English

Grill

I have yet to take a decent picture of this bike, but you get the idea (you'd think after a two and a half year wait I'd have taken a photography class or something). Comes in at just over 7kg.

letap73

That looks like it was worth the wait.Does it ride as good as it looks?

napoleond

Looks tremendous Eric, nice one

marcusjb

Bike looks fecking great, but tell me about the gold cats?

ritchiel1707

That is a nice ride dude!!!

rollemynot

Sweet

johnnymcg259

are you storing it in an egyptian pyramid?!

.......fair play.......lovely looking bike that.

rank_amateur

Now that's badass. Well done you.

bobmcstuff

That is phenomenal. Very jealous.

sanspoof

marcusjb wrote:

Bike looks ******* great, but tell me about the gold cats?

Yes, please tell.

P.s. bike looks phenomenal...GREAT job.

slowmart

That is pant stretchingly beautiful.

If I had Eva Green waiting in bed with wicked look in her eyes, a can of squirty cream, assorted toys and lube I'd have to think long and hard which one I'd spend the afternoon with.

rollemynot

Slowmart wrote:

That is pant stretchingly beautiful.

If I had Eva Green waiting in bed with wicked look in her eyes, a can of squirty cream, assorted toys and lube I'd have to think long and hard which one I'd spend the afternoon with.

My riding skills wouldn't do any justice to either of them - but based on longevity of effort I would choose the English

redvision

Looks awesome!

852Kompol

That colour is fantastic! what are those golden cats for though...

tlw1

That looks fantastic

Grill

So about the cats... My dad is a nut about Ancient Egypt. The cats are nothing, there are a few sarcophagi in that house as well as a replica King Tut throne and many other Egyptian bits (the art is quite impressive).

Yes, it rides as good as it looks. It's surprisingly stiff. Stiffer than my WyndyMilla and feels on par with my old Foil and Storck. Geometry is perfect (as well it should being custom and all) and it puts a smile on my face. The paint is amazing in person. Shame the pictures just don't do it justice. The Enve 4.5's are fine. Light and stiff, but they don't feel as fast as my Aero 72's (understandable). Easy to handle in crosswinds, but the Enve brake pads leave much to be desired (I'll be swapping them for Black Prince or Reynolds Cryo Blue). SRAM Red 22 cassette is nice, but a lot noisier than the DA9000.

Unfortunately the Ritchey Solostreems have been sent back as they cracked at the cable routing. They're one of the first pairs of the production line so could just be a freak occurrence, but it is a bit of a PIA as I'll need to have the replacements repainted. On the bright side, it's not like I'll be riding the English until the weather is nice so plenty of time to get it done.

Here's another (slightly better) picture.

shazzz

Nice bike!
Is a full spec list available?

Grill

Frame: English V3
Fork: Enve 1.0
Headset: Tune Bobo
Bars/stem: Ritchey Solostreem
Seatmast Topper: English w/Enve hardware
Saddle: AX Lightness Leaf Plus
Shifters/mechs/chainset: DA9000
Brakes: EE Cycleworks
Cassette: SRAM Red
Chain: KMC X11 SL
Pedals: Time Xpresso 10
Cages: Carbon Amazon jobbing
Garmin mount: Racewaredirect
Wheels: Enve 4.5 clinchers, Tune Mig 70/Mag 170, CX-Rays
Skewers: Tune DC10
Tyres: Specialized Turbo

kingstonian

Lovely bike indeed.

What tubing have you gone for?

Grill

Tubing specs:
Headtube: True Temper OX-Platinum, custom externally butted
Dowtube: Columbus Life Aero 51x32
Toptube: Columbus Life 1-1/8"
BB shell: Fairing 4130, custom internally butted
Chainstays: Nova straight, 30x16 tapered oval
Dropouts: Breezer road
Seatmast sockets: 4130 custom machined
Seatmast: Enve carbon 1-1/4"

Danny M

Superb

Matthewfalle

Yup - very nice indeed. Chapeau!