Obsessive Compulsive Poser (OCP) guide to bike photos

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Yeah, that's definitely not an OCP photo! It's all over the shop.

    Major Jakes are pretty cool bikes though
  • Major Jake
    Major Jake Posts: 8
    Thanks guys.

    This is about the best I could do. I tried, but may have missed something.....
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  • 0ced0
    0ced0 Posts: 46
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Kona: Valves and bike computer
    BMC: Crossed the streams!! Shimano and Sram mixed groupset...
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Major Jake wrote:
    Thanks guys.

    This is about the best I could do. I tried, but may have missed something.....
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    That's a much better effort! Just the valves as Nap D said
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Yep, the building on the background is the right colour to loose that dodgy saddle on. Maybe the building needs a white stripe :D

    It's probably comfy but for sheer photogenic reasons and to keep Herr Commondant NapD happy, you should have bolted another one on for the photo.
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Adjustable stem and rear view mirror.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Adjustable stem and rear view mirror.

    That's a bit random.
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  • big_p
    big_p Posts: 565
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    The wifes Ribble Stealth ready for the Duathlon world championships in Spain next week.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Oooo ^. Is the OH ranked?
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Pinno wrote:
    Adjustable stem and rear view mirror.

    That's a bit random.

    There is a bar end mirror on the kona left bar end.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    big p wrote:
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    The wifes Ribble Stealth ready for the Duathlon world championships in Spain next week.

    Saddle not level
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    big p wrote:
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    The wifes Ribble Stealth ready for the Duathlon world championships in Spain next week.


    Tyre logo on front wheel and valve not aligned

    Crank not aligned to either seat tube or chainstay
  • nvlacid
    nvlacid Posts: 15
    I will try to make more in near future so far not perfect yet
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Nvlacid wrote:
    I will try to make more in near future so far not perfect yet
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    Almost perfect. Just the seatpost/saddle interface let's it down.
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Big rear sprocket too
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  • nvlacid
    nvlacid Posts: 15
    Yeah at beginning i didn't know if i will keep this argon seat post or not. I decided to keep it like this for now as i spent already enough money.
    I will also make some photos with other wheel set. I got bit of a obsession with buying new wheel sets. I guess who dose not :P
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    You need to get lower so the bike is flat to camera, you're about an inch too high. Bet you've never been told that before.
    Cranks should be in line with seat tube or chain stay, not vertical.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Veronese68 wrote:
    You need to get lower so the bike is flat to camera, you're about an inch too high. Bet you've never been told that before.
    Cranks should be in line with seat tube or chain stay, not vertical.

    OK boss.
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    I think next time I'd flip the tyres so Conti is aligned to valves.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Try taking the photo during normal daylight hours. :wink:
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  • Pinno wrote:
    Try taking the photo during normal daylight hours. :wink:

    This is as good as it gets here!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    msaegert wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Try taking the photo during normal daylight hours. :wink:

    This is as good as it gets here!

    In the shadow of a large block of flats?!

    Don't take me too seriously. Herr Commondant hasn't spoken yet - he'll be along soon... :roll:
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  • Sweep the leaves up.

    Front skewer release could be hidden behind the fork.

    Nice bike though.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    Sweep the leaves up.

    No.
    Front skewer release could be hidden behind the fork.

    No.
    Nice bike though.

    Yes.
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  • as a minimum i would expect the skewer to be horizontal if it cant go in-line with the fork. My shimano skewers refuse to go in line withe fork without interference so i go horizontal, even now i'm using fulcrums!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    My shimano skewers refuse to go in line withe fork without interference so i go horizontal...

    Why?

    Fulcrums are solid wheels BTW.
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  • As in they won't close up without touching the fork leg. My fulcrum wheels are OK but its just wrong to have a different alignment on different wheels.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,337
    As in they won't close up without touching the fork leg. My fulcrum wheels are OK but its just wrong to have a different alignment on different wheels.

    Ah. What you need is a 'Pro Look'. There's reason for this. I met Mike at Cheltenham Cycles. Great guy. He moved to a LBS in Evesham. He worked for the Mavic Neutral service team at a few TdF's and other Pro events.
    He pulled me up for having my QR skewers straight up.

    Here's Sagan's bike. Notice the front QR lever:

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    The reason for the lever pointing straight backwards (including the rear, obscured in the pic above) was that it was quicker for the neutral service personnel to remove a wheel. He got fed up of having to go around to all the team mechanics reminding them to put the lever in the correct position and from then on, it seemed natural to always put them in that position.
    The fact that my rationale was that there wasn't a snow flake's chance in hell that any neutral service vehicle would be following me was immaterial.

    For authenticity, NapD should amend his rule book and all budding OCP's should abide by the Rule of Mike.
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