Originally Posted by
bbattle
I call it a Frankenbike because it has a mish-mash of components on it that happened to be available and worked together.
Well, I suppose there are at least three orders of frankenbikes: those that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye (like yours), those that are not, and those that are somewhere in between. Initially, when creating this thread, I was thinking of the first, but I should have anticipated that the most widely held definition of frankenbike is the second.
rhm, where's your Trek 720? That's the type of frankenbike I truly admire - purchased new and expertly evolved over time based on utility. I also often think of nlerner's collection when I think of well executed frankenbikes. This is a compliment, not an insult. In fact, all of my bikes are frankenbikes.
At any rate, this thread is big enough for frankenbikes of all stripes. So keep posting!