I have a new bicycle...

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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Feltup wrote:
    Watch this space for the deep aero wheels for the non hilly rides to complement the hill set up.

    I don't like the idea of being caught in a side wind with them...

    Just ride sideways and you'll be blown to your destination.

    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.
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  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Feltup wrote:
    Watch this space for the deep aero wheels for the non hilly rides to complement the hill set up.

    I don't like the idea of being caught in a side wind with them...

    This is why you need several pairs of wheels to suit the conditions and terrain :D
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  • Lysander
    Lysander Posts: 349
    Thats a beautiful bike. What made you decide on a Viner? As opposed to a Colnago, De Rosa etc.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    As you've got a new bike, I've got a brand new combine harvester Oo Ar Oo Ar!
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Lysander wrote:
    Thats a beautiful bike. What made you decide on a Viner? As opposed to a Colnago, De Rosa etc.

    Erm, reviews had me hooked, the prices, the service I got from Epic, the ride on one (not a maxima) when I was up there testing... yeah... that's about it really.
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  • auBrn
    auBrn Posts: 651
    Congrats on the new Bike, very impressive! 8)
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  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Girl, you've certainly got impeccable taste in bikes.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    biondino wrote:
    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.

    You're gonna be so jealous when you see the Viner in the flesh, dripping with 11 speed Italian loveliness. You'll be jealous, we'll know you're jealous, and you'll know we know you're jealous, but you won't admit it, you'll lie through your clenched teeth "oh, but Dura Ace is better". :lol:
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    BTW although I completely get the idea that there is no particular reason to stop at 10 speed, is it just me that can't help thinking of Spinal Tap whenever I read about 11 speed...
    :lol:
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    jedster wrote:
    BTW although I completely get the idea that there is no particular reason to stop at 10 speed, is it just me that can't help thinking of Spinal Tap whenever I read about 11 speed...
    :lol:

    Me too, I doubt campag are aware though!
  • jedster
    jedster Posts: 1,717
    a link just in case anyone has just emerged from tha Amazon and doesn't know what we're talking about

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ca2D2EnqQ
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    jashburnham wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.

    You're gonna be so jealous when you see the Viner in the flesh, dripping with 11 speed Italian loveliness. You'll be jealous, we'll know you're jealous, and you'll know we know you're jealous, but you won't admit it, you'll lie through your clenched teeth "oh, but Dura Ace is better". :lol:

    I had overlooked this small detail when I first looked at the bike but having had a second look I certainly prefer the cleaner look with all the cables routed out of the way - seems I've already decided which manufacture will make the groupset on my next bike :-)
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    biondino wrote:
    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.

    Looks like you'll be stuck in a Shimano DA 7800 timewarp for all time, then. Cos DA 7900 (and SRAM) now have hidden cables ...
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Greg66 wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.

    Looks like you'll be stuck in a Shimano DA 7800 timewarp for all time, then. Cos DA 7900 (and SRAM) now have hidden cables ...

    The horror; a shiny, metallic, cable-cluttered hell! :twisted:
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    Greg66 wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    I can't take handlebars without the wires and cables seriously! It looks like someone forgot to attach your gears and brakes. Silly Campag.
    Looks like you'll be stuck in a Shimano DA 7800 timewarp for all time, then. Cos DA 7900 (and SRAM) now have hidden cables ...
    ...as does Ultegra 6700.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Roastiecp wrote:
    Girl, you've certainly got impeccable taste in bikes.

    and deep pockets!!! I am so jealous :)
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Lit, noticed you've not got bottle cages on yet. Luckily, PBK have got a deal on record cages:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1467 Absolute bargain, presentation box 'n' everything ;)
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I always make sure everything I buy comes in a presentation box. Cars, lawnmowers, loaves of bread, bank accounts, presentation boxes, the lot.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Nice bike, just a matter of time before Viners take over the world! Would be nice to see one of the big teams riding them. I'd post pictures of mine but still haven't worked out how to post pictures here :oops:
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    jedster wrote:
    BTW although I completely get the idea that there is no particular reason to stop at 10 speed, is it just me that can't help thinking of Spinal Tap whenever I read about 11 speed...
    :lol:

    But 11 is bigger, faster, louder, stronger and ultimately better than 10...

    I've got a long way to go, I've only got 8....
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    JonGinge wrote:
    Lit, noticed you've not got bottle cages on yet. Luckily, PBK have got a deal on record cages:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1467 Absolute bargain, presentation box 'n' everything ;)

    Wow, only 86 pounds? I am so there, bargain or what?!

    Joke
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    If there is anything less than an Italian designed carbon fibre bottle cage on your Maxima I'll never speak to you again.

    In all seriousness, here. Just like deciding whether to put Shimano or Campag on the bike LiT somethings are just meant to go together....

    Well I wouldn't really stop speaking to you, probably pretend to do so for about 5mins then get bored....
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Lit, noticed you've not got bottle cages on yet. Luckily, PBK have got a deal on record cages:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1467 Absolute bargain, presentation box 'n' everything ;)

    Wow, only 86 pounds? I am so there, bargain or what?!

    Joke
    I know. My work colleagues had to restrain my wallet hand until they'd closed the webpage that little beauty was on. Close run thing but they've learned to read the signs...

    also a joke
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    JonGinge wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Lit, noticed you've not got bottle cages on yet. Luckily, PBK have got a deal on record cages:
    http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1467 Absolute bargain, presentation box 'n' everything ;)

    Wow, only 86 pounds? I am so there, bargain or what?!

    Joke
    I know. My work colleagues had to restrain my wallet hand until they'd closed the webpage that little beauty was on. Close run thing but they've learned to read the signs...

    also a joke

    You were lucky they were there...

    But seriously, £86 for a bottle cage? What worries me is that someone out there is buying them... or they wouldn't be continuing to make the things...

    Come on, own up. :D
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    It's sitting in my bedroom looking at me...

    Must...resist...urge...to...ride...maxima...to...work...tomorrow!
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  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Try explaining the fact you have a bike in your bedroom to the next male visitor, when the bike is worth more than the car they drive. You do have visitors to you budoir LiT?
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  • stuaff
    stuaff Posts: 1,736
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    It's sitting in my bedroom looking at me...

    Must...resist...urge...to...ride...maxima...to...work...tomorrow!

    Resist. Unless you feel strong enough to take on any SCR challenger and win, of course (either of mine end up with FCN of 9....can't lose, really!).
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  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    StuAff wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    It's sitting in my bedroom looking at me...

    Must...resist...urge...to...ride...maxima...to...work...tomorrow!

    Resist. Unless you feel strong enough to take on any SCR challenger and win, of course (either of mine end up with FCN of 9....can't lose, really!).

    This is LiT your talking about.
    You know the reason the British Olympic cyclists train in Manchester is so they don't get scalped by LiT every morning, right?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    :lol::lol: @ Eau Rouge!

    And there are three bikes in my bedroom. Any visitor can like it or lump it.
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    LiT, I commuted early from Chiswick today but was disappointed not to see you on a Viner at any point. Looking forward to seeing it soon, though :)
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