Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

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Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby Christine Tham » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:50 pm

Since it's raining, I took the opportunity to give a bicycle a good clean and lube, and allow it to pose for photos.

Additions since Phase 2:
  • Shimano Dura Ace ST-7700-C shifters
  • New stem (yet again) 3T ARX PRO 80mm 6 degrees
  • fi'zi:k Vitesse HP saddle
  • Second drink bottle cage (Rav X Arrow)
  • Smart Polaris II lightset
  • Shimano 105 PD-5610 SPD-SL pedals
  • Bento Box (thanks, pine!)
  • Humphrey the Bear
Phase 3 bike:
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Ultegra drivetrain:
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New Dura Ace shifters (gear indicator is a bit gimmicky):
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Humphrey the bear:
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The "cockpit" including Shimano Flightdeck:
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New saddle:
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More pictures of bike:
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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby brauluver » Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:54 pm

Nice work.
Doesn't that bear annoy the s*1t outta ya swingin around?

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby Christine Tham » Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:02 pm

brauluver wrote:Nice work.
Doesn't that bear annoy the s*1t outta ya swingin around?
Actually, it doesn't - it knows how to fly well.

It's actually a speedometer:
  • Vertical - cycling too slowly
  • Horizontal - cruising speed
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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby Mulger bill » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:26 pm

Christine Tham wrote:
brauluver wrote:Nice work.
Doesn't that bear annoy the s*1t outta ya swingin around?
Actually, it doesn't - it knows how to fly well.

It's actually a speedometer:
  • Vertical - cycling too slowly
  • Horizontal - cruising speed

:lol: :lol: :lol:

That's gold, thanks Christine

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby r2160 » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:10 pm

But Christine, you missed one

bear gone - -nearly fast enough

But

Similar to the weather rock

eg
http://www.jeffowenartworks.com/FUN-Scu ... erRock.htm

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Postby Max » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:13 pm

That bike's got "go fast" written all over it. Nice work :D

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby rothsa » Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:31 pm

Does that gear indicator come with the Dura Ace shifters or are they sold separately? I didn't know indicators even existed...I always look behind me to see what gear i'm in. And you said its gimmicky - is it not accurate or does it just not work at all?

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Postby Tom Marius » Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:05 pm

Cool bike, love the pink trim 8)
Would pink bar tape be too much?
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Postby pine » Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:04 pm

Tom Marius wrote:Cool bike, love the pink trim 8)
Would pink bar tape be too much?
Yes the pink bar tapes will be way too much, for me, Christine needs to be colour coordinated to ride with me. It is more aerodynamics with the yellow. :wink:
This bike can fly. My expensive Pinarello prince has to work real hard to keep up with Tweety 8)

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Postby Supe » Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:31 pm

Love that stem. 3T looking good. So does the bike.

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Postby KenGS » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:43 pm

Nice bike. I lurv the colour - my first two road bikes were yellow but had black bar tape. The yellow is really cool.
Not sure the pink trim coordinates but I'm a guy so what would I know?
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Postby Boognoss » Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:03 pm

Christine, NICE!!! :)
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Postby rustguard » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:29 pm

love it, LOVE IT!!!!!! it's sexy too

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Postby Chaderotti » Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:35 pm

pine wrote:. My expensive Pinarello prince has to work real hard to keep up with Tweety 8)
Blasphemy!!
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Postby pine » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:51 am

Chaderotti wrote:
pine wrote:. My expensive Pinarello prince has to work real hard to keep up with Tweety 8)
Blasphemy!!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby cjrich » Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:25 am

I was thinking of getting one of those stem bags for easy access to my snacks on longer rides. Are they any good?
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Postby PHL » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:29 pm

How are you finding the Vitesse; wife is complaining her new Specialized is a pain in the bum, so have gone to an Easton EC70, but may need to change the saddle as well. Have been happy with my old Pave, so am looking at a Fizik for her as well.

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Postby pine » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:45 pm

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PHL wrote:How are you finding the Vitesse;
I have Vitesse, on all my bikes, love the seat, No problems. Not sure about Christine, but she never complained during the rides

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby Christine Tham » Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:16 pm

Sorry for the late replies - have been busy playing with photos/video.
rothsa wrote:Does that gear indicator come with the Dura Ace shifters or are they sold separately? I didn't know indicators even existed...I always look behind me to see what gear i'm in. And you said its gimmicky - is it not accurate or does it just not work at all?
It's not very precise, therefore next to useless (what's the point of something that tells me "approximately" what gear I am in? If I needed to know, then I need to know the exact gear - fortunately FlightDeck already tells me that)
Tom Marius wrote:Cool bike, love the pink trim 8)
Would pink bar tape be too much?
Have bought some pink gel tape (Pro pink flowers!). Waiting for the yellow tape to wear out first though (already on it's last legs - have been wrapping and unwrapping it too many times - slightly torn now).

Problem with the Cinelli cork gel tape in yellow is that it gets dirty really fast - basically as soon as I touch it.
cjrich wrote:I was thinking of getting one of those stem bags for easy access to my snacks on longer rides. Are they any good?
Should be okay for that purpose. I was hoping to use it to put my GPS phone in to log my rides, but unfortunately the phone doesn't get a signal (obscured by my head most likely).
PHL wrote:How are you finding the Vitesse; wife is complaining her new Specialized is a pain in the bum, so have gone to an Easton EC70, but may need to change the saddle as well. Have been happy with my old Pave, so am looking at a Fizik for her as well.
Very comfortable. More comfortable than the wide womens seat on my hybrid, and the Giant gel seat that comes with the CRX series.
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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby didge » Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:57 pm

What length stem did you have before?

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby kukamunga » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:47 pm

Pink and yellow .....? Meh :?

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Postby pine » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:56 pm

kukamunga wrote:Pink and yellow .....? Meh :?
right on, she is not riding with me with pink and yellow, I don’t care how fast she is. Colour coordination is what it is about. Cars are friendlier when you match. :wink:

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby jaykay » Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:55 pm

Nice bike, great job on making it bespoke and stand out from the bunch.
rothsa wrote:Does that gear indicator come with the Dura Ace shifters or are they sold separately? I didn't know indicators even existed...I always look behind me to see what gear i'm in. And you said its gimmicky - is it not accurate or does it just not work at all?
I have the gear indicator with my Dura Ace 7800 groupset and it is actually very handy. I have found it to be very accurate all the time, but if I had my choice it would not be there and neither would the gear cables like the new dura ace.
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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby sixx » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:10 pm

Just enough pink I reckon.

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Re: Tweety (Giant TCR2) Phase 3 (my attempt at b1ke p0rn)

Postby Christine Tham » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:15 pm

kukamunga wrote:Pink and yellow .....? Meh :?
I quite like the combination actually - I have a dress that's pink and yellow!
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