TANGO TURBO " beyond tangerine " FINISHED !!

timmyturbo
timmyturbo Posts: 617
edited November 2014 in Your road bikes
hi people here it is at long last , i hope your jaw drops , but i am sure others will think YUK , which is good , we dont need to think the same (-:

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  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    16072012932-1.jpg

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  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    real problems with photobucket , more pictures to follow , these are not that good . cheers
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  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Looks like a lot of time, effort and thought went into the build, enjoy :D
  • bristolpete
    bristolpete Posts: 2,255
    Looks like the following.

    Giant Defy frame ?

    Pinarello onda chinese copy forks ?

    An early Cervelo seat post ?

    Nice paint job though.
  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    Hi Pete , correct gaint defy alloy 2011 frame , chinese forks , seat post is mike burrows giant as are the wheels , crank is ritchey wcs carbon and group is microshift and calipers blacked out sram force .. cheers
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  • tim_wand
    tim_wand Posts: 2,552
    Nice one Timmy , nice to see something different. Think you should have taken more pictures in isolation, no need for the scooter and " recumbent/trade bike" we get the point.

    Lovely attention to detail there. especially the striping/inlaying of carbon fibre and other black parts with the orange.

    Personal opinion, don't think the Onda/Chinarello forks work would look better with the OCR/TCR/DEFY straight blades, their interface with the hub/axle just doesnt look right to me.

    Still Well done nice to see someone trying to achieve something unique, and 10/10 for that.
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    wild...
    :D:D:D
  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    tim wand wrote:
    Nice one Timmy , nice to see something different. Think you should have taken more pictures in isolation, no need for the scooter and " recumbent/trade bike" we get the point.

    Lovely attention to detail there. especially the striping/inlaying of carbon fibre and other black parts with the orange.

    Personal opinion, don't think the Onda/Chinarello forks work would look better with the OCR/TCR/DEFY straight blades, their interface with the hub/axle just doesnt look right to me.

    Still Well done nice to see someone trying to achieve something unique, and 10/10 for that.

    i agree, but the steel ones in earlier photos weighed 3Lb's !!! and £200 plus for carbon ones , and finding them with over 240mm was hard , so £45 to Bejing for these 340gram jobbies was the option within budget . cheers (-:
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  • jordan_217
    jordan_217 Posts: 2,580
    Orange is my fave colour. Good job! [big_thumps_up_smiley].

    Is that electric orange (Focus ST)?
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  • timmyturbo
    timmyturbo Posts: 617
    @Jordan , yes mate , its focus st with purple metal flake in the top coat . Which you only really see in the sun . Cheers
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,909
    so wrong its right
    "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
  • FransJacques
    FransJacques Posts: 2,148
    Love it. Love it. Love it. In the 80s and 90s people used to paint custom bikes a lot more along these lines than the boringly standard Rapha/Serotta/Seven understatement that's the rage today among Mamils.

    Love it. More pix please.
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  • I saw this in the bristol art gallery a couple of days ago, looks amazing "in the flesh"!
  • Weirdly I think I saw this bike in Cash Converters in Bedminster this morning...for £999...
  • Squillinossett
    Squillinossett Posts: 1,678
    I love that.

    Good job, you have obviously spent a lot of time on it.

    Question, carbon spokes on the wheels? they are HHUUGGEEE?
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,175
    not for me - but appreciate the effort that has gone in
  • rgliniany
    rgliniany Posts: 753
    nice colour..... very irn bru..... might be tempted to do that on my respray.....

    where did you find the seatpost? i have a giant tcr aero 2 and would love one of those..... you know to help shave miliseconds off my 100 mile times :lol: honest...... not just because it looks cool :wink:
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  • BR 1979
    BR 1979 Posts: 296
    Weirdly I think I saw this bike in Cash Converters in Bedminster this morning...for £999...
    £9.99?
  • Richy.B
    Richy.B Posts: 19
    Defiantly in the YUK!!!! Category. Looks like an orange barn gate! ( in my opinion )
  • elderone
    elderone Posts: 1,410
    Love it,stands out for sure.
    What wheels are they and what spokes.Think the wheels are mint looking.
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    BR 1979 wrote:
    Weirdly I think I saw this bike in Cash Converters in Bedminster this morning...for £999...
    £9.99?

    If Timmy saw it, even he wouldn't buy it at £9.99, cos he'd probably find it 10p cheaper somewhere else on the internet
  • chrisaonabike
    chrisaonabike Posts: 1,914
    I like it too, apart from the saddle, which should be black to match the bars.
    Is the gorilla tired yet?
  • 4kicks
    4kicks Posts: 549
    Its very orange.
    Would love to see a photo of the cockpit, not sure but it looks like the rh shifter cable has been cut way too short (personal itch of mine)
    Fitter....healthier....more productive.....
  • RideOnTime
    RideOnTime Posts: 4,712
    Anothe peek..
    Yes, feels like a trip... :D
  • spleso
    spleso Posts: 1
    Hi,

    Its a long shot but do you still have the bike?

    Regards
  • rickeverett
    rickeverett Posts: 988
    The Front forks look the wrong way around

    definitely different. Paint looks nice close up.
  • memarkyb
    memarkyb Posts: 1
    This bike is for sale on the Police Bumblebee website

    http://www.bumblebeeauctions.co.uk/XcAP ... ?ID=147700
  • BR 1979
    BR 1979 Posts: 296
    Wtf?
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Faster than a tent.......