The Prince's new wheels!

il_principe
il_principe Posts: 9,155
edited February 2009 in Commuting chat
Couple of pics of the Prince with his new wheels!

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and one in BW!!

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Roll on the summer.
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Very nice. Colour coordinated and everything :D
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  • Jamey
    Jamey Posts: 2,152
    You owe me some replacement springs for my tart-o-meter :)
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Something's not in proportion. Oh I know. It's the girl's, er, I mean, compact chainset.

    And you need to clean your bar tape.

    Very nice. Very nice indeed.

    Do you slope back on your saddle?
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    cjcp wrote:
    Something's not in proportion. Oh I know. It's the girl's, er, I mean, compact chainset.

    And you need to clean your bar tape.

    Very nice. Very nice indeed.

    Do you slope back on your saddle?

    Saddle is for display purposes only! Nah it's new and not dialled in yet, I only stuck it on tonight.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    And have you changed your bar tape and hood colours around?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    cjcp wrote:
    And have you changed your bar tape and hood colours around?

    Yeah. Might change back though, keep things cleaner that way.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Yeah. I'm finding white bar tape a PITA, so will switch back to black this Spring. Just wanted to try it out to see what it looks like. I don't go any faster, mind. Contrary to what the LBS told me.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    That is utterly tart-tastic.

    Have you been leaning the fork and seatstays against a very hot radiator though?

    <ducks>
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Didn't the De Rosas starting having squiggly seat stays a few years ago?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Love it. Will it be parked up outside the Morpeth tomorrow night? Maybe you could let some of us have a go. Just a little go. We'd even pay. Money and stuff. Just up the embankment. And back, of course. What could go wrong? Please?
    Bike1
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3258551288/
    Bike 2
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N ... otostream/
    New Bike
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3479300346/
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    And just how many bikes do you have?!
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    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • DiggingDeeper
    DiggingDeeper Posts: 225
    And what colour are the mudguards?
    Not very pratical without them!

    CJ - is that a bit of OCD with the handlebar tape - good spot I have to say

    I could be tempted to chuck the Ribble winter hack in for that piece of bike porn

    You do need to get it dirty of course.
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  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    Those aren't all mine. I'm not allowed any more as there's a credit crunch. I try not to sulk about this.
    Bike1
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3258551288/
    Bike 2
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N ... otostream/
    New Bike
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3479300346/
  • messier0101
    messier0101 Posts: 166
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    LCFC85 wrote:
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?

    Shimano.

    <ducks>
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    DiggingDeeper wrote:
    A
    CJ - is that a bit of OCD with the handlebar tape - good spot I have to say

    Very possibly. However, what does that make the builder of the Prince? :)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Christophe3967
    Christophe3967 Posts: 1,200
    cjcp wrote:
    LCFC85 wrote:
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?

    Shimano. 105

    <ducks>

    You missed a bit.
    Bike1
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3258551288/
    Bike 2
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N ... otostream/
    New Bike
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/35118936@N07/3479300346/
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    *picks jaw up off floor*

    Spotted these on your sig yesterday but didn't get a chance to comment!
    I love the colour co-ordination thing going on! I might even go as far as saying that it looks almost as nice as the all black 09' model I saw at GB Cycles and that had the Lighweight wheels on!
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  • singlespeedexplosif
    singlespeedexplosif Posts: 1,564
    Have you been leaning the fork and seatstays against a very hot radiator though?
    my thoughts exactly. And it looks SO much better in B&W..
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    You took a picture of the wrong side of the bike.....
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  • woodyonthebeach
    woodyonthebeach Posts: 583
    Wasnt there an earlier topic to help us through these tough times like these.

    Im going to print a picture off for myself, so I can have some quiet time with it............
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    LCFC85 wrote:
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?

    Shimano. 105

    <ducks>

    You missed a bit.

    Oh. That's interesting.

    He's upgraded from Sora.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Greg66 wrote:
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    LCFC85 wrote:
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?

    Shimano. 105

    <ducks>

    You missed a bit.

    Oh. That's interesting.

    He's upgraded from Sora.

    Funny men. :D

    It's Chorus throughout, with Deda bars/stem, and I loves it!
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Greg66 wrote:
    Christophe3967 wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    LCFC85 wrote:
    Looks like sex on wheels to me :shock: 8)

    What components is it filled with?

    Shimano. 105

    <ducks>

    You missed a bit.

    Oh. That's interesting.

    He's upgraded from Sora.

    :lol:
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    Hmm, not to keen on the placement of the quick release wheel levers...........
    Having said that I do love the arrangement of a book and a plastic top to prop it up :-)
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    All comments I was thinking have already been picked up but +1 for the bar tape...tut tut where is your attention to detail Mr J.

    So have you actually taken the wheels out for a spin yet, I'll bet they rooooooooooooooll niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Hmm, not to keen on the placement of the quick release wheel levers...........

    More Aero innit! :shock:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Having said that I do love the arrangement of a book and a plastic top to prop it up :-)

    Alright alright, you lot are a right picky bunch! It's all I could find.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Very nice indeed! You get many gold tart stars for coordinating the cages so nicely. Are they carbon? Hmmmm?
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Very nice indeed! You get many gold tart stars for coordinating the cages so nicely. Are they carbon? Hmmmm?

    Yep - carbon cages from Pinarello's in house component brand - MOST. They are rather amusingly called the BORK.

    "PORTABORRACCIA MOST BORK" :lol:
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    jashburnham wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Very nice indeed! You get many gold tart stars for coordinating the cages so nicely. Are they carbon? Hmmmm?

    Yep - carbon cages from Pinarello's in house component brand - MOST. They are rather amusingly called the BORK.

    "PORTABORRACCIA MOST BORK" :lol:

    Please tell me you have co-ordindated carbon fibre drinks bottles to?
    Also my last comment about the usage of a book/lid wasn't a criticism, I love the ingenuity of it!
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