Originally Posted by
brooklyn_bike
i guess treks and cannondales which is too bad since my friends ride a quite a few.
not on the level of loathe but dislike for many of the frames i've seen. some are fairly hideous up close.
For sure. It seems that all the mainstream brands are trying to out-ugly each other. One particular example I'll give is GT. I've always admired their triple-triangle frames but the beauty and elegance of the '80s and '90s bikes are pretty much gone. The RTS dual-suspension frames and the LTS in particular are stunning classics and I believe they will be worth a lot of money to collectors sometime in the future. Yes I'm sure the new mtn bikes do a better job on the trail these days but it just isn't the same for me and I really don't care about them anymore. In other words I simply don't have any excitement and anticipation of the new models of any manufacturer.
I seems that many new bikes today look like two-wheeled freak shows.