http://www.moots.com/images/psychlox.jpg
― Ed, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:11 (sixteen years ago) link
wowwwwwwwwwww
― cutty, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:13 (sixteen years ago) link
The whole moots range is sex on wheels but that is pure beauty.
― Ed, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:24 (sixteen years ago) link
how much do those frames run?
― cutty, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:24 (sixteen years ago) link
$2600 for that one and $2850 for the one with the wee rear suspension system below the seat post./
― Ed, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:27 (sixteen years ago) link
omg wants it
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/376231703_cd0c335fb4.jpg
― Heave Ho, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/496612876_2203e8c471_b.jpg
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
what is that?
― Ed, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:40 (sixteen years ago) link
one-off phil wood SS CX bike
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:42 (sixteen years ago) link
oh lordy
― cutty, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT THIS GUY: http://www.dutchbikes.us/images/abbey_mens.jpg
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
OH AND THIS!!! http://www.antbikemike.com/images/Bikes/Iver/iver2big.jpg
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:47 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1146/1449464700_19fdc1af55.jpg?v=0
not really sexy, but oh so practical. surly cross check + couplers for easy traveling.
also: cargo bike WANT
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 14:49 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.cyclerscafe.com/Portals/7/Brands/2007/Kona/2K7_DAWGSPRMHeader.jpg
To just get dirty.
― dan m, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 15:46 (sixteen years ago) link
That braced ANT bike is so so handsum.
― Laurel, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 16:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Does that have a front hub brake?
― dan m, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:44 (sixteen years ago) link
YES!
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:53 (sixteen years ago) link
lust: that rapha baskin robbins looking carbon track thing on that other thread.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Hurricane SL for ever:
http://www.challenge-recumbents.com/images/picture.php?filename=images/inhoud/hurricanesl/hurricanesl-groot.jpg&size=640&type=2&quality=87
― Pashmina, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:18 (sixteen years ago) link
Which reminds me, I've got to get another demo model in stock!
― Pashmina, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, they need extra time to mine to ore that goes into that GIANT EFFING CHAIN.
― Laurel, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:38 (sixteen years ago) link
they should allow recumbent track racing with full fairings for sick nascar action
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
YEAH THAT THING NEEDS WINGS!!
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link
or do they do that already
― gbx, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link
i can't get the moots frames out of my heas :/
― cutty, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:05 (sixteen years ago) link
I SHOWED U THE MOOTS LAST SUMMER DURING TOUR DE FRANCE. U WERE ALL CERVELO...I WAS ALL MOOTS. REMEMBER
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link
i was psyched on the moots then too, the moots was and is still out of my price range
― cutty, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:13 (sixteen years ago) link
OH SO MY MOOTS POINT IS MOOT. :(
― ddb, Tuesday, 30 October 2007 19:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Why do we like the Moots frame?
― Mark C, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 13:37 (sixteen years ago) link
the clean lines, the minimalism, the color
― cutty, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 14:01 (sixteen years ago) link
the fricken mavic cosmic carbones ($3000)
The really neat welds (seriously)
― Ed, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 14:46 (sixteen years ago) link
The Moots is a bit brand-happy, mind.
― Mark C, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link
It's just so...tidy. Everything goes the shortest possible distance, the front brake arrangement is particularly nice, minimal use of housing, visual simplicity/efficiency...swoony.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 31 October 2007 15:02 (sixteen years ago) link
http://tinyurl.com/3dosne
― gbx, Friday, 2 November 2007 23:17 (sixteen years ago) link
wait did that work?
Not for me :(
― Mark C, Friday, 2 November 2007 23:55 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2048/1832816841_031971ff69.jpg?v=0
check the drivetrain
― gbx, Saturday, 3 November 2007 00:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm checking the armwarmers on that cat. The guy in back is bare-legged but Mr Hot Drivetrain needs his arms warmed?
― Laurel, Saturday, 3 November 2007 06:02 (sixteen years ago) link
check the drivetrain again! it is BELT-DRIVEN.
― gbx, Saturday, 3 November 2007 18:17 (sixteen years ago) link
why
― cutty, Saturday, 3 November 2007 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link
no idea
― gbx, Saturday, 3 November 2007 18:24 (sixteen years ago) link
EASY TO CLEAN QUIET EASY TO MAINTAIN
MOTORCYCLES USE IT
― ddb, Saturday, 3 November 2007 18:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah I've seen belt-driven motorbikes. Doesn't it stretch? Is it some special hi-tensile carbon fibre impregnated kevlar rubber?
― ledge, Sunday, 4 November 2007 01:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Orange did a belt driven P7 this year:
http://www.singletrackworld.com/article.php?sid=2426
― Porkpie, Sunday, 4 November 2007 01:33 (sixteen years ago) link
I guess dude can use his arm warmers if his belt snaps. Spot frames are pretty nice aren't they?
― NickB, Monday, 5 November 2007 09:37 (sixteen years ago) link
There's a Dura-ace equipped Focus on Wiggle for under a grand (though it's not the one I'm lusting after obv, it's cheapness makes it terribly non-U dearie)
― Mark C, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 00:34 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.juniper-solutions.com/coconinocycles/PicsFeb2007/002.jpg I LOVE THESE COCONINOS, HAND BUILT BY A WHEELCHAIRED BRO IN AZ. RADICAL!
― ddb, Thursday, 8 November 2007 00:59 (sixteen years ago) link
livewrong? haha
― cutty, Thursday, 8 November 2007 01:05 (sixteen years ago) link
they are less wear + tear on rims for sure; probably more consistent performance in wet weather. more clearance for fenders too, I'd say.
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
I've had a Croix de Fer for 9 months and i think it's great (though I don't have much to compare it with). I wanted a do-everything bike (everything being commutes and light touring really). Discs are a huge improvement over any brake I've used before, and they work just as well in the wet. It's not a light bike but I've fitted Marathon Plus's and a rack and I don't really notice it being heavy anymore. That's my unbiased opinion on it.
― useless chamber, Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
Downside with the discs on the Croix is the rear is mounted outside the frame so you have to get a special wide-ass rack to clear it.
― useless chamber, Saturday, 15 June 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
no clue what the availability of these are in the UK but
Traitor Crusade All-City Macho Man DiscSoma Double-cross disc
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Saturday, 15 June 2013 16:16 (eleven years ago) link
huh never seen the crusade but at a glance i'll say that a 44ht on steel bike is a goddamn atrocity
― fill up at the ilx quipnjibe (Hunt3r), Sunday, 16 June 2013 21:22 (eleven years ago) link
(i'm sure there's tons, i just haven't seen em yet)
― fill up at the ilx quipnjibe (Hunt3r), Sunday, 16 June 2013 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
£430 off the Di2 canyon ultimate AL.... nnnnnnnnnngggggggggh
£1700 is a bargain right? right?!
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 29 June 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
fuck. if I was happy in my job I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
selling my current bike wd drop the net cost to £1400 which is a genuine bargain for a Di2 equipped canyon bike
― kenjataimu (cozen), Saturday, 29 June 2013 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
That is a sweet deal especially when my lust object is the unattainable BMC Team Machine SLR01.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 29 June 2013 23:57 (eleven years ago) link
Di2 rulez, get it
― beet boy, beet boy, eat that perfect beet boy (haitch), Monday, 1 July 2013 12:50 (eleven years ago) link
My lust right now is, I think, just for a Cube Peloton. I think I just want a pure road bike. I've hammered the Tricross with skinnies, and want to see how a proper road bike feels.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 5 August 2013 09:52 (eleven years ago) link
need more bike purchasing advice: my gf wants to buy a bike for light-touring (50 miles a day max) that's comfortable before it's fast, has 10+ gears, and looks good. she's eager for it to be fitted too
the budget is roughly 300£, because it'll also be a pub bike and she's not comfortable spending any more in case it gets knocked
― pr0n tsar (cozen), Sunday, 11 August 2013 07:49 (eleven years ago) link
also nick: buyyyyyy itttttt
oh and she wants a more upright position than you'd get w/a roadbike
― pr0n tsar (cozen), Sunday, 11 August 2013 08:07 (eleven years ago) link
http://media.prollyisnotprobably.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Surly-pugsley-limited.jpg
― cozen, Thursday, 24 October 2013 15:23 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/JB1ue1b.jpg
― oh shit you psyched yourself into liking mbv (Hunt3r), Thursday, 24 October 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
ha
guys i want to buy a single speed for tooling around on. straight handlebars. two brakes. i want to buy it new not 2nd hand because i don't have time to make changes or go hunting. i want to spend less than $500. options are kind of overwhelming. can anyone say anything to narrow it down?
― caek, Thursday, 24 October 2013 20:46 (ten years ago) link
motorbacon from bikesdirect for $299 if you're stateside is probably as cheap as you can get and not be a giant piece of crap.
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/fixie-cafe-flat-bar-bikes.htm
― sous les paves, Saturday, 26 October 2013 00:59 (ten years ago) link
bringing it back round to the start of this thread, must say i am feelin the vamoots DR
http://moots.com/wp-content/uploads/Vamoots_challenge_90089-copy.jpg
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:34 (ten years ago) link
would it kill em to paint the fork tho, jeeeez
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:38 (ten years ago) link
Nice stuff and I see quite a bit of moots here in CO, but it doesn't seem special to me. I should really try to ride one sometime. I swear by my old ti bike, insanely comfy.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Monday, 28 October 2013 22:42 (ten years ago) link
yeah sorry $300 mail order bikes not v lustful, but that does actually look just the job. thanks slp.
― caek, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 00:16 (ten years ago) link
hunt3r am i right in thinking you took all the old paint off your ti bike - love how there's so many different ways to finish one, from the moots matte look to mirror polish to some of those ano'd fireflys. that's before you even bring paint into the equation!
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 02:52 (ten years ago) link
yeah, it's plain matte except for the bright polished couplers. some people actually ask me if it's a moots, as they do coupled frames. i should get some white decals and put "MUTT" on it, it's got no fine pedigree- dean by sandvik modified by bilenky. (it is of good quality tho).
caek, lustful bikes are those that get ridden regularly regardless of cost, appearance, or mark. imo.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
lol MUTT. do it!
nice bit of painted ti from salsa
http://salsacycles.com/files/bikes/Warbird_Ti_14_sv_1440x960.jpg
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 05:04 (ten years ago) link
i guess i shoulda wrote "lustworthy" above.
is the warbird a "gravel grinder" bike? looks like an underside cage braze-on there. that's great looking, no matter how cynical i get about micro-discipline bikes (yes, i know, gravel grinder ultras are the next whatever, just huge, put one in your quiver next to your randonee, cx, 24 hr mtb, marathon mtb, freeride trail mtb, enduro, adventure rig, and fat bike).
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 13:01 (ten years ago) link
yeah it's a gravel bike. I want one.
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 14:16 (ten years ago) link
yep 3rd bottle bosses, you can get a frame bag in there too
― LubricatedGoatVEVO (haitch), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 07:58 (ten years ago) link
i've never used a third bottle, have any of you? are they easy to reach? it seems like you would be getting a steady diet of tirespray mud, sand, cowpoop, and giardia. i guess you get that pretty much anyway, just in lower doses from the regular mount.
i do have some behind the saddle dual mount cages that i used on a long hot unsupported ride back in the 90s. functional but weird.
― everything on layaway (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 12:52 (ten years ago) link
guess third bottle makes sense for touring?
― cozen, Wednesday, 30 October 2013 13:55 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/wlD259f.jpg
― cozen, Thursday, 31 October 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link
did they blur the background in post? that bike looks tiny for some reason
― eris bueller (lukas), Thursday, 31 October 2013 19:29 (ten years ago) link
dead fucking handsome:
http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0220/2502/products/No22_4A_Final.jpg?v=1382550080
― you didnt say brian may i? (Hunt3r), Thursday, 19 December 2013 19:09 (ten years ago) link
oooooooooft
― =(3 Ɛ)= (cozen), Thursday, 19 December 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
love a bit of ano'd ti
― free dong commissioner (haitch), Friday, 20 December 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
Ooh that is very hot
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 20 December 2013 10:09 (ten years ago) link
http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/03/18/nahbs-2014-cielo-adds-road-racer-bike-plus-new-stems-colors/
fuuuuuuck
― stakker human leg (haitch), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 01:11 (ten years ago) link
44mm ht on a std steel frame still looks aaaassssss (til i DIE), but otherwise some nice stuff.
― a nation filled with lead (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 02:07 (ten years ago) link
it is a bit inelegant, yes.
dat tartan colourscheme, though!
― stakker human leg (haitch), Wednesday, 19 March 2014 03:05 (ten years ago) link
http://d4nuk0dd6nrma.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/titanium_road_race_bicycle_suppresio_013_002.jpg
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 5 July 2014 08:28 (ten years ago) link
Ooh, nice. Not a fan of seatmast though.
― the times recommends: gluten-free dining in italy! (Hunt3r), Saturday, 5 July 2014 13:34 (ten years ago) link
i recognize that this is completely irrational, since they're the best wheels money can buy, but i can't stand lightweight wheels on bikes. not from a functional perspective, but the logo/name just kills the bike aesthetically. it's like if your bike were made by a company called "really fast" and your downtube had a big decal with "really fast" printed in times new roman. couldn't they just make a cool logo and slap that on there instead? (or, since they don't really do much marketing anyway, no log at all?)
― eh mec, elle est ou ma caisse? (ytth), Saturday, 5 July 2014 16:43 (ten years ago) link
suspect there are like 1,000 straight-from-alibaba carbon frames with variations of faux-brand "really fast."
― the times recommends: gluten-free dining in italy! (Hunt3r), Saturday, 5 July 2014 19:34 (ten years ago) link
Is that titanium?
― i reject your shiny expensive consumerist stereo system (Scik Mouthy), Sunday, 6 July 2014 06:12 (ten years ago) link
100% agree with you, when I first saw the bike the Meilenstein was uppermost and I was wondering who made these wheels with such cool graphics, then I saw the crappy Lightweight decals and they are an instant turnoff.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 06:37 (ten years ago) link
Titatnium, yes
I really like that it is a seat mast, it makes the top tube/seat tube lug really nice
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 06:38 (ten years ago) link
yeah my objection is not the visual aesthetic, that seattube 'lug' is nice.
i do think the aesthetic of a 1 1/8 stem clamp over a 44mm headtube continues to be bad.
― the times recommends: gluten-free dining in italy! (Hunt3r), Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:12 (ten years ago) link
Definitely agree on that one, I'm not sure tapering the tube would make it much better.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:19 (ten years ago) link
I'm also not entirely sure what the whole tapered steerer thing is supposed to achieve, test theres a bigger crown race but I've never hear a complaint about the load bearing capacity or longevity of a 1 1/8th inch crown race
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:21 (ten years ago) link
I now have a ti bike with a 1" hs, and a carbon cx with a pretty massive 1.5/1.25 hs, and while the dif is apparent in riding I don't think it's due to control or precision issues on the road. Imo. On dirt I like the os headset though. Longevity? My 97 Chris King 1" is flawless still.
― the times recommends: gluten-free dining in italy! (Hunt3r), Sunday, 6 July 2014 13:45 (ten years ago) link