Roy Gardiner

Ambrosio aluminium/carbon strong, light and good value at £700 the frame. 'Lightweight' wheels strong, light. Campagnolo Record and Powerpedals

Principia tt28 v.stiff Specialized Shimano and Mektronic. Ego first!

Roy Gardiner

Hmm, I find the older I get the better I was

haze

ok...my bike is a wheeler 5100. its not alower band bike at all tho it may sound like it. Its a mixture of avanti corsa and wheeler. It has a wheeler frame and corsa componants. It runs durace shifters and sax chain. Shes called "starfang" and dont dis the name Ive had her for about a year and she survived about 5 crashes ive had..hehe (during the last three crashes she went through 3 chains as well..hehe ) im very proud of her she has a sister called twinstar and i think shes a giant orc. thats my best friends bike. i dont no how to get the picture on with the attatchment but ill find out how [IMG]

Allen H

I'll be picking up my '04 LeMond Buenos Aires this weekend - it's my first road bike.

I can't keep up climbing with my wife anymore on her DeRosa (all those spinning classes really paid off for her!), since I've been riding a Cannondale hybrid - time for some serious cardio and weight loss, so I figured I'd take the plunge with a "serious bike" (for me) for motivation.

I'm adding a Flight Deck - otherwise it should look identical to this one:

Gonzo Bob

1986 Vitus 979 Duralinox - 55cm - light blue - full Dura-ace 6-speed

Attached is a picture of me riding it up Mont Ventoux in August of this year.

Newboy

Hey Gonzo Bob, that is what I call a cycle picture, what was it like climbing that "hill"? How much preparation (training) did you do before hand?
Whoa, I want to do it!

Gonzo Bob

I really enjoyed riding up Ventoux. It was a bit harder than I thought it would be. We rode up at it the end of a one week tour in the area and for all of the other climbs (many in the 1300m-1600m range) I did not need my lowest gear and rode up them in a 39x24. But after the first few "easy" kms on Ventoux, the road pitched up to between 9 and 11% and I was very glad I had a 28t cog.

As for training, I really did no specific hill training as I live in the gently rolling farmlands of the Midwest. But I did ride a lot (20-30 hours/week) since I was training for Paris-Brest-Paris (I have the PBP Jersey on in that photo) which was the week before the tour.

Stealthman_1

My 2001 Specialized Sirrus Pro set up as my commuter a couple mornings ago.

Stealthman_1

And then there is my baby Pinallope! 2003 Prince SL, full Dura Ace, she's multi-lingual, swapped out the Selle Flite for the Selle ProLink Trans Am saddle, mucho better...

codiene

OMG
And I thought my Marvel was pretty. Sweet, sweet bike.

LSR

A Pinarello with Dura Ace, what's the world coming to!

Newboy

Yep really nice Pinarello, but I am liking these pictures of bikes in the great outdoors where they belong, anymore out there?

djbowen1

My mess of a work area and my Cannondale R600.

Stealthman_1

Thanks, my compliments to Pinarello! I was bike shopping in Davis about a month ago when I saw it in a window and about fell over backwards. I went in and asked what size it was and the girl told be 54cm, I said 'crap', she said 'wrong size?'. I said 'perfect size' ! I've been gushing over it ever since. The bike is like a piano string, it is just so tight and it corners like it's on rails. I get such a kick out of out riding with friends, we hit downhills at the same speed, they pedal, I coast, and walk away from them. I broke 40 for the first time twice the other day on some decent local grades, solid as a rock. I'll be quiet now, but god that bike rockssssss.

Allen H

here's my new LeMond Buenos Aires - 2004, with the combo steel spine/OCLV carbon cockpit frame, Bontrager carbon fork, Ultegra/105 components, Bontrager wheelsets, Cane Creek headset, 3TTT THE handlebar & stem.

(My first "serious" roadbike, and first with clipless pedals, so I haven't pulled the "platforms" off the other side of the pedals yet - maybe later today when I take it for a spin.)

C.F.F

Well, I'm new here so I would like to see what u think of her! It's a 2k3 Klein Q-Carbon Team. I have upgraded a couple things. It has a Cinelli Ram bar 42/110 with the new computer mounting system,Cateye OS 1.1 computer, FSA ISIS bottom bracket(chromoly spindle) and an FSA ISIS Superlight Carbon Fiber Crank 172.5.It aslo has 2 Pazzaz Carbon fiber bottle cages.I am waitng for a few more parts to come in like my Bontrager XXX lite carbon seatpost and my Dura-ace pedals.I don't know if I want to change the seat or not.Anyways, tell me what u think.
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Thanks for taking a look, Nik

minesh1

Well, I just bought my first road bike, a used Cannondale CAAD 3, with an a collection of race-ready parts (so I'm told):

Kestrel EMS threaded carbon fork
Ultegra shifters (full 9 speed drive)
105 rear der. BRAND NEW
Ultegra front derailleur
Shimano 600 calipers
Ultegra 11-21 cassette
Kalloy alloy post
Fizik Pave saddle
Dura Ace 175 cranks
Syncros stem
3T ergo bar
Bontrager Race X-lite wheels: front w/out rim cut out,rear wheel with rim cut out
Conti Ultra 2000 tires
LOOK Anotomic Carbon pedals

I hope I didn't overpay ($700 delivered)

cpthawk

Here's mine a Cannondale R2000SI CAAD7 Got it about 6 weeks ago.


https://www.bikeforums.net/newattachm...3b6e2b4da92273

Stealthman_1

Minesh, hope to see you on the AR trail, that Dale will be easy to remember.

Newboy

Just testing my Avatar (whatever they are)

Newboy

Yep works a treat (whatever it is) and even back dates it!
Love it

minesh1

Yeah, Stealthman, my bike is very Halloween friendly I don't know if I'll ever ride all the way up to Folsom from downtown, but I'm moving to Rocklin soon - any recommended rides, routes, & clubs?

EastCoast

2004 Look KG 386i (Carbon)

• Campagnolo Chorus-10
• Ritchey WCS OS stem & handlebar
• Mavic Ksyrium Elite Clincher
• Vittoria Open Corsa CX EVO-K 700x23 Red
• Selle Italia Flite Titanium

16.5 lbs. w/o pedals

Aloner

EastCoast . . . that is one sweet, sweet, sweet . . . ahh, it defies description! that's an awesome bike.

ParamountScapin 

'02 Scapin EOS3 (Columbus Niva OR tubeset)
'01 Campy Record group
Phil Wood ti BB, CK headset, Connes chain
Ksyrium Elite wheels
American Classic skewers