2016 Gear

inseine

ShutupJens wrote:

Have ridden many a cross race where the back wheel has actually stopped turning due to mud (Myrtle Park in Bingley was a particularly bad one), with "proper" cross clearances, I'm not fully convinced that that would cut it over here! Saw a piece about it on Facebook though and apparently you get a fair few at the sharp end of races though

Myrtle park! Brings back memories.

imatfaal

inseine wrote:

Single chainring, handmade carbon gravel bike. I like it, though that rear wheel looks very close to the seat tube!

The frame looks very similar to his 650b non-sus mtb - and frankly I think it looks more suited to that (in fact the mtb looks fantastic). It is open who claim that their cross bike runs just as well with 650b MTB tyres as 700c cross?

Paul 8v

There's no way that would survive the Essex clay. Is it some Californian brand? I remember back in the day some of the US Mountain bikes were useless as they didn't even consider mud clearance!

imatfaal

Paul 8v wrote:

There's no way that would survive the Essex clay. Is it some Californian brand? I remember back in the day some of the US Mountain bikes were useless as they didn't even consider mud clearance!

Minneapolis - I think we (another essex boy here) are closer to a Californian climate than he is.



Here is the MTB - although even photographing in the snow doesn't excuse not putting pedals on the poor thing

Shadowrider

Kiri's TT bike for this year, very smart.

https://twitter.com/?lang=en-gb

bobmcstuff

That is just a link to the Twitter home page...

The_Boy

imatfaal wrote:

Paul 8v wrote:

There's no way that would survive the Essex clay. Is it some Californian brand? I remember back in the day some of the US Mountain bikes were useless as they didn't even consider mud clearance!

Minneapolis - I think we (another essex boy here) are closer to a Californian climate than he is.



Here is the MTB - although even photographing in the snow doesn't excuse not putting pedals on the poor thing

Is that supposed to be a mudguard at front?

Paul 8v

imatfaal wrote:

Paul 8v wrote:

There's no way that would survive the Essex clay. Is it some Californian brand? I remember back in the day some of the US Mountain bikes were useless as they didn't even consider mud clearance!

Minneapolis - I think we (another essex boy here) are closer to a Californian climate than he is.



Here is the MTB - although even photographing in the snow doesn't excuse not putting pedals on the poor thing

Very odd. Great looking bike but essentially useless as not fit for purpose unless that is just the photo making it look like it has no clearance. Perhaps Minneapolis is all sand, no mud. Where is our resident geologist when you need him? ;-)

ovi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u24lTeJYMU 5:24 in, the wheels Ian Stannard is using , not shimano.
https://youtu.be/_u24lTeJYMU

thegreatdivide

Wiggins on his British Cycling/Team GB Cervelo C5 (followed by a Dimensions Data C5).

inseine

Filippo Pozzato's Wilier Triestina Cento1SR

Pokerface

thegreatdivide wrote:

Wiggins on his British Cycling/Team GB Cervelo C5 (followed by a Dimensions Data C5).

Those are S5s, not C5s

thegreatdivide

Pokerface wrote:

thegreatdivide wrote:

Wiggins on his British Cycling/Team GB Cervelo C5 (followed by a Dimensions Data C5).

Those are S5s, not C5s

Thanks for the heads up...

Mad_Malx

^Is the DD rider there Tekle? His seat looks much lower than Bradley's, I didn't think he was much smaller (Wiki says 2cm). Is it just that Brad has very long legs?

Edit - forget that - it's the much smaller Kudus I think?

slim_boy_fat

Vino staying classy :roll:

ShutupJens

Incredible

That is about as tasteless as it gets

type:epyt

It seems like it's a new trend: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bradley ... 8-gallery/

Black/gold vs gold/black ... Let the battle of ego's commence.

I'll not even mention the jersey issues.

Although neither fully commited, with Vino having an unmatched seatpost and Wiggins a saddle ... Strangely, both of which are the best bits of either bike.

sherer

That Vino bike is so out there I like it

Paul 8v

If Mansory made bikes.. http://www.mansory.com/en/range-cars/wraith-bleurion

(Tasteless supercar abomination tat sold mainly to the middle East for those who don't know!)

RichN95.

The gold's just an Olympics thing, innit

ddraver

These confuse me...

http://www.goreapparel.eu/nl-en/gore-bi ... color=3500

Seems like the worst of both worlds...

ShutupJens

Those are shorts for people who ride mountain bikes and want the comfort of a bib but are insecure about looking like one of those strange road cycling types..

They'll be drawing on leg hair next so that they can get the aerodynamic edge without having to feel emasculated

ddraver

THe Alp X shorts a great, but the main advantage of baggies is that they keep the spray off your arse and that you can keep one pait of outer shorts on and swap the inners. These prevent both!

Oh well, crazy germans

ShutupJens

This is my commuting set up.. normal bibs/tights with baggy shorts over the top. Means that I can rotate which bibs I wear while using the same outer ones, this just defeats the object and costs more than the alternative!

inseine

Thirsty?
Titanium adventure bike from twinsix (which appears to be a clothing company).

ddraver

I like that...I need a cross/adventure/gravel bike...

bradsbeard

Slim Boy Fat wrote:

Vino staying classy :roll:

Typical Eastern European bling. Gaudy, no class and tasteless.

ddraver

bradsbeard wrote:

Slim Boy Fat wrote:

Vino staying classy :roll:

Typical Eastern European bling. Gaudy, no class and tasteless.

South Park is truely written by geniuses

specialgueststar

Willier disc

izza

SpecialGuestStar wrote:

Willier disc

Are those with or without motors?