http://www.poshbikes.com/product.php?id=366
Those are his regular wheels! I would imagine the rest of the bike that goes with it is similarly specced. The joys of owning your own bike shop! Mind you, my climbing wall is pretty well specced compared to most climbers cellar boards....
OK - Madone on the list too!On a technical note, does anybody have any experience with tubeless tyres? Was chatting to the boys in Butterworths today on how to reduce the weight of your wheels and reduce the chance of nasty blow-outs on alpine descents and they produced a set of Hutchinson tubeless tyres and said they would sort both problems. Wheels will be lighter as they no longer will have an inner tube in them, and tubeless tyres puncture like tubular tyres - a slow, gradual release of pressure and can be ridden flat, as well as being fixable with latex sealer or just by popping an inner tube in them temporarily. Seem to kill a number of birds with one stone. Anybody tried them? I think that you need compatible wheels for tubeless tyres, although Mavic Ksyriums and R-Sys seem compatible I don't know about other brands of wheels.... Could be a good way of avoiding spending a lot of money on some new light wheels that use tubs, although Joe at Bicicleta showed me the wheels he has on his bike the other day - a pair of these would also fit my requirements, although they seem a little pricey. Whilst they weigh in at an unbelievable 870 grams for the pair, the price tag nudging £2K was off-putting to say the least. Check them out - http://www.poshbikes.com/product.php?id=366Without doubt, some of the most beautiful cycling equipment I have ever laid hands on! Oh, for bottomless pockets.......
I know this isn't what most of you aspire to bike wise, but I thought I'd post up mrs erm, sam's new bike. It is rad, handy for the weekly shop and we have even had one brief misson with the entire family on board! Makes two kidding it with no car a path.
How does the steering work???
I'm not sure anybody who rides a roadbike will be riding anywhere near anybody on a BMX, Paul, but I'm sure if we overtake anybody spinning the pecker gear on that machine we'll let your mate know...
On yet another note, my wife has a clunky bike and wants to buy a better one for commuting 20 miles a day as fast as she can. She loves stroking single speed bikes but recognises the perils: thigh hypertrophy, slow start away from lights, rubbish uphill until each thigh is waist-diameter.Most of the people she's asked have a blind spot so it's hard to get a balanced appraisal. What d'ya think?