Obsessive Compulsive Poser (OCP) guide to bike photos
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Am I allowed Badge?
Background is kinda white if a little erm off-white.
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Can't see the pic whilst at work...0
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Don't worry, loads of forumites (on another forum) reckon it's too small, too many spacers, wrong size, too small and wrong size
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Steve_b77 wrote:Don't worry, loads of forumites (on another forum) reckon it's too small, too many spacers, wrong size, too small and wrong size
That was actually my first thought too. Although the rather short stem implies that you have flexibility issues or long legs/short torso.0 -
He should fail for the bar tape application.0
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lockrings and valve caps? Acceptable?
particularly when they don't match :shock:0 -
ride_whenever wrote:lockrings and valve caps? Acceptable?
particularly when they don't match :shock:
Oooh - I quite like the yellow caps - shows they are conti-tubes - quality, by all accounts!
and Euro, of course...0 -
Right, got ignored in the "Check out my ride" thread so going to try here - do I get a badge?!
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Lovely bike, if only I could differentiate between it and the red brick wall
Self righteous badge holder 0 -
MatHammond wrote:Right, got ignored in the "Check out my ride" thread so going to try here - do I get a badge?!
Can't see it at work. Is it the Bette Lynch Ti bike?0 -
I can't agree. The well-executed representation is IMHO a necessary element of showing the bike at its best. A rubbish photo can make even the prettiest girl/chap/bike look a dog. Not really in the spirit of the thread, I'd say.Pross wrote:It's all about the bike not the photography.
If you merely want a visual record of your bike for insurance purposes that's fine, but if you're trying to make it look as good as you can then a little more time and effort with the camera is a bit more than a 'marginal gain'.
@MatHammond - nice, that's the kind of thing we're after. Looks very similar to one by Epic Cycles, though yours has better colour balance.Aspire not to have more, but to be more.0 -
Simon E wrote:
I can't agree. The well-executed representation is IMHO a necessary element of showing the bike at its best. A rubbish photo can make even the prettiest girl/chap/bike look a dog. Not really in the spirit of the thread, I'd say.Pross wrote:It's all about the bike not the photography.
If you merely want a visual record of your bike for insurance purposes that's fine, but if you're trying to make it look as good as you can then a little more time and effort with the camera is a bit more than a 'marginal gain'.
@MatHammond - nice, that's the kind of thing we're after. Looks very similar to one by Epic Cycles, though yours has better colour balance.
To be fair, that one of yours against the fence was nowt special...
As long as you can see the bike properly and all it's bits it'll do. Anything extra is brill.
The OCP bit is just a bit of a tongue in cheek homage to the uber nazi roadie ethos....0 -
NapoleonD wrote:Simon E wrote:
I can't agree. The well-executed representation is IMHO a necessary element of showing the bike at its best. A rubbish photo can make even the prettiest girl/chap/bike look a dog. Not really in the spirit of the thread, I'd say.Pross wrote:It's all about the bike not the photography.
If you merely want a visual record of your bike for insurance purposes that's fine, but if you're trying to make it look as good as you can then a little more time and effort with the camera is a bit more than a 'marginal gain'.
@MatHammond - nice, that's the kind of thing we're after. Looks very similar to one by Epic Cycles, though yours has better colour balance.
To be fair, that one of yours against the fence was nowt special...
As long as you can see the bike properly and all it's bits it'll do. Anything extra is brill.
The OCP bit is just a bit of a tongue in cheek homage to the uber nazi roadie ethos....
I take it very seriously though, I'm looking for a new house at the moment and a white garage door is a must have...0 -
it's just a photo! :shock:
but that's what my wife says when i get OCP about my bike.
(so fair enough then)regards,
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MatHammond wrote:Right, got ignored in the "Check out my ride" thread so going to try here - do I get a badge?!
Valves need to be at 6 o'clock
Lovely bike though, I was going to look at one but apparently they have stopped making them this year. 0 -
Oh noo!
Little white bit is sorted
And I didn't liek the white bar tape0 -
Pross wrote:Valves need to be at 6 o'clock Lovely bike though, I was going to look at one but apparently they have stopped making them this year.
Have a look on ebay, Epic had them on there recently for just under a grand.0 -
Yep, they were selling in off their last few 56cm.0
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Nap,
New to all of this, does this meet the OCP standards? Full info & spec on 'Your Road Bike' thread.
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Thank you for the comments - much appreciated.0
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Pass.0
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Ah, that's made my day!0
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Fail,
Shoddy bar tape application and valve dust caps left on.
not pro
(Nice bike) 8)Rock 'n' Roule0 -
Supergoose wrote:Fail,
Shoddy bar tape application and valve dust caps left on.
not pro
(Nice bike) 8)
Incorrect
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Continental tubes, nice attention to detail. 0
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Not been put together for long and not yet seen the road. Agree with comments re: bar tape (only aware of that once I'd viewed the photo myself! - I will redo the tape and then re-shoot the photo)
Personally, I quite like the dust caps, although I appreciate that they may be somewhat pointless.0
