Chucklehead

here's mine. '03 kestrel 200sci. it's my third 200 series frame since 1992, so as you can probably tell, i hate them. too bad they don't make 'em anymore. the cranks have been replaced with FSA SL-K's and pedals with LOOK 5.1's. dirty yellow tape has been replaced with clean yellow tape.

sirthx

I'm 6' 5 1/2" and I recenlty got the 2005 Scattante CFR with a 62cm frame. Fit's me pretty good.

gpelpel

'03 Time VX Special Pro. Super ride, comfortable yet stiff and responsive.

Bandusa

I ride the 2004 Roubaix Comp triple. It rocks!

C.F.F

Well here's my walking billboard before and after paint.The only difference now on the bike is that it has a Fizik arione saddle.Tell me what you think.Thanks, Nik.

willieb

Here's my new "carbon" ride bought yesterday. I haven't even ridden it yet, lol...

2006 Madone 5.2 Project One

You can go here for more detailed images.

What do y'all think?

ViperZ

Love the Madone, very nice color combo!

shabbis

Can I be part of the carbon club? It's not completely carbon, but I figured there was enough to qualify.

MasterSezFaster

Newest edition to my cycling family is this beauty of a bike. A Bianchi 928 Veloce. Here she is below pictured with one of my other favorite rides

shabbasuraj

Very well done. Naturally I have to ask... who did it and how much did it set you back?

cydewaze

Well, other than the fact that you lose OCP points for taking the photo of the non-drive side, I think it looks nice. The aero bars are a bit freakish though, but if you like em, that's all that counts.

Good color scheme though.

ivansie

Full carbon Jamis Xenith Pro.

Like the ride, kind of softy feel to it.

mrdatalife

another kestrel 200sci (2002); full da.

26mi235

I have a Fuji Pro '05 (stock, with DA, Ulterga brakes, FSA cranks and Velomax (Easton) Circuit II wheels. Stock weight is 16.4 w/o pedals, water bottles etc. I have had it for several months and like it so far. I had been riding a Trek 2300; the frame was made about 1993 but I built the bike up in about 1995. The wear on the CF seems to be at the joints (it is butted with aluminum at the joints). I am light (135lb) and do not need the rigid strength of the current aluminum frames; I bought a Vitus in 1983 and it had just-oversized tubes. It flexed some, but not too badly, and was moderately comfortable. But it has neither the rigidity nor the flexing of the CF frame/fork.

Funny, I think that the Type Ia supernovae occur in sufficiently massive (~8 sols?) stars when they run through their carbon "fuel" for fusion (having already fused H, He, and anyother steps). Once this occurs, the star does not have enough outward pressure to resist the gravational forces and collapses catastrophically inward blowing off a lot of residual mass. This leaves a very rapidly spinning core (revolutions measured in "per second") 10 km in diameter with unbelievable density because the interatomic forces cannot resist the massive gravatational pressure. Blackholes can result if the star was massive enough (that might be the 8 sol figure).

C.F.F

I sent it to Louis Garneau here in Canada and it cost $450 canadian.I hope that helps.Nik

willieb

Thanks.

You know, you are right! I changed the image... that better? hehe

What's wrong with my aerobars, lol? The arm pads go down flat when using them but spring up when you take weight off. This allows riding on the top bars still.

cydewaze

Aero bars remind me of triathalons, and triathalons remind me of water. Water reminds me of how crappy of a swimmer I am, which brings up this mental image of me trying to swim while being chased by a huge shark. It's all very unnerving. :|

Metro

Sorry, I don't have a Trek budget, but this is fine with me.

My EPX

marcplante

Why buy carbon? As someone who's used carbon fiber vs aluminum on both bikes and Windsurfing Rigs (Masts and booms) I'll point out that Carbon fiber is much more responsive and better at transmitting energy. If the aluminum bike is lighter. I'd bet it's not as rigid.

Elvish Legion

What is carbons load weight>? I've heard tons of numbers thrown around...

khuon

That's because it depends on the specific bike design.

Elvish Legion

Well generally speaking? I'm worried bout being to heavy for carbon

khuon

Really it all depends. As you've said yourself, there are varied figures being thrown about. They do make carbon frames for heavier riders. They make tandem, cyclocross and mountain bikes out of CF. The company that makes my bike used to even have a special weave option that increased the rigidity for heavier riders. They called it the "Clydesdale Weave" but dropped the option because not many people ordered it. Evidently the standard weave was sufficiently strong and rigid for most riders. Even without that weave, their frames can easily take riders upwards of 250lbs. OTOH, I have seen some bike manufacturers put a 180lbs limit on their CF frames. There really is no standard or generalisation. Contact the manufacturer of the bike(s) you're interested in and ask them specifically about each model. They'll tell you if their bikes are capable of handling the weight.

garysol1 

Another chance to post my Cervelo R2.5 Chorus. So much smoother and faster than my Aluminum bike ever was. You know its good when you go to bed thinking about your bike.....

Elvish Legion

Well 180 doesn't seem to bad, have to ask LBS or specialized....