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Old 12-28-12, 12:55 PM
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Not much steel on the thread, well here we go:
Jamis Coda Sport
Replaced flat handlebar with drop, then mustache bar with brown shoe polish and shellac
Replaced black crankset with some japanese one off a bianchi broadway
Deore rear derailleur (soon to be LX, whadya think? the lx I have has a silver cage)
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Shimano 350 downtube levers mounted on shimano bar-end pods
Homemade pannier out of an old messenger bag
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And of course, a brown brooks b17 narrow
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Old 12-28-12, 04:02 PM
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Nope, don't get it...
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2 Look's

My two Look's (586 & 566).
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Old 12-28-12, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sapper89
My two Look's (586 & 566).
Probably hot but I doubt anyone is going to vote that way with that photo.
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Old 12-28-12, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sapper89
Not!!
What are you voting "Not" to?
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Originally Posted by Refresco
Not much steel on the thread, well here we go:
Jamis Coda Sport
Replaced flat handlebar with drop, then mustache bar with brown shoe polish and shellac
Replaced black crankset with some japanese one off a bianchi broadway
Deore rear derailleur (soon to be LX, whadya think? the lx I have has a silver cage)
Dia-compe 204 levers
Shimano 350 downtube levers mounted on shimano bar-end pods
Homemade pannier out of an old messenger bag
VO fenders
And of course, a brown brooks b17 narrow
Not!!
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Old 12-28-12, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by LowCel
Probably hot but I doubt anyone is going to vote that way with that photo.
Sorry - not well versed with attaching photos on here. As far as the picture itself no white garage door here.
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Originally Posted by Refresco
Not much steel on the thread, well here we go:
Jamis Coda Sport
Replaced flat handlebar with drop, then mustache bar with brown shoe polish and shellac
Replaced black crankset with some japanese one off a bianchi broadway
Deore rear derailleur (soon to be LX, whadya think? the lx I have has a silver cage)
Dia-compe 204 levers
Shimano 350 downtube levers mounted on shimano bar-end pods
Homemade pannier out of an old messenger bag
VO fenders
And of course, a brown brooks b17 narrow
As a commuter, hot.

As a "road bike", I'm going with "not".
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Old 12-28-12, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by canyoneagle
As a commuter, hot.

As a "road bike", I'm going with "not".
Is this not a commuter-friendly zone?
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Old 12-28-12, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Sapper89
Sorry - not well versed with attaching photos on here.
As far as the picture itself no white garage door here.
Here is a little help ... Hot x2

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Originally Posted by Refresco
Is this not a commuter-friendly zone?
Sure it is, just not in the "hot or not" thread.
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Originally Posted by LowCel
Sure it is, just not in the "hot or not" thread.
Oh please, a commuter can be hot! Just more of a classy, 1940's movie star hot
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Old 12-28-12, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Refresco
Oh please, a commuter can be hot!
Sure it can. It's a context thing IMO - we're in the roadie sub-forum, so IMO this is where it misses the mark.
Outside of the "road bike hotness" context, yours is a really cool bike.

Kinda like if I had a cool Subaru Outback wagon and posted it in a 4x4 truck subforum. That's just my take, based on the flavor of the "road bike" subforum, but hey, I could be way off.

Oh, welcome to the 41 (the Road Bike subforum)
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Old 12-28-12, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by canyoneagle
Sure it can. It's a context thing IMO - we're in the roadie sub-forum, so IMO this is where it misses the mark.
Outside of the "road bike hotness" context, yours is a really cool bike.

Kinda like if I had a cool Subaru Outback wagon and posted it in a 4x4 truck subforum. That's just my take, based on the flavor of the "road bike" subforum, but hey, I could be way off.

Oh, welcome to the 41 (the Road Bike subforum)
Ah, I see. Before I take my leave, one question. Do you think an all silver derailleur would look good? As in the cage, I have a 9 speed LX hanging around somewhere with a silver cage....
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Old 12-28-12, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Refresco
Ah, I see. Before I take my leave, one question. Do you think an all silver derailleur would look good? As in the cage, I have a 9 speed LX hanging around somewhere with a silver cage....
Totally. A polished RD would look awesome on that bike IMO. With the hammered fenders, alloy crank and retro-cool frame, it'd go great IMO.
BTW I'm a commuter, too, and do appreciate your bike. I wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything, so apologies if I came off that way.
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Originally Posted by canyoneagle
Totally. A polished RD would look awesome on that bike IMO. With the hammered fenders, alloy crank and retro-cool frame, it'd go great IMO.
BTW I'm a commuter, too, and do appreciate your bike. I wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything, so apologies if I came off that way.
Nah I understood where you were coming from, thanks for the input. I'll add the LX in the a.m.
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Mustache bars are as comfortable as they are attractive.
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Originally Posted by Refresco
Is this not a commuter-friendly zone?
Well, the c&v forum can actually do with a "Hot r Not" thread.
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Here is my 2007 Cannondale SystemSix.
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Originally Posted by ebow3d
Well, the c&v forum can actually do with a "Hot r Not" thread.
Huh, think I should make one?
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Originally Posted by cycledogg
Here is my 2007 Cannondale SystemSix.
Hot!
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Originally Posted by FlatSix911
Here is a little help ... Hot x2

Thanks my fellow Engineer! Essayons!
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Originally Posted by cycledogg
Here is my 2007 Cannondale SystemSix.
Close.

I vote stripping the wheel decals. Switching them to the newer gray/black would be an ok alternative too.

I've never been a fan of mismatched bottle cages but I almost think your combo would work better if you swapped them so they were on contrasting tubes.
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Hot, but I think a campy carbon group would look sooo much better
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