http://i.imgur.com/Y8mVnei.jpg

First ride ever. Can't give my opinions(yet) because I've been riding the wide mtb tire on flat pedals over winter. Clipless feel a little foreign to me right now but should feel better in a few rides

Meh.

THIS is a real head badge. Guaranteed to never come off.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i3.../Medallion.jpg

:D

Some great looking bikes in here.

I'll have to take some updated photos of my Lemond Victoire and post them up.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=512197
Lynskey R345 Ltd. in the wild

Sweet, I am jealous! :thumb:

Haha, no need to be, you have a very handsome bike of your own. :thumb:

My Lynskey R230 with complete Ultegra 6800 group.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psei9exrys.jpg

My Ti bike is much different than most of the roadie ones here... it's a wacky 650b all-road / mixed terrain touring rig :-D

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wz...=w1446-h813-no

Very sweet, I'm jealous too! Very artsy and hand made not stamped in, very nice, I wish more custom bike makers did that sort of thing.

I am still lusting over this image, such a sweet touch. I hope to see one "in the wild" but they must be pretty rare.

Heck, I've only got one shot of a real Merlin in the wild in all my years and i't's not a very good one. ;)

http://www.pbase.com/jhuddle/image/74319976.jpg

Wow, this is damn near the exact bike I've been building in my head for a long time now, right down to the handlebar rando bag! I do an urban commute on a steel 26" wheel bike with Pasela's or on my Langster with Gatorskins. I love them both, but for different reasons. In my mind, a modern geometry titanium frame on 650b Hetre tires with disc brakes would make the perfect urban commuter. Can you please post your riding impressions? Is it worth a possible divorce?

That sounds very similar to the bike that this one replaces (a cheap old 80's steel Hard Rock road-ish conversion with fat slicks, finally had to retire after rust ate it). This guy is noticeably more comfortable and faster. It's like a really fast cloud. Even though it weighs about 3.5 lbs more than my carbon road bike, I don't notice it at all. Really loving the Ultegra 11 speed compact gearing combined with the a 11-32 cassette -- I've taken this bike up the steepest streets in SF (on a ride called the Se7en Hells... some long 30%+ grades, one on cobblestones) and was one of only a couple people (out of a lot) able to clean every single climb. The disc brakes are extremely nice in the rain -- I was skeptical, but being able to stop consistently in any conditions without worrying or thinking about it, is a surprisingly huge plus.

Looking at all these, I am getting a real interest in a Ti bike. The Seven Axiom SL and Alchemy Aiolos look good but I may end up looking at Potts. The only decision for me will be disc vs rim brakes. I'll see how discs work out on the two I have now. Not knowing too much about all the custom builders out there, those three looks the most appealing to me (at this point).

Check out Firefly -- if I were to get a new custom Ti bike, I'd go with them, hands down.

Oh man, this quote is tempting me! It's exactly what I wanted to hear.

2016 Lynskey R150 XL
 

R150

This is my 2006 Litespeed Solano frame with Shimano 105 11 speed and Ultegra wheels.


http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=513705

My fresh build Lynskey R360 full dura ace group.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=517230

My Lynskey doing what they do.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=517239

Finally starting to get to where I wanted to get.. after some updating of a bunch of the original 2003 components.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-5pJwPLV-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-2pqkNM9-L.jpg

^ classy! What bartape is that?

Thanks.. Screwed up though forgetting to put the chain on the big ring.. Bartape is Serfas Stitched. I like it a lot.

I bought this last week and just got it together
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=518146