Search results for:

Tubing wise...
Chainstays - Columbus Max
Seattube - special TrueTemper curved
Seatstays - no idea - Columbus something, though are being curved in house
Downtube/Toptube - Columbus Spirit OS
Forks - Columbus Grammy carbon

Ares 4

Ares 6

Right, Someone might need to shoot me re: wheelset.

I just can't being myself to get the typhoons (fingers burned too much with Mad Fibers...).

I have swooned over the looks of this wheelset since forever (Giant TCR Ext pros or something - see below attachment?), despite barely any (none!) good experiences by anyone that did anything other than look at them. The also need an Enco 11 speed cassette to give any chance of fitting. Still God, LOVES a tryer, right? And I can convince myself they'll be a good 'wet' wheelset as they have alloy rims :).

But for the 'best' wheelset, I'm verging towards Rolf Prima Ares. Either the 60 or 40 mm versions are available vaguely within my price range (£1k ish), and they look nice (when stickers are off they'll be nice plain black just like bits of the frame...)

(hmmm, pics linking isn't working?)
http://branfordbike.com/images/library/Zoom/rolf_ares6_12_z.jpg

or

http://redkiteprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_9329.jpg

The frame is pretty OS tubing-wise, and with integralters is will be nice and aero-y, so the 60mm might not be too offenisve (the original spec was using forks from a boardman TT bike with the hidden brakes...)

No, I think it's some sort of specialist software - BikeCAD maybe?

Colours as below....Also gives some detail in to the bilam/(fake-ish) lugging going on.

Had this in the pipeline for what feels like forever, though now, this week, it's just going under the torch. Spent the bet part of 2 years faffing around the design, and trying to stick (crowbar) in 'nods' to all the ace bits of steel builders that sparked my interest in it all.

Geo as per the attached. A touch on the stubby side, though that's bikefit doing it's thing around my unflexible mamil self and Cinelli integralters being impossible to find in 1 1/8 x 42 wide x stem length less than Cavendish...

Funky bits to note off the top of my head...
Curved seat tube (as used on the Yamaguchi frames) with ISP
Curved (single arc) seat stays (similar to a Hetchins...)
Bi-laminate lugging where possible (so on-trend...)
Dura Ace di2
Cinelli Integralters
Wheelset tbh. I got burnt (though more than fairly resolved by Wiggles guarantee dept) by Madfibers...so you'd think I wouldn't look at another carbon wheel, right? Right?...http://www.equinoxcarbonwheels.co.uk/shop/typhoon/ Is the latest idea. I hope I grow out of it tbh

Colourwise the seattube, BB, inner bit of bilam headtube (and other cutouts) and forks - black, the rest in dark blue gloss with flecks of black. Lug lined in gunmetal grey to match dura ace.

Good for moonwalking, by all accounts.

Can we call him 'New Peter'.

Still riding like a boss, less grabby grabby, more social conscience. I reckon he supports Corbyn too.

Someone watched Wolf of Wall St last night too!

Innit, haha!

Must admit I'm not my most statesmanlike after a few hundred K's and having to do it in a forren language. I thought it was a lovely touch.

That's what makes it so cool...You spend all (well, then last 60k or so) eyeing up all the breaks thinking 'this might do it', and thinking we're seeing the winner from this break... Then every time you remind yourself it's the guy who's boxed clever and ridden mid peleton and who you don't hear of until the last minute.

Bloody love cycling.

And again, You ain't telling me Olegs a bit miffed that he's underachieved (relative to potential) all year until he sticks his non-Saxo jersey on, and now his sponsors lose jersey ad space for the champ stripes for 12 months. Fuck it, I'm going to say right here this has been Pete's plan all along. Just for the lols.

Vintage year for the 1 day races.

Saves his best for the race without the Tinkoff Jersey.

For once in years all the "I fancy Sagan for it" predictors can now rejoice and say 'TOLD YOU'!

Big up Pete.

Fucking great race. (despite the coverage).

wheelie wheelie wheelie!

Gwan Sag...No second...Your time!

Yup...spoke too soon, though the ex-pack haven't had to to the dig to reach them.

If Stannard gets his towropes out...

It's like PR2014...When it get <10km will be interesting as the non-sprinters go for it. Proper love finishes like this!

Gwan Basildon!

^not a bad autocorrect for Vasil

Cycle Club (i.e. the shop) Manchestah

Great question!

There will be shadow shorts alongside the new jacket

Shaping up to be quite interesting with all the favourites out(ish).

Granted Valverde and Nairo are still in, though if you imagine the 'race starts now' there's an interesting field and effective time handicap on all the entrants.

Sagan not happy..

#MarginalGains