Show us your road machines!!!

[JonB]

No engines allowed! Just pure pedal power and none of the MTB nonsense i'm sure there are plenty of threads with pics of our MTB's as I have uploaded a couple.

So happy that summer is nearly here, just a pity there are more potholes than roads these days!

My road bike: -

2009 Focus Cayo 105. Carbon fibre frame and forks and Shimano 105 groupset.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/JonBod/P1000475.jpg

Anybody take part in any sportives or Audaxes?

Did my first audax a couple of weeks ago, 110km Mad March event from Exeter. Pretty good, looking to do one every month and hopefully do a 200km event by the end of the year.
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[cloric_tzr]

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My wifes so ugly, the only thing that goes down on her
Is the internet connection.

[JonB]

[pinkyfloyd]

No engine = No point.
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[Ditto]

I recently got into the old road riding malarky, trying to get fit and go out on 2 wheels without using a load of petrol up.

My steed:

2010 Road Comp, carbon forks but alu frame, Tiagra/105 groupset.

https://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6673/dsc00393h.jpg

Don't do any massive distances at the moment just easing in.
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[Carl_steveo]

Those Chris Boardman bikes can come with a hefty price tag.

However you can keep your Road "bikes" and give me one of these.

https://artbikerworld.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/11_1_rat-fink1.jpg


Omm nom nom nom.
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[Minty]

I has me one of these:
https://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/05/15/1242380709067-12mpfg9jizkm0-670-75.jpg
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[Ditto]

Yup. I got one of the last of the 2010 models before this years range so picked it up for £570 instead of £700.

This years model is £800 I think.

Still quite a bit but in road bike terms it's considered entry level! Although the spec is very good for the price.
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CG 125 > Bandit 600 > CBR 600 FY > Street Triple R

[Minty]

I concur. £1000 really is entry level in terms of road bikes.
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[Carl_steveo]

[pinkyfloyd]

[Minty]

I hears ya!!!

It took me some time to get my head round the fact that despite me exchanging £1000 for a bicycle that feels like half the saddle is still up my rectum when I get off, it doesn't actually come with any pedals.


I asked the guy in Halfords if I was expected to propel the bike with the power of my mind? Eventually got a set of pedals out of them, begrudgingly.
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[pinkyfloyd]

[stinkwheel]

1968 Coventry Eagle steel frame.
Atom alloy hubs with 27" chromed rims.
Weinman single acting callipers.
Shimano sealed Italian bottom bracket (bugger to find!).
Suntour single ring 46t chainset.
Rear hub redished by yours truly to take 16t spin-on freewheel with chain runout <2mm.
Original Brookes racing saddle.
North road bars.
Very shoddy levers I had lying about, to be replaced with aero-levers at some point then the bars taped properly.
About £150 spent.
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/DSCN0395.jpg
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[JonB]

Those Boardman bikes are actually really good, i'm surprised Halfords managed to get their hands on them to be honest!

I got mine for a bit of a bargain at the end of 2009, got it for £875 down from £1200.

Only problem is that the money spending doesn't stop there. I think this hobby probably sets me back more than motorcycling ever did (not including fuel).

Stinkwheel, nice bike. When I saw the pic before reading your post I thought it was a Raleigh! The emblem looks very similar. On the Audax rides you see a lot of bikes like that. To be honest mine is a bit of a "pocket rocket", but it's not particularly comfy for long distance rides so looking at getting a more traditional touring bike. Although trying to just buying a 3rd bike for the Jon B household might be hard to put past the wifey.

Fortunately Carbon Fibre is a lot more comfortable than my old steel Peugeot was though!!!
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[Minty]

[Ditto]

Its good and bad that Halfords were selling them. Good because they were shifting a whole load of them so I got it for a good deal.

Bad because the guy who set it up in the first place was a complete ape and didnt know what he was doing. Luckily my local Halfords had a really nice guy working there who knew what he was doing.

Yeah thats a bargain for a full carbon bike.

I only got that about a week ago so still need all the clothing, pump, cycle computer, clip in pedals, shoes, a lock and maybe some lights.
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[stinkwheel]

[D O G]

I'll take a pic of it when I get home (after I've been out on it), but essentially it is a mid 1990's Alu Specialized Allez Frame, with a 1" LOOK carbon fork, awesome mid 90's Cinelli Stem, Campag Xenon (base) chainset, Tiagra brakes, front wheel is a Shimano RE30 or summat front wheel (cost me £30 new, heavily discounted stock clearance), rear wheel is a Campag R3 Zonda which really has seen better days, random seat tube & seat and a Shimano bottom bracket.

Cost me £300 off ebay in September 2005, a qualification prezzie to myself, it's been to Australia and back twice, I commuted on it for about 3 1/2 years, it looks like a p.o.s. but I love it - it's probably my most cherised possession.

PLUS it has gaffa tape rather than handlebar tape on the RH handlebar as I had to cut it when I was fixing a cable.

Seriously, it rules.

As for rides - I go out in the evenings twice a week, then at least one 40+ miler at the weekend and a 20 miler on the other day.

Jon - are you still down south? I'm planning on doing the Isle of Wight and New Forest 'On & Off Shore 200km' Audax in September. The New Forest Grid Iron will also be done in October, but I should do something else before then.

I loves cycling I does.

[ian789]

Are people who should of bought a road bike but bought a hybrid and regret it allowed to post

https://i1009.photobucket.com/albums/af212/ian107/DSCN0018.jpg

[JonB]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

silly double post
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

[D O G]

Aids with the image linking, here we go mofos....

https://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee461/DamofoDOG/P1110100.jpg

Been a bit wet and dirty on the lanes round here...

https://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee461/DamofoDOG/P1110101.jpg

Just like Chipo used to have:

https://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee461/DamofoDOG/P1110102.jpg



https://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee461/DamofoDOG/P1110103.jpg