Whats the sexiest road racing bike then?

[John the Monkey]

Fossy's Herety is a really nice bike...

There was a Pinarello in my LBS recently (a customer's one, not for sale) that was gorgeous, lovely chromed forks, as I recall. In new bikes, the more expensive Bianchi's fit my ideal of the dream bike - completely impractical for the sort of stuff I do, but perhaps that's the point

 

[Fnaar]

Generally I prefer the old thin tubed, horizontal tt, quill stem style bike (on looks terms anyway). But I really love this Bianchi for some reason. Nothing too flash but it really works for me

Ar, but it ain't got no cowin' pedals

 

[fossyant]

Do like the look of the Orbea Orca, ans strangely the seat clamp area - very neat....

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

Custom made Italian carbon-with-titanium-lugs anyone?

Can't see Specialized making one any time soon.

Passoni Mito

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

I am still lusting after this :




http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=70438

 

[Rob S]

If you want sexy it has to be a Colnago.

But not all Colnagos....it has to be a subdued paint sceme which pretty much rules out most modern stuff.

My dream....sadly owned by some other lucky bugger

A CF1

And for those weird fixie people...

 

[Will1985]

I love the look of this, the Bianchi 928 SL UD, but sadly is probably about £3000 out of my price range! I think you can get it with Zipps, but I would be happy with black Zondas and Chorus kit.

 

[Dave G]

Would you take the stabilisers off first, Will?

 

[Aperitif]

Do like the look of the Orbea Orca, ans strangely the seat clamp area - very neat....

Not brilliant shots but they help illustrate the feature...

 

[bonj2]

i think any bike with deep-profile rims looks the business.

 

[Will1985]

Would you take the stabilisers off first, Will?

Stabilisers? I thought that was part of the frame...that's why I like it!

Seriously though, my favourite bit is the shaping of the joints, especially the way the seatstays merge with the top tube and seat tube.

 

[spesh]

Custom made Italian carbon-with-titanium-lugs anyone?

Can't see Specialized making one any time soon.

Passoni Mito

Nice, but it really needs a full carbon Record groupset.

To be fair to Specialized, they had a go at ti-lugged carbon back in the early 90s on their S-Works hardtail frame. The cost of subcontracting the machining of the lugs meant they made a loss on every frame sold (about 1500 between 1991 and 1995).

 

[got-to-get-fit]

This is my bike, i love it and hug it and call it george.

 

[simonali]

To be fair to Specialized, they had a go at ti-lugged carbon back in the early 90s on their S-Works hardtail frame. The cost of subcontracting the machining of the lugs meant they made a loss on every frame sold (about 1500 between 1991 and 1995).

There was also this one.

http://www.bike2build.nl/meerinfo/merlin/cielo1.jpg

 

[simonali]

I also like this Look 586

http://culturevelometz.fr/Montages/PA190003.JPG

Needs Campag to rid it of those fugly shifters, though!