Bashful Bike Photos

[Thorn]

The trip to Waterford was last fall and, now, the bike is done. But, she just doesn't photograph well. The paint is a purple harlequin. It can take on colors from purple to gold, often looking brown with purple and gold highlights. The paint job is gorgeous, but when I use flash it pulls out every imperfection and makes it look all scratched up (and it isn't!). I don't want to take them outside since right now it is snowing and there is salt everywhere.

Anyway, here are three shots...the simple profile and two shots, one to show the purple tone and one to show the gold.

Sadly, this weekend I'll be swapping out the rear tire and putting her on the trainer. The fit is much different than what I have so I want to get used to it now although sitting on it at the shop it was clearly "just right".

Oh, and it weighs less than my three year-old Cannondale aluminum and there is a lot of frame there. Spring cannot come too soon!

[Jo-n-NY]

It's a beauty!!!! congratulations and enjoy her to the fullest ;)

~ JoAnn

[mimitabby]

your bike is beautiful.

How deep is the snow? you can carry the bike out into
some clean snow and take a picture of it there.

i've seen that paint job on another waterford and it was really pretty.

[jobob]

Exceedingly cool.

[Mr. SR500]

Very Nice!

[tulip]

Gorgoeous! You could try hanging up a golden-colored sheet or drape for a backdrop. That might bring out the color more fully.

[Cindyloo]

Very nice!!! What kind of seat do you have on it?

[northstar]

So beautiful! Congratulations!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I want to see pictures of it in the daylight! :)
Looks great.
What is the frame made of? And yes, what is that saddle and what was the reason you picked it?

[RoadRaven]

Oh Thorn... that is a beautiful colour...
Enjoy the tease of riding on the trainer, and the anticipation of Spring
Looking forward to hearing about your travels with her

[Thorn]

Daylight pictures are going to wait awhile...snow, clouds and generally dreary forecast for several days yet. Needless to say I was so thrilled, I just *had* to post the preliminary pictures.

It is a steel Waterford. It is a RS-33 model. The oversized down tube makes you look twice, but it is steel and it is lighter than my aluminum. I'm really looking forward to the gentler ride of steel. And, of course, the Campy shifting (although, I embarassed myself in the shop by forgetting how it worked :p ). I was afraid that given that it is basically a 58cm vertically and a 52cm horizontally that it would be a funny looking frame. But I think she turned out pretty nice.

The saddle is the Selle SMP Lady Strike of this thread's fame ( http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=20637 ). It is one of the few saddles around that is wide in the back and has a generous cutout. You get 3-point pelvis support and it gets out of the way where you want the saddle to get out of the way.

[Susan126]

Beautiful bike thorn! Just gorgeous! I can only imagine what it looks like up close and in person! You are going to have one fine ride this spring! :D:D Again congratulations!

[KnottedYet]

Wow, what a beauty! Congratulations!

My Waterford says "Hi" to your Waterford. (what's her name?)

[Zen]

Beauty.

The geometry looks wonderful.

[Thorn]

Wow, what a beauty! Congratulations!

My Waterford says "Hi" to your Waterford. (what's her name?)

Ah, the naming....the current thought is Galanas which is the Welsh equivalent of Weregild which is the old English for Blood Money....the price that is demanded of a person guilty of homicide. Galanas sounds less harsh, seems to have the nicest "roll of the tongue" and, of course there is the foreign word cache' :rolleyes:

Why? Eons ago I had a good job. A happy job. But, the company was purchased by a large multi-national firm. They killed my job, but I stayed there for the 2 years it took to vest my stock options. I then took that money and used it to increase my quality of life--the Waterford is one of those things. Hence, blood money, but Galanas sounds so much nicer.

And, she says "Hi"

[IFjane]

Godiva says hello and welcome to the word of cycling to Galanas! ;)

[Beane]

Yay [purpley, Campy equipped] steel bikes made in Wisconsin!
..more photos and specs, please!


Sadly I am STILL getting over the flu (its been over a week..) and haven't been on the trainer in a while. Sigh. I'm trying to not even *think* about the weather...

[Thorn]

More photos when (or if) the weather clears (8-10 inches tomorrow night!!!! :eek: ). Sigh...

Specs? It started as all "Chorus" and became a blend I guess described as "Campano-plus". The only carbon parts on the bike are the brake levers and the cage on the derraileur. Everything else is metal. Not to start a material war, but I can be kinda hard on things and I feel more confident with metal. Maybe a false confidence, but that doesn't matter--placebos come in formats other than drugs.

The derraileurs and shifters are Campy Chorus, but the cranks are Shimano Ultegra with FSA triple chainrings. Originally she was going to have FSA cranks, but we swapped to Ultegra when we couldn't get the crank we wanted. I kinda like that my bike isn't "pure bred"--makes her more open-minded :p

The wheels are Velocity Aero on DT Swiss 240s hubs. The LBS built the wheels for me--I wanted servicable, reliable wheels. Thomson seatpost and stem with a Cane Creek headset and FSA Wing Pro handlebars (nice bars!). Really, she's not a purebred.

I haven't decided if the fact that I can rattle of the specs on my bike is a good thing or wierd. I learned a ton picking out the parts even though, quite frankly, I pretty much followed the advice of the LBS.

While I won't be able to ride for a couple of months, plotting out this bike and taking delivery has at least given me a bright spot in an otherwise really cold, snowy, flu-infested winter. Hope yours, Beane, gets better.

[luv'nAustin]

That is one beautiful bike...Enjoy!

[Brandi]

Hoochy Mama!