I'd say NYSLIM just posted a picture of it.

http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...;;page=unread#unread

yeah that Lotus was hot! I still think my P3sl is smooooth

A bike with spacers and a positive rise stem cannot win the hottest bike contest...

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...and is that duct tape? :)

still not bad

or duct tape.

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plus having the chain in the small chainring when taking the picture should result in the immediate disqualification from the competition of "The Hottest Bike" :)

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What kind of bike is that? I've never seen one of those before.

Okay Notes for everyone else posting:

Mount largest chainring you can find

Chain should be in Big/Small gearing, bonus points for 56/11 or better

Borrow friends Ergostem and slam it for the photo.

Photoshop out spacers

Blur background to make it go faster

Hey, that's sexy silver carbon fiber look bar tape not duct tape. Looks really sweet in person!

I concur. There's nothing else that I've seen on this forum that can hang with that Lotus.

RP

Check it: http://www.evertibikes.com/eagle.htm

I ride this same machine, but don't have anywhere near as good a picture to post.

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[reply]Okay Notes for everyone else posting:

Mount largest chainring you can find

Chain should be in Big/Small gearing, bonus points for 56/11 or better

Borrow friends Ergostem and slam it for the photo.

Photoshop out spacers

Blur background to make it go faster[/reply]

I`ll second that

oh, and the most important point:

IF IT'S NOT AT LEAST 90% CARBON WITH CARBON WHEELS (NO CLINCHERS HERE) YOU HAVE NO CHANCE;)

Tai, see below...no spacers, but a girly man 48 tooth chainring

I heard that on your last OD race you got beat by a guy half your size, riding a road bike with no aerobars. Is that true?

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

THAT WAS JUST A RUMOR, truth was that he was so short I never even saw the bastard and when I stopped to take a picture with these two Portuguese bikini babes watching the race (later found to be plants by some guy named "Sedi") he ran right by me. At least he was short though and didn't get in the picture:)

"no aerobars??????" please tell me you are joking, now I feel really pathetic, I'm going to have to take out some spacers till the pain in my back and neck erases those painful memories.

sweet cockpit!

What is the aero stream bottle holder made of? Looks like some sort of carbon/epoxy sheet?

Would you by any chance have a template so I can make on like it?

Is that rust on your stem cap bolts? Pfffft...Tom D is gonna have your ass for that!

I have here a picture of Klep's bike, who beat you by a way larger margin... I'm afraid that if you see it, you might be severely depressed...

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Oooooh....ooooooh......oooooh....is it that old green QR? Say it is, please...

No, even though the chances of seeing that QR racing in the US next year are very good :-)



It's a pic of Sedi's bike... Sedi beat Tai at Worlds :-)

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Tai,



For the ZILlION time...

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE!!! :-)))

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LOL!!!

Even though I barely use them, I actually rode aerobars in the W. But Klep didn't and he still beat me by 2min or so!!!

As SAC said, it's really not about the bike!! ;-)

BTW, how is you stomach?

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[reply]Hey, that's sexy silver carbon fiber look bar tape not duct tape. Looks really sweet in person!

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ok, that's why i asked. still looks like duct tape on the brakes tho! up close, it is pretty schweet...and that's quite a deck you have going there in the front.

Your shifters are on upside down. ;-)

(does this file under "seat too high"?)

Racing? Don't count on me dude... they are all over me, Felt, Look, Giant, Cannondale.. I'm finding it hard to choose one. I'll probably go with the Cannondale since they offered me four bikes (1 TT, 1 Road, 2 MTB).



(dream on..)

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I didn't check, but looking at the final results and even though I ran faster than you...yes you most likely gave around that!! ;-)

Got to learn how to swim...than we can talk!! :P

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Technique sets the upper limit to where your fitness will take you...

Again, yada, yada, yada..

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The jerk rides for Sachs?

nice ride ;)

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hott it would probably be a 7.9 or so in my book. You lost points with the lack of duck tape and no deep dish wheel

those are the training wheels.

comete rear disc and i.o front....how's that for pimp?

jerk

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1. Jer`ks Colango
2. Tai`s P3 { dude, duct tape and spacers are really hurtin ya }

This thread is funny.
All talk and no pics.

Tai, I've said it before, and I'll say it again, that is probably the hottest Cervelo I've ever seen.

Does the Jerk have aerobars? Are those bullhorns, or is that the setup that Gerolsteiner used in the Tour TTT?

Either way, those tires have got to go.

My P3 was hot:





...but I like my new bike better :)



No disc in the picture... shucks. It's still sexy...

Both bikes are pretty sweet, but each has its problems:
Cervelo:
Campy+
Renn +
Zipp +
Oval Straights +
Cervelo - (too mainstream)

Roark:
Frame + (niche)
Zipps + (could be improved with a disc)
Vision Bars - (not as cool as the ovals)
SLR + (always cool)
King Headset +
Shimano -

The Roark frame with the Cervelo build would win for sure.

That Roark is really a sweeeeeeet ride. I'm inlove already...

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I thought you were a college student??

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Ok, I'll play again. Please no tufo comments.

Spacers???

That must be a good 5cm of it, at least...

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I just measured it, 4.5cm. I have been F.I.S.T. fitted on this bike and I can't get any lower, angles just don't work. I have long femers, just like Lessing. I am going to have spacers on any bike. The steerer is not carbon, therefore there is no "safety" issue.

Yeah, it doesn't look as cool as Bjorn's bike , but I really don't care.

I second the "ick" on the spacer stack. I've got more drop from seat to bars on my road bike. Bonus points for the completely unneccessary but very cool zipp bottle cage. Lower your front end and put some zero gravities on there instead of what appear to be the cervelo brakes and we could have a winner in my book.

i knew that was going to be coming, i was thinking the same thing. to each his own though.

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Greg,

Are those the aluminum Oval one piece bars? Did you switch out the arm rest with the Profile Designs? I saw the A7?0 set-up the other day and liked them, but the arm rests were weak at best.

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He needs to go to spacers anonymous ;-)

Revised Contest Result
1. Big Red`s Cervelo P3
2. Greg`s Roark
3. Jerk` Colnago
4. Tai`s P3

The competition is heating up!

I just measured it, 11cm drop (101cm from the floor to the saddle, 90cm from the floor to the top of the arm pads). What is the drop on your road bike?

If I take out the 4.5cm of spacers, it leaves you with a 15.5cm drop. Ouch.

" I thought you were a college student??"

Yes I am... a very lucky college student who's parents pay for his tuition. I would not have such nice bikes if I was working/loaning my way through school. I am very lucky.

"Are those the aluminum Oval one piece bars? Did you switch out the arm rest with the Profile Designs? I saw the A7?0 set-up the other day and liked them, but the arm rests were weak at best. "

Yes, they are the Oval A700 aluminum bars. I did swap the arm rests for the Profile F-19's. It worked alright, but limited my adjustment, due to the odd bolt pattern on the Profile arm rest. The stock A700 pads were very short fore/aft. This causes your upper body weight to be resting on a very small section of your arm (think surface area and weight distribution). They were very uncomfortable after only about 10 minutes. The Profile arm rests were much better. I have found the Vision Techs to be about equal in comfort.

roger that!

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1. NYSlim's Lotus.

2. Tai's P3sl.

Here's my contributions: The spacers on the Kuota stop my knees hitting my chest!

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No way a bike with less than 15cm of drop can be crowned hottest.

Then my 12.7cm drop will disqualify my Kuota, that and my congenital spondylitis. This clearly is a contest for students with perfect and flexible backs. I shall delete my post.

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Where's the love?

Your chainring might be able to make up for the spacers. :)

102 floor-to-saddle (making very sure my seat isn't too high) and 90 from the top of the bar to the floor, 80 from the top of the drop to the floor... I suppose that just emphasises how low the front end of a P3C is when compared to a Soloist.

I retract any implied comment about your position - if it's FIST then I certainly can't say anything about it. That's just a mighty big stack of spacers. Even a 10 degree stem faced up wouldn't take out more than maybe 2.5 cm of those spacers. Which would, of course, add to the coolness factor by some miniscule amount.

Still, all things considered, it's a mighty pretty bike.

I really don't care so much about spacers: the best bikes by far posted are:



The lotus

The roark

the kuata (wow, so nice)

the p3c

Revised Contest Result
1. Big Red`s Cervelo P3 --
1. Greg`s Roark -- 3 WAY TIE!!!!
1. JulianinEngland`s Kuota--
2. Jerk` Colnago
3. Tai`s P3


The lotus has not technically entered the contest { he has not posted in this thread }. I know, I know i`m a nitpicker but its true!

Where's the love?

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No axe to grind, Caleb. I was explaining why I can't get any lower and am envious of your good health. Nothing more ;-)

As for the chainring, they are bespoke from mdt here in England. (www.mdt-products.com).

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Revised Contest Result
1. JulianinEngland`s Kuota--
1. Greg`s Roark --
Two Way Tie!!

2.Record10Carbon`s P3
2. BigRed`s P3
Two Way Tie

3. Jerks Colnago
4. Tai`s P3


Fair enough? If you unstatisfed with my picks show us yours

Tie? Yer crazy I gots the bling bling carbon cranks and one off Ti S-Bends...

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But I got carbon cranks AND a tailor made black anodised TT chainring!

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This is an old pic...I now have S-bends with white tape and Ritchey WCS compact cranks...but this is still my race rig. The drop is 11cm, though the angle of this quick snap makes it look less. I've since gotten it to almost 12 by removing the spacers on the Hed armrests. Svetlana may not be the newest kid on the block...but she's still damn sexy.

Dude, you got 1 foot of spacers but a negative rise stem, WTF??

Flip the stem and cut off half the spacers.

The stem only has a rise of 10 deg., by flipping it, I don't think I can cut down 2 spacers..

what about the softride? Hey wait, weren't you supposed to be racing the Softride in Florida today?

Nope, I was suposed to race at GFT couple weeks back. My car accident and broken ribs took that out of the picture. I do not have a Softride together right now as I have my Rocket R1 and a Record kit to the marine via TSR. Next spring I will have the FasTT and the P3 to play with. I am thinking HARD about a new Litespeed also - then there is Elite, David is a great guy and I would love to ride one of his bikes for a season or two. I am thinking that working with David and a fitter I may be able to get off the bike and run a whole lot better than I have been in the past.

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What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about?

This is my TT ride. Since this photo was takin in May, I have:

- ditched the Profile bars and installed HED S-bend Clip-lites
- gotten a Zipp 404 tubular front, and have a Zipp disc on the way (will be here Monday)

I will try to post a new photo of it with the Zipps once the disc arrives.

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Revised Contest Result
1. JulianinEngland`s Kuota--
1. Greg`s Roark --
1. TriBriGuy`s Kestrel--
Two Way Tie!!

2. JulianinEngland`s kuota

3. Record10Carbon`s P3
3. BigRed`s P3
Two Way Tie

4.Tai`s P3
5. Jerk`s Colnago

These results are turning out to be more of who recently posted their bike rather than of the who has the hottest. I need help!! Who is interested in judging?

Um....kinda looks like you may have a woodie....

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Nah, the shorts just have creases in them.

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Bjorn's P3C

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give me four days - then my ride will be built up - sure to be a contender - never before seen on slowtwitch - either mine - or anyone else's

He sold the C50 and hasn't stopped lamenting it. At least he still has BLE to remind him what a tool his is.



Nuthing but love, Jerk,

Scott

Is that a Swallow on that BLE? Multiple double-up hot points for that combination. Sweet rig.

Nice bike. The Talon never got any respect around here but it really must have been ahead of its time. What is it, five years old now? Look at it compared to some of the latest hot bikes.









Is it just me or did these new hot bikes get a lot of inspiration from the never respected (around here) Kestrel Talon?



PS. You need a new fork. That old Kestrel is way to heavy at about 600g with dubious aerodynamic properties.

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i dont know about you guys but i`m loving that talon. Can you say top of the leaderboard??

jerk, dude red pedals on that colnago? major style points off.

"Is it just me or did these new hot bikes get a lot of inspiration from the never respected (around here) Kestrel Talon?"

Um, every bike you posted a picture of, including the Talon, is made by Martec. So it's probably not just you.

Fellows, this is the clear winner in my book. Pegoretti frame, Record kit, ADA wheels, Dugast tires, Brooks saddle - how do you top that? The only thing that could be better is a silver stem and clean white bar tape.

why is the jerk a tool?

oh yeah, he sold his c50 and that was very stupid.

wait untill the jerk posts some pics of his buddy's walser.

jerk

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Why does the jerk talk in the third person?

Pleeeeeeeeez post the pix. (Oh, and NEVER sell your BLE.)

caleb is absolutely correct.

you cannot even put those chinese molded bikes in the same ballpark as that pegoretti. those things are not even in the same zip code of cool/hot. for God's sake people.

putting a kuota, or P3C in the same PARKING lot as that pegoretti would be like parking a gsxr 750 with a freaking blue windscreen or a dime-a-dozen cbr600rr next to a bevel drive 900SS ducati in the courtyard at Siebken's outside of road america during superbike weekend. the crowd would boo and hiss and mutter low threats under it collective breath until you got that blight outta there, and rightly so.


last time - molded chinese plastic rules you out of any legitimate hot bike competition. all the more so if it is the bike-flavour-of-the-month like either of the two boring bikes noted above. show some imagination, or failing that at least some pride. sheesh.

Wow...someone who understands bikes with soul...I am finally home.

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Sorry,

The Peg is disqualified from hottest due to the mixing of a Brooks saddle and ADA wheels.

Styrrell

wrong-o, smyrtell.

it is a brooks swift model, good for any occasion.

details.

I know. The bike is way cool. The wheels are fantastic. And I have a new Brooks sitting in my parts box that I bought just because. It's the mixing of the parts that off. Kinda like low rider jeans and thongs are cool. Humphrey Bogart is cool. Humphrey wearing a thong and low riders, not cool.



Styrrell

What is that rear derailleur on the Pegoretti? Looks kind of non-original for the vintage of the frame.

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Hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like a reasonable modern campy with some aftermarket upgrades. The vintage of the bike is pretty current.



Styrrell

sigh . . .

it is a freaking brooks cutaway ! either a swallow or a swift, probably Ti. it is not one with springs, or even a b-17. a swallow or swift is always good to go. nothing cooler, it could be well argued.

and, if the years of the parts are off so much the better.

i mean, what is the competition so far ?? a kestrel, a chinese quintana roo - the p3c or kuota ?? i do not whether to laugh, cry, or fall asleep over that 'contest'. i mean come ON now.

Dude, deep cleansing breath, this is "fun" thread and my answers are in fun. The bike has probably the most high tech bike geek wheels with a saddle that is most commonly associated with friction shifting, triple crank retrogrouches. Just making fun of the contrast, like I said before all of the parts are topnotch. Besides my vote for hottest bike goes to Badmanns Cheetah, especially with the aero or die bars. ;-).



Styrrell

it looks like a reasonable modern campy with some aftermarket upgrades. The vintage of the bike is pretty current.

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A pretty current frame, eh? I assumed from the quote that it was Record kit and given that Record ergos have been carbon for some time now that it must be an older frame. I was also caught out by the slimness of the aluminium crank arms and spider, not very modern looking. In that case it looks a bit of a mutt with the carbon frok and chunky stem. Nice bike but not too original in build selection to my eye. That's not to say it isn't quality.

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i know man. just having fun. all good.

Isn't your seat too nose down? Seems like you'd be slipping forward the whole time.

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Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.

I only said I wanted to see it; I mentioned nothing about saying it rates consideration in this esteemed and prestigious contest. For that matter, I'll go so far as to say the finest Fatti Con La Mani in TIGed steel (Marcelo, Duende...DAMN fine bikes) still doesn't compare to any of the various Luiginos that have been brazed by the hands of the Man. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.



For that matter, as fatanical as I am for Dario's creations, I'll still go so far as to suggest that any of his TIGed masterpieces still ain't no Sachs, Eisentraut, Spectrum, Kirk, Vanilla, Weigel, Holland, Mandaric, etc. Luigino yes, the rest, however, no. And no, those bikes by merit of their materials and joining processes are no less race worthy, even if the average ST neophyte only cares about molded plastic, more aero than their BOP/MOP speeds can utilize and, of course, ANYTHING Cervelo. Carbon has it's place, but in the hands of somebody like Calfee, Parlee, Crumpton and yes, I suppose even the un-fricken-believably priced Meivici.



But, that said, I still think the new Duende in the white with octopus sucker scars is the niftiest bike this year, and one that I very much want to own. Dario is cool. Martek isn't.



Nonetheless, I care not for the latest "whatever" from a mold overseas, not because I don't think they're swell bikes in their own rights, but rather because they lack artisanship and soul. And, apropos to this board/forum, razor thin frames don't mean squat to 90% of the people who post here, only they haven't realized that yet. For that matter, most of them will cause their DG tract to go necrotic if they continue trying to emulate Bjorn's position.



Done, rant over. I'm going to go ride my lugged Waterford now. (Oh, and I know Jerk would hate my stem.)

question the build all you want. it's a brooks swallow, it's sort of on there as post modernist joke, but in the same way the emma is the most advanced steel frame in the world, so the swallow is a modern take on an old classic. the aluminum stuff just looks better on this frame, more powerful, less plasticky....the rder is a tiso- the jerk liked the way all the coppers and bronzes and kevlar(on the wheels) looked...sort of organic, thouroughly modern, yet handbuilt and balanced....



did the jerk mention how perfect this thing rides? the ultimate kermesse/crit bike.



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Hey! I`m been trying to promote some HOT bikes but no one seems to care.

Damn, those ADA wheels are nice, put those on one of the kestrels posted or the kuota.... WOW

Kudos to you for the most pompous, assinine post I've read in a while.

Not the best picture. I'll take another on a sunnier day....maybe with the race wheels too.

-jens

with race wheels+ on a better day= winner
very hott bike

How long is that stem?

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Is that a radially laced rear wheel?

130, which is not quite long enough for my superman position; so I may have to go 140.

For a normal position, I'd probably use a 110. I'm surprised that I can barely achieve the desired drop on this bike, given that's slightly smaller than the P3SL.

-jens

Got a pic of you on the bike? I would like to see the position.

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That's a Supergo-Weyless cheapie 2-cross bladed spoke wheel. I think it's called a corsa(?). $129 for front and rear!

It's my experimental flywheel -- it's actually stuffed with 7 lbs of lead shot. Seriously.

--jens

Ahhhh- the fork does exist!


p.s. It's not every day that you see a short-headtubed Cervelo with a -17 degree stem and low-profile arm rests!

So when do we get to see SRM data where you ride the rear wheel at say 200 watts on a closed loop course with and without the extra weight so we can see speed/HR data?





Styrrell

Hope the contest isn't over...

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with it since you first posted it on the other site. The saddle, much like Lebowski's rug, completes the look. Well done indeed.



S

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You could flip the stem and remove some spacers--- Besides aesthetics that could also stiffen up your front end a bit.

-Marc

"It's my experimental flywheel -- it's actually stuffed with 7 lbs of lead shot. Seriously."

I'm assuming this isn't a joke. Where did you put the shot? Between the rimstrip and the tube?

HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT

Gosh, is it me, or do you have a freakin fortune in that bike. I mean with the SRM's the Hed aerobars, the blackwell fork, the brakes. Jeez. Your brakes almost cost as much as my bike. not really but close.

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How did we all get sucked into this crazy sport anyway?!!

Sorry. That data's only available on a need-to-know basis. Actually, I made the wheel to make the Computrainer feel more realistic. Turns out it barely made a difference. I subsequently replaced the CT flywheel (which spins about 30 times as fast) with an 18lber.

Ok, add my Zipp wheels and Zipp carbon bottle cage holder to Jens' bike and we have a winner. (The SRM is super nice, but I personally like the look of of the black FSA crank)

The P3C is hot! I don't understand the rankings, Kuota Kalibur (plain black), The black Talon (more plain black). The Roark is ok, plain ti, but I don't care for the graphics. The P3C is unique from any other bike. Don't get me wrong, black is pretty cool, but the red pops. If you are going to vote for a straight black bike, NYSLIM should win hands down. The all carbon weave is sweet!

I guess "that's why there are menus in restaurants, I like steak, some people like spaghetti.."

It's a medium-deep rim. I used a little paper funnel and poured the shot into the spoke holes; taped the holes; shook it; then topped each hole off. The rim tape holds the shot in. Although, they're wedged in so tight, it's not really needed.

-- jens

Did you make the 18lber? Just a steel disc I'm assuming.

Jens, what is your background that you are so into the technical side of all this? The tons of SRM's, the wind-tunnel time, etc. You are a man after my own heart (but with a bigger wallet).

Just curious... PM me if you don't like to post such info...

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-jens

you're serious about the 7lb flywheel?



why?

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aero bottle mount is home made from a 0.10" thick piece of carbon fiber plate. Made the plate in our lab but you can buy it online from several sources. Google "composite store" or something like that. I swear the site was called the compositestore.com but it doesn't seem to come up. I used a fine tooth hacksaw (fast) to rough it out and then a dremel tool and finally wet dry sandpaper to finish it up. Make sure not to breath the dust in, wear a mask, do it outside and wetsand the final steps. I'd sen a template but it'd be useless as it's dependent on the width of your aerobars. For the aero bottle cutout, do it with paper first and then when you get it right transfer it to the carbon sheet. The whole thing is secured down with 1/16" 4-40 button head screws going into tapped holes in the aerobar extension mounts. Works great, super light and took less than an hour to make (excluding making the carbon sheet)

good luck:)

is it just me or does the pic being referred to here look ugly and like it was made in the 70s?

It's not just you, I was confused too. It looks like a mish mash of parts from different eras to my eye, but then what do I know?

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Can't beat the Lotus --- sorry, this is the best I can do. There should be a separate vote for Tri bikes and Road bikes. In today's world, this could be considered old-school.

[Campy should offset the clinchers and tufos and fingerprints]

I like the bike, not sure about the red, but good attempt with the pedals, bar tape, cages and zipp stickers.



It also almost matches that speaker wire coming out from under that door. What's that all about? Tape that down before someone trips over it.

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Wow ! Thats sweet. Regular Zipps weren't carbon weave I thought. I wonder what regular Twitcher 'Zipp' thinks of this....

Still, waiting for a beater???

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I have a couple of ideas in the pipeline.....

Hopefully legal!

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WOW that is a good looking chariot...

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yeah, there were lots od ada wheels and chainstays that big in the seventies. you sound like your iq is in the seventies.



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all the parts on that bike are thouroughly modern with the exception of older chorus shifters, because the jerk likes aluminum blades, chainrings, because the jerk likes a 52/42 and he couldn't find the new record rings in that size, and the crappy 10 dollar seatpost which is there because the bike takes a 31.0 and the jerk couldn't find a 31.0 in time for the photo.....it is a far more "modern" bike than almost anything else; certainly more modern than that mad painful lotus.



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Hmm, why does the jerk talk about himself in the third person?

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because the jerk is the jerk.



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I guess that's an end to that.

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24 hrs or less till I get my steed up here

"Pegoretti frame, Record kit, ADA wheels, Dugast tires, Brooks saddle - how do you top that? The only thing that could be better is a silver stem and clean white bar tape."

I was with you on this being a clear winner, but the Time carbon stem and fok are nails on a chalkboard for this bad-boy. Needs a quill and steel fork and its a shoe-in. Eddie would be proud of it that way.

Tell all, Andrew.

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Julian

I'll PM you - but would rather post the pic here before sharing what it is - maybe I am making more of it than what it really is - but I don't think so.

There will be those that like it, those that don't and that remains to be seen - but all feedback on it to date - from those that know what it is - has been positive.

There was a delay in the build this week - waiting on a few special order components to come in.


Check your PM - the pic will go up tomorrow afternoon!

That's fair enough, Andrew. One thing is for sure, some will like it, some will not, you are right.

How many hours are you behind GMT? I will keep an interested eye out for the photo.

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it is noon Friday here right now - EST

I sent you a PM

Ah, 5 hours behind, same as Dearborn!

I will check that PM, thanks.

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Terrible photo (taken with my camera phone, don't have a digital camera), but here's my ride as it looks today. Just got the Zipps recently, plus you can see the HED cliplite s-bends. Tis a fully custom aluminum frame, made in the USA.

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I race duathlons and like it.

I just picked up my 12x24 1/8 thick carbon sheet from $120.00 I should be able to make a few from the one sheet.

www.mcmaster.com

I am going to use a rotozip and cut the template from cardboard first.



I will post how it goes after.

Kevin

 

will have to wait until Monday - parts did not all come in.
Sorry

Ok ....... FINALLY



2006 Orbea Ordu = 57cm

Full carbon frame and post

Visiontech Carbon Trimax bars

Cane Creek Carbon Levers

Hed 3 Front

Renn Madiera Rear

Ult 10 - Rotorcranks with Aero chaingrings to be installed in a month

Yet to determine the correct height on the steerer tube - hence un cut at this stage - that will be remedied soon!





Have at it on the walls and carpet, flame away - I know the walls are marked and the paint is cracked - the carpet looks like shit too - it is the third floor of my home - and the room it is in is my training room only - bikes on trainers - CT - etc etc.

is that everybody?

Lets see them. Some people have to have something new for this season.

Heres mine, it isn't the hottest but I like it. Still trying to figure out a crank that doesn't cost a ton and is silver. The disc is probably on its way out the door in sacrifice of the wedding day...

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=rcrqzs

Timothy, Timothy, Timothy.... :-)

Having a design background, you remind me of all the engineers who drooled over functionality ;-) LOL

I propose there are 2 divisions of "hottest bike"...a masters for those who dig ugly but cool "old school", and then - works of art (predominantly aesthetic based).

Of course, even the carbon works of art don't seem to have alot of attention to detail (except for Tai's, who appears to have colors matching all over the place ;-)

...and you can't have a red/white bike with yellow writing on wheels...or silver cabling....or a black/red/yellow bike with siver chain rings.

Details people...chainrings/cables/brakes/skewers/pulleys all play a part.

Now, we return you back to the regularly scheduled blingfest....

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definitely not the hottest. positive rise stem, a thick seat and tall aero bars. better luck in the next contest.

i forgot to mention your pill bottle and from what i can tell a custom front bottle holder...the ultimate in peeeeyoooou!

not bad. what's with the clincher disk? don't tell me you train on that?!

Dude...never, I repeat, NEVER sell gear you already have...until you have the replacement in the door. When you get married, you'll find out...gear goes out...nothing comes back in. Get new stuff in the house...THEN sell the old gear. And besides...how much can selling that disc possibly help wedding day?

:^)

do you go through a lot of syrup? that sure is a lot of pancakes under your stem! except for that, loos good.

PS - your saddle should ALWAYS be level. it appears to be sloping downward

well done. are those the stock cervelo brakes? if so, only problem.

hmmmm...i wonder why he never seems finish races.

i think i just threw up in my mouth

can i borrow your beam? i have some home remodeling to do.

I am going to get the replacement set tomorrow, around $500. Worth more than the disc? Yes. But then I sell the disc put it in the wedding day fund, I have a new set of wheels and my fiance is happy. Everyone wins.

Since you are so critical of everyone's ride post a pic of yours? You have made 11 posts total and 8 have been here insulting people's bikes. Let's see your ride.

Sweet jokes about the pancakes and the beam as well.

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He wont...probably has RSX on a used Softride he found at a police auction.

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The position of annoying talking animal has already been filled.....by me.

Nice try, but you lack class and substance. You can't just insult someones ride with out reason. Don't do it.

Nice P3, but to be truly hot, needs a distinctive custom paint job!

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Gopha, I'll get some photos of my TT bike up in 102 days, should be ok to post the road bike pics now that the Tapei show has unveiled all the SRAM parts...

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i would never, ever even think of posting a picture of anything on this forum. it's far to easy to make fun of people.

gross, that wheel cover is an automatic disqualification! :D
automatically last place.!!!

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dude... it's one am your time... GET TO BED!!!

BTW... yer slamming a Zipp power disc there buddy... you know the rules of the forum... Dan E... QR, Cervelo and Zipp are the holy rollers... "ya can't touch 'em" hehehe.... shit... I need to get to bed.

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Post: gross, that wheel cover is an automatic disqualification! :D
automatically last place.!!!





HuH???

Man, an 808 with a PT and a cover is just about the most drool-eriffic thing going! I would trade my Zipp disc for that setup in a heartbeat (and I will throw in my Track disc, too if anyone actually wants to make that trade!) :0)





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man he knows im just 'pole dancin'', its feaking sweet as hell that bike, i think ill have to make a trip to austin as a cat burg... i mean a training buddy :D

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SuperDave, I was pondering this new TT rig that Felt is unleashing at some point and I wonder... The B2 has all things considered been a value frameset, considering its pedigree, coming in around $1500. Is the new TT frameset going to replace Felt's offering in this price range, or is this a P2C competitor in price? For some reason talk around here got me thinking the unveiling was soon as in the next month, but damn over 3 months.

Also, hows geometry going to change or stay the same? Are you keeping 650s up through 52 cms?

You're close but you still need:

-56T front ring, get rid of the small ring all together!

-Nokon blue anodized cables to truly pimp your ride (maybe toss in some Powercordz too)

-Custom wheel decals, I mean they totally don't match, okay maybe they match the vision bars but that's a stretch

-Your PT head unit doesn't match ANYTHING

Otherwise your bike is close to being a lightning fast looking rocket. What cages are those? Are those the Aereus cages? Nice

Good boy!

i would never, ever even think of posting a picture of anything on this forum. it's far to easy to make fun of people.

well if we are making fun of people, then on behalf of the ST grammar police it should read that it is far "too" easy.

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"Your PT head unit doesn't match ANYTHING"

Agreed. I wish the PT folks would change that yellow head unit color...black or silver would be fine...

can you give us some feedback for how the wheel cover feels/sounds/responds when you took your new bike out for a ride?

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very beautiful bike

can you give us some feedback for how the wheel cover feels/sounds/responds when you took your new bike out for a ride?

Okay... first ride was last night... just making sure that everything was in working order before packing up for Ralph's....

808 PT SL Disc- The first thing i realized was when it free wheels... even with the cover off this hub "buzzes" just like a Chris King or Zipp wheel... and when walking with the bike it makes that very cool "click click click" sound as well. I'd take a gander that the cycleops guys knowing that this thing was going to be raced in Le Tour took apart zipp/chrisK/Dura-ace hubs and tried to figure out what made them tick. spining the axel in my fingers the SL "feels" (subjective i know) A LOT smoother than my Standard hub. On the road it was great. The bike responded just as it would with any race wheel set... my bike is done up for training at around 23 pounds... 909 PT SL set up it was 18.5, so it felt VERY zippy... of course i am tapered as well so there is some bias there but overall the ride quality was excellent and the cover held tight. Had some issues with shifting due to the cover being on the hub in addition to the D/A spacer (this is required to keep the lagest cog free of the cover when free wheeling) so switched to friction... you can stay in index and it will work fine-->okay but switching to friction it was smooth like butta'. As for a sound... no WHOOSH WHOOSH but i did notice that when passing walls closely (sound bounce back) that there is a faint whoosh whoosh component to it.

Any questions. =)

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And that makes you a PUSSY... Grow some balls if you are going to bag on everyone else's ride.

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Okay.. my bike has lots of carbon dura-ace blah blah.. but the hottest bike in my shed is my son's.

What defines a hot bike?..

Sexy paint job?.. this has a dragon on the top tube!

Lightweight?.. err... it is lighter than my bike!

Customisation?.. Brother bear bell.. in the piccie he even has food stashed in a very handy rack (weeeell, actually it is bread to feed the ducks with)

A hot bike is in the eye of the beholder.. and his face lights up when he gets on it.. the hottest bikes is always your first one.

Teaser photo

Kyle Marcotte's P3C

That is a very unique looking and sexy bike !

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I can't see where the B2 has always been a value frameset. That frame's validity stated when there were round seat tubes and 1" press in headsets abound. I can look around now and there is a sea of carbon TT bikes out there, but the utility of the B2 has not diminished.

As for what is new, the talk around here seems to be much more informed than I am. hank reardon seems to offer the most insight.

I am pretty certain that 650c wheels are required to make the sizing of our bikes smaller than 52cm fit correctly. I would be suprised if we dropped 50 and 48 cm frames from out size offerings.

I'll post any new information just as soon as I have it and am allowed to share it.

Regards,
SD

Where did you get that aero bottle holder?

I didn't mean value as in a Leader frame make em cheap and sell them cheap. I meant it is considered to be in the ranks of a P3 in performance and quality or above that of any QRoo aluminum offering and still with an equal or lower price tag, thus making it a better value. I agree the original was ahead of its time.

Oh and thanks for the good news on 650s.

it was born of a carbon fiber sheet, a dremel tool, and some sandpaper...

Now that is funny: "hank reardon seems to offer the most insight."

If only my wife would agree with that...

You were the first to break the news that Felt was going to the wind tunnel. You knew before Felt did.

-SD

I'm a marked man.

Can't wait to see the carbon bling.

ST should get spy's working at the wind tunnels...

That orbea is bad A$$!

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Cheetah thong!

Cheetah thong!

Just sick and wrong, the cheetah thong!

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holy crap did you clean your bike???!!!

YES it is clean right now....BUT, that picture is from July.....

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Better stock up on spacers, this bike may cause a world shortage!

must resist the urge...

Focus on the great paint job....


You are obviously fast...


I can't not say it anymore....

The spacers man, the spacers!

haha....I was too lazy to cut the fork this summer....but since its the offseason I gues I should go do it I right now.

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We can't all be Bjorn.



Though, of course in true ST fashion I tried for awhile, but found I was more comfortable and powerful when I raised the front end a bit.

Actually, BigZach, the spacer comments appear to be aimed at the Cheetah bike. While the bike does seem to have a decent amount of drop, the spacers are a bit much.

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Now that I know some of you guys look through the special needs bags for kicks, I'm gonna put some really weird stuff in mine. I can see it now. "What the heck was he going to do with a family pack of KFC chicken, a football helmet full of peanut butter, a 12 inch rubber dildo, and naked pictures of Bea Arthur?"

that is a sweet paint job--I like the way the scheme extends onto the seatpost/clamp! who painted it, if I may ask?

cool bike. why'd you opt for the ergo shifters?

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Is this a P3 funny bike, or is it just an illusion?

illusion.

Bike was painted by Creative Cycle Works, www.creativecycleworks.com. Good work, pretty cheap, but it looks like Katrina shut their doors for good.

Appears to be just an illusion due to the angle of the bike to the ground and the angle of the camera to the bike.

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Now that I know some of you guys look through the special needs bags for kicks, I'm gonna put some really weird stuff in mine. I can see it now. "What the heck was he going to do with a family pack of KFC chicken, a football helmet full of peanut butter, a 12 inch rubber dildo, and naked pictures of Bea Arthur?"

http://i11.tinypic.com/43pznu0.jpg

here is my controbution, if anyone could post that would be great.

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Here you go. Sweet bike! I wish they made it in my frame size (XXXXXXL).