What bike parts make good "eye candy" for you? Show Pics.
 

Hey all, I was thinking this morning about how much I love the look of utlegra 6600 series hubs (particularly with Open Pro's). Can't really explain it...they just make my heart beat a little faster like a pretty girl would. Maybe it is the sensibility of the whole package. I am a bit of a geek.

I also love the look of a butchered brooks b17. Oh, and the old Campy Delta Brake Calipers.

I only have a pic of the hubs, though. What about you folks? What bike parts make you feel like your climbing the rope in gym class?:love:

My brain bench.(saddle)

Pretty much all the bikes at the North American Handmade Bike Convention. Never been to one, but the pictures sure are nice. Wow.

http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/images2009.htm

Modernjess..fantastic...like dreamland. I'll have more time to look at it tonight.
Thanks isn't enough.:)

Kickstands wrapped in hemp twine. :D

http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos...22_n5aFQ-M.jpg


And pretty much any part made by Vanilla, especially their custom polished/painted lugs....

http://vanillabicycles.com/frames/randonee/1/lrg/11.jpg

http://vanillabicycles.com/frames/commuter/3/lrg/7.jpg

http://vanillabicycles.com/frames/track/1/lrg/6.jpg

I've gotta agree with you about the Ultegra hubs.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/...0559d7.jpg?v=0

And the sound of them is as good as the look. I could just sit in my garage all day with the bike in the stand listening to the rear wheel spin.

I'm also quite taken with the Ultegra SL rear derailleur:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/...3c7d9e.jpg?v=0

On the MTB side, I like the XT crankset and rear derailleur:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3223/...c2ed9f.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/...07cf90.jpg?v=0

Of course, these things aren't in the same class as those Vanillas.

I like old Campy high-flange hubs, the sultry droop of track bars, filed Nervex lugs and flawless candy paint next to chromed or polished lugs.

There was a white CIOCC in the Italian Steel thread with high flange Campy hubs. Just gorgeous.

Basically any bike built by the boutique companies:

Vanilla (ESPECIALLY their touring bike...mmmmm), the older Rivendells, Shamrock, etc.


Barring that, a good set of downtube shifters, or perhaps the loud, hollow ticking of a cheaper freewheel (yeah, I know)

Wheels do it for me...nice split-spokes with some deep V rims...mmmm.

http://www.eastonbike.com/images/P-w...et_'09.jpg

http://www.xerowheel.com/public/prod...5107104635.jpg

I installed the springs on the 96 Pro Flex mtb to complement the Magurra hydraulic brakes.

Aye, my '71 Crescent has them and they always get comments.

I hear that. I love the sound of one of my cheaper 7 speed freewheels. I am not even sure it is a shimano.

This is my eye candy
 

I can't wait until the snow and cold are gone so I can get on my bicycles..

The Barbie Handlebar mirror... of course.

http://www.discountbicycles.co.uk/ac...rbiemirror.jpg

disc brakes

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...onadimetoo.jpg

and powercranks

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...fromthetop.jpg

My Brooks B17 perched on a miche supertype seatpost
 

On my bike- Tektro CR720's:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/images/brc432.jpg

And I've been having an irrational desire to buy an Eriksen seatpost for my good bike:
http://kenteriksen.com/more_products...-red-w-sad.jpg

Wow, that Eirksen is beautiful!

The road ahead is the most beautiful part of bicycling.

I will add Chris King hubs and headsets to the list (like a kid at a candy store) :love:

Nice, and that is a lovely kaliadescope of tires you have hanging there!

Fenders... pretty, shiny fenders. (Not my bike in the picture... sorry to say!)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2418/...8ff408.jpg?v=0

Pace carbon fork on my street Cannondale mountain bike.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...carbonfork.jpg

Tires? Thanks sawtooth, When I see tires on sale I get them to try them out.
Green was for mud, tan was for rock and red was just for red..hybrid.
One car garage with a 4 bike tree.:)