http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=3063892012 Trek Madone 5.2

I'm not criticizing the fit. It just looks like his zero setback post is requiring the seat to be slammed all the way back in the rails. A post with setback will hold somewhere in the middle. Do both work, sure, but one works better.

the cable comment was only because the cable looks like it is pulled fairly tight due to the stem setup. In both cases I'm not trying to get him to change the fit, only improve the setup.

Turn it around so we can see the drive side, valve stems at 6 o'clock - no dust covers, no saddle bag.

I dig it tho, I like the red and I appreciate the fact that the wheel and tire graphics are both centered at the valve stem.

You must be around 6' 1" at least ?

Oh okay, didn't notice the saddle position.

Don't bother, it's a Trek on both sides.

:rolleyes:

Yes, must've missed that when I changed the stem. It's been rectified since. Thanks :)

I wouldn't even begin enumerating why this is a "NOT" ...

i like it, big madone fan.

Ridley Excalibur

I dont like madones and this one isn't special enough to change my mine. It would help get it closer in my mind if it had a white seatpost tied with a combo of black saddle and all black bar tape OR white saddle and all white bar tape. I would even imagine it to look better with white/red than the red and black. Still a not for me though

Can I try me Allez again ? :innocent:

I was looking for some accessories today, and found myself admiring some race Carbon wheels on a Cannondale. Asked the owner how much for it (the bike)he said 4000.00 dollars, :love: thought that was a deal.. Then he said that's for the wheels, they don't go with the bike. I asked how much for the bike, 12,000 dollars, (16,000.00 total for a USED Cannondale) :eek: IT WAS HOT !

I always say I look past non-modern framesets/bikes, but this has definitely caught my attention. Classic HOT.

I decided not to buy it. ;)

So HOT!!! Get out the burn kit...

Hey, e, can you PM me, please? I have a question about your decals but I can't PM you because I don't have enough posts. Thank you!

who cares if you can actually ride it. Bikes are art not transportation. and by art I mean fashion which is decided by very few. So in conclusion. Flip it, slam it and cut that steerer tube down. WTH is wrong with you?

So if he PM's you, how are you going to PM him back to ask him a question? lol

true...some gasoline and a match would help alot...then a long fall off a cliff

Ha! My assumption was that as an infrequent poster, I couldn't open up a dialogue. Not sure why the system would be set up such that I couldn't reply to a direct message.

In any case, E, I have the same frame, but am thinking about a different customization project. Can you tell me - and apparently, everyone in this thread - where you had the decals made, how you did the design, etc?

Thanks!

My buddy's new ride. I see only one flaw.

http://i402.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps334af4e2.jpg

I made the designs in CorelDRAW, referencing images from the web and doing a lot of measurements on the actual bike, then I auditioned the design using Photoshop. When I was satisfied with the final design I had them cut on vinyl in an arts supply store nearby that also do custom car decals.

All the spacers? Yech...