Prettiest CX bike...

[VamP]

I can't believe I've left it this long to post this one. As ridden by Darren Barclay to victory in London League last season. Very striking in the flesh.

 

[Howard]

Nice...looks like a dirty disco frame.

I've just kicked off a custom 853 cross frame. I am excite. It was that or the new Ridley. Being able to use a Wound-up team disc fork I've had kicking around for ages pushed me to the custom route.

 

[smutchin]

The more I look at that, the more I like it. I have to admit, though, when I first saw the pic, I thought the brand was "Poncy".

 

[VamP]

Nice...looks like a dirty disco frame.

I've just kicked off a custom 853 cross frame. I am excite. It was that or the new Ridley. Being able to use a Wound-up team disc fork I've had kicking around for ages pushed me to the custom route.

Good spot! Not the Dirty Disco, the newer one they have, XLS. Very similar. Maybe it comes out the same mold and then they apply a little blowtorch behind the headtube

 

[dan_bo]

Nice...looks like a dirty disco frame.

I've just kicked off a custom 853 cross frame. I am excite. It was that or the new Ridley. Being able to use a Wound-up team disc fork I've had kicking around for ages pushed me to the custom route.

When you say 'kicked off'.....you building (fabricating) or having one built?

 

[Howard]

Having one built. I'm not that handy with solder yet

 

[Howard]

Good spot! Not the Dirty Disco, the newer one they have, XLS. Very similar. Maybe it comes out the same mold and then they apply a little blowtorch behind the headtube

This is what put me off new Ridley X-Fire: they are all just popping out of the same Chinese/Taiwanese factories and getting a lick of paint in Belgium/UK/wherever. For which £1200 seems a bit much. </modernlifeproblems>

 

[dan_bo]

Having one built. I'm not that handy with solder yet

same here. I've had a SLX tubeset under my desk for three years- until I dropped it off at Neil Orrells'......

 

[VamP]

This is what put me off new Ridley X-Fire: they are all just popping out of the same Chinese/Taiwanese factories and getting a lick of paint in Belgium/UK/wherever. For which £1200 seems a bit much. </modernlifeproblems>

Speaking of Taiwanese frames, did you see Winstanleys have the Kinesis Csix2 frame at half price? Absolute bargain if you can get your size.

 

[VamP]

I've just kicked off a custom 853 cross frame. I am excite. It was that or the new Ridley. Being able to use a Wound-up team disc fork I've had kicking around for ages pushed me to the custom route.

Sounds awesome. A buddy races an 853 custom. Cantis. That thing is as light as my Kinesis. And he's fast.

 

[Howard]

Speaking of Taiwanese frames, did you see Winstanleys have the Kinesis Csix2 frame at half price? Absolute bargain if you can get your size.

So nice! But I can't do cantis - I'm committed to this disc brake thing.

 

[VamP]

So nice! But I can't do cantis - I'm committed to this disc brake thing.

I realised that when I re-read your post. Just as well as I just checked and all the frames from Winstanleys are gone

 

[Andrew Br]

Nice...looks like a dirty disco frame.

No, the DD has the rear brake on the chainstay (best place for it IMO).

Good spot! Not the Dirty Disco, the newer one they have, XLS. Very similar. Maybe it comes out the same mold and then they apply a little blowtorch behind the headtube

That's more like it.

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[Howard]

 

[smutchin]

*drool*

Is that the 853 frame? Very handsome.