show us your aluminium

[ColinJ]

Nice bike SJ - Campy rear wheel and Shimano front, isn't that a bit like mixing cross-ply and radials, is it safe?!!

Cough, apologies for posting the largest photo in the world, hope ColinJ doesn't spot it, I know he's a bit touchy about that sort of thing!

I have spotted it, and it is irritating me because I don't think Shaun has put the image caching back to what it was before he changed it for the Christmas decorations. That means that many times when I come back to threads with huge images in, my browser downloads them again - eventually!

(I think I'll remind Shaun about the caching...)

 

[subaqua]

my daily ride. real comfy too

 

[vorsprung]

2004 Orbea Gavia Sport. Size XL (too big) Triple with 105. Upgraded with a different / stronger back wheel and a Brooks Swift
My summer commuter. Has been resting in the garage since September. It did do a wet Bryan Chapman Memorial 600km audax in 2006

 

[jayonabike]

My Secteur Comp, with 105 triple. Upgrades are : Fulcrum 3 wheels, Conti 4 season tyres, 105 brakes, 105 spd-sl pedals. I'm thinking of adding red bar tape for a splash of colour.

Jay

 

[Smokin Joe]

Nice bike SJ - Campy rear wheel and Shimano front, isn't that a bit like mixing cross-ply and radials, is it safe?!!



Cough, apologies for posting the largest photo in the world, hope ColinJ doesn't spot it, I know he's a bit touchy about that sort of thing!

I'm mainly a Campag man, but the wheel was only £40 from CRC during a sale and I like minimalist spoking on the front. The frame is Scandium main tubes, still going well after six years.

Apologies for the large photo, but it took me all my IT knowledge to get that one up. One day I'll get the hang of this lark.

 

[Goldie]

Here is my Alloy workhorse.

Now sports a pannier......... argh.......

New 'rear end'..........

Sorry for the picture quote... I was going to ask if that was from Will's Wheels in Heaton Chapel but now the pictures are at full size I can see it is! I sort of knew they still built up bikes themselves - I guess they buy the frames in do they? Can you basically have what you want on it in terms of components?

 

[lanternerouge]

I see the Will's Wheels boys out and about al the time!

Here is my aluminium action to cheer me up.... it's now my only bike after my other 2 got nicked.

 

[fossyant]

Sorry for the picture quote... I was going to ask if that was from Will's Wheels in Heaton Chapel but now the pictures are at full size I can see it is! I sort of knew they still built up bikes themselves - I guess they buy the frames in do they? Can you basically have what you want on it in terms of components?

You can have exactly what you want on them, or just get a frame. The frames are pretty generic to lots of LBS's and then painted to order. This frame I have is the same as the Pearson Touche.

 

[addictfreak]

My winter ride. Bought it as my introduction to road bikes, and was certainly not disappointed.

Wheels have since been upgraded to Mavic Ksyrium Elites

 

[Browser]

Here was mine when new, Tifosi CK7 Classic, I'll have to clean it and put a new piccie up

 

[cyberknight]

carrera virtuosso

Bought for £250 new from a bike radar guy who wanted a bigger bike

carrera TDF

Sold subway 1 and added £10 to get a bike as a commuting hack

 

[fossyant]

Pimped it a bit....

 

[Aperitif]

My aluminium - pressed into service as a commuter again, as I bu66ered up my rear wheel on the Solo on Tuesday. Didn't ride it much at all last year, apart from to crash it and take it on a day trip to Dunwich

 

[DTD]

My weekend/day off bike (Cannondale CAADX 105) I haven't got religion – but it is a CROSS bike (groan)

 

[DTD]

…and my commuter – Globe Roll 1 (didn't realise how boneshakery it was until I got the tractor-like Cannondale :-)