Originally Posted by WhyFi (Post 19376649)

If the goal is to show off the bike, that's an atrocious photo. You've got a predominantly black bike with a predominantly black background so that most of what you can see are specular highlights. What can be seen looks hot, but deserves a better pic.

Originally Posted by vinuneuro (Post 19376872)

Not my bike, it's from the thread below. One of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen, including the tires.

http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...-staining.html

http://www.exit109.com/~mfennell/bikes/sworks.JPG

Originally Posted by Noctilux.95 (Post 19377056)

Building a 2016 Specialized Allez DSW Sprint. Everything is set, just waiting for spanking new Dura Ace 9100 drivetrain to arrive.

Originally Posted by lsberrios1 (Post 19368521)

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...9e&oe=59431093

Originally Posted by lsberrios1 (Post 19377150)

That bike has potential to be extremely hot. I had a friend build that frame with Campy Chorus 11, Roval CL60s and special edition Chicane saddle / Cork Tape and it looked incredible.. Gumwalls. I feel like the DA9100 won't compliment the gold on the frame. The Campy carbon stuff would look incredible with the BORA Ultras.

Originally Posted by anon` (Post 19376275)

Having just spent a little more, I think I'll have another go at this one. Here's my first post, about five months ago, for the sake of comparison.


And here's the same bike today. Please forgive the crappy lighting; the sum was in the wrong location, and I only have one good fence to shoot against. (Same goes for the rogue wood sorrel.)


Anyway, since my first trip through, I've replaced the factory Prologo saddle with an Arione CX, which I think I'll keep. I've also swapped the matte black, 90mm/-6° FSA stem with a much more colorway-appropriate 110mm/-17° Zipp Service Course SL stem, and traded the satin-on-matte cages for glossy B&W. Stem was also dropped 2cm, now resting on the dust cover.


Still painfully aware of the wonky right shifter (new bars are next up; will fix that then, I suppose), and the Rule 45 escape chute of spacers, but that's only temporary. Just long enough to make sure I can still ride the thing, before I have the stem cut down. And of course, the factory RS10 wheels. Not sure what to do about those just yet. Because nice carbon rims are more than I paid for the whole bike to begin with!

Originally Posted by Noctilux.95 (Post 19377056)

Building a 2016 Specialized Allez DSW Sprint. Everything is set, just waiting for spanking new Dura Ace 9100 drivetrain to arrive.

Originally Posted by Da Reef (Post 19377255)

I really like the gold anodized frames. Tried hard to find one and jumped on the purple anodized when they came out. I agree with Isberrios1, with those rims go Campy.

Originally Posted by gurk700 (Post 19376659)

i have so many photos of the frame now i'm experimenting haha. I've gradually changed this bike over the years. But yeah it's a stylized photo and doesn't show much detail.

Here's one with 3t post.
http://i.imgur.com/gcbrsnt.jpg

Originally Posted by vinuneuro (Post 19376872)

Not my bike, it's from the thread below. One of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen, including the tires.

http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...-staining.html

http://www.exit109.com/~mfennell/bikes/sworks.JPG

Originally Posted by Noctilux.95 (Post 19377056)

Building a 2016 Specialized Allez DSW Sprint. Everything is set, just waiting for spanking new Dura Ace 9100 drivetrain to arrive.

Originally Posted by Noctilux.95 (Post 19377171)

You know I did consider Campy drivetrain but decided to stick with Shimano so I can cross use my wheels on multiple bikes. I have a pair of Zipp 404 NSW's on my 2017 Giant Advanced SL and can't wait to compare the wheels on the same bike. Fun times ahead.

Originally Posted by Succhia Ruota (Post 19377508)

Figured I’d go ahead and throw my very humble bike into the fray...

I’m a new forum member, but I’ve lurked long enough to know that it may engender *mixed* emotions…

(all black, tanwalls, white tape + black saddle, etc.)

But… c'est la vie, I like riding it. :)

http://i.imgur.com/tsG2IUf.jpg

Originally Posted by Dan333SP (Post 19377673)

Why do you have a reflector on there? You might as well have a blinky or nothing at all, reflectors are basically worthless. Also I hope you were filming a race with the camera still mounted, training rides aren't very exciting :innocent:

Originally Posted by redfooj (Post 19377526)

black bike > ronald mcdonald scheme

Originally Posted by Succhia Ruota (Post 19377508)