If your bike was
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I couldn't resist....DonDaddyD wrote:My bike isn't so much as a person as it is a thing, a beautiful thing forged by virgin elves, in the the heart of a star and stiffened and cooled by the all consuming coldness of a black whole.
Sure it wasn't a black half....or a third maybe?Greg66 wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Errrr it's a murcielago ... murcielago roadster, no less.
Italian design, daaaaaahlings.
The clue's in the name
Not really.....murcielago is a Spanish word....for Bat as it happens.
Sorry.
Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
H.G. Wells.0 -
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My Cannondale
Loved and loathed by many in equal measure.
Prohibitively expensive to buy and maintain.
Difficult to keep upright.Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.
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cjcp wrote:Feltup wrote:TVR's feel sluggish.
TVR = Trouble Very Regularly
To quote Clarkson:
'A mercedes wouldn't have overheated and broken down here, but you can bet your bottom dollar that if it had broken it wouldn't have fixed itself'.
All the problems I've ever had with it have been solved by waiting 10 minutes then trying again.
And BJUK, I think your harem might be unhappy to hear that!0 -
Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.
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Ok, I give up, but you can probably guess who it was.Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.
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I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?0
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_Brun_ wrote:I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?
I was trying to find the reverse, Italian tailoring with some crocs - to illustrate LiT's Viner and MTB shoes...- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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jashburnham wrote:_Brun_ wrote:I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?
I was trying to find the reverse, Italian tailoring with some crocs - to illustrate LiT's Viner and MTB shoes...
Oi! I haven't decided on the pedals yet, I'll have you know.0 -
Yeah well you've been warned.
Ask Linsen about road shoes...- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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now 6 months since it was ordered :?
Still, at least I'm half way through my cycle 2 work payments itsnotarace.org - SCR Rules & FCN Calculator0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:All the problems I've ever had with it have been solved by waiting 10 minutes then trying again.
Not a bad rule for life in general
Although sometimes waiting 10 minutes then walking away works quite well too 0 -
_Brun_ wrote:I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?
Not sure everyone will agree with the "reasonably attractive" bit, but how about:
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jashburnham wrote:Yeah well you've been warned.
Ask Linsen about road shoes...
Perhaps these would be of interest?0 -
biondino wrote:_Brun_ wrote:I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?
Not sure everyone will agree with the "reasonably attractive" bit, but how about:
Clarkson was spot-on with his "boiled horse" analogy.Pictures are better than words because some words are big and hard to understand.
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don_don wrote:jashburnham wrote:Yeah well you've been warned.
Ask Linsen about road shoes...
Perhaps these would be of interest?
My northwave boots have the two holes right at the toe too... what are they for?0 -
are they threaded?Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.
Felt F55 - 2007
Specialized Singlecross - 2008
Marin Rift Zone - 1998
Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali0 -
Feltup wrote:are they threaded?
Yep, they currently have screws in them with what looks like little yellow football boot studs.0 -
they are there for running up steep slippery hills. You can change the studs depending on the conditions. Or not bother at all if you don't want to run up steep slippery hills!Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.
Felt F55 - 2007
Specialized Singlecross - 2008
Marin Rift Zone - 1998
Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali0 -
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Welcome!Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.
Felt F55 - 2007
Specialized Singlecross - 2008
Marin Rift Zone - 1998
Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali0 -
biondino wrote:_Brun_ wrote:I need a bit of help here. Could anyone suggest a fairly generic yet reasonably attractive American with disproportionately expensive Italian shoes?
Not sure everyone will agree with the "reasonably attractive" bit, but how about:
SJP
without the performancePurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
Beared Bromptonite - FCN 140 -
Feltup wrote:they are there for running up steep slippery hills. You can change the studs depending on the conditions. Or not bother at all if you don't want to run up steep slippery hills!
Yep, stoopid MTB shoes.
You'll be cycling up steep hills, no need for studs...- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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These would have been perfect for the Tweed run:
- 2023 Vielo V+1
- 2022 Canyon Aeroad CFR
- 2020 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX
- Strava
- On the Strand
- Crown Stables
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I'm quite taken with those but I would have to buy a new country gent bike to go with them!Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.
Felt F55 - 2007
Specialized Singlecross - 2008
Marin Rift Zone - 1998
Peugeot Tourmalet - 1983 - taken more hits than Mohammed Ali0 -
They're really cool, but why the white treads? Surely black would have been better...0
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Black and brown? Together? Young lady, go to your room at once!0
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biondino wrote:Black and brown? Together? Young lady, go to your room at once!
I'm already in my room, tinkering with bikes. My room is a fun place to hang out - full of bikes and books and x-box. So nyerrrrrrr.
Oh and my old commuter is this:
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I'd be at warp 9 all the time....0 -
Great thread guys an gals, i'm guna post to keep it alive:
Cannondale:
Kuota:
winter beast: http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff016.jpg
Summer beast; http://i497.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... uff015.jpg0
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