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TheBlaaMan

theotherone wrote: »

Not sure it counts

Jaysus. I want one of those jobbies with the deep section Zipp front wheel..........seriously aero.

WTF

Inquitus

Whats the perceived "wisdom" on acceptability of spacers? None above and none below?

Ryath

Inquitus wrote: »

Whats the perceived "wisdom" on acceptability of spacers? None above and none below?

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#45

AstraMonti

Scrappy600

AstraMonti wrote: »

It may be ugly but it's like a car wreck, I can't stop staring at it!

Ole Rodrigo

tut tut

dakar

When all you've ever ridden is a donkey, even a thoroughbred with dodgy pedigree is a golden winged pegasus. Beauty, in other words, is very much in the eye of the beholder...

Gaze in wonder at the luxurious paint job, gasp at the two generations old ultegra groupset, ponder the slightly odd frame geometry, I'm just amazed that it brought me 40km around Lough Arrow without me breaking sweat.

But best of all, it was free...

Edit: I know it's ugly, I'm promising myself that if I'm a good boy and actually make use of it I can have something really nice

cycleoin86

Modern bike, IN the peloton, higher standards applied. This be ugly....

Cyclewizard

dakar wrote: »

When all you've ever ridden is a donkey, even a thoroughbred with dodgy pedigree is a golden winged pegasus. Beauty, in other words, is very much in the eye of the beholder...

Gaze in wonder at the luxurious paint job, gasp at the two generations old ultegra groupset, ponder the slightly odd frame geometry, I'm just amazed that it brought me 40km around Lough Arrow without me breaking sweat.

But best of all, it was free...

Edit: I know it's ugly, I'm promising myself that if I'm a good boy and actually make use of it I can have something really nice

Dosn't look much wrong with that!

dakar

Cyclewizard wrote: »

Dosn't look much wrong with that!

Ah the old Lidl bike gets a lot of stick My only mistake is looking at the loveliness that's out there if I stick with the cycling and allow myself a bike to work present later in the year. This is hands down the best bike I've ever owned.

Lumen

Haven't seen a Cannondale on here for a while. This one is unassisted by the usual lefty fork, finding ugliness in unexpected places.

May I present the Cannondale Quick Carbon 1.

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

Haven't seen a Cannondale on here for a while. This one is unassisted by the usual lefty fork, finding ugliness in unexpected places.

May I present the Cannondale Quick Carbon 1.

We can recommend this to everyone who comes in looking for a flat-barred road bike cos the brakes are easier to each and allow you to see over traffic or something. Fúck 'em.

Lumen

Raam wrote: »

We can recommend this to everyone who comes in looking for a flat-barred road bike cos the brakes are easier to each and allow you to see over traffic or something.

Ah, now there's nothing wrong with a nice hybrid. This, for instance, the design of which is thoughtful and elegant.

Raam

Lumen wrote: »

Ah, now there's nothing wrong with a nice hybrid. This, for instance, the design of which is thoughtful and elegant.

It's as pretty as an ugly baby.

AstraMonti

AstraMonti

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/arts-and-lifestyle/2014/04/would-you-wear-these-cycling-skinsuits/8800/



I would happily cycle naked than having to wear this thing.

Lumen

niceonetom

"Oh. Hi. You're home early..."

AstraMonti

Inquitus

Raam

Major bummer, Inquitus. I feel for you.

Alek

Shoite. what happened?

rollingscone

Why. Why do this to a steel road frame. Why not buy a hybrid or a trekking bike.

recedite

This is the tragic end that faces all retired bikes, once the pride and joy of their owners, but eventually sold off to some heartless skanger for a few quid, just to raise funds for a fancy new model

Oryx

recedite wrote: »

This is the tragic end that faces all retired bikes, once the pride and joy of their owners, but eventually sold off to some heartless skanger for a few quid, just to raise funds for a fancy new model

Its like in Toy Story where the mean kid does horrible experiments on all the toys.

eeeee

recedite wrote: »

This is the tragic end that faces all retired bikes, once the pride and joy of their owners, but eventually sold off to some heartless skanger for a few quid, just to raise funds for a fancy new model

It's how I have ended up with 4 steeds, only 1 of which is operational. I couldn't face seeing the old workhorses being cast aside. My bedroom is like a retirement home for old steel racers. In various states of 'refurbishment'*

*take bits off/apart to fix, run out of time, bikes left lying around in various states of 'undress' :pac:

krissovo

rollingscone wrote: »

Why. Why do this to a steel road frame. Why not buy a hybrid or a trekking bike.

I am trying to build something like that at the moment, a nice rideable bike for my (new) commute in Dublin that the thieving feckers will not take a fancy to. Will probably use my 70's columbus steel frame with a number of hideous ad dons like flat bars, racks and mudguards. The frames are nearly perfect, comfy, mudguard clearance and do not look special.

rollingscone

krissovo wrote: »

I am trying to build something like that at the moment, a nice rideable bike for my (new) commute in Dublin that the thieving feckers will not take a fancy to. Will probably use my 70's columbus steel frame with a number of hideous ad dons like flat bars, racks and mudguards. The frames are nearly perfect, comfy, mudguard clearance and do not look special.

But but the fluorescent yellow vertical bull horns!

Raam

Inquitus

A truly ugly bianchi, the bike should be called the oxymoron