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    #1832
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Looks good on some silver/chrome finishes too imo.

    4ae053952be3a98252a73795163ad0c6.jpg

    On blue? Looks sh1t.

    db841285a66c48e1058cda47e2a6213c.jpg


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    #1833
    dastardly00
    Registered Users Posts: 13,331 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    Pinarello...

    What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
    And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:


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    #1834
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Pinarello...

    What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
    And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:

    It's like the seat post is recoiling in disgust at the rest of it :D

    To be fair they do look nice in terms of finish in the Ineos colours


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    #1835
    tigerboon
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭tigerboon


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Pinarello...

    What the fcuk is going on with the top tube??
    And the down tube... And the seat post... And the chainstay!? :eek:

    And the cassette and rear disc are not on the same centre....or else the whole bike is at an angle


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    #1836
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,824 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    that would only happen if the camera was placed facing square on to the rear axle; i've yet to see that as an angle someone would choose when photographing a bike to try to make it look good.


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    #1837
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    This one is mine. God it's awful.

    481636.jpg


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    #1838
    cjt156
    Registered Users Posts: 2,062 ✭✭✭cjt156


    <hangsHead> I...I quite like it...


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    #1839
    OleRodrigo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,514 ✭✭✭OleRodrigo


    100%. Ikea have some nice kitchens these days. Not that expensive.


    Bike is awful too.



    (:pac:)


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    #1840
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,023 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Raam wrote: »
    This one is mine. God it's awful.

    Those wheels deserve better.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #1841
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Brian? wrote: »
    Those wheels deserve better.

    Thanks, I already feel bad for getting a TT frame. :pac:


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    #1842
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    https://alliedcycleworks.com/pages/allied-able

    ABLE-Sport-Gray.jpg?739


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    #1843
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,824 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.


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    #1844
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

    An ugly one.


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    #1845
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

    Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

    Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....


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    #1846
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    TheBlaaMan wrote: »
    That's the first time (I recall) that I've seen a bike frame where the chain doesnt thread through the rear triangle. Is there any gravel-relate design reason for this?

    Being 1x and presumably narrow/wide chain, is there a logic in being able to swap out rear wheel, chain and crank in one easy move?

    Maybe its just a hideous shocker.....

    It is to allow for a shorter wheel base and accommodate wider tyres, so they claim.
    https://www.velonews.com/2019/06/bikes-and-tech/allied-able-the-bike-that-doubled-up-at-dirty-kanza-200_494573
    And yes, there is also the innovative raised drive-side chain stay, which gives the bike its signature look. That raised chain stay allows the Able to support up to a 700c x 47mm tire (or 650b x 47mm), and to boast a short and aggressive wheelbase.


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    #1847
    letape
    Registered Users Posts: 2,926 ✭✭✭letape


    ^^^ I like it! $10,000 for the SRAM Red build option.


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    #1848
    Idleater
    Registered Users Posts: 6,236 ✭✭✭Idleater


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i'm trying to remember which mountain bike which came out in the 90s had a similar design.

    Kirk revolution is one that springs to mind. A friend of mine had one. Doesn't belong in this thread though IMO

    Kirk%2B2%2BRH%2Bside.jpg


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    #1849
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    ^^^^^
    Sorry, you're wrong. It's in the correct thread.
    They were heavy, flexy as f**k and broke, if you looked crooked at them.


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    #1850
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Looks like something you'd find in the gutter of Harcourt St at 4AM. Kill it with fire.


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    #1851
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    They were truly awful.
    As far as I remember, they came in one size only. There was also a road version, which was pretty much identical to the MTB. It just had a different setup for road brakes.


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    #1852
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,034 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Eamonnator wrote: »
    ^^^^^
    Sorry, you're wrong. It's in the correct thread.
    They were heavy, flexy as f**k and broke, if you looked crooked at them.

    Yeah, but it's made of MAGNESIUM so...
    ED E wrote: »
    Kill it with fire.

    ...over to you MacGyver.

    (from 1 minute in)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6FUVxAVzI


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    #1853
    Raam
    Registered Users Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    483297.jpg


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    #1854
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,034 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    It's like every other component has been specifically selected to annoy the frame.

    But I have no sympathy, because that's ugly too.


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    #1855
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,993 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    Raam wrote: »
    It is to allow for a shorter wheel base and accommodate wider tyres, so they claim.
    Except there is no logic to that claim.
    Its a gimmick


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    #1856
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users Posts: 8,221 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    recedite wrote: »
    Except there is no logic to that claim.
    Its a gimmick

    I dunno, the fact that the chainstay is above the chainwheel, means it could be wider than the BB. This would allow wider wheels/tyres? Can't tell from the photo...we'd need to see it from above.


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    #1857
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,993 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    But the BB is the widest part. Even without seeing the photo from above, you can see the chainless chainstay has to bend around in order to meet the seat tube. That's a weakness, and increases flex in the frame. Just to get the same width (that was already there lower down at the BB) back again.


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    #1858
    JMcL
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭JMcL


    I've no idea if this ....thing.... has been posted here before, but words fail me

    483568.jpg


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    #1859
    Ryath
    Registered Users Posts: 3,386 ✭✭✭Ryath


    JMcL wrote: »
    I've no idea if this ....thing.... has been posted here before, but words fail me

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=483568&stc=1&d=1561470024

    I think we may just have hit peak ugly! 🤢


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    #1860
    TheBlaaMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,443 ✭✭✭TheBlaaMan


    Is that even rideable? The rake on the front forks makes it look like a hobby horse. It looks like a death trap..

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    #1861
    Borderfox
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,257 Mod ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    That's it mods, you can close the thread. I need a young priest and an old priest for that bike


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