2017 Gear

FocusZing

Ha, yes.

kleinstroker

jasonbrim wrote:

kleinstroker wrote:

Rick, the Gear thread has never been about Pro Team Gear only, so why oh why do you you want it become one. It's becoming tedious.

I can only agree with Rick.
It is in the "Pro Race" part of the forum, and in the previous threads, people have always tried to steer it towards the "pro" side. Same thing when people post old stuff in the 2017 thread - it doesn't belong here.

If people want a general "Gear" thread, then start one in the "Road General" forum and then they won't have to worry about Rick or other people saying certain pictures don't belong there.

Sorry wrong

Go back and look at the threads from 2014/2015, there's even more great stuff that is non pro race from the hands of FF, so don't talk cobblers

FocusZing

True. The thread is a positive diversion from some people's fixation on ped cheats. It doesn't bother me if people post road bikes they like.

pinno

When was the last time a British made frame was used in the professional peleton? This has to be considered a mini triumph. Now all we need is British Aerospace to start building wheels and Renishaw to start making components.

I think it looks good.

FocusZing

Yes it's great to see Pinno. Brilliant company Renishaws.

FocusZing

gweeds

Ti and carbon??

FocusZing

http://cyclingtips.com/2015/09/bikes-of ... ssue-disc/

I'm risking it in po-faced it's 2015.

pinno

FocusZing wrote:

I'm risking it in po-faced it's 2015.

I hope you know I have copyright on that term.

FocusZing

Pinno wrote:

FocusZing wrote:

I'm risking it in po-faced it's 2015.

I hope you know I have copyright on that term.

Ha, well congratulations on that.

kleinstroker

Heroin

bobmcstuff

Pinno wrote:

When was the last time a British made frame was used in the professional peloton? This has to be considered a mini triumph. Now all we need is British Aerospace to start building wheels and Renishaw to start making components.

I think it looks good.

Renishaw already make bikes, sort of - their machines are used to make lugs for robotbike https://robotbike.co/?v=79cba1185463

3d printed lugs and carbon tubes. Given that Renishaw make 3d printing machines, anyone could buy one and use it to make components

I'll be down at Renishaw again on Friday, I'll see if they'll lend us one

Anonymous

Whats the thing above the stem casting that odd shadow?

bendertherobot

coriordan wrote:

Whats the thing above the stem casting that odd shadow?

Just weird optics, I took this coming out of the shower once.

salsiccia1

Hat

bendertherobot

The truth is sadly more mundane

kleinstroker

coriordan wrote:

Whats the thing above the stem casting that odd shadow?

it's this, Heroin Bike Project

kleinstroker

Look Colette Collection

not very tasteful



more tasteful

yourpaceormine

Pinno wrote:

When was the last time a British made frame was used in the professional peloton? This has to be considered a mini triumph. Now all we need is British Aerospace to start building wheels and Renishaw to start making components.

I think it looks good.

Last year of Colombia (whenever that was) Terry Dolan claimed that there were a number of his frames in the top flight (rebadged). iirc he contacted Eurosport to answer that very same question, which the commentary team had been asked by a viewer. Might have been a stage of the TdF.

jscl

yourpaceormine wrote:

Pinno wrote:

When was the last time a British made frame was used in the professional peloton? This has to be considered a mini triumph. Now all we need is British Aerospace to start building wheels and Renishaw to start making components.

I think it looks good.

Last year of Colombia (whenever that was) Terry Dolan claimed that there were a number of his frames in the top flight (rebadged). iirc he contacted Eurosport to answer that very same question, which the commentary team had been asked by a viewer. Might have been a stage of the TdF.

Most of the pro's who ride the track tend to ride rebadged or unbranded Dolan DF3's and DF4's.

Terry also used to build most of the tandem frames for GB.

rick_chasey

Any pictures of them?

kleinstroker

Factor bikes are a classic case why this thread should continue as is in my opinion, when they first came out, we posted them here, and yes, they had nothing to do with pro race then, but look now a year or two later, and they are part of the pro-peloton.

This is why I keep posting stuff that might seem irrlevant now, but none of us know how things will evolve.

Cheers

pinno

coriordan wrote:

Whats the thing above the stem casting that odd shadow?

It's the a vanity mirror.

Re.: Renishaw. A friend and fellow student got a placement at Renishaw. Great company who only turned a percentage of the company into shares in order to keep it within the full control of the incumbent operators.
Pity more UK companies had taken out that lead and then no chance of being subject to external and hostile take overs.

markwb79

kleinstroker wrote:

coriordan wrote:

Whats the thing above the stem casting that odd shadow?

it's this, Heroin Bike Project

Wow. I like that a lot!

FocusZing

http://road.cc/content/tech-news/206966 ... ked-outfit

Already covered in the rumours thread.

As Rick has already mentioned. I would like to see a comparison between old and new, what is the percentage benefit, flat, sprinting, climbing...?

ShutupJens

JSCL wrote:

yourpaceormine wrote:

Pinno wrote:

When was the last time a British made frame was used in the professional peloton? This has to be considered a mini triumph. Now all we need is British Aerospace to start building wheels and Renishaw to start making components.

I think it looks good.

Last year of Colombia (whenever that was) Terry Dolan claimed that there were a number of his frames in the top flight (rebadged). iirc he contacted Eurosport to answer that very same question, which the commentary team had been asked by a viewer. Might have been a stage of the TdF.

Most of the pro's who ride the track tend to ride rebadged or unbranded Dolan DF3's and DF4's.

Terry also used to build most of the tandem frames for GB.

Millar claims that Terry Dolan made him a replica of his TT bike at Cofidis when he was world champ. Apparently during his doping investigation he was played a recording a phone call with someone talking about "powder white", taken to mean coke by the french authorities, rather than frame colour

kleinstroker

FocusZing wrote:

http://road.cc/content/tech-news/206966 ... ked-outfit

Already covered in the rumours thread.

As Rick has already mentioned. I would like to see a comparison between old and new, what is the percentage benefit, flat, sprinting, climbing...?

Colnago seem to be making a massive deal about their "concept" bike, which by the way should mean new idea, but the Colnago is anything but, being a copy of every other aero bike.

pinno

kleinstroker wrote:

FocusZing wrote:

As Rick has already mentioned. I would like to see a comparison between old and new, what is the percentage benefit, flat, sprinting, climbing...?

Colnago seem to be making a massive deal about their "concept" bike, which by the way should mean new idea, but the Colnago is anything but, being a copy of every other aero bike.

Surely, like cars, they'll all reach the same aerodynamic and structural conclusions.

Which begs the question: If the only discernible difference is the paint job, why is black the new... black?

Anonymous

Better to hide the lack of differentiation.

FocusZing

That's true. Old old v new, see "Drugs in other sports and media thread"; steel complete bike, clipless sti's level v the current carbon.