miamijim

Ghost Ryder

Lmao!
My white spesh tape gets like that when dirty, & cleaned my white fizik cleans up way nicer.

gadabout007

tape is white Easton cork. It's dirty, but I think it can last until the spring. The off colour saddle and bars is due to the fluorescent lighting.

Ghost Ryder

That's the spam I love to see miamijim!
Where did you find a wife who appreciates the beauty of bikes.

hed210

Ater a 35mph crit crash...I had some choices to make ... think the ones did came out pretty good ;-)

milkbaby

hottt

gaucho777 

Jim, all those bikes are HOT. Of course, the Merlin Cyrene (gush), Vitus, Paramount mixte, Basso (hot enough to overcome the splatter tape), Paramount track bike, and Litespeed Classic are all exceedingly hot. I don't remember seeing the Paramount track bike before. Very nice.

Ghost Ryder

Ouch!!!
I love this orange! Hot!
Was this to match your team colors?

hed210

Exactly !!! To match our team colors...they better not change the colors for a year or so now..hahaha

bianchi10

I like the color. I'd like to see a better picture though. Based on this picture, its very much a not for me. The stem/bars look all sorts of funky. Don't like the crank, don't like the long head tube.

hack

Dig it. Unique/not cookie cutter and it is clearly getting use.

hed210

Stem and bars look funky? hahaha yeah ok ... 120 negative stem with Ritchey EVO curve bars....I guess they're funky and its a race bike ...the crank isn't made to look pretty its made to produce massive power! The bike is a 61 so you don't really get a choice on the head tube buddy ...... Thanks for your comment ;-)

Raedyn

Hot

thechemist

Hot bike! How are you liking the srm with red and did you have any adapter issues running the srm crank with specialized?

hed210

Thanks....no ther way to train in my eyes except with the SRM ...no issues with my duraace crank ...just used cups to make it work ...easy as it gets

bianchi10

This thread is all about staging. staging the bike and taking a photo that makes the bike look best. When you (anyone) take a picture of a bike from a low angle looking up, it always looks weird to me. Yes, the bars look funky to me because of the angle this photo was taken. I cant tell from the picture, is that a -17 degree stem? If it is, I wont like it. I cant stand the look of a -17 degree stem. ESPECIALLY on frame that has such a sloped top tube. The bike is a 61 and have no choice in the head tube, I get that, but doesn't mean that I give it a pass just because of it being circumstantial. Like I said, I'd like to see this bike with a better photo.

hed210

Hahaha ok ....ill get right on that for ya ;-)

bianchi10

thanks

chaadster

Yeah, that's really sweet!

I'm not a fan of the frame shaping, but that bike looks great. Hot.

SpeshulEd 

This isn't the "what road bike do you have" thread, its the hot or not thread, its all about aesthetics, not if it fits you or your riding style.

I dig the color, but I have to agree with b10...the crankset isn't aesthetically pleasing - you can run SRM with other cranksets. A sloping top tube and -17* stem looks funny. Gatorskins on a race bike seem weird to me. The tire logo doesn't seem to match up with the valve stem on the front tire. The bike isn't properly staged.

Now does that take anything away from your ability to ride it, race it, and probably kick butt in the process...not at all. Would it be staged like this on Specialized's website...probably not. Is it still a nice bike, yeppers.

chaadster

Dude, I know you need to think you're the Mayor, but give it rest. Better yet, why don't you go start your own "Most Awesome Bicycle Pics" thread where you can be a weenie all you want about 'staging' and other silliness. This thread was started before you were even a member, and it's utterly ridiculous for you to be prancing around telling people what it's "all about," especially when you're wrong about it.

bianchi10

Lol ok. So because the thread was created before I joined, I can't take part? Good to know. I give MY opinion. If you think I'm wrong, then that's your opinion. There are plenty that agree with me. Its no big deal man. I'm opinionated in this thread, but that's all this thread is about. Simmer down

thirdgenbird

From a "hot" perspective, it is never the -17 stem that is wrong. A -17 degree stem is the best looking stem for a road bike. If a -17 stem isn't parallel with your top tube it is the frame that's wrong.

chaadster

Your comprehension skills suck.

bianchi10

Ok