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Originally Posted by Ex Pres
(Post 22259217)
I know some will say blasphemy, but I don't have a picture because I wouldn't own one.
Mavic starfish crank. Here's a pic from the web (Edit: not allowed) So somebody that owns one needs to post it. :) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ea03e1_b_d.jpg That whole Mavic group was novel and interesting. Maybe too much of a departure from the era of Campagolo Record for some, perhaps? In some ways, I suppose this crank could be the first step towards the aesthetic of modern Shimano cranks, and for that, it may earn some enmity of the C&V crowd. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...670095_b_d.jpg Steve in Peoria |
The Future Is Now!
Originally Posted by gbi
(Post 22259316)
Looks like a minimalist bathroom fixture of the future.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0bf9832075.jpg verktyg :50: |
Love vintage Suntour stuff, but to me, its a tie between Suntour Blaze and Edge cranksets.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a97866e4f.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1da918c47.jpeg |
Originally Posted by wrk101
(Post 22259461)
Love vintage Suntour stuff, but to me, its a tie between Suntour Blaze and Edge cranksets.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a97866e4f.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1da918c47.jpeg |
I really don't like the looks of this stem. It works because I don't have another at the same length to replace it.
https://live.staticflickr.com/5678/2...df38c2ed_b.jpgP1030376 on Flickr |
Originally Posted by verktyg
(Post 22259441)
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I used to have a stem like the one [MENTION=124730]SJX426[/MENTION] shared that came with a LeMond. I was going to use it as my entry in this competition, but I seem to have given it to a local non-profit shop. I'm not sure what I was thinking. I actually like that shop.
I'd have to poke around the garage to prove it, but I think I still have this one, and depending on the answer to my question below this may have to be my entry. https://live.staticflickr.com/1849/4...2b23be62_c.jpg [MENTION=481394]SquireBlack[/MENTION], can you rule on whether home-brewed conglomerations are eligible for this contest? If so, I think I've got the winner right here. https://live.staticflickr.com/4403/3...7ee74af1_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4358/3...c4d94a99_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4400/3...43aab7e3_c.jpg That was a desperate attempt to get a handlebar bag to sit below the bars, though depending on your tastes the handlebar bag before my hack may seem even uglier. https://live.staticflickr.com/4293/3...20234cdc_c.jpg |
Originally Posted by DonkeyShow
(Post 22259251)
The welds in the op are pretty nice. Clearly you were talking to some clueless lame soo just ignore them.
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Worth Repeating:
Since it's my competition, I get to make the rules:
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Originally Posted by gbi
(Post 22259522)
Yikes!.....if this continues soon we'll just be sitting on the rails.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3cdb2fd8a5.jpg As far as just sitting on the rails... I'd swear that I'd seen a show bike at NAHBS that had a saddle with two parallel rails for the rider to sit on (in theory). I think it might have been a Cherubim bike, but haven't found an image of it. Maybe someone else has seen it too? Steve in Peoria (a couple of friends swear by the Infinity saddles, mostly because of issues with saddle sores) |
I second the Mavic Starfish crank.
Leave the starfish in the ocean and get something with more style/beauty |
This thread might motivate me to take pics of components that I've hidden away deep in the recesses of the bike cave.
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My entries...
First up..the component specifically designed to induce the owner to pay to upgrade. It screams "Purposely designed to disgust" Yuck... https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d0d4c641a.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...88576abaa.jpeg Entry 2: "Well, we don't want to fully redesign the seatpost idea...let's stop halfway there..." https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1e2f104d1.jpeg Love and Life. If you love your life, do not ride this. Extra touch is the plastic piece on the front that easily breaks... https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d6397a746.jpeg And the piece de la resistance...The bent winkie shifter...these are available for purchase by the way. Not sure whether it was anatomically a joke, or aerodynamic in some way that far exceeds our current level of understanding... https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5f08502d8.jpeg |
I have an entry. I have no proof at all, but I suspect there's a design connection between these sleek beauties, and the ever-popular "box with wheels" aesthetic that Volvo embraced during much of the late 70's and well into the 80's.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...98d3bb773a.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56f3ddf091.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f8ea670b9.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1fb33fd5a4.png |
Originally Posted by USAZorro
(Post 22259780)
I have an entry. I have no proof at all, but I suspect there's a design connection between these sleek beauties, and the ever-popular "box with wheels" aesthetic that Volvo embraced during much of the late 70's and well into the 80's.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...98d3bb773a.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56f3ddf091.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f8ea670b9.jpeg |
Originally Posted by Classtime
(Post 22259614)
Worth Repeating:
Since it's my competition, I get to make the rules:
Awww, so I don't get to submit the Campagnolo Gran Turismo derailleur-shaped object/boat anchor? |
Originally Posted by steelbikeguy
(Post 22259627)
the ultimate example of this trend might be the Infinity seats...
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3cdb2fd8a5.jpg As far as just sitting on the rails... I'd swear that I'd seen a show bike at NAHBS that had a saddle with two parallel rails for the rider to sit on (in theory). I think it might have been a Cherubim bike, but haven't found an image of it. Maybe someone else has seen it too? Steve in Peoria (a couple of friends swear by the Infinity saddles, mostly because of issues with saddle sores) |
Awww, so I don't get to submit the Campagnolo Gran Turismo derailleur-shaped object/boat anchor?[/QUOTE]
Sure you can. I think I saw one on eBay the other day... |
Originally Posted by USAZorro
(Post 22259780)
I have an entry. I have no proof at all, but I suspect there's a design connection between these sleek beauties, and the ever-popular "box with wheels" aesthetic that Volvo embraced during much of the late 70's and well into the 80's.
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...98d3bb773a.jpghttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56f3ddf091.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f8ea670b9.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1fb33fd5a4.png https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...10ef8eecd3.png I have a set of those lights from the '80s BTW - mine are Berec brand. |
Originally Posted by Ex Pres
(Post 22259217)
I know some will say blasphemy, but I don't have a picture because I wouldn't own one.
Mavic starfish crank. Here's a pic from the web (Edit: not allowed) So somebody that owns one needs to post it. :) |
Campagnolo Euclid brake levers, because somebody actually tried to make this not suck.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7239dac78a.jpg |
Originally Posted by DorkDisk
(Post 22260017)
Campagnolo Euclid brake levers, because somebody actually tried to make this not suck.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7239dac78a.jpg |
Originally Posted by Reynolds
(Post 22260002)
That's a box with wheels? What about this?
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...10ef8eecd3.png I have a set of those lights from the '80s BTW - mine are Berec brand. |
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https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4104ac151a.jpg
Hard to capture the true ugliness of this monster. It shifted fine on my Atlantis but it just could not stay. Replaced by a much prettier Cyclone, which also weighs 62 grams less. |
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