Welcome to edition 5 of Bike Porn Mondays - sorry we’re a little late, things have been busy and today is jam packed with a whole range of different takes on beautiful bikes… Let’s go!

Custom Time Trial Bikes

First off today is a nicely executed custom Cervelo P3 time trial bike - owned by a member of the Transitions triathlon board, trifun.  This has been a work in progress for many a month and I think has come up really well:

Nice touches like the Aussie flag on the seat cluster and the colour matched Nokon cables and Zipp wheels.  I’ve lamented the pervasive use of red, white and black, so this job has to be a callout for it’s use of a different palette!

Another custom paint job, this time from someone I only know of as “el condor” from the Weight Weenies forums - this is an Argon 18 e112 TT frame which has been stripped and painted all white.  The job has been done fastidiously and the whole setup has been customised, including the bars.  A friend has an all white Specialized TT rig - I’d say he has some catching up to do on this one:

More Funky Paint

Endorfin Bikes pride themselves on individuality, and that’s what you get with this limited edition of 101 frames for the TDF.  It’s another white bike, but I like the aesthetic of this.  I particularly like the understated Endorfin decals and teh fact taht your frame comes with a limited edition number on it:

They also make a very funky pink mountain bike - I don’t do much to feature content for women, so here’s at least a token effort:

 

Is Blue / White / Black the new Red / White / Black?

There seems to be a move afoot to differentiate paint schemes, but only just a little!  Two nice bikes that I really like at the moment are the Wilier Izoard (the proportions just look right):

and the new BMC SLX01 which is a carbon fibre and aluminium bonded creation.  I’ve liked BMC bikes for a long time - whilst they lack the romanticism of a flowing frame, their hard engineered look just looks and feels fast.

 

Bouwmeester - Porno for Povvo’s

Whilst there are lots of high end wheelsets, and whilst the point of this column is to find nice bikes irrespective of how ludicrously expensive they may be, I couldn’t help but give these wheels an honourable mention.  Bouwmeester sounds like an exotic company, but for $950 you get a nice deep section carbon wheelset which is basically a Gigantex rim laced to a Chosen hub, all up weighing 1,469g:

These components are nothing special, but have a good reputation for being reliable and with Bouwmeester printed on your wheels I reckon the cafe cred is pretty good.  In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if people mistakenly think you’re riding something much more exotic like a set of Lightweights.
 

Courier Cool on Your Back

For those who use their bikes for more than a coffee ride, race or training (i.e. commuting) you’ll know the value of a good quality bag.  Chrome Bags in the USA make some of the very best messenger style bags.

I have one of these bags and have to say it is absolutely amazing - pretty much 100% waterproof, super comfortable and you can dump a ton of stuff into them.  Note the very funky seat belt style buckle that’s worn as a sash across the chest.

 

Cruising, just cruising…

I love cruiser bikes - they evoke a carefree life of beachside living and lazy Sunday afternoons.  Diamondback make a range of cruisers called the “Della Cruz” - a myriad of different designs and colours and white-walled tyres!

If you need any convincing that cruisers are cool, then this photo from Collegiate Bikes may change your mind:

 

Old School

There are lots of old school bikes, but some of the finest of the fine are made by Pashley.  My absolute fave is the Guv’nor - would love to have one of these:

and the limited edition all chrome Phantom:

 

Cool Threads

I love casual clothing that’s a testament to cycling being as much about lifestyle as something I do as a way of getting around or as a past time.  Laek House make some funky tee’s - I particularly like this one of Tom Simpson:

 
Koga Track Bike

In my journeys online during the week, I came across this great article about development of a special bike (reputed to have cost $1m!!) by dutch bicycle manufacturer Koga for superstar trackie Theo Bos:

 

 
And finally…

If your partner doesn’t wear Sloggi undies, perhaps you should get her to:

And whilst I’m in two minds as to whether this is now overstepping the mark I found this when I turned off the parent’s filter on google!

 
Complete gallery of all photos, plus a couple of extra’s below:

 

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