Photo Album: The Bikes of NorCal!!
#479
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Location: Sacramento, California, USA
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Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
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My new Bianchi. I bought the frame in December and waited months for my SRAM Red group to arrive. Sorry, not the greatest shot: I snapped it just before heading out on my first ride. Steerer needs to be cut, the tape job was quick and dirty, the garage door is brown, and the chain is on the small ring.
It's the only celeste 928 T-Cube I've seen around, so if you see this bike, it should be me. Wave hi!
It's the only celeste 928 T-Cube I've seen around, so if you see this bike, it should be me. Wave hi!
#480
crazy bike girl
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CA Central Coast
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Bikes: '07 Orbea Onix, '07 Birdy Yellow, '06 Cannondale Bad Boy (stolen)
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Lots of good-looking bikes here.
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#485
Dolce far niente
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Here's a bike I just finished building this Sunday, for a friend. A top-tier NOS Chesini frame set fished off of eBay and built up with new Campy Centaur 10 speed. I took it for a 30 mile shake-down yesterday, and is a real sweet ride.
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#486
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Roadieville, USA
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Bikes: 3Rensho, Merlin XL, Melton custom, Michael Johnson tandem, Look 481SL, Pedal Force RS
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#487
phony collective progress
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You know, you should really think about subscribing to the 2009 Centaur Of The Month club...
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I gotta say, Alex, you have some pretty unique taste in bikes and parts. Chapeaux!
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phony collective progress
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Thanks. I actually found it on a discarded frame a few years ago. I had no idea what it was (aside from "a derailleur" and "old") until recently. The frame also had some crazy-light handlebars on it. Must've belonged to an old-school weight weenie at some point. Too bad the rest was stripped off. I bet it was fun.
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Haha, somewhere in my pile is a Multito. If I can find it, I'll bring it to one of the rides and you can add it to your collection.
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Upside of 700c wheels on a 27" frame is that there's a bunch of clearance left over. But really, it was a "what's laying around" build, and those were the tires I had laying around. Happy coincidence that they not only fit, but somehow fit the look.
I've only ridden a few miles on it, but so far, it does seem very comfortable. The saddle is beyond broken in, and I may end up being a narrow handlebar convert.
I've only ridden a few miles on it, but so far, it does seem very comfortable. The saddle is beyond broken in, and I may end up being a narrow handlebar convert.
#496
dirtbag roadie
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Bikes: Della Santa Corsa Speciale -- Kish custom -- Santa Cruz Stigmata -- Niner Air 9 Carbon
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Gorgeous build as per usual John
too bad the seat stay chroming stops just north of the rims, it would have been delicious to have that line up...was the frame built for 27" ?
too bad the seat stay chroming stops just north of the rims, it would have been delicious to have that line up...was the frame built for 27" ?
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#497
Dolce far niente
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Nope - this is a mid 90's frame that was straight off the boat from Italy, and spec'ed for 700c AFAIK.
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#498
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