Bike Porn: Carbon Flanders

This is a 'Babes Only' pro-continental Flanders team bike ridden by New Zealands 'JK'.

Nothing much to note other than the Dura-Ace/ Ultegra mix in the gruppo.

Loses style points for the pump, and excessive seatpost and spacers.

JK said the bike rode really well, and that he couldn't fault it. These bikes come out of a small bikeshop in Oudenaarde that I visited. I imagine they are all made to measure in Taiwan.

This photo was taken at Evergem. JK found himself riding the Lithuanian Klaipedia train - they had six in a break with him, and a few other lucky riders. He rode the break until about a lap to go when the break split in half and he was stuck in the second half.

I gave him shit at the end of the race- 'what went wrong dude, you were only outnumbered six to one, how come you couldn't win from there?'

That day I was probably having my best day out in Belgie, the corse was perfect for me, I had done a lot of training and rested really well. I went up the road with three other guys, one of whom decided to ride me over a pothole. I got a pinch flat out the back of the course, and had to ride 6kms back to the start finish to get a change. Race over. Ah well, that's racing.