Black bikes only thread

[Wazza_pe]

Thought this thread was pretty quiet the last couple of days. @gummi cant wait for your pics. @ Wazza, that LOOK's colour scheme is awesome. How long did it take to put together. You must've mulled over what colour goes where or did you just take what you could find and throw it together. Very creative.

 

Thanks.

IT took me about a month to decide exactly what I was going to do. I bought it with the intention of sanding it down to reveal the carbon. But then my lazy-ass side kicked in, and for a couple of weeks I was considering just spraying it a different colour to save the hard graft. Fortunately I came to my senses, and decided the laborious task of sanding the paint off would be well worth the effort to attain the aesthetic I was after. I really love the carbon tubes joined by alu lugs, just think it looks cool. Probably took in the region of 12-14 hours of sanding, spraying, stickering, and then an hour or two of building.

I ordered all the gold bits from the US, tyres, seat, crank, chain, tensioner, ss conversion kit from the UK.

I definitely did lose some sleep deciding on colours, and what I think should go where. Like most things though, in my mind I envisaged 'coolness' and just had to go for it, and hope it turned out ok.

I'm happy with the result.

[gummibear]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8093314706_115f09fe26_b.jpg

[Cippo]

@gummi. Blerrie Awesome! Congrats 10 times over. Have you gone for a spin yet?

[gummibear]

No,not on this one yet.

Had a test bike for a few days and still got to set mine up.

[CAAD4]

Congrats! Nice ride. Something different. I guess circus bikes are in short supply there..

[gummibear]

Congrats! Nice ride. Something different. I guess circus bikes are in short supply there..

 

I was going to go 27.5 untill i rode this.

Quite a few 29ers in the shops now so will have to see what the trails look like in Spring

Edited October 16, 2012 by gummibear

[Eugene Oppelt]

@gummi,

 

C'mon, where's that new machine?

Or did I miss something.

 

In the meanwhile...

[Cippo]

@gummi,

 

C'mon, where's that new machine?

Or did I miss something.

 

In the meanwhile...

 

Go back a bit boss.

[Cippo]

Here you go @Dale

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8046/8093314706_115f09fe26_b.jpg

[Eugene Oppelt]

Go back a bit boss.

 

Uh, ok, Cippo'...

 

In the meanwhile... a shaxxy repost.

 

[awesme]

Those Easton's def pop.

 

G

 

Here you go @Dale

[Cippo]

Nothing wrong with that hey. Zee Germans know just how to do it. Just needs some Lightweights.

Edited October 19, 2012 by MCipollini

[Eugene Oppelt]

@gummi. Blerrie Awesome! Congrats 10 times over. Have you gone for a spin yet?

 

Geeez....

Nice one, gummi.

[Cippo]

I see your Aeroroad and I raise you a Ultimate CF SLX. Claimed 790g for frame. Perfect for mountain goats.

 

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q605/shaheedosman/1a560633c9f23bdf039907802fce26a8.jpg

[Wazza_pe]

Uh, ok, Cippo'...

 

In the meanwhile... a shaxxy repost.

 

 

Love this bike, it actually was my first choice, but I finally decided to save about R7k on the frameset and get the Neil Pryde instead.

[javadude]

I see your Aeroroad and I raise you a Ultimate CF SLX. Claimed 790g for frame. Perfect for mountain goats.

 

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q605/shaheedosman/1a560633c9f23bdf039907802fce26a8.jpg

 

Wow, that is nice.