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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 04-25-13, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
It almost sounds like some folks are rating the photos as hot or not, instead of the bikes themselves.
It has long been the case that the quality of the photo factors in the decision.
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Old 04-25-13, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
It almost sounds like some folks are rating the photos as hot or not, instead of the bikes themselves.

While the BMC definitely looks hot in the pic of it being ridden as it should be, how is it any different from the stationary pic?
For me, even though it is not sitting against a white garage, the photo of him riding it shows the bike off more than the grainy, bright and bad angle photo of it sitting stationary. I find these photo's to be a case by case situation. Sometimes it can help, sometimes it wont. FOR ME, it helped a lot and got a hot.
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Old 04-25-13, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bianchi10
For me, even though it is not sitting against a white garage, the photo of him riding it shows the bike off more than the grainy, bright and bad angle photo of it sitting stationary. I find these photo's to be a case by case situation. Sometimes it can help, sometimes it wont. FOR ME, it helped a lot and got a hot.
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Old 04-25-13, 05:48 PM
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Old 04-25-13, 05:49 PM
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I was thinking ehhhhhh...

then I saw the lady sticker, saddle bag, and elite bottle cages.

sorry dude, 100% no go on that one. No saddle bag shall ever touch a road bike!
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Old 04-25-13, 05:51 PM
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You lock it up in the office?
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Old 04-25-13, 05:52 PM
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looks like it's only a theft deterrent for those too lazy to pick it up.
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Old 04-25-13, 05:59 PM
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2pts for the lady sticker!

Also curious about locking it up in the office?
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Old 04-25-13, 06:16 PM
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Old 04-25-13, 06:18 PM
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Old 04-25-13, 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by UCF Eric
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Old 04-25-13, 06:42 PM
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Old 04-25-13, 07:18 PM
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eh... im not diggin it.... its a flat bar, with flat pedals.... interesting setup a garmin edge 500/800, mavic ksyriums?
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Old 04-25-13, 07:21 PM
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weight?
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Old 04-25-13, 07:42 PM
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Curious about what will happen to this here.
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Old 04-25-13, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by whatwolf


Curious about what will happen to this here.
classic...
better background would bring out the bike.
over all the photo not very well staged.

not digging the seatpost and stem.

an aero campy post and more classic quill stem would look better on the bike.
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Old 04-25-13, 09:13 PM
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I think that Eddy is unreal. ++Hot
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Old 04-25-13, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by SSRI
classic...
better background would bring out the bike.
over all the photo not very well staged.

not digging the seatpost and stem.

an aero campy post and more classic quill stem would look better on the bike.
I agree. Also the white hoods are a bit too much. So close to realizing this frame's potential.
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Old 04-25-13, 09:26 PM
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New build, 2 rides so far and really like it.

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Old 04-25-13, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ethan.g75
eh... im not diggin it.... its a flat bar, with flat pedals.... interesting setup a garmin edge 500/800, mavic ksyriums?
Changed out the Crank to a Sram Rival, 10 speed rear, Mavic Ksyrium's wheelset, SCHWALBE 700 x 25c Double Defender's, Garmin Edge 500, the bikes is close to 20 pounds, can not do the drop bars due to my back. this bike rides awesome. But also wanted it to look nice. Pretty top end for a flat bar bike.
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Old 04-25-13, 09:59 PM
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ok fire away,

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Old 04-25-13, 10:05 PM
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RZR = hot regardless of anything else.
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Old 04-25-13, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kleng
ok fire away,
FSA crank on that bike??? You need to fix that. Regardless, HOT!

edit: also lose the watch on the handlebar for photo ops! Otherwise, staging decent and photo quality great. Position valve stems at 6 o'clock.
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Old 04-25-13, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jtwilson
FSA crank on that bike??? You need to fix that. Regardless, HOT!

edit: also lose the watch on the handlebar for photo ops! Otherwise, staging decent and photo quality great. Position valve stems at 6 o'clock.
using the K-Force light crank to take advantage for the bb386 bottom bracket on the frame, wanted the 30mm spindle on the crank to max out the stiffness
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