Bikeradar Ti Club!

paul_smith_srcc

My Van Nicholas Yukon in the mountains of the Fens.


Here are a couple of others; on a track approaching Montserrat, the following in the mist getting cold at the top of the Port De Bales. The one in my signature was on the best ride I have ever had, from 'Coll de Nago' to 'Solsona' in Spain.

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

andrewjoseph

my burls tourer



more images of our new bikes

http://ba-joseph.co.uk/burls/index.html

Anonymous

My Litespeed Siena.

turneround

05 siena, was going to sell but now keeping. just got hole of a mint vortex so that will be coming up soon..
badge please:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39505260@N00/4475725213/

turneround

ahhh...no pic has come up....

flasher

You mean like this

stug1522

Poor shot, but here's a wee one....

hopper1

stug1522

You really don't want that bike to fall over, do you?

stug1522

Tis true. I was actually using the stands while I fitted the cadence sensor rather than drag the workstand out......honestly!

hopper1

Narfuk... I'll have to keep an eye out for it...

elcani

Finally too a few quick pics of the Planet X I bought when they had the 20% off Dura Ace offer, earlier this year.

A few spec details:

PX Model B Wheels
Rubino Pro 3 tyres
Zip Carbon bars and stem
Exotic carbon seatpost (soon to be swapped for a Ti one)
Selle Italia Thoork Gel Flow Saddle
LifeLine Ti bottle cages

I love it.

RonB

Hi EICani - great looking bike and pics - are the logos on the frame etched/ sandblasted?

I'm pretty sure that seatpost wouldn't last v.long if if I were riding! What's your thinking about the Ti replacement? (just for info I recently went from C post to a Thomson Al one with no weight gain).

One last thing...just how did you manage to get the bike to rest on that small bottle of lube then?

elcani

Logos are indeed etched or blasted on. Very smart.

I've got a Van Nicholson Ti seatpost on order from Fat Birds Don't Fly (they've made a real meal of getting it to me, sending the wrong one and now struggling to get hold of the right one). I went for the Van Nic because it has 15mm layback (the main reason I'm changing) and is not too pricey for a Ti post. I want a Ti post (rather than Al) because I'm vain!

The Wilkos oil bottle nozzle is wedged into the pedal. Before anyone freaks out, I don't use Wilkos oil to lube my chain - I use chainsaw oil!

paul_smith_srcc

A couple of years ago I sold my thirty year old Gios (which was third hand and slightly too big) and promised myself I would build another bike that I couldn’t really justify but was going to have anyway! I have been using my Titanium Van Nicholas Yukon which I have been impressed with, as I intend to keep this replacement bike for a long time Titanium was a logical choice. I actually bought it two years ago but couldn’t afford a few of the items I really wanted, I originally fitted cheaper wheels and seat pin for example; two years later I can and it’s finally finished.


Van Nicholas Chinook, Campagnolo Record 10 Speed with Record Red levers (all my other bikes are 10 so didn't want 11), Mavic Ksyrium SSL SL, Black wheels

Paul_Smith
www.corridori.co.uk

dbb

i love it when a plan comes together - nice bike, and worth waiting for.

red dragon

Looks very, very nice

jrduquemin

Build list:

Lynskey R230 medium frame
Easton EC90SL fork
Chris King headset
Easton EA70 anatomic bars
FSA MegaExo bottom bracket
Sram Force 34/50 carbon cranks
Look Keo Max 2 pedals
Van Nicholas titanium seatpost
Prologo Nago PAS saddle
Hope seatclamp
Sram Force groupset w/ PG1070 11-25 cassette and PG1070 chain
Mavic Ksyrium SL wheels with Bontrager RaceLite 700x25c tyres

dbb

gorgeous!

ScottieP

jrduquemin, that Lynskey of yours looks great - how does it ride? (and what does it weigh?)

jrduquemin

ScottieP wrote:

jrduquemin, that Lynskey of yours looks great - how does it ride? (and what does it weigh?)

Hi Scottie,

The bike rides very nicely. It is comfortable on rough sections of road and although the wheels have bladed spokes, thers not a lot of shock transferal through the bike. It's very nimble on the climbs (I wish I was :-)) and it corners like its on rails :-) It weighs 17.02lb, i weighed it today at the concept store in Ruislip :-) Just booked in to get a BG fit done also...

ScottieP

jrduquemin wrote:

ScottieP wrote:

jrduquemin, that Lynskey of yours looks great - how does it ride? (and what does it weigh?)

Hi Scottie,

The bike rides very nicely. It is comfortable on rough sections of road and although the wheels have bladed spokes, thers not a lot of shock transferal through the bike. It's very nimble on the climbs (I wish I was :-)) and it corners like its on rails :-) It weighs 17.02lb, i weighed it today at the concept store in Ruislip :-) Just booked in to get a BG fit done also...

Sounds very nice indeed - I do like Lynskey's and it's always nice to hear another happy owner. I think the R230 is the one I'd choose too - supposed to be a great all rounder.. That's a good weight as well - I imagine the Force groupset helps a little with that. Have fun with it and hope the BG Fit session helps too.

jrduquemin

ScottieP wrote:

jrduquemin wrote:

ScottieP wrote:

jrduquemin, that Lynskey of yours looks great - how does it ride? (and what does it weigh?)

Hi Scottie,

The bike rides very nicely. It is comfortable on rough sections of road and although the wheels have bladed spokes, thers not a lot of shock transferal through the bike. It's very nimble on the climbs (I wish I was :-)) and it corners like its on rails :-) It weighs 17.02lb, i weighed it today at the concept store in Ruislip :-) Just booked in to get a BG fit done also...

Sounds very nice indeed - I do like Lynskey's and it's always nice to hear another happy owner. I think the R230 is the one I'd choose too - supposed to be a great all rounder.. That's a good weight as well - I imagine the Force groupset helps a little with that. Have fun with it and hope the BG Fit session helps too.

I bought the R230 because it was the cheapest frame they did but it was also just what I was looking for in terms of riding style etc. The groupset weighs in the region of 2kg but I'm not entirely sure.

Regarding the BG Fit, I had one done on my Roubaix and it did help with setting up my riding position. I'm getting fitted into a pair of S-Works road shoes also during the fit, provided they turn up in time :-) I'll let you know how it goes...

turneround

Here's my Vortex whcih sime say was the finest ti frame ever made (go on have a pop!) - this ones a custom with non integrated headset and cable stops on the headtube.

I Must admit i much prefer the traditional geom to the compact of my siena, it just feels right somehow.

I'll be changing out the seatpost soon, just cant get round to popping in a £130 ritchy post and scraping off all the decals. also just ordered a set of custom white Vortex graphics to go with the wheels. oh going to pop in a cane creek 110 headset to replace the King.:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39505260@N00/4710804597/

badge please??

Anonymous

Help yourself sir!

Mine has been updated a little...

RonB

Hi Turneround. About the Vortex, a great looking bike you have there. I wondered about the forks you have. Are they particularly wide bladed & therefore stiff? Or is this more to do with the angle of the bike in the photo?

pastey_boy

RonB wrote:

Hi Turneround. About the Vortex, a great looking bike you have there. I wondered about the forks you have. Are they particularly wide bladed & therefore stiff? Or is this more to do with the angle of the bike in the photo?

i tried a pair of them forks on my titus and found them to be the flexiest fork in the history of forks. they look stiff but stiff they aint.

justrideallday

Finally got round to posting a pic of my Merlin TR1:



A nice step up from my old Carrera Valour!!

bencolem

'spose I should add my Litespeed:

lockersgm

I don't have this anymore, but it's still worth a peek!!

Karl2010

Lots of sexy Ti bike's on here.! I want one. Better get saving.!