My new Sunday Best

Kieran_Burns

...and wait for the stick :P




The best of it is:

I got the triple for the cost of the compact (saving £20)
Because I collected it (from Cardiff!) they knocked £100 off... it cost me £40 in petrol (I cruised)
I asked if they had the speedtrap computer and sensor in stock - they did: Computer £60, sensor £16 but I could have BOTH fitted for £55!!! :shock:

As I had some money left on credit I got the matching cages and bottles and God help me, I even got co-ordinated pedals :roll:

Was that a bargainlishous purchase or what?

Sunset MTB are the shop and I heartedly recommend them to anyone wanting anything bike related - the customer service and feedback was second to none. 8)

So if it's dry on the fat boy weekend I'll be on the Sunday best (otherwise I'll strip down the Tricross.... )


Now I just have adjust my signature - Gawd what will my FCN on the Trek be??? :?

Rich158

And I could have done you a cheap frame, only crashed once

very, very nice, enjoy

UndercoverElephant

She's a beauty all right. And I think we'll forgive you for taking the photo in the middle ring. But only this once.

_Brun_

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

lost_in_thought

I like the oddly angular frame. It kind of looks like it has tendons.

Kieran_Burns

_Brun_ wrote:

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

Think yourself lucky I took the wheel reflectors off :P

Rich158

Kieran_Burns wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

Think yourself lucky I took the wheel reflectors off :P

The first thing any self respecting Madone owner does

very, very nice ride mate, I'm not jealous at all A quick tip, the harder you ride her, the better she responds Give her some real stick in the corners and she'll surprise you with what she's capable of

Gazzaputt

Triple?

Kieran_Burns

Gazzaputt wrote:

Triple?

Yep. I was going for the double but they were sold out and did the triple for the same cost.

I think I may prefer this option now as it's easier to change the cassette than faff with the front changer 52/12 and 50/11 are barely different in gearing and the triple allows for steep hills and the option of 52/11

roger_merriman

lovely looking beastie I'd suggest taking her out for good seeing too!

Kieran_Burns

roger merriman wrote:

lovely looking beastie I'd suggest taking her out for good seeing too!

I will, the first chance I get - only it's blowing a bloody gale out there right now and there are NASTY clouds on the horizon!

If it's good tomorrow I'm going to do the fat boy run to make sure it's okay and time it. I may have to walk the bridleway section and carry the bike....

cjcp

_Brun_ wrote:

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

+1. You need to line up the writing on the tyre walls and the wheel rims, but I had to take a couple of deep breaths when I saw the crank position too.




:P Congrats. Think I know Sunset. Down off Crwys Road, aren't they?

roger_merriman

Kieran_Burns wrote:

roger merriman wrote:

lovely looking beastie I'd suggest taking her out for good seeing too!

I will, the first chance I get - only it's blowing a bloody gale out there right now and there are NASTY clouds on the horizon!

If it's good tomorrow I'm going to do the fat boy run to make sure it's okay and time it. I may have to walk the bridleway section and carry the bike....

ah be fine, though that wind at least here is gusting, so I guess could catch one out, my bikes are largly safe in wind, the commute bike weighs as much as a tank so gusts don't shunt it out of line, and the roadie is old steel lump which doesn't seem to know how to get unsettled.

and to be honest a CX and roadie are very close in many ways.

Kieran_Burns

Gawd you lot are hard to please - I'll recharge the batteries on the camera and retake the photo then! :roll:

il_principe

Nice, for a Trek

WTF is going on with the cabling though?

Kieran_Burns

Ooooh crap - i've just recalculated my FCN: 2 for the Trek. Arsebiscuits. :shock:

I also re-did the Tricross and came to 8... so that's just increased the target on my back (albeit slightly)

Clever Pun

_Brun_ wrote:

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

and Shimano??? Why man why?

Oddjob62

White bar tape? That's asking for trouble

stuaff

Nice buy- 4.7? Lost out on a couple of Madones on eBay before I got the Viner, sure I'd be happy with one..

Feltup

White bar tape and a white background are you mad?

Nice mate nice.

p.s. love the huge target on your back, it shouts come on if you are hard enough! The question is are you

Wallace1492

Cape disposal point in the Tesco car park..... need to change to smaller one!!
Has the Dark Lord finally felt the force? Is he moving into the light?

Kieran_Burns

Wallace1492 wrote:

Cape disposal point in the Tesco car park..... need to change to smaller one!!
Has the Dark Lord finally felt the force? Is he moving into the light?

Feck no. I'm in disguise.... 8)

lost_in_thought

You know what, you need some new water bottles. Blue and white ones.

Kieran_Burns

StuAff wrote:

Nice buy- 4.7? Lost out on a couple of Madones on eBay before I got the Viner, sure I'd be happy with one..

4.5 - I couldn't justify the extra £300 for the 4.7 to myself. I could've sworn the 4.5 was all 105, but this has the Ultegra rear, so I'm not complaining.

Coriander

lost_in_thought wrote:

You know what, you need some new water bottles. Blue and white ones.

She's right, coz that was what I thought when I looked at the photo. Me not knowing owt about bikes, an' all.

Kieran_Burns

lost_in_thought wrote:

You know what, you need some new water bottles. Blue and white ones.

Them's are Bontrager bottles to match the saddle 8)

Coriander

Kieran_Burns wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

You know what, you need some new water bottles. Blue and white ones.

Them's are Bontrager bottles to match the saddle 8)

Are you turning into a tag hag?

rolf_f

cjcp wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

Terrible.

The chain's on the wrong ring, and the valves aren't hidden behind the frame. I these things don't matter when taking photos of CX bikes, but a least show some pride with a proper one.

+1. You need to line up the writing on the tyre walls and the wheel rims, but I had to take a couple of deep breaths when I saw the crank position too.

Naaah, the valves should probably be at the bottom so the text on the rims is optimally placed. Biggest error is the one that impacts performance. The computer magnet should be opposite the valve to help balance the wheel

Nice bike Keiran. I think you made the right call on the bottle cages!

Kieran_Burns

Coriander wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

You know what, you need some new water bottles. Blue and white ones.

Them's are Bontrager bottles to match the saddle 8)

Are you turning into a tag hag?

Now don't get uppity with me... actually please don't I'm scared of you now

It was the guy in the shop - he insisted on matching all the kit

gb155

Kieran_Burns wrote:

...and wait for the stick :P




The best of it is:

I got the triple for the cost of the compact (saving £20)
Because I collected it (from Cardiff!) they knocked £100 off... it cost me £40 in petrol (I cruised)
I asked if they had the speedtrap computer and sensor in stock - they did: Computer £60, sensor £16 but I could have BOTH fitted for £55!!! :shock:

As I had some money left on credit I got the matching cages and bottles and God help me, I even got co-ordinated pedals :roll:

Was that a bargainlishous purchase or what?

Sunset MTB are the shop and I heartedly recommend them to anyone wanting anything bike related - the customer service and feedback was second to none. 8)

So if it's dry on the fat boy weekend I'll be on the Sunday best (otherwise I'll strip down the Tricross.... )


Now I just have adjust my signature - Gawd what will my FCN on the Trek be??? :?

Runs off with man sized tissues

rolf_f

Actually, the main prob with the picture is the colour balance. Looks all drab and dull. But I can fix that!



Looks a bit sharper now 8)