Bicyclettes

[hamburglar]

i think everybody should post pics of their bikes and new purchases on their whips.

i finally got tensioner makes life a lot easier. and i sold my front aerospoke. i started riding my 26 again.

[chingon]

i usually hate aerospokes on the back, but that looks decent. can you barspin on that bike?

[hamburglar]

yup. I like the 26 as opposed to the 650 because its wider and handles potholes and shit way better then 700. i have a flatboy tire its 26x1.25 its nice

[innit]

[kenthenoob]

i swear this pic was in this thread once before...

[greentalks43]

Bianchi. Original color was not celeste. So dont freak out, purists.

[aydo1]

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[arevalo]

My bike hasn't been far since winter hit ....

I'm a big pansy.

[Lloyd]

Sadly I haven't been on a bike since last August due to ill health. However I am hoping to recover at the end of march and treat myself with a well nice bike. Currently I am leaning towards a titanium tourer from Condor Cycles, a bespoke framemaker in London. The make is Gran Fondo:

http://www.condorcycles.com/granfondo.html

I'd probably get the Ultegra complete build for £2100 (1500 for frame).

I'd be using it for training rides (60-70 miles) as well as cycling holidays.

The tubing is "K19 Triple Butted 3AL.2.5V Ti", weighs approx 1.4 Kg.

I'd be V grateful if any cycling boffs could help me out with the following:

What's it like to ride Ti? Is it a suitable material for 1/2 day rides and cycling holidays? Every time I touch a Ti frame my dick moves, but I've never manged to actually mount one.

Info on the relative quality of the frame, i.e. I think "3AL.2.5V" refers to the Ti alloy used, but what quality is this alloy? and what does "K19" refer to?

What do peeps think of the price? Is it better value than litespeed?

Much appreciated.

[st199ml]

Now you're talking.

I had an alu Condor before taking the Ti plunge and buying a Moots last year.

Ti ride is very nice indeed. Probably easiest to describe it as creamy smooth.

I'm a big chap so was scared about breaking a carbon frame as a result. I also began to hate the road buzz and jarring from aluminium, particularly on long rides. So I went with titanium. Yes it suits long rides. Yes it suits cycle tours.

The 3Al relates to the percentage of aluminium alloyed into the titanium. Likewise the 2.5V is the amount of vanadium. You can get higher grade titanium which is 6Al/4V.

I imagine the K19 relates to the way the tubing is shaped and finished to deliver a certain tube of ride characteristics, similar to double butting (which just means it flares out at both ends). Most of Condor's bikes have dedacciai tubes, so it could be their processes.

Litespeed to me seems very expensive. And I've heard some horror stories about their after care. But they're the biggest, so you'll always hear some terrible tales and nothing from the army of happy customers I'm sure.

Other brands you could look apart from the venerable Condor are:

Van Nicholas (http://www.vannicholas.com/)

Sunday (http://www.sundaybicycles.co.uk/)

And there are loads of others. One possible sneaky tip is this mob. http://www.xacd.com.cn/index1.htm

Feedback on a couple of cycling forums is they'll do you a very good custom geometry frame in 3/2.5 titanium for £370.

[mlproject]

that picture of the concept in the shower is so hilarious. i got banned from bike forums by koffee brown for posting it. twice.

[hamburglar]

Bianchi. Original color was not celeste. So dont freak out, purists.

is that a conversion?

[kenthenoob]

yeah, looks like it.

[hamburglar]

ken have u made any changes to the fuji?

[kenthenoob]

no :|

saving money kinda

[hamburglar]

have u riden it yet?

[Guest mattes]

Here is my US made Flovel Flyer:

and one of my two quadangles:

and i am still looking for a looptail PK ripper.

[kenthenoob]

i love these plastic wheels

is that a brooks saddle on the quad? haha cool

have u riden it yet?

yeah, i still need to figure out what's loose.

[Guest mattes]

i love these plastic wheels

is that a brooks saddle on the quad? haha cool

yeah, i still need to figure out what's loose.

The saddle is Kashimax and I cut the front to get more space betw. saddle and handlebar end to turn around for freestyle.

[monkey nuts]

i love these plastic wheels

is that a brooks saddle on the quad? haha cool

yeah, i still need to figure out what's loose.

I love those plastic wheels?plastic wheels?

show some respect.

them are Tuff wheels! don't forget!

[hamburglar]

mag wheels son!

[greentalks43]

is that a conversion?

Yes, rides nicer than my friends IRO Mark V SE

[sycamore no more]

Quadangles fucking rule.

I like your use of gold on this build + it actually looks like it's been ridden, unlike those bmx museum nerds who build classic bmx bikes and stare.

[acekieffer]

new bars.

[vee_dub]

Quadangles fucking rule.

I like your use of gold on this build + it actually looks like it's been ridden, unlike those bmx museum nerds who build classic bmx bikes and stare.

My friend have 2 Quandangles complete bike and a frame. Fuking awesomeee BMx.

[monkey nuts]

Quadangles fucking rule.

I like your use of gold on this build + it actually looks like it's been ridden, unlike those bmx museum nerds who build classic bmx bikes and stare.

if the tuff wheels were graphite the hubs would be gold too.

[Guest mattes]

i really want graphite tuffs but it's too expensive on ebay.

I got all the parts used which was cheaper than NOS parts and I do ride it once a while.

[corter]

new chainring and tensioners...hooked up to the fluid trainer. I'm really loving it so far, pretty easy to get road-like resistance and way fun for rainy days like this...rode for an hour in my living room.

on another note, anyone heard of Sparton frames out of chile? they're lugged steel, handmade, and frame/fork are $250 shipped. I'm thinking about getting one for my second bike, they have more road-like geometry which would be nice for long rides.

[hamburglar]

^ i almost bought that

[knucks]

new chainring and tensioners...hooked up to the fluid trainer. I'm really loving it so far, pretty easy to get road-like resistance and way fun for rainy days like this...rode for an hour in my living room.

on another note, anyone heard of Sparton frames out of chile? they're lugged steel, handmade, and frame/fork are $250 shipped. I'm thinking about getting one for my second bike, they have more road-like geometry which would be nice for long rides.

Sparton frames suck, apparently. They're really heavy and not worth it for $250.