Van Nicholas Chinook... mmm shiny!

After a four month wait (due to various reasons including delayed frame availability, a damaged frame shipped with the wrong chainset, saddle and seatpost, and a back injury which meant I was bed-bound for a month and then couldn't pick my bike up for another three weeks after I had surgery), my Van Nic Chinook has finally landed. She's as shiny as Dave Brailsford's noggin!


Added V-power:



Frame: Van Nicholas Chinook, 56cm. All that shines is titanium
Fork: VNT carbon
Bars: VNT Elements (will upgrade to 3T when the bank manager allows)
Stem: VNT Elements (will upgrade to 3T when the bank manager allows)
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra Compact: 50/34 with a 12-25 cassette.
Brakes: Shimano Ultegra
Seatpost: Van Nicholas Ti with 15mm layback
Saddle: Fizik Arione Kium
Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe
Tyres: Schwalbe Durano (23mm)
Pedals: Speedplay (stainless steel)
Bottle cages: Elite Ciussi Inox (stainless steel)
Picked her up to day, but I won't be able to ride her for a couple of weeks as I'm still suffering from post-operation back pain and stiffness. There's a spare spacer above the stem in case I need to move the cockpit up a little while my back continues to heal, but as she stands in the photos above she exactly replicates my bike-fit geometry. She replaces my Orbea Onix 105 (currently for sale if anyone's interested) and will be doing as many 200km and 300km sportives and audaxes as my little legs will allow. By August we should have bonded enough to tackle a 10 day assault on a scenic LeJog ride (planned route currently sees us covering 1,049 miles). Beyond that, I've got one eye on the Paris-Brest-Paris and London-Edinburgh-London rides :shock:


Added V-power:



Frame: Van Nicholas Chinook, 56cm. All that shines is titanium
Fork: VNT carbon
Bars: VNT Elements (will upgrade to 3T when the bank manager allows)
Stem: VNT Elements (will upgrade to 3T when the bank manager allows)
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra Compact: 50/34 with a 12-25 cassette.
Brakes: Shimano Ultegra
Seatpost: Van Nicholas Ti with 15mm layback
Saddle: Fizik Arione Kium
Wheels: Mavic Ksyrium Equipe
Tyres: Schwalbe Durano (23mm)
Pedals: Speedplay (stainless steel)
Bottle cages: Elite Ciussi Inox (stainless steel)
Picked her up to day, but I won't be able to ride her for a couple of weeks as I'm still suffering from post-operation back pain and stiffness. There's a spare spacer above the stem in case I need to move the cockpit up a little while my back continues to heal, but as she stands in the photos above she exactly replicates my bike-fit geometry. She replaces my Orbea Onix 105 (currently for sale if anyone's interested) and will be doing as many 200km and 300km sportives and audaxes as my little legs will allow. By August we should have bonded enough to tackle a 10 day assault on a scenic LeJog ride (planned route currently sees us covering 1,049 miles). Beyond that, I've got one eye on the Paris-Brest-Paris and London-Edinburgh-London rides :shock:
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Hope you get back on the bike soon.
Cannondale Synapse
Enigma Etape
Genesis Flyer Single Speed
Turn the corner, rub my eyes and hope the world will last...
Come on, you're exaggerating now. Nothing else known to man is that shiny! I wonder if he buffs it up with Mr Sheen. Hmmhh...
Anyway, that's a lovely bike. I really like the embossed crest on the headtube. Very regal.
Enjoy it/her when when you're back on your feet.
Clubber Lang: "Prediction?"
Reporter: "Yes. Prediction"
Clubber Lang: "....Pain!!!"
RideOnTime - Cheers!
Ride hard - you make a valid point: if my bike is a hundreth as brilliant as the mind that hides within Dave B's shiny head I'll be a happy bunny.
Best of luck with the recovery, I feel your (back) pain.
MTB
NEW Cross
Track/Grass Track/Winter bike
Had mine since 2007 and love it as well
I bought it after my Yukon that I use for my tours-holidays; both live in my bedroom!
Paul