Continually updated 'Here's my bike at .......'

StanwaySteve62

So to start off, 'Here's my bike at.... Marks Hall estate near Coggeshall in Essex

ductions

The front half looks great. Now what about some photos of the rear end?

StanwaySteve62

next time

plowmar

Tease.

Anonymous

Here's my bike at.....

The Galibier!

Anonymous

And an old bike at....

Jodrell Bank

StanwaySteve62

great pics Nap, keep em coming everyone and NO OCD needed

Lagavulin

StanwaySteve62 wrote:

Hmm... what bar tape is that? 8)

Anonymous

It's Spesh Classic, I have the white with black dots on my winter bike, very good stuff! Wipeable like Fizik microtex but padded...

http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized-S-W ... _32267.htm

Lagavulin

Cheers!

StanwaySteve62

Thanks for answering Nap
had it put out on whilst in the shop having the cruds put on.
.Funny story on the cruds.
Bought them in the shop, guy said easy to fit even after I mentioned I had an Allez ( read on here hard to fit on the Allez) got home, opened the box, looked at the instructions and prompltly threw the bike in the back of the car to get the shop to fit (£5 & another 40 mile round trip)
Anyway get home with them all perfectly fitted, popped the bike on to the back wheel to wheel into the house and caught the crud under the tyre and snapped the back off the the tailpiece :evil:

Scrumple

snapped the back off mine too...

My bike in the garage at 2am today:

StanwaySteve62

Here's the back end at Chappel in the Colne Valley.
Thought the Brooks deserved the Sepia treatment

StanwaySteve62

And one of my fave little five minute stops to take in the view of the Colne Valley.

APIII

Here's mine at the top of the Tourmalet

Tourmalet
And here's one at the bottom

Pyrenees 083

StanwaySteve62

Damn, my pics look crap compared to all you 'col' guys

APIII

StanwaySteve62 wrote:

Damn, my pics look crap compared to all you 'col' guys

If you look closely you'll see they were taken in different seasons. That's about how long it took me to climb the Tourmalet

StanwaySteve62

long way to go before my first col.
Was 19 + stone at start of 2010, down to 16.5 but would not think of a col until maybe 14.5 stone

Anonymous

Can't remember where this was taken.

Wheelspinner

NapoleonD wrote:

Can't remember where this was taken.

White bar tape.
Black saddle.
And, oh, quelle horreur, a.. a... saddle pack????
The shame!

Hmmmmm

Do you take your own podium on these climbs, or are they left there year round?

Neil Buckley

StanwaySteve62 wrote:

Thanks for answering Nap
had it put out on whilst in the shop having the cruds put on.
.Funny story on the cruds.
Bought them in the shop, guy said easy to fit even after I mentioned I had an Allez ( read on here hard to fit on the Allez) got home, opened the box, looked at the instructions and prompltly threw the bike in the back of the car to get the shop to fit (£5 & another 40 mile round trip)
Anyway get home with them all perfectly fitted, popped the bike on to the back wheel to wheel into the house and caught the crud under the tyre and snapped the back off the the tailpiece :evil:

Crud gaurds = utter horse shit........ :evil:

Anonymous

Neil Buckley wrote:

StanwaySteve62 wrote:

Thanks for answering Nap
had it put out on whilst in the shop having the cruds put on.
.Funny story on the cruds.
Bought them in the shop, guy said easy to fit even after I mentioned I had an Allez ( read on here hard to fit on the Allez) got home, opened the box, looked at the instructions and prompltly threw the bike in the back of the car to get the shop to fit (£5 & another 40 mile round trip)
Anyway get home with them all perfectly fitted, popped the bike on to the back wheel to wheel into the house and caught the crud under the tyre and snapped the back off the the tailpiece :evil:

Crud gaurds = utter horse shoot........ :evil:

I disagree.

StanwaySteve62

+1
They do a decent job, add no weight, dont really make the bike look like a Galaxy and they keep the crud off our bits

Ben6899

NapoleonD wrote:

Neil Buckley wrote:

StanwaySteve62 wrote:

Thanks for answering Nap
had it put out on whilst in the shop having the cruds put on.
.Funny story on the cruds.
Bought them in the shop, guy said easy to fit even after I mentioned I had an Allez ( read on here hard to fit on the Allez) got home, opened the box, looked at the instructions and prompltly threw the bike in the back of the car to get the shop to fit (£5 & another 40 mile round trip)
Anyway get home with them all perfectly fitted, popped the bike on to the back wheel to wheel into the house and caught the crud under the tyre and snapped the back off the the tailpiece :evil:

Crud gaurds = utter horse shoot........ :evil:

I disagree.

Me also disagree.

Lagavulin

Neil Buckley wrote:

Crud gaurds = utter horse shoot........ :evil:

If you've a bike with uber tight clearances I'm sorry but I find them a god send. Having used both I find them a noticeable improvement on SKS Raceblades. If they do break and your claim is reasonable the manufacturer will replace the broken parts. Not sure what more you could ask for really.

StanwaySteve62

after snapping the joining section on the main piece of the rear guard (own fault) i looked at the crud site who only wanted me to send six first class stamps to replace, did not seem too bad to me.
Quite happy without the rear section though

Anonymous

Well, this thread started with promise and seems to be getting derailled a fair bit :?

StanwaySteve62

too right, my thread my rules, lets not talk about cruds anymore

greasedscotsman

OK, how about some more bike photos to get back on track...



Old bike at the church of the Madonna del Ghisallo at the top of the Colle del Ghisallo




Current bike at the Arenberg Forest

taz3611

Mine half way up Wrynose Pass

dodgy

Ah yes, the famous "I could ride all the way to top no problem, but need to take a photograph" excuse
One hell of a climb, I thought Wrynose was way harder than both the Joux Plane and Colombiere. Going to try it again in March.