Hot or Not
08-08-13, 07:43 AM
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OP's bike ... not so much ... sorry t
that chic looks like Michael Jackson!
that chic looks like Michael Jackson!
08-08-13, 07:58 AM
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always rides with luggage
Note that this photo does not include the kitty litter bucket pannier, which instantly pegs the "not" and "fred" meters at 11, if they go that far.
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08-08-13, 08:05 AM
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08-08-13, 08:07 AM
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always rides with luggage
hey, ride it if you like it.
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2006 Trek SU100, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, 2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
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08-08-13, 08:09 AM
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08-08-13, 08:20 AM
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If nothing else I've discovered that a red bike with a single green wheel does get noticed. Today I was brave enough to park it my office rather than in the bike racks by the door. The few coworkers that have seen me with it so far have been tactful.
Update: Tactful to my face only. Apparently someone has openly questioned why anyone would buy a bike like that.
Update: Tactful to my face only. Apparently someone has openly questioned why anyone would buy a bike like that.
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08-08-13, 09:00 AM
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Works well for me! I was thinking about putting a seatpost rack on so I could ditch my back-pack but you guys gave the OP so much trouble about his seat-post rack . . . guess I'll keep using my back pack. Oh, and it's a carbon seatpost so seat post rack probably not a good idea regardless.
Plus I need to find a better background!
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08-08-13, 09:00 AM
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08-08-13, 09:26 AM
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08-08-13, 09:31 AM
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After all the abuse heaped on your rack people are too afraid. 
And just in case anybody thought the bike in the original post was just a sick joke, I do have a certain... history. Here's something I had put together a few years ago. The aero bars, low spoke count wheels and adjustable kickstand from Target are not something you often see together on one bike, - especially one used for commuting:
And just in case anybody thought the bike in the original post was just a sick joke, I do have a certain... history. Here's something I had put together a few years ago. The aero bars, low spoke count wheels and adjustable kickstand from Target are not something you often see together on one bike, - especially one used for commuting:
08-08-13, 09:51 AM
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And just in case anybody thought the bike in the original post was just a sick joke, I do have a certain... history. Here's something I had put together a few years ago. The aero bars, low spoke count wheels and adjustable kickstand from Target are not something you often see together on one bike, - especially one used for commuting:
08-08-13, 09:56 AM
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08-08-13, 10:05 AM
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08-08-13, 10:50 AM
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Works well for me! I was thinking about putting a seatpost rack on so I could ditch my back-pack but you guys gave the OP so much trouble about his seat-post rack . . . guess I'll keep using my back pack. Oh, and it's a carbon seatpost so seat post rack probably not a good idea regardless.
Plus I need to find a better background!
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08-08-13, 11:07 AM
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always rides with luggage
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Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
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08-08-13, 11:30 AM
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Not sure what is going on with the seat tube. There appears to be a rear reflector and something else...
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08-08-13, 11:31 AM
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See. We can do it.
FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious.
If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot.
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08-08-13, 11:42 AM
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Are you sure?
See. We can do it.
FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious.
If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot.
See. We can do it.
FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious.
If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot.
At time my smarta$$ comments border on snide when they do call me out. I generally mean no harm but usually I'm pointing out something that irk's me.. to call it fair I'll post up all my rides right now. By this time next week I'll have added a couple mountain bikes..