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Anyone have any idea of the provenance of this bike? Unfortunately these photos are as large as I've got.

The Kilo TT and the Flite 100 are the same frame. I've got one - an unbranded Kilo TT from BikeIsland, so it has bottle cage mounts - and I can recommend it. Saying this, I don't have any of the off-the-peg components and I've never owned another frame, but I really like it. It's tight, it holds up to abuse, it's fairly light, and it looks the business. The only thing I dislike about it is that it has rack mounts.

Came across this using StumbleUpon:

I'm pretty sure that's only a render though... not that it's likely to look any better in real life.

Not so. I've seen this thing in real life and it really is that ugly in the flesh. It's owned by a guy who runs a hipster bike store - with privileged access to a catalogue of components at cost, it baffles me that he would put something like this together. There is no accounting for taste.

Damn, girl!

sorry if this is a repost,Diesil x Pinarello colab

full pictures here
http://www.mmmust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:d

What cranks are those?

Chromoplastics without question. The Roadracers are a nightmare to fit and they just sort of go wherever they please - I had no end of rubbing with mine. The Chromoplastics took a little bit of bending but eventually I got them where I wanted them and they stayed there, mostly. The only real problem I had with them is how closely they fit - when snow gets packed in there, it can get hard to pedal due to the resistance.

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Did I see you carrying this through the link between the two halves of Central station around Christmas?

This set is excruciating.

Indeed it is.

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Couldn't I just pay with money?

Most amusing.

As far as I can see, the only thing that really makes it objectionable is the colour of the drivetrain. Put a silver crankset and a normal-looking chain on instead and it'll be better.

Oh, and the handlebars are a bit silly too. Generally speaking, you shouldn't try to mix white with off-white.

I sprayed my last frame with no prior experience. It was quite a labour-intensive endeavour and I don't know if I'd recommend it. It took me two weeks to do mine since I'm a bit obsessive and because I had to leave it at my friends' house where they have an outdoor fire escape (I live in a high-rise). Stripping it was messy and disgusting and painting was a finicky process, especially since I had to do it outdoors. While it came out pretty well, the finish didn't last even though I applied three coats of primer, six coats of paint and four coats of clear. I'd like to think it wasn't just because I'm a shit painter because I was really quite careful about everything.

Considering the cost of masking tape, sandpaper, a wire brush, chemical stripper, degreaser, primer, paint, clear coat, latex gloves and a respiratory mask - and what a pain in the ass the whole operation is - I'd certainly consider Armourtex if I were in your position.

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I live in Montreal where a system using exactly these bikes has been in place for a few months. I haven't tried one yet as the fare is a bit expensive at $5 (£3) for a day's availability with fees on top of that depending on how long you keep it, although there is a yearly subscription available. As far as I can tell, it was a well-conceived idea reasonably well-implemented as quite a lot of people ride them.

As far as the bikes themselves are concerned, they look pretty well-built; the only damage I've seen on one is a bent-off rack, presumably from a frontal collision. The consequence of this is that they're really heavy and by extension slow. I've seen a few students late to class hauling ass on them and economically speaking the calorie per metre ratio represents very poor value. They've also got always-on front and rear lights that are powered by a dynamo that goes click click click and I can only surmise that this adds to riding difficulty. The biggest problem that I can see with these bikes is that they're a scourge on the streets: they're slow as ass, wide as fuck and generally their riders aren't exactly the most experienced or aware cyclists.