want them.
now!

My old eyes seem to think they can see the word 'Salsa' which would make sense as Salsa do some fecking brilliant cycloX bars.
only £30 notes here:
http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/userimages/procart20.htm

As for The midge bar. They are also fecking brilliant. I have some on my CycloX commuter. They keep tempting me onto winding trails, even my conti-travel-contacts just are'nt up to it :)

^^^ I have those on my tourer, they're awesomely comfy. You cant really tell from the pic but the drops spread a little at the bottom. Not as much as the midges but just enough to feel a bit more stable on the drops when going downhill. Mine are superwide, they rock.

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/2009/10/1979_dusty_rose_cinelli_superc.php

Nice looking SS 29er frame.

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That's gorgeous VV, if a little let down by the white brake hoods.

Nice looking SS 29er frame.

I'm liking the 20mm axle clamps, but the fork length looks like it's corrected for replacement with a 120mm travel bouncy one.

That's gorgeous VV, if a little let down by the white brake hoods.

The whole brakeset is wrong; Deltas with classic Record drive train.

I'm liking the 20mm axle clamps, but the fork length looks like it's corrected for replacement with a 120mm travel bouncy one.

Possibly. Difficult to tell from the pic angle. The head tube angle does look steep though.....
thinks about fork length/rake/trail gets headache
TBH I thought the geometry looked my small 29er frame, but with allowance for 100mm travel fork (as seems to be the trend) as opposed to my (and most previous 29ers) 80mm travel allowance.

still not worth 2.8k

It's worth whatever someone pays for it..

Yep, I realised that. I also think it has as much to do with track being a different game for the manufacturers. They don't need to make a road frame as light as 800g or whatever some of them are but they do it to compete with the other companies. That competition doesn't exist in track frames.
In reality the UCI limit should be lower for track anyway due to absence of gears and brakes!

But for the reasons you state, I shall never have my 1kg track frame.

Custom build you can do what you want. Burls do fixed frames. Get them to build one with track geo for ya.

Look like his saddle is a little too high.

Why do you say that?

He has nice flat back, doesn't appear to be rocking and at bottom of his pedal stroke his knee is slightly bent.

It's a bit hard to tell given the angle but his setup doesn't look to bad.

I thought the geometry looked my small 29er frame, but with allowance for 100mm travel fork

120 was hyperbole on my part; my point was that people I know are thinking about going rigid if they add a niner to the fleet, so any travel allowance is too much.

Custom build you can do what you want. Burls do fixed frames. Get them to build one with track geo for ya.

Good point, although Burls can't make an 800g titanium frame! I could commission Scott maybe :-)

I am pretty happy with my 7 and a bit kg bike I have at the moment and don't need/can't justify a sub 7kg build.

Some might like this...
I've always prefered a clean frame with oversized tubes, especially for people
who ride with a BMX influenced style and do tricks all day, yet I do love the
more classic track frames for shredding down the streets.

Not for me, sorry! it's not to do with the oversized tubing (dicki has an alu cannondale from the 90s which looks awesome, and tynan has a really nice argon18 electron frame), just don't think that looks that nice.

Some might like this...
I've always prefered...........blah.............. for shredding down the streets.

i can almost hear them cursing the choice of saddle

And the wall/pavement combination.

You're all missing the point. The only reason it is in here is because it has those rad dice valve caps.

More V.Moser than F.Moser to me; I understand that some people think it's porn, and it is therefore in the right thread, but it does nothing for me.

I mean I wish mine looked like this as I have one of these, but nowhere near as mint as this - wouldn't go for these colours but for a bike of its age (mid-late 50s) it is immaculate. Check out the curly rear stays - pioneering at the time.

120 was hyperbole on my part; my point was that people I know are thinking about going rigid if they add a niner to the fleet, so any travel allowance is too much.

Read this on bikemagic. Its regarding full sus 29ers, but it makes a good point.

We remain a little unconvinced by 29in "sturdy" suspension bikes, on the whole. 29in wheels undoubtedly have benefits, but those benefits are most keenly felt on hardtails and short-travel bikes. The more travel you add, the more the "29eriness" gets diluted. Much as 26in bikes will always be lighter than 29ers, so you'll always be able to package a bit more travel into a bike with smaller wheels. If your riding tends to use up suspension, 26in is probably the way to go.

I've read about the massive offset you need to get alot of travel out an 29er fork too, without using mad headtube angles. Not sure I like the sound of that.

The fork has the monster offset that forms the key part of Fisher's G2 geometry, which sorts out the steering of 29ers without resorting to crazy-steep head angles. We've found other G2 bikes to be amazingly handy tools, but you have to get used to the disconcerting lack of steering feedback - initially it feels like the bars aren't actually connected to anything.

I suppose the 'if your really tall' argument may still stand up. But being really tall is'nt something I know much about :)

For me 29ers suit being fully rigid.
I've a particular 26" full sus on my wishlist.
http://www.mondraker.com/09/esp/bikes/Dune-XR/41-3
(not porn^^ just a fecking nice bike)