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mark88 · 2014-08-12T14:38:35Z

I've just ordered a black carbon frame to go with black wheels and forks. Thinking of adding a touch of colour on the rest of the build, show me what you've got for inspiration.

lornholio

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Fairly black...

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Posted : 13/08/2014 10:17 am

skinnyboy

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I rather like that, even with the bar ends!

Haha thanks I think, they are Controltech Stubbies, I wanted a neo-retro feel when I built this bike, and they are pretty handy on the climbs as they always were. Flatbar of course dahlings, on risers you should be shot on sight.

All my bikes are black, that way when a new addition is added to the herd, the mrs's enquiries are deflected with the answer, "The black one, no darl, had this for ages"

My roadie I built up earlier this year again, more a satin black

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Posted : 13/08/2014 11:13 am

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Posted : 13/08/2014 11:23 am

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Posted : 13/08/2014 11:44 am

bigtimebones

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My lovely Yeti

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Posted : 13/08/2014 11:54 am

the_lecht_rocks

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My venerable Nicolai Helius AC Custom 29'r :

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Posted : 13/08/2014 12:06 pm

rucknar

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Go for it, they look awesome 🙂

Posted : 13/08/2014 12:24 pm

rucknar

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@skinnyboy - That FlyXii, never seen one before, looks great!

Posted : 13/08/2014 12:25 pm

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Black bike followed by gratuitous shot of Yoda
See the madness in the eyes.

Posted : 13/08/2014 12:30 pm

plyphon

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Heres another, just place your thumb over the saddle as suggested earlier in the thread!

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Posted : 13/08/2014 12:40 pm

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My 146 works, the seat has now been changed for a black one.

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Posted : 13/08/2014 1:42 pm

crispycross

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Posted : 13/08/2014 2:29 pm

mrblobby

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My roadie I built up earlier this year again, more a satin black

Remember seeing that Trinity on another thread. Makes for a nice looking road bike, could easily be mistaken for a Propel.

Kiwijon... that HT 😯

Posted : 13/08/2014 2:38 pm

grenosteve

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It's quite black -

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(sorry, not the best photo!)

Posted : 13/08/2014 2:46 pm

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Since posting yesterday and mentioning that I'm not sure about the silver levers & reservoir covers on the brakes I've now decided that I DO like them - a bit of silver on the bars balances the silver/grey of the fork stantions, front mech cage, chain and cassette.

That's all.
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Posted : 14/08/2014 9:14 am

skinnyboy

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Thanks Superted haha

I paid 80 colonial dollars for the frame about 18 months ago. Full carbon, lovely finishing and perfect machining in the BB and head tube inserts. None of this scaremongering oh they are made of Powersauce wrappers and spit nonsense. She rides ace, all dayers are no problem. Not shown, but I recently stuck a shorter 80mm stem on it, same Crank Brothers one, as the one i original fitted was just too long.

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I should post my recently parted out Mountain Cycle. Great bike but handled like a stealth bomber with the trim computer off, lots of fun but deck me she came up lardy. Had that frame modded with an ISCG mount so i could run a Hammerschmidt which is an ace bit of kit too.

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Posted : 14/08/2014 9:41 am

kiwijohn

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Kiwijon... that HT

Thanks, I did it myself.

Posted : 14/08/2014 9:49 am

nemesis

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Sadly, like most of them, it cracked 🙁
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Posted : 14/08/2014 10:10 am

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Posted : 14/08/2014 10:12 am

JohnnyPanic

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^ Nice pic, refreshing to leave 'That Post' out of it 🙂

Posted : 14/08/2014 4:07 pm

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Posted : 17/08/2014 12:26 pm

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Mostly black

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Silver cranks, because I scuff them
Silver spokes, hate black spokes
Silver front hose, too lazy to change it.....

And with wor lasses Nicolai

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Posted : 17/08/2014 1:07 pm

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I see your Black 301 and raise it with a completely black one. Bit of a shame considering this is a show your bike off thread but this muddy picture is the best one I've got.

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