WDYBLL

cutty wdybll

i don't know what happened to the pic posted above! i'll take a newer picture soon. i can tell you it weighs around 16.5 lbs.

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Not finished yet but this is what I am building for my girlfriend. (Damned parker international sent the last batch of components slow rather than the fast mail I asked for).

can i be your gf too???

i found a specialized hybrid frameset only on craigslist for $20 that ive made into a racked flatbar commuter for missus. $20! sure its vintage 1994 with lots of paint chips and scuffs, but its in good shape otherwise.

so i transferred over my old commuter's bits, along with some drivetrain refurbs. it does not, however, feature powdercoated yellow semi deep section wheels. werent those on yr merckx?

Girlfriend slot already taken, I am prepared to consider concubines, though.

Wheels were on the Merckx which has had Xero XCR-1s for a while now. I did a bearing overhaul on them which should keep them going for a good while and if not it gives me a good idea of what to buy her for Xmas. (I am so happy that I have managed to persuade her to go from not cycled since childhood to happily trundling through the streets of brooklyn wanting a lighter, faster bike)

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thar she blows

I love contrast-colored cable housing. That red is rockin.

you tall

i'll take a picture of my new CROSS CHECK in a minute here. it's totally stock at the moment, but a buddy of mine fave me both 105 derailleurs for.....$20???? wha

also i want to change the wheels cuz i think they might be shit

fave? gave wtf

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Finally got a photo of the completed bike.

Finally replaced my stolen bike. Only going to be in Oxford/UK for another 12 months so just wanted something cheap to get around, hence this bad boy, which was £45.

http://www.backontrax.co.uk/online/templatemedia/all_lang/resources/_wsb_400x300_16-7-8+001.JPG

Yes friends, that is real rust on the bar ends. And if you think the chainring looks a little green, that's because it's covered in mould. Rides pretty well considering!

Do you ever get the urge to yell "OGRE SMASH" while riding it? I would.

I don't have a bike to post but I needed to tell everyone that I keep thinking this thread is What do your balls look like? which is horrifying.

Hi Wutexas! Do you want a bike? What's your biking history? c'mon, spill the sordid biking revelations!

dan, I have only had it for two days, but the too high seat position does make me feel both powerful like an OGRE, while at the same time hurting my junk.

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SNOW BIKE

don't sprint on that one either

where the hell are the fenders

don't sprint on that one either

no im afraid the antique carbon or steerer will break.

they wouldn't mount clean and i figured theyd only pack up with snow anyway. maybe ill change my mind

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this is bi11y j0e armstr0ng's new bike as sold to him yesterday... ^_^

no brakes and no foot retention?

looks like a coaster

classy as hell, too

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nice!

My Armstrong Moth fixed gear conversion:

http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p272199342-3.jpg

looks just right

Thanks. I'm well pleased. Practical (with the mudguards, big grippy Schwalbe 700Cx28 tyres and full brakes, it's perfect for the current Glasgow weather and roads) and yet great fun to ride, it's certainly been holding its own out there for the past month and a bit. I love it.

my 2009 line:

http://www.cutty.org/cinelli.jpg
http://www.cutty.org/caad9.jpg
http://www.cutty.org/oneway.jpg

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BONERTIME

Cutty, what do you use the Cannondale and the Cinelli for differently? Also, your saddle seems not that much higher than your bars - you like a relaxed position?

i'm still using the cinelli for long, hilly, road races and weekend training rides. i'm using the cannondale for crits, park races, and weekly training rides. i'm using the raleigh to commute and tool around town.

i have a super long torso, so that's the most biomechanically efficient position for me on the road bike. i get my bikes fit to my exact body measurements with the wobblenaught system:

http://www.wobblenaught.com/

transformation to ponying/puttering-around town machine all but complete

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Those risers are much longer than they look there btw

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last shot before the new wheels

yay
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What is it, Ken?

specialized globe.. rides pretty well although just a touch big so i'm worried about my perineum!

the top-tube seems a little...... low slung

They all do these days, Chris, it's the thing.

Move the saddle as far forward as it'll go, Ken? How are the tyres - nice and slick?

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could do with some white tyres though i think.

sweet

ooer i like the pic of cutty's one way, i was checking that model out

the 'wobblenaught' site reads like it was written by dr bronner

i'm selling the one-way. too many bikes, too little money.

on one! nice going... i have on one handlebars on both of my bikes; they totally rule.

don't suppose you have Midges do you? thinking about trying them on my cross-check