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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Here's my 2012 Carve Expert. I stopped riding my road bike to work so that I could get more miles in the saddle on this bike in preparation for bikepacking trips. Bottles are on the fork, since they will need to be there when the full frame bag is on for bikepacking and I want to get used to reaching for them there. Tires are WTB Nanos so I can take the dirt roads on the Trinity River levees back on days that I have more time.
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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.
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.
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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."
I'm not a fan of sailboats, so I've got to rate these "meh."
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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.
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.
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Here's my 2012 Carve Expert. I stopped riding my road bike to work so that I could get more miles in the saddle on this bike in preparation for bikepacking trips. Bottles are on the fork, since they will need to be there when the full frame bag is on for bikepacking and I want to get used to reaching for them there. Tires are WTB Nanos so I can take the dirt roads on the Trinity River levees back on days that I have more time.
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.
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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!
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more like, Horrid.
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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?
I'd strap a tent to the top tube and ride it to the next camping site, pretending to be on a trip.
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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.
I see definite hot potential here. A nice bar taping and some sort of clever sticker job (Hummer logo?) would do it for me.
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[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
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
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Let's try this again. Same bike, different location than last time...and better light...not much better, but better...
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