Show us your summer bikes!

bendertherobot

Crappy photo but a few revisions, including the finishing touch of black hoods.

pride4ever

bendertherobot wrote:

Crappy photo but a few revisions, including the finishing touch of black hoods.

Looking good.

napoleond

Impressive spacer height there...

bendertherobot

There are 1 1/2 spacers, the rest is the archos headset. I'd be quite happy to photograph it's slammed then out it back for comfort it you want

napoleond

bendertherobot wrote:

There are 1 1/2 spacers, the rest is the archos headset. I'd be quite happy to photograph it's slammed then out it back for comfort it you want

I think it's the design rather than spacers, it looks like a chimney sticking up as the headtube protrudes a fair bit past the top tube jcn, then the huge headset, then the stem... So dropping the 1.5 spacers wouldn't make much difference...

bendertherobot

I'm not sure how, if it were dropped, I'd keep the spacer attached

fevmeister

spasypaddy wrote:

PeteMadoc wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

Awesome! Spec list please...

Look 695 ipack (frame, ISP, c-stem, z-cranks).
Full DA mechanical 7900 (ultegra cassette)
Fizik Arione
3T ergosum
Speedplay zero stainless steel
Enve 6.7 clinchers on Chris King hubs with superstar components ti skewers
Conti GP4000s (23mm front, 25mm back)
Token chain catcher
Look bottle cages

Amazing I'm looking at a look or time build for my next one. Will be selling a few of my current rides to fund!

napoleond

Colin (Pokerface) has one it looks absolutely stunning in the flesh.

mitchgixer6

NapoleonD wrote:

Impressive spacer height there...

Got to love how the guys bike gets shot down just because of the height of the stem! Set it up for what ever's comfortable for you.

My bike looks very similar. Quite a tall head tube, a 15mm conical spacer for the headset then the stem. Even at that I've got a pretty aggressive position. Anyway who cares, it's a nice bike!

napoleond

People post pictures of their bikes so others can post an opinion. My opinion is that the top tube looks like it joins the headtube too low, making it look like a chimney.

styxd

mitchgixer6 wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

Impressive spacer height there...

Got to love how the guys bike gets shot down just because of the height of the stem! Set it up for what ever's comfortable for you.

My bike looks very similar. Quite a tall head tube, a 15mm conical spacer for the headset then the stem. Even at that I've got a pretty aggressive position. Anyway who cares, it's a nice bike!

It has to be said though, a huge stack of spacers and a stem that belongs on a mountain bike will always make a road bike look a bit crap

bendertherobot

Can you find me a suitable replacement?

declan1

I really don't see what's wrong with bender's bike. I've seen much worse on this forum...

mitchgixer6

Exactly Declan.

I don't think that headtube connects any higher than say a Cervelo R3. Admittedly the stem doesn't have much shape but wouldn't say it looks bad.

pride4ever

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

alihisgreat

pride4ever wrote:

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

If they slam their stem they're less likely to ride in the drops though? That's the point.. and that's why compact bars have developed.

You have a lower position on the hoods to get better aero efficiency, then you use compact drops in a more limited way -> sprinting, descending, very hard riding etc.

bendertherobot

Interesting series of posts. FWIW I don't take offence at the stem comments because the bike works well as set up for me.

The other point to make is that it's quite difficult to change stems on a Canyon. It's a 1 1/4 stem made almost exclusively by Ritchey. Also, given the lack of top cap it would difficult to move spacers above it. Meaning you'd need to cut the tube.

As to the MTB style stem. The curved graphics make it appear a little fatter than it actually is. Even the expensive Ritchey stems are, to be fair, less aesthetically pleasing than they once were.

Compare New:

http://www.wigglestatic.com/images/ritc ... 7-zoom.jpg

With Old WCS style:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AgOg4XaXWrs/T ... s-stem.jpg

pride4ever

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

If they slam their stem they're less likely to ride in the drops though? That's the point.. and that's why compact bars have developed.

You have a lower position on the hoods to get better aero efficiency, then you use compact drops in a more limited way -> sprinting, descending, very hard riding etc.

Outside the Pro peloton practically no one rides the drops unless going down Holmemoss. If your telling people to slam on long rides dont forget to warn them that if they aint flexible that back is gonna be killing.

fluff.

My Bianchi Infinto c/w Veloce 2010, actually new to me this year. Done about 25 miles total before I got my hands on it. It's the red colour they used on the Ultegra versions, but with Veloce/FSA kit. Kit mostly standard, other than the wheels, 28/24 Archetypes with White Industries T11 hubs & Revolution/ Competition spokes all in black, very nice looking, but not ridden them yet as they are fresh from Just Riding Along (which were very helpful btw, was going Wheelsmith but he shut up shop for a month).

I will probably replace the Veloce stuff with Record or Chorus as it wears out, but all seems to work OK so far. The position is after a bike fit with Adrian at Cadence Sport, and suits me really well, I should probably get that 1/2" of excess steerer cut down but I can't be fussed at the moment.

bendertherobot

You'll love those wheels. They are great.

declan1

pride4ever wrote:

Outside the Pro peloton practically no one rides the drops unless going down Holmemoss. If your telling people to slam on long rides dont forget to warn them that if they aint flexible that back is gonna be killing.

I ride on the drops almost always on the flat. I've got really deep drop bars as well. The more you do it the better your body gets at coping with it.

napoleond

pride4ever wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

If they slam their stem they're less likely to ride in the drops though? That's the point.. and that's why compact bars have developed.

You have a lower position on the hoods to get better aero efficiency, then you use compact drops in a more limited way -> sprinting, descending, very hard riding etc.

Outside the Pro peloton practically no one rides the drops unless going down Holmemoss. If your telling people to slam on long rides dont forget to warn them that if they aint flexible that back is gonna be killing.

This thread is about aesthetics, not a position critique...

I ride on the drops a lot btw.

alihisgreat

NapoleonD wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

If they slam their stem they're less likely to ride in the drops though? That's the point.. and that's why compact bars have developed.

You have a lower position on the hoods to get better aero efficiency, then you use compact drops in a more limited way -> sprinting, descending, very hard riding etc.

Outside the Pro peloton practically no one rides the drops unless going down Holmemoss. If your telling people to slam on long rides dont forget to warn them that if they aint flexible that back is gonna be killing.

This thread is about aesthetics, not a position critique...

I ride on the drops a lot btw.

With or without a slammed stem?

napoleond

With the stem as it is in the picture of my bike.

slowandsteady

pride4ever wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

Whats with all this slamming the bars crap, unless your racing slamming is purely down to the individual and gives zero benefits on endurance rides or intermediate effort rides. Too many people pretending to be aggressive riders, down on the drops slavering all over their stems...same people I'm passing up hills I dare say.

If they slam their stem they're less likely to ride in the drops though? That's the point.. and that's why compact bars have developed.

You have a lower position on the hoods to get better aero efficiency, then you use compact drops in a more limited way -> sprinting, descending, very hard riding etc.

Outside the Pro peloton practically no one rides the drops unless going down Holmemoss. If your telling people to slam on long rides dont forget to warn them that if they aint flexible that back is gonna be killing.

Today, from this forum I have learned I am thick and practically no one.

ellotreacle

Zoomer37 wrote:

Very nice. But I do have a soft spot for storck.
I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago, can't wait to pick it up and get out on it.

napoleond

ellotreacle wrote:

Zoomer37 wrote:

Very nice. But I do have a soft spot for storck.
I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago, can't wait to pick it up and get out on it.

What have you ordered? Storck are an itch I feel the need to scratch pretty soon...

matthewhall

My Wilier Gran Turismo (apologies for poor pic), bought in 2011. Campagnolo chorus and FSA bits all over. Upgraded Cosmic SR's. used to be summer ride but love I so much it's all year round now.

RideOnTime

matthewhall wrote:

My Wilier Gran Turismo (apologies for poor pic), bought in 2011. Campagnolo chorus and FSA bits all over. Upgraded Cosmic SR's. used to be summer ride but love I so much it's all year round now.

like it...

ellotreacle

NapoleonD wrote:

ellotreacle wrote:

Zoomer37 wrote:

Very nice. But I do have a soft spot for storck.
I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago, can't wait to pick it up and get out on it.

What have you ordered? Storck are an itch I feel the need to scratch pretty soon...

I have gone for the Scenero G2 with full ultegra, and fulcrum 3 wheels. When it's ready I will post up some pics, hopefully not too long to wait. :P