Obsessive Compulsive Poser (OCP) guide to bike photos

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  • dbb
    dbb Posts: 323
    nochekmate wrote:
    I will redo the tape and then re-shoot the photo)

    well this certainly fits with OC behaviour! :D

    i hope that bike rides as good as it looks
    regards,
    dbb
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    dbb wrote:
    nochekmate wrote:
    I will redo the tape and then re-shoot the photo)

    well this certainly fits with OC behaviour! :D

    i hope that bike rides as good as it looks

    Naturally - on both counts!
  • NapoleonD wrote:
    Pass.

    What about the tyre logo's not lining up with the valves?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Pass.

    What about the tyre logo's not lining up with the valves?

    It's good enough.

    It's not against a white garage door either.
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    NapD,

    I can sort a few things out eg. bar tape & valve/tyre alignment but I'm afraid that a white garage door as a background defeats me at the moment.

    Serious stuff this!
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    nochekmate wrote:
    NapD,

    I can sort a few things out eg. bar tape & valve/tyre alignment but I'm afraid that a white garage door as a background defeats me at the moment.

    Serious stuff this!

    As I said though, it's good enough for me!
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    Well I suppose if the President says it's good enough, it's good enough!

    Thanks
  • Supergoose
    Supergoose Posts: 1,089
    Im handing back my badge. I want no part of this, it's not what I signed up for.
    Youv'e changed Napoleon, gone power mad!I tell thee. Handing out these badges like sweeties. I refer you to page one of this thread, good god, you need to get back to basics man.

    These badges are earned. Rules is rules.

    I quit.
    Rock 'n' Roule
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 16,646
    Supergoose wrote:
    Im handing back my badge. I want no part of this, it's not what I signed up for.
    Youv'e changed Napoleon, gone power mad!I tell thee. Handing out these badges like sweeties. I refer you to page one of this thread, good god, you need to get back to basics man.

    These badges are earned. Rules is rules.

    I quit.

    :lol:
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • nochekmate
    nochekmate Posts: 3,460
    I must admit to having shed a few tears for the chap! :lol:
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I'm not going to send my perfect OCP photo I have been preparing for months if the standards are this low. Talk to the hand, I'm with Supergoose.
  • Pretre
    Pretre Posts: 355
    Do I get a badge?
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    Full spec on main forum page

    If not, I'll have to wait for a sunny day so I can take a pic outside...
  • B1ghubba
    B1ghubba Posts: 61
    As I officially have OCD (I have a letter from my psychiatrist to prove it) I have to say you are novices at this game. It's not OCD - it's CDO - the letters are in alphabetical order, as they should be.
    I'm off to wash my hands... again
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    However, it's not OCD it's OCP...
  • bendertherobot
    bendertherobot Posts: 11,684
    Bugger, didn't move my chain down the cog in my Zurich thread!
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Pretre wrote:
    Do I get a badge?
    4448206488_a828f4cfc6_b.jpg

    Full spec on main forum page

    If not, I'll have to wait for a sunny day so I can take a pic outside...

    First of all, too many spacers...

    Also, what does the forum think of Campagnola, shimano and sram all on one bike.

    Does it come across as a bit of a brand slag?
  • soveda
    soveda Posts: 306
    Will this do?

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    No white walls outside so it's a flash photo, the silver "dart" on the frame looks black in daylight. It's my only road bike so I need the visibility for commuting in the dark!

    ETA: Oh and the bar tape is due to be replaced 'cos it's too dirty after the winter (still going to be red though, I want some red pedals too (possibly acid 2s if they are still available in red)
  • volké
    volké Posts: 58
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    I don't have a white garage door, but the garage has white breeze-blocks ;).
    Racing Bike: Cervélo S2
    Training/ Criterium Bike: Cervélo S1
    Mountain Bike: Santa Cruz Blur XC
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    That's fine!
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,878
    Volké wrote:

    I don't have a white garage door, but the garage has white breeze-blocks ;).

    I think the carpeted garage may have swung the jury
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • izza
    izza Posts: 1,561
    Let's start with the bad news

    - antique cream wall; only white in house is on radiators and the contours makke the background confusing.
    - intrusive door frame; but if bike is moved to the right it disappears off down the stairs.
    - left valve caps on.

    Bar that what is the verdict?

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  • HOW DO I DOWNLOAD A PICTURE IM GETTING ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    its only money
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Upload to photobucket, copy the share link (the one with round the outside and paste into here...
  • 001.jpg

    This is my bike. Very pleased with it I have ridden several 100 mile sportives with no discomfort at all very fast and good handling on fast downhill descents.
    its only money
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    trek-320.jpg

    White garage door - check
    valves and tyre labels aligned - check
    no bottles - check
    drive side showing - check
    vague effort to tidy the photo on the PC - check
    bike square on - check
    cranks etc lined up - check
    valves at the bottom - check
    chain on big ring - oops - can i pretend it's a compact so the middle ring is the top one?
    no pumps etc - oops

    Guess I'll have to try again... :?
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Crank arm not lined up right either ;)
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    Crank arm is lined up with the bottom tube, does it have to be with the chain stay?

    dear oh dear oh dear oh dear, back to the back of the class for me with the dunce's hat on.

    I should weed the drive as well...

    OTOH my underwear drawer is impeccably OCDed :)
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Chainstay or seat tube.

    It's a good shot though, nice and sharp unlike the debacle on the cervelo above. Any chance the next one could be bigger?
  • dmch2
    dmch2 Posts: 731
    I thought it was rude to put big pictures on a forum? I guess not many people using 28.8 modems anymore...

    http://hooperdave.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/trek-1024.jpg is bigger. Or there's a 10MP version if you really want it.
    2010 Trek 1.5 Road - swissstop green, conti GP4000S
    2004 Marin Muirwoods Hybrid
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Nope, stick it on!

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