vickster
Squire
Why, what's the point? I don't get this stealth bike nonsenseThink of it as a "stealth bike".
Why, what's the point? I don't get this stealth bike nonsenseThink of it as a "stealth bike".
It should be. It cost enough!Wow..........impressive display.
I once had a BF who got a bit narky when I got a new horse. He felt that H+1 was just daft when I already had quite a lot of them. I rode horses for a living, schooled them, competed on them and sold them on at a profit. H+1 was fairly essential to my mortgage payment really.
I miss my Eddie replicaI do like a bit of green (and blue and white). As someone felt-tipped in on my plaster cast. "Have a break. Have a Kwik-Kwak"
I've never been 'on trend' before. I don't quite know whether to be pleased or horrified.
They did the Arione in Team colours for the TdF. They weren't cheap at the time, but even more expensive now. £249 for the Celeste version for the Bianchi. Got the same model in B&W recently for £82. This was a bargain, but RRP was £140, which is significantly less than the Celeste is!Nice but I am biased
Fizik do a saddle(arione I think) in budgie coloursand other green options but they seem to be like rocking horse poo.
I actually really like the understated and stealthy look of this bike. If it were mine I'd keep it just the way it is.Did I mention that I had a new bike? Well I do. Have a new bike, I mean. I really like posting those words. New bikeNew to me anyway.
I posted a quick pic yesterday of Eric, the new Planet X XLS Carbon CX bike. He's second hand and was originally owned by a young man who went off cyclingdespite his Dad buying a rather sexy bike.
Anyway, the decals were a bit naff and looked like something had rubbed up against them at the bottom, where th bike was stored, so I whipped them off today. I have replaced the bar tape with something loud and obnoxious. I know most people will hate it but I love it. I am wondering if I can find a loud, green (comfy) saddle to go with.
I was surprised how quick he is, compared to my old Spesh MTB, he handles much better too and stops really well. Pics below.
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Showing pretty Carbon pattern. The lacquer isn't lifting, it's the way that the camera flash caught it.
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I have the original receipts for both the bikesBargain, I assume you confirmed it's provenance being London and all!
I have really fallen for the way it looks at the moment so I'm leaving it as it is. I'm planning on changing the horrible bottle cage for a nice black bit of carbon fibre though. Not this week though.I actually really like the understated and stealthy look of this bike. If it were mine I'd keep it just the way it is.