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rollingscone · 07-01-2014 12:09PM

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

I think there's a difference between mocking people who have poor or misplaced aesthetic morales and mocking those who don't seem to have the finances to afford the options.

We mock the bike not the rider...more often than not it's the manufacturers fault...upside down drops aside.

Lusk_Doyle · 07-01-2014 12:13PM

lennymc wrote: »

I thought you were going to say you looked in a mirror

Nah man, that's Party Bus material!

rollingscone · 07-01-2014 12:14PM

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Nah man, that's Party Bus material!

By which you mean NSFW :O

Ole Rodrigo · 07-01-2014 12:48PM

Jaysus

Harrybelafonte · 07-01-2014 01:42PM

rollingscone wrote: »

We mock the bike not the rider...more often than not it's the manufacturers fault...upside down drops aside.

Really? You may want to read the last two pages again. Pillow saddle? It's rarely the manufacturers fault. It's poor choice of component on the riders part. I'm stating a difference in that and those who don't have a choice. Or would appear not to. Read the last few pages and again and you might see what I mean.

inc21 · 10-01-2014 12:31AM

That much wood on, it can't be good to drive.

crumliniano · 13-01-2014 03:57PM

Harrybelafonte · 13-01-2014 05:06PM

As tall bikes go, that's actually quite nice.

Lumen · 13-01-2014 05:37PM

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

As tall bikes go, that's actually quite nice.

Spot the rear brake!

There's also a perplexing excess of cable inner, almost like the owner is thinking of sticking a steerer extender on to make it a bit taller.

edit: no, that wouldn't make any sense without longer outers.

Cookie_Monster · 13-01-2014 10:03PM

Lumen wrote: »

Spot the rear brake!

neatly tucked in behind the chainring, looks well.

AstraMonti · 14-01-2014 11:01PM

Zyzz · 14-01-2014 11:18PM

The damage an uncut stem does

Still a beauty!

letape · 14-01-2014 11:19PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

I love everything about this - except the frame...

granda · 14-01-2014 11:20PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

looks like if you dont let it win it'll beat you up

Darkglasses · 14-01-2014 11:21PM

I should like it but it's just too much...I normally like those Cipollini bikes but that's just outrageous.

Scrappy600 · 15-01-2014 02:57PM

AstraMonti wrote: »

You need your eyes testing if you think that belongs in here. So beautiful.

thebouldwhacker · 15-01-2014 03:10PM

Decals on the wheels should be aligned
Cut the stem
Cranks are in wrong position
Whatever about the bike, for what seems as a photo with high production support it's a bit shoddy.

Plastik · 15-01-2014 03:33PM

I reckon it belongs in here just fine. I've no doubt it's a quality bit of apparel but it's far from aesthetically pleasing to my eye.

Scrappy600 · 15-01-2014 04:02PM

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Decals on the wheels should be aligned
Cut the stem
Cranks are in wrong position
Whatever about the bike, for what seems as a photo with high production support it's a bit shoddy.

Really? Really?
This is what drives me mad about biking sometimes, and I know I'm a newbie to it and maybe I haven't developed the required snobbery for it yet but the bloody cranks are in the wrong position? Jesus there's pedantic and there's PEDANTIC.

Chips Lovell · 15-01-2014 04:11PM

If it was in a larger size, I'd hit it. Oh, and

Lumen · 15-01-2014 04:12PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

Really? Really? This is what drives me mad about biking sometimes, and I know I'm a newbie to it and maybe I haven't developed the required snobbery for it yet but the bloody cranks are in the wrong position? Jesus there's pedantic and there's PEDANTIC.

It's not snobbery or pedantry, it's attention to detail.

Raam · 15-01-2014 04:13PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

Really? Really?
This is what drives me mad about biking sometimes, and I know I'm a newbie to it and maybe I haven't developed the required snobbery for it yet but the bloody cranks are in the wrong position? Jesus there's pedantic and there's PEDANTIC.

There is a certain crank position which looks just right. Having them blocking the frame is not "just right". Decals look best when aligned, symmetry is good. If it is a manufacturer's own promo shot, then it is a bad job.

Oryx · 15-01-2014 04:24PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

Really? Really?
This is what drives me mad about biking sometimes, and I know I'm a newbie to it and maybe I haven't developed the required snobbery for it yet but the bloody cranks are in the wrong position? Jesus there's pedantic and there's PEDANTIC.

If youre taking a studio portrait of a bike looking it's best, it matters. A lot. Same as Kate Moss dont do her fashion shoots without a bit of slap.

Harrybelafonte · 15-01-2014 04:27PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

Really? Really?
This is what drives me mad about biking sometimes, and I know I'm a newbie to it and maybe I haven't developed the required snobbery for it yet but the bloody cranks are in the wrong position? Jesus there's pedantic and there's PEDANTIC.

What is biking? Are you American perchance? There's a right way and a wrong way to take a photo of a bike, this is the wrong way.

Bar the photo issues, I first thought it was fine, but accentuating the curved seat tube by using a different colour somehow makes the bike seem compact and awkward, I think it looks great otherwise.

Oryx · 15-01-2014 04:32PM

I didnt think the bike looked too bad, but something is off with the saddle. It looks too far back or something.

And if youre being properly pedantic, aren't the tyres on wrong?

Scrappy600 · 15-01-2014 04:32PM

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

What is biking? Are you American perchance? There's a right way and a wrong way to take a photo of a bike, this is the wrong way.

Bar the photo issues, I first thought it was fine, but accentuating the curved seat tube by using a different colour somehow makes the bike seem compact and awkward, I think it looks great otherwise.

No I'm not American I promise, I was expecting replies like those to be honest, but I was being honest, maybe I'm just not into it enough to appreciate details like that being out of place but all I see is a bike I really really like.

Raam · 15-01-2014 04:33PM

Oryx wrote: »

I didnt think the bike looked too bad, but something is off with the saddle. It looks too far back or something.

And if youre being properly pedantic, aren't the tyres on wrong?

Yep, logo should be at same point as valve.

Harrybelafonte · 15-01-2014 04:34PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

No I'm not American I promise, I was expecting replies like those to be honest, but I was being honest, maybe I'm just not into it enough to appreciate details like that being out of place but all I see is a bike I really really like.

I'm with you except for the seat tube, just can't get past it.

Scrappy600 · 15-01-2014 04:35PM

I come from a MTB background so again I'm new to the road side of things but in the MTB world I've seen lads purposely fill up a steerer tube with spacers to allow them to sell the fork with an uncut steerer more easily when it comes to upgrade, is this why road bikes are full of spacers sometimes and not trimmed down to where they don't need to be filled with spacers?

Lumen · 15-01-2014 04:45PM

Scrappy600 wrote: »

I come from a MTB background so again I'm new to the road side of things but in the MTB world I've seen lads purposely fill up a stem with spacers to allow them to sell the fork with an uncut stem more easily when it comes to upgrade, is this why road bikes are full of spacers sometimes and not trimmed down to where they don't need to be filled with spacers?

For extra spacers on top of the stem...

(1) Different stems take up different amounts of steerer, so if you plan to change model of stem it makes sense to keep a small amount spare on top.

(2) Having the top cap resting on a thin spacer e.g. 5mm (which is a complete circle) rather than the top of the stem (which has a gap) is more mechanically sympathetic.

If you mean adding extra spacers simply to avoid cutting the fork so that you can sell it to someone less flexible, that's some combination of lazy and wrong. It's the bike equivalent of using a car-bra to stop paint chips.

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