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Ole Rodrigo · 2013-11-13 00:02:42

Always hated this one. You'd almost expect it to transform into Darth Vader. Darth Vader in a man bra, prone to falling over, that is.

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Always hated this one. You'd almost expect it to transform into Darth Vader.

Darth Vader in a man bra, prone to falling over, that is.

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kill it with fire

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#2 13-11-2013 9:25am

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This thread has to have the classic:

and.. another one

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#3 13-11-2013 10:54am

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I have a feeling that we will be seeing lots of TT bikes here!

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#4 13-11-2013 11:06am

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U...G...L...Y...
they aint got no alibi,
they ugly.

Those disk brakes hurt my eyes.
Please let this be a fad that passes quickly without causing too many "casualties".....

(fast forward two years to me trying to delete this post before changing my mind and buying a set because on the road their braking power is superior and safety is etc etc..........)

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#5 13-11-2013 11:13am

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ror_74 wrote: »

Always hated this one. You'd almost expect it to transform into Darth Vader.

Darth Vader in a man bra, prone to falling over, that is.

What's with the random numbers on the frame?

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#6 13-11-2013 11:18am

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thebouldwhacker wrote: »

U...G...L...Y...
they aint got no alibi,
they ugly.

Those disk brakes hurt my eyes.
Please let this be a fad that passes quickly without causing too many "casualties".....

(fast forward two years to me trying to delete this post before changing my mind and buying a set because on the road their braking power is superior and safety is etc etc..........)

Re: the disc brakes

Ettore Bugatti was once asked why he put such a poor braking system on his sports cars. He replied that he built his cars to go, not to stop!

The disc brakes look peculiar on a bike that has been optimised to be aerodynamic, especially since they won't get much heavy use in a TT, or am I wrong about that?

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#7 16-11-2013 12:53pm

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Nope.

From here: http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/11/14/all-new-parlee-esx-aero-road-bike-slips-into-reality-ttir-tri-bike-updated/

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#8 16-11-2013 2:32pm

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Raam wrote: »

Nope.

From here: http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/11/14/all-new-parlee-esx-aero-road-bike-slips-into-reality-ttir-tri-bike-updated/

I don't think that's an ugly bike. It's not a looker either though. Those wheels are very nice though.

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#9 16-11-2013 2:44pm

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#10 16-11-2013 2:45pm

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Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What's with the random numbers on the frame?

Read somewhere its the geometry angles.

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#11 16-11-2013 2:49pm

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Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

What's with the random numbers on the frame?

No idea. Proof of its ugliness?

You'd expect to find this in a skip outside Look's R&D:

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#12 16-11-2013 3:52pm

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Scrappy600 wrote: »

ewwwwwww......i think i just threw up a bit in my mouth

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#13 16-11-2013 4:35pm

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#14 16-11-2013 6:23pm

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^^^Might not be bad in black though.

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#15 16-11-2013 6:35pm

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Brian? wrote: »

I don't think that's an ugly bike. It's not a looker either though. Those wheels are very nice though.

It's the funky bit on the top and down tubes which ruin it for me.

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#16 16-11-2013 8:30pm

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This, not pretty, but probably very collectable.

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#17 16-11-2013 8:32pm

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It burns! It Burns!

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#18 16-11-2013 9:11pm

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ror_74 wrote: »

No idea. Proof of its ugliness?

You'd expect to find this in a skip outside Look's R&D:

i gotta say, i disagree with you on this one. To my eye the look 675 is gorgeous (especially in red white and black ---> here ). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder i suppose :pac:

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#19 16-11-2013 9:12pm

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flying11 wrote: »

i gotta say, i disagree with you on this one. To my eye the look 675 is gorgeous (especially in red white and black ---> here ). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder i suppose :pac:

I vote for the skip also on that one.

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#20 16-11-2013 9:14pm

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Dare I ask what type of machines these beauty experts have???

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#21 16-11-2013 9:17pm

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J Madone wrote: »

Dare I ask what type of machines these beauty experts have???

Wilier Cento Uno is my latest. Drive side fail, but I was only taking the pic for the weight.

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#22 16-11-2013 9:25pm

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Raam wrote: »

Wilier Cento Uno is my latest. Drive side fail, but I was only taking the pic for the weight.

Very nice

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#23 16-11-2013 10:31pm

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Raam wrote: »

I vote for the skip also on that one.

I'm with Raam on this one and this one is mine...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82650347&postcount=5126

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#24 17-11-2013 12:45am

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Seriously fugly

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#25 17-11-2013 9:05am

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CJC999 wrote: »

Seriously fugly

Probably very collectable though. By the bin men! :P

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#26 17-11-2013 12:08pm

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You might find this hard to believe, but I met a guy who has one of these, and he had to put a riser on the stem:eek: Turned a beauty into a fugly in one swipe. Bike cost him about 4000 eruo I think. Riser cost about 20 euro.

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#27 17-11-2013 12:57pm

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#28 17-11-2013 3:37pm

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What's the thing sticking up from the handlebars? Some kind of spike, just to keep the rider focussed??

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#29 17-11-2013 3:39pm

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outfox wrote: »

What's the thing sticking up from the handlebars? Some kind of spike, just to keep the rider focussed??

Pipe from the speedfil water bottle.

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#30 17-11-2013 3:48pm

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Johnny Hoogerland's awful crash at the tour

Electric bikes(eewww)

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#31 17-11-2013 4:14pm

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I find this thread deeply deeply disturbing ... the bikes that is. they're worse than jonny hoogerlands ass

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