Bike porn

So generic. That saddle is inexcusable.

No, it is good and cool.

You're "good and cool".

Your mum's good and cool.

You're "good and cool".

oh you

(⌒_⌒;)

http://2014.handmadebicycleshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-Macchiato-1200x800.jpg

I want a Macchiato, but that one I'd need to strip back to bare metal and start again; not a thing on that build I'd keep, down to the unpleasant colour scheme.

Very nice.

Needs more spokes though.

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NOS Mavic Reflex Ceramic tubular rims laced to White Industries T11 hubs

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=122963

Haven't been online but too all who answered this.. thanks :)

http://prollyisnotprobably.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014_NAHBS_Hometown_MFG-8.jpg

↑↑&↑↑↑ Just had to double check the thread title, two anti posts in a row

Cantilevered track ends followed by triple triangles. Will the anti porn never end?

Fuck, just realised we're about to be assaulted by the annual NAHBS-wank apocalypse. Maybe I should unsubscribe for a month :-)

Is that crank cnc-ed?
If so, really?

Yay!!! Nahbs!!!

Is that crank cnc-ed?
If so, really?

Yeah, genius; non-replaceable chain ring on an overweight and expensive crank. Somewhat the opposite of what it says at Matthew 11:30

and is it a monster long crank or a puny chainring ?

Pretty sure Campagnolo trademarked the term Campy a long time ago... And they seem to be happy using it for the Campy Tech Lab™.

Argument over stocking parts applies to all high end kit anywhere. Likelihood of average bike shop having niche carbon wheel spoke to hand or cartridge bearings for your headset is slim if you live outside major cities. Internet makes it a non issue. I live in reach of a number of shops that stock parts but I still keep a spare set of shift cables and other wear items.

In summary people just pick the group they like and can afford... Sod patriotism or we would all be on sturmey and stuck in one gear.

I'm guessing it's 'cause 'Mericans like it all matchy-matchy and SRAM make better-looking levers and chainsets than Shimano.
They're also fans of abbreviation, so one double-tap lever is 'superior to' two single-tap levers.
In all seriousness though, it's because Cam-pan-yolo isn't a serious alternative to Shimano in America. With Campag (yes, Campag, not fucking 'Campy') you're talking a week's wait for your bike shop to get the right shifter cable in stock, versus SRAM-Shimano harmony and everything available right away.
The American guy who rides Campag has two other Campag-equipped bikes of equal specification to the one he just broke, basically.

and is it a monster long crank or a puny chainring ?

Using the screen ruler method, I get 172.5mm cranks and 34T chainring

Sod patriotism or we would all be on sturmey

Only if we were all Taiwanese, since Sun-Race-Sturmey-Archer is head-quartered there.

Yeah, genius; non-replaceable chain ring on an overweight and expensive crank. Somewhat the opposite of what it says at Matthew 11:30

Obviously those too, but I thought that for aluminum cranks cold forging is the way to go for strength - aligning all them grains or whatever.