I saw your username under 'Last Post' and immediately got excited.

Damn, that Nishiki's looking great.

btw - what cranks are those?

It just occurred to me that I haven't posted to this thread...

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Ah yes, the black tape. :) Is that the new stem on there?

#2. The 10spd Campy to 9 speed Shimano. Then I use the "Sheldon trick" to make it work with my 8 spd cassette.

DrPete: How are you liking the saddle?

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Here I'm with my new Baby !!! :D :D

You'll have to bring that beauty over my place for a proper picture in front of a white garage door. I would of course want a quick ride around the community in exchange. :D

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...earacebike.jpg

Here I'm with my very first road Bike Orbea Onix TDF ,full Ultegra,full size crankset and Kysirium ES wheels...ummm nice :eek:

Nice! Were the wheels an upgrade?

I look at that bike and it just screams "If I were a car I'd be a Ferrari Formula 1 race car" It looks fast just sitting in the entry way!

just got my first road bike. Allez Double :)

not nearly as cool as most of the bikes in this thread, but I'm excited anyway :)

voltman,Yes those wheels are a BIG upgrade the Bike comes with Kysiriums Equipes,you need to pass the Elites,the SL's to get to the top from Kysirium and those are the ES "limited edition" which are the ones you see on my Bike.:D

Thanks! :) The cranks are Suntour, but I can't remember which model off the top of my head and I'm not near the bike at the moment.

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Hibernating for the winter.

Your colour coordination is beautiful. HIBERNATING???? Get out there!!!.:)

Your bike is just drop dead gorgeous! Not being pretentious is one of it's beautiful features and so refreshing to see. A bike with a soul.

Man, I love those spinergy wheels! Reminds me the BMX I had when I was a kid.

Hehe... Thanks. When the engine is up to the task she's an absolute joy to ride. :D The Pinarello handling really makes you want to go fast, and knowing that the bike is more than up to the task is a real confidence boost. I'm so happy with the way the build turned out, and I feel more confident in fast riding/racing conditions. So while the bike didn't make me faster, it makes me want to get faster. :)

Excuse me for asking, but; WHY? for the price of those wheels you could have bought something a little better than a Trek 1000

I have an old Treck.

I want that Nishiki. I'm coveting it.

Hey, V/R, have you gotten out and ridden yet? How soon?

[QUOTE=CrimsonKarter21]Excuse me for asking, but; WHY? for the price of those wheels you could have bought something a little better than a Trek 1000[/QUOTE

Why not? The wheelset makes the bike. As an experiment I put my Mavic SL's on an alloy OCR2 and was shocked. One word WOW. Took them off, put them back on the Litespeed, and got hit by a car :eek:dammit! Hope they can be made true again in a couple months.

Ah yes remember the Skyway Graphite Tuffs? I see the plastic / nylon ones have made a come back. Here in Japan they are everywhere. Wow flashback.... Perry Kramer Ripper, Kos Cruiser, Redline Proline.....Shat I'm getting old.

I wanted a red Ferrari but got this Italian beauty instead...
 

I wanted a new red Ferrari, but couldn't afford it so bought this Italian beauty instead

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2003 Bianchi Vigorelli, Ultegra Groupo, and upgraded with an E3 Form Titanium Saddle, ITM Millenium Wing Shape Carbon bars, and ITM/Bianchi AL/Carbon Stem (don't tell me to flip it cuz I got a pot belly -- but its shrinking).

Also added: Cateye Double Wireless Computer, Italian Road Bike Mirror, Deuter Bike Bag III, Bebop Cromoly Pedals, Tacx Tao Water Bottle Cages, and Vittoria Diamante Pro tires.

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/7365/vig2xb8.jpg

Here's my "trainer," :) a 1991 Diamondback Topanga w/Continental Goliath 1.6" slicks + Kidcruisers Trailer carrying 1-2 kids

http://home.earthlink.net/~martinkau...tb_trailer.jpg

Very very nice...Great set up.