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A few things came together around my 40th this year; Bespoked bike show(on my bday, and I work for the show), my first race and new role at Chavenage House(Lovecrossed) sponsors Saddleback, my good friend frame builder Ted James and Mr Dysons painter. We got this done in 4 days from start to finish including paint and machining the HT & BB
Reynolds 853 frame/ENVE CX disc fork
Full ENVE finishing kit, custom painted
ENVE tub xc on Chris King R45 disc hubs, Challenge Baby Limus tubs
Sram cx1/ rotor chain set
TRP spyre slc brakes
Astute saddle/Arundel bar tape
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Some of you might recognise the location if you watch Poldark! Trenwyth house is actually in the Cotswolds!
Absolute porn
That sir, is gorgeous.
Heres a bit of detail from the post(stem is same). If you want a good paint job this guy is amazing, happy to pass on his details! Likewise Ted is the real deal, rides hard and his workshop is proper, full of grease and ancient lathes, not like a art gallery.
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That's ace!
Nice.. Will it make bike porn on lfgss ? 😆
Wow 😯 8)
Happy birthday indeed
Wish I'd been wearing my shades before opening this thread.
I think the appropriate phrase is 'gert lush'.
If you can't outride Ted, do you have to give it back?
Lush, but sort the photos out! A bike like that deserves a proper shoot, or at the very least someone who can take a photo (no offence).
Also, the Reynolds sticker looks like it needs flattening down. Don't want to loose that...
Well jel tho.
Perfect !
Yeah, just phone pics today. It's going to saddleback for proper pics tomorrow.
Stem cap ain't straight.
Rear cable routing is an absolute mess.
Other than that, it's rather bloody lovely!!
Very nice 🙂
Cable is tidy now, and might I add, shifts very sweetly. I didn't want full wrap under the bb. Cap, yes oversight. Shall be straightened immediately! The 853 sticker I have a couple...all other decals are painted on.
That is lovely.
Sounds like you got may have gotten mates rates,but how much bike is that ,if you don't mind me asking?
Definitely a 'trade' bike! At Bespoked it was great to have the builder, painter, Keith from Reynolds, Chris King, the guy from ENVE who had flown in for the show and the chaps from Saddleback all together. Don't worry it's going to get filthy!
I've looked at this a few times now and I have to ask, why didn't you go for internal cable routing?
Its crying out for it!
It looked lovely at Bespoked - I'm not surprised you're happy with it! Many happy returns 🙂
Time, Sat night it was a pile of tubes and steel billet, first coat on Sunday evening ...it was going to have a tapered HT and ribbed tubes (ted is one of very few who can do it). If it looks shabby after a season or two I might do it pre spray. At least there's no holes for crap to get into!
Apart from the skin wall tubs (I'd have black) that is bloody lovely.
Bespoked Phil must pay well 🙂
Looks great - all my pics from the show were of CX fork clearances and tiny bits of detail that most people probably don't notice (stay bridges, seat clamps etc).
Just starting a CX frame for my mrs (currently a box of tubes and some rough cut dropouts). Template for flowery seat tube sleeve drawn up at lunchtime. Love the clearance on the Enve fork but Columbus or Kinesis are a bit closer to our budget.....
I totally agree with the cable location - my favourite routing is now top-ish of down tube - nothing to snag on shorts or when lifting bike and well out of any muck.
Very nice bike. Appalling colours though.
oh my word
Yeah that's good.
Not at all to my taste, but a beautifully executed paint job. Your painter has an obvious talent.
That is lovely. There is something very 'right' about well executed custom steel frames.
Chapeau, I cannot think of a single thing I'd change about that paintjob.
Hope you've got a suitable pair of Frogskins to match?
Not keen on the stem or seatpost personally, but really like the rest! There's something about grey.
After dealing with internal cables recently, I say well done for going 'retro' and having them external.
I personally don't feel any envy for anything with Enve on it. Nice frame though.
That is one of the best 'new bikes' I have seen on here,very nice.
[b]BUT[/b]
Please,please fix that rear mech lasso 🙂
The ENVE stuff is courtesy of Saddleback, I paid for the paint job. If you want to see more of the painters work check out @doktorbobby on Instagram, some amazing stuff.
Tang, any chance of a new photo shoot?
Would look better with stock black Enve parts imo.
Yes, better pics coming. Itching to get it dirty. I do like stock colours, but this was going on show and it's our race colours.
Race Jerseys turned up! Castelli sponsored the podium jerseys.
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Love it, that's a lovely machine, now can we see some pictures of it covered in muck.
"now can we see some pictures of it covered in muck. "
Our end of the Cotswolds is too dry!! He might be able to get some dust on it!!
Awful IMO. Colours are a grim mess. Full length outers held on with zip ties always screams cheap to me. Modern fat headtubes on skinny frames look all out of proportion. I don't get only one set of bottle bosses either, seems like a odd compromise. Me no like, nothing exciting about that bike at all.
As long as the OP likes it then crack on.
I want to know what OP thinks about Baby Limus's... 😀
Colours are subjective, that's a given. One set of Bottle bosses, I know what I need, likewise no front mech option. Road bike has two. I'll hose clip the outers when I get some, this is a bike to get filthy. Baby Limus, let's see if they make a good all rounder! They were 'donated' for the build.
It's on PB as well.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/bespoked-bicycle-show-2015.html
In day to day guise now with hplus son/clinchers and Shim drivetrain, 36t for hill climbing round here. Fits like a glove and rides very nicely.
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Why have you slapped stickers on primer?
Nice, but why take off the Limus ?
36t ? Front or rear ?
I use 34 front 30 rear for South Downs stuff..
Nice to see the bike on Graaaaaavel 😆
keep the tubs for other times, 36 up front for cotswold steep stuff, other rings for flat stuff. No stickers, its all paint.
I like this has been bumped back up, she's lovely! 🙂
sorry to bump an old one but that's a cracking paint job, any chance of the RAL codes for the grey and the pink?