Cycling wallpaper for computer?

[beanzontoast]

Bored with my current bland Windoze backdrop. Anyone suggest any good cycling related work-safe wallpapers please?

 

[Keith Oates]

Go into the web site of your favorite bicycle make and download the 'dream bike' you want, then make it into the wallpaper. Gives you a nice feeling everytime you log on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[beanzontoast]

Cheers Keith. I've done this in the past with photos of my own bikes too .

Also wondering if anyone has any slightly more 'yesteryear' cycling wallpapers. Some of the old manufacturers' posters I've seen are really atmospheric, but can you get them as computer wallpapers?

 

[Blue]

The Cycling Plus web-site used to have cycling related wallpaper available - shots of mountain stages of the TdF sort of thing. I used to have one on my laptop. Don't know if they are still available, but may be worth a search.

 

[red_tom]

http://www.grenoblecycling.com/GCP-Wallpapers-1.htm

The website belongs to a guy who used to post on the C+ forum. Lawrence??

 

[Fnaar]

Here's some old ones I got some time ago from god knows where... will stretch a bit to screen size without too much loss of quality:

 

[Fab Foodie]

I just use any cycling photos I see on the web and use those as and when I see them. pretty much any web image can be used.
Currently I have a 'still' from that recent velodrome pile-up.
Right click on picture, then 'set as background' or alternatively save image and use from there.

 

[Noodley]

Right click on picture, then 'set as background' or alternatively save image and use from there.

Cheers. I had never worked out how to do that. Now I know.

(I'll probably forget by next week )

 

[stevenb]

http://www.grenoblecycling.com/GCP-Wallpapers-1.htm

The website belongs to a guy who used to post on the C+ forum. Lawrence??

Stunning scenic pics there.

 

[red_tom]

Stunning scenic pics there.

I love the Galibier in November one. I remember exactly that point in the Marmotte. (mostly because I was scared witless on the descent )

 

[stevenb]

I love the Galibier in November one. I remember exactly that point in the Marmotte. (mostly because I was scared witless on the descent )

I take it then that you took these yourself?
Even better still.
Yes I agree that Galibier one looks fab.

Would be great if the tour passed the huge tall bridge in south central France....is it called the Millau bridge????...cant remember...

 

[beanzontoast]

Here's some old ones I got some time ago from god knows where... will stretch a bit to screen size without too much loss of quality:

Thanks Fnarr - these are great!

 

[mondobongo]

Graham Watson did have some nice ones but the site is being updated at the moment and they are not listed.

www.grahamwatson.com

 

[longers]

I've seen it where peoples wallpaper is on a cycle of images they choose, be it their own photo's or other chosen images, does anyone know how I would set this up on IE please?

 

[John the Monkey]

Longers, assuming you're a windows user, go to Microsoft's site and download the wallpaper changer "powertoy" - this should do it.