Beautiful bike, but....is there something unusual about the fork? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
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Beautiful bike, but....is there something unusual about the fork? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
The entire shoulder piece is chromed, and the sweep and taper of the blades just make me weak... sigh. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
izzat Xeney's bike????? :D
i just made that bike pic the wallpaper for my computer screen.
Ooooh....
Would you believe that I just finally had a chance to see it in person today? It is beautiful, even prettier than the pictures. I finished paying for it and also paid for the new headset, which is on order and will be installed next week. After that we bring home the frame and J. will start building it up.
Hooray!
Yay!Quote:
Originally Posted by xeney
Sure is pretty. What kind of headset did you order?
You know, I now can't remember which one we decided on but I think it was the IRD Tange Technoglide in chrome.
That is a a beautiful bike! I agree about the fork. I miss that style on the titanium bikes I've been looking at. I really don't care for the flat & wide look on forks.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Knotted, where'd you get that photo? I'm guessing that it's not xeney's bike, only 'cause she said it was getting built... anyway, very nice picture.
i found the photo on the soma site...speedster photos....
it is sooooooo elegant
:eek::eek::eek: Xeney, that Soma is luscious!:eek::cool::D I now have bike-envy. Please tell me it doesn't ride very well or something.:rolleyes:
Well, at the moment it is a TERRIBLE ride because it doesn't have wheels or brakes or handlebars or, you know, a seat. Does that help?
I just ordered the crankset and bottom bracket. I almost went with Shimano for this bike because Campy is becoming so impractical -- no triples, and I can't find a compact double with 170 crank arms -- but my husband has some new Veloce ten-speed shift levers he'll give me, and I really love the Campy components on my Bianchi, so I just found a new old stock triple Veloce crank and the right bottom bracket. He's also giving me a rear derailleur and cassette so I don't have much more to buy.
Oh, wow. The frame and fork are in my house. It is SO PRETTY. The parts are starting to come in -- the headset is installed, the crankset is here (Veloce 10 speed triple; I found a new one on eBay), my husband is giving me brake levers. We are about to place an order for most of the rest of the components, and I have decided to swipe the wheels off my Bianchi ... it's hard to find Campy wheels that would look right on this bike, but those will do well and that bike would look better with Ventos anyway.
I will take pictures when it is more put together.
Noooooooo! Take some NOW! Feed our bike porn addiction! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by xeney
yeah...i'm with Knot....show us!!
You may want to check out a Terry bicycle - Georgena Terry just released a cross bike in her 2009 line-up - the Valkyrie (http://www.terrybicycles.com/cycling...s.html?redir=1).
Her bike geometry is designed for women and especially appropriate with women who need a shorter top tube due to shorter torso - this seems to be the place most bike geometry fails because it's designed around a man's body. And though WSD is getting more popular - it's typically only for road or hybrid bikes - I haven't seen anything really for mass market touring or cross bikes. Only issue with Terry bikes is they aren't cheap - the Valkyrie cross is around $2500, much more expensive than the aurora and comparable bikes. Good luck!