tjspiel

Was kind of wondering the same thing but I think the greenness is just a few weeks away in the first pick.

Given my fondness for Partridge Family bus style primary colors I found it really hard to judge both this bike and Wisaunder's due to their almost complete lack of them. Not saying they can't be Hot, just feeling like I should probably recuse myself.

Andy_K 

I'm know going minimalist is a trend these days, but I think no pedals and no brake cables is a bit extreme.

Seriously though, the new paint is a huge improvement. I'll assume for the moment that your winter use justifies the knobby tires. Even so, I think I'd need to see it in the snow to call it hot.

Andy_K 

It's kind of a shame to see a bike that is actually capable of doing mountain bikey things relegated to commuter/adventure touring duty. Normally I'm against suspension forks on commuters, but this frame screams "I used to have a suspension fork!"

Not.

tjspiel

Dude, if you decide to go sans pedals having brake cables makes no sense at all.

Andy_K 

You could put somebody's eye out with those things.

I'm not a fan of sailboats, so I've got to rate these "meh."

Andy_K 

I like it better without the trekking bars, but this pic gives the illusion that the rear wheel is bigger than the front. (It isn't, right?)

The frame/stem bag, the bulky down tube, the chain guard and the platform pedals all conspire to make it a "not" but it has potential.

tjspiel

I appreciate the way you don't mince words and cut right to the chase, - when you're talking about other people's pics.

groovestew

Oooohh, those are sailboats! I thought TJ was a member of the "4444" club.

the sci guy 

Not for me. I dislike compact frames with the sloping top tube. The wedge bag is blah for me. But I see the utility of the setup.

Not. Trekking bars are ugly IMO. I dont understand them at all. Top tube bag got to go. Again with the sloping top tube and it makes the second bottle barely fit and look cramped. Points for the color scheme and the color coordinating fenders though.

DVC45

I'm in Chicago.
Pics where taken last winter. First pic taken on a sunny day, second pic taken when it was about to snow.

Function over form all the way for me.

Medic Zero

Originally Posted by acidfast7
if I see another Surly/Salsa/Kona, I'll vomit.


Bonus points for making Acidfast vomit!

Nice looking bike! Are those Jones H-bars? How do you like them?

Hot.

Medic Zero

Nicely done! Definitely hot! Are you commuting on knobbies?

Medic Zero

Okay! Not mine, and I have no idea if it is commuted on. I stumbled across it in another thread, and just had to share!

Hot?

PatrickGSR94

more like, Horrid.

mikhalit

I like it, if nothing else it's pretty original.
I'd strap a tent to the top tube and ride it to the next camping site, pretending to be on a trip.

Mr. Hairy Legs

Fizzaly

Well...?



Or the beginning of this drop bar MTB?

ThermionicScott 

I do like me some drop-bar MTBs. Those red fenders are classic.

Mr. Hairy Legs

Not. The red fenders make it look like a kid's toy, and a triple crank is never hot on a road style bike. Also, the bars are rotated too far down.

I see definite hot potential here. A nice bar taping and some sort of clever sticker job (Hummer logo?) would do it for me.

Fizzaly

[QUOTE=Mr. Hairy Legs;16009688]Not. The red fenders make it look like a kid's toy, and a triple crank is never hot on a road style bike. Also, the bars are rotated too far down.



Not the first time somebody has mentioned the bars, I've tried so many times riding with rotated up and just isn't comfy for me, I haven't been too fond of the fenders since I painted them I wanna get some stainless ones. Thanks for critique

Erick L

Simpletommy

I dig it!

This would be so much better if the stem were much, much shorter.

I like the locations!

Simpletommy

Let's try this again. Same bike, different location than last time...and better light...not much better, but better...

groovestew

I like it! Fizzaly's a guy who puts a lot of passion into his bikes, and it shows. But what is that thing connecting the fork and the downtube?

groovestew

Gotta love the Canadian National Park's dysentery green and yellow colour scheme. Nice photo.