The "Show your bike off" thread!

Soldato
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Post pics of your bicycle here, road bike, mountain, recumbent, whatever.

RULES:
Do not post images more than 1024 pixels wide
No hotlinking
No quoting of images
Feel free to post specs with pictures, and any upgrades etc.


 
Soldato
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I'll go first.

My roadbike, a standard Giant Defy Advanced 3.

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And my most recent purchase, a Giant Reign X2. Only changes are an SDG saddle, larger front rotor, and wellgo pedals.

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Soldato
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Location
Surrey, by the river
Weekender:
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2011 Scott CR1 with full Sram Force Groupset
Reynolds Assault wheelset
FSA and Thomson finishing kit
6.9kg

Commuter:
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Justin Burls custom built titanium frame with Sram Apex group set (Force levers) and Hope Pro 3 RS Mono wheels
Full Ti finishing kit (apart from the Chris King headset - the Ti version is very limited availability)


Shopper / snow / ice / child carrier:
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Civia Bryant with versa 8 speed hub, Gates carbon drive, discs and optional 35mm spikers

Also have a Cervelo S1 that I used to use for triathlons, but weirdly I can't find any pictures of it.
 
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Soldato
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Manchester
The Full Sus


Giant Trance X2 with Rockshox Sektor RL by 555Andi, on Flickr


Giant Trance X2 by 555Andi, on Flickr


Dirty Bike by 555Andi, on Flickr

2009 Giant Trance X2
Rockshox Sektor RL 150mm 15mm Maxle Lite Forks
Fox Float RP2 Shock
Funn Fatboy 710mm White Bars
Thomson Elite 4X 80mm 0° Stem
Sunline Logo Thick Grips
Hayes Stroker Trail 203/180 Brakes
Shimano XT Shifters
Shimano XT Front Mech
Shimano XTR Rear Mech
SDG Bel Air Saddle
Thomson Seatclamp
Kind Shock i950r Adjustable Seatpost
RaceFace Deus XC Crankset
Truvativ Rockguard Bash Guard
SRAM Casette
KMC Chain
DMR Vault Pedals
WTB Laser Disc Trail Wheels
2.4″/2.2″ Continental Rubber Queen Tyres


And the hardtail..


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2009 Specialized Rockhopper Comp
RockShox Tora SLite 100mm Forks
RaceFace Evolve XC Bars and Stem
Lizardskin Peaty Grips
Avid Juicy 3 180/160 Brakes
Shimano Deore Shifters
Shimano Deore Front Mech
Shimano Deore Rear Mech
Fizik Gobi Saddle
Hope Quick Release Seatclamp
Specialized Seatpost
Shimano Crankset
SRAM Casette
KMC Chain
Wellgo MG1 Pedals
Mavic XC717 Rims
Shimano Deore Hubs
Panaracer Mach SS Tyres
 
Soldato
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Huddersfield
Go on then..

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Frame: Transition Covert 2011
Fork: BOS Deville
Shock: Cane Creek Double Barrel
Wheels: ZTR Flow on Hope Pro 2 hubs, 10mm through axle rear
Tires: Kenda Nevegal front, Exacavator rear (now Maxxis LUST Ignitor)
Brakes: Hope Tech M4, 203mm rotor front, 180mm rear
Drive train: x9 short cage rear mech, x9 shifter, 10speed, 12-36 x7 cassette, 30t Extralite front chainring. Blackspire stinger chain guide and N-Gear jump stop. Shimano XT cranks.
Pedals: DMR Vault
Bars: Answer Pro Taper DH cut to 750
Stem: Easton Haven 55mm
Seatpost: Kindshock i950r, Seat: Charge Spoon


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2010 Evil Sovereign, medium
Lyriks 2-step air, 160mm
DT Swiss 5.1d & Hope Pro 2 hubs
Nevegal 2.5 dtc front, 2.35 rear
Formula The One 2009 brakes (180f 160r)
Kindshock i900r seatpost
XT M770 cranks
Fatties Flatties pedals (same as Superstar Nanos)
Anderson Machine 30t chainring
Straitline serrated bashguard
Blackspire Innerguard
Blackspire Stinger tensioner (now removed)
KMC X9L chain, PG990 Cassette (11-34)
Sram x0 25th anniversary mech, X9 shifter
Jagwire ripcord deraileur cable
Easton Havoc DH 50mm stem
Answer Pro Taper DH bars (cut to 750mm)
 
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Associate
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Pashley Roadster Sovereign, had it for about 14 months now. Now as a chrome honker instead of the bell.

With my brooks brick lane panniers

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With my wicker bicycle picnic basket

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Man of Honour
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I don't have anything that anyone on this forum can relate to :D

Commuters:

Early 90's Raleigh Strada
Reynolds 531
Shimano Biopace gears
Shimano 105 brakes
Classic Flite Titanium saddle
9.2kg

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Late 70's Bob Jackson TT
Columbus 'Special Italian' steel
Velo Orange Paris-Brest rims
Andele single-speed cranks
Track hubs

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At work:

Was a Universal shopper, then a chopper, now an upright fixed-gear shopper

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Also got a heavily patina'd Raleigh RSW from 1966 and a Richmond mixte in Reynolds 531.
 
Associate
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North Wales
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Frame: Devinci Hectik
Fork: Fox 36 Talas RC2
Shock: Fox RP23
Wheels: ZTR Flow on Hope Pro 2 hubs (Just upgraded to 10mm rear axle)
Tires: Schwalbe Muddy Mary 2.35 Trailstar (Run tubeless)
Brakes: Formula Mega, 203mm rotor front, 203mm rear
Drive train: Sram X9 Rear mech, Sram X7 Shifters, Shimano XT Front mech, Sram PG990 Cassette. Blackspire stinger chain guide and Raceface Bashguard. Shimano SLX cranks.
Pedals: Superstar Nano
Bars: Sunline V1 711mm
Stem: Thomson Elite X4 70mm
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Saddle: Specialized
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Also have a Specialized Secteur that I use to commute on, but do not have any pics :(
 
Associate
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Enduro 2010 s-works


Frame: S-works enduro 2010
Forks: Rockshox lyrik RC2DH Solo air @ 160mm
Bars: Renthal fatbar @750
Stem: Thomson 50mm
Grips: Superstar
Bar Ends: Superstar

Front Brake Lever assy: M4 tech lever
Front Caliper: Hope Mono M4
Front disc: 203
Rear Brake Lever assy: M4 tech lever
Rear Caliper: Hope Mono M4
Rear Disc: 183
Hoses: goodridge braided


Shifters: SRAM X9
Front Mech: SLX
Rear Mech: XO Carbon 25th AE

Seat: Specialized toupe team 143mm
Seat Post: 2012 rockshox reverb
Seat Post Clamp: Specialized

Cranks: XT
Chainring(s): Blackspire 24t - 36t
Chain: KMC X9 SL
Cassette: PG990 Redwin 11-34
Pedals: Superstar nano tech
Bottom Bracket: Wheels manufacturing cermaic

Front Wheel:
Rim: Stans flow 32H
Spokes: DT SWISS
Hub: PRO 2 EVO
Tube: Tubeless
Tire: Schwalbe hans dampf 2.3 Trailstar

Back Wheel:
Rim: Stans flow 32H
Spokes: DT SWISS
Hub: PRO 2 EVO 10mm
Tube: Tubeless
Tire: schwalbe nobby nic 2.3



Seats now been replaced with a sella italia SLR

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Im going to be building up a Bfe HT in the next month or so ,will post up when its done.
 
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Man of Honour
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Location
York
Frame: Intense Tracer 2
Fork: BOS Deville
Shock: Fox RP23
Wheels: Mavic 321 on Hope Pro 2 & XC hubs
Tires:Intense Edge front, Intense System 4 rear
Brakes: Hope Tech X2, 180mm rotor front, 160mm rear
Drive train: x0 medium cage rear mech, x0 shifter, Straitline bashring, Blackspire stinger chain guide
Crank: Race Face Atllas
Pedals: Superstar Nano Techs
Bars: Sunline Vone 745mm
Stem: Hope FR 50mm
Seatpost: Joplin 3
Seat: Fizik Gobi XM
Diy fenders


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Soldato
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Merlin (Metalworks USA, none of this lancashire rubbish) XLM. Pace RC31s. 20lb and not a single shoddy weight weenie part on it.


And for some Jonny69 points

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Ribble 653 Record frame. Handbuilt in the UK (Subcontract was to Mike Kowal's Autostrada) full original 8 speed 600 STI groupset with 105 hubs. Now has keos.
 
Soldato
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Heckling for change
Custom Cotic X

Carbon fork.
Tiagra/Deore
Magura Julie HP
160/140 Hope Rotors
Conti Cyclcross tyres

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Santacruz Blur XC Carbon

Pushed 2010 RP23
ZTR Olympic on Hope Pro 2
XTR/XO
Hope Race X2 Evo with blue bore caps
2010 Fox F120 RLC 15mm (tftuned)
Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2012 TLR (set up tubeless)
Thomson Elite post
Selle Italia Thoork
Bonty foam grips
Pro XCR 90mm stem
Ritchey Pro Carbon bars

Crappy pedals just chucked on. :p

Weight: 21.75lbs w/o pedals. (Est)


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Intense Tracer 2:

CCDB (tftuned)
2010 Crossmax SX wheelset with 2012 axle kit
XT throughout
KMC X10 chain
Joplin 4 replaced with RS Reverb
2011 Fox 36 Talas RLC (tftuned)

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2010 Santacruz Bullit

RS Totems with Enduro seals
XT/XTR/Microshift
Hope Pro 2 on EX 5.1D front
Nukeproof Generator on EX 5.1D rear
DHX Air/ DHX 5.0 coil

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2010 YT Industries Tues DH

stock bar grips and Hope team GB brake mounts


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