Ugliest commuter contest
06-17-08 | 05:49 PM
#51
kipuka explorer
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,297
Likes: 2
From: Hilo Town, East Hawai'i
Bikes: 1994 Trek 820, 2004 Fuji Absolute, 2005 Jamis Nova, 1977 Schwinn Scrambler 36/36
Thanks guys, all these bikes are FAR uglier than mine! 
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-=- '05 Jamis Nova -=- '04 Fuji Absolute -=- '94 Trek 820 -=- '77 Schwinn Scrambler 36/36 -=-
Friends don't let friends use brifters.
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-=- '05 Jamis Nova -=- '04 Fuji Absolute -=- '94 Trek 820 -=- '77 Schwinn Scrambler 36/36 -=-
Friends don't let friends use brifters.
06-17-08 | 06:42 PM
#52
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 409
Likes: 1
From: Montréal, QC (Canada)
Bikes: 2008 Surly LHT complete & 1988-ish fuglyfixed Specialized RockHopper
06-18-08 | 06:57 AM
#55
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shameless POWERCRANK plug
Recommended reading for all cyclists - Cyclecraft - Effective Cycling
Condor Cycles - quite possibly the best bike shop in London
Don't run red lights, wear a helmet, use hand signals, get some cycle lights(front and rear) and, FFS, don't run red lights!
shameless POWERCRANK plug
Recommended reading for all cyclists - Cyclecraft - Effective Cycling
Condor Cycles - quite possibly the best bike shop in London
Don't run red lights, wear a helmet, use hand signals, get some cycle lights(front and rear) and, FFS, don't run red lights!
06-18-08 | 07:59 AM
#56
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
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From: YEG
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Preach it, brother!! Right now my focus is on finding something for my sister, who has a semi-crappy mountain bike that does not fit. It's her birthday in a couple of weeks and I want to surprise her with a city bike that's ready to go on grocery runs and out for pathway rides. She probably won't commute, since she works at night and would be looking at about 40 kms round trip, but she did specifically say she would like to do weekend rides and errands. I am hunting for a mixte, ideally!
I'll definitely stop in if I make it up north. Actually I'm hoping to ride the Tour d'Alberta in July so that gets me in the area anyway.
Check your PM's, I have a question about a Raleigh Twenty.
Right now my focus is on finding something for my sister, who has a semi-crappy mountain bike that does not fit. It's her birthday in a couple of weeks and I want to surprise her with a city bike that's ready to go on grocery runs and out for pathway rides. She probably won't commute, since she works at night and would be looking at about 40 kms round trip, but she did specifically say she would like to do weekend rides and errands. I am hunting for a mixte, ideally!I'll definitely stop in if I make it up north. Actually I'm hoping to ride the Tour d'Alberta in July so that gets me in the area anyway.
Check your PM's, I have a question about a Raleigh Twenty.
And as for my friend Lamplight... get that good looking bike out of this thread... it's an insult to the truly ugly bikes of which, I have yet to see any.
06-18-08 | 09:21 AM
#57
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,383
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From: Calgary
Bikes: 2018 Ghost Square Trekking B2.8 e-bike; 2015 MEC Cote gravel/touring bike; 1985 Boyes-Rosser tourer, now outfitted as Winter Trundle-bike
That was a special occasion of sorts... 30lbs of fresh produce I had to get home somehow! I've since acquired a larger set of panniers, retired the milk crate, and gifted the basket to someone (it looked SO pretty on the ladies' Raleigh I fixed up for a friend 
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As for anvil... heh. I actually have one. It's really small and I use it for jewellery making. It has travelled with me on several occasions and I do have fun with people's expressions when they pick up my luggage, gasp at its weight, and ask what I have in there. "An anvil and some rocks," I reply with perfect truth...
).As for anvil... heh. I actually have one. It's really small and I use it for jewellery making. It has travelled with me on several occasions and I do have fun with people's expressions when they pick up my luggage, gasp at its weight, and ask what I have in there. "An anvil and some rocks," I reply with perfect truth...
06-18-08 | 09:28 AM
#58
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
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From: YEG
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I guess my old CCM is a little scruffy and she does get taken on the commute from time to time... since she is such a senior citizen (she's 75) I don't work her too hard and she's on my list for a full on restoration.
06-18-08 | 09:32 AM
#59
multimodal commuter
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 19,810
Likes: 597
From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Well, I don't think it's that ugly, but here's my commuter (again).
folding bikes.
10-21-08 | 02:04 PM
#61
Passista
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,262
Likes: 1,234
Bikes: 1998 Pinarello Asolo, 1992 KHS Montaña pro, 1980 Raleigh DL-1, IGH Hybrid, IGH Utility
10-21-08 | 02:29 PM
#62
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 193
Likes: 2
From: Michigan
Bikes: Raleigh Sports, Giant Cadex, Waterford X-11, Specialized Rockhopper Comp FS, Viscount Aerospace Pro, Scwinn Passage
10-21-08 | 06:30 PM
#67
surly old man
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,393
Likes: 44
From: Carlisle, PA
Bikes: IRO Mark V, Karate Monkey half fat, Trek 620 IGH, Cannondale 26/24 MTB, Amp Research B3, and more.
Am I the only one here who does not understand how the cranks on that Condor work? Am I really seeing what I think I am? Both crank arms down at the same time? Is this a bike intended to be ridden by a kangaroo?
jim
jim
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Cross Check Nexus7, IRO Mark V, Trek 620 Nexus7, Karate Monkey half fat, IRO Model 19 fixed, Amp Research B3, Surly 1x1 half fat fixed, and more...
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Cross Check Nexus7, IRO Mark V, Trek 620 Nexus7, Karate Monkey half fat, IRO Model 19 fixed, Amp Research B3, Surly 1x1 half fat fixed, and more...
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SB forever
10-21-08 | 06:48 PM
#68
You gonna eat that?
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 14,917
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From: Fort Worth, Texas Church of Hopeful Uncertainty
Bikes: 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS
That's pretty ugly, Aaron, but it gets even uglier with BASKETS!
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I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
10-21-08 | 09:16 PM
#70
year round commuter
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 38
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From: Gabriola Island, BC
Which just goes to show that there really is no such thing as an ugly bike.
10-21-08 | 09:40 PM
#71
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
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From: YEG
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I love that ugly old bike and it does seem that people like her... you can tell your son that bike is 75 years old and was made in Canada (it's a CCM).
Just wait 'til spring... she will have a new coat of paint in the proper colours.
Just wait 'til spring... she will have a new coat of paint in the proper colours.
10-22-08 | 06:53 AM
#73
Don't be that guy
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
From: Portland, ME
Bikes: 1988 Peugeot Bordeaux
I almost bought a 199something mountain bike to use as a winter bike. The damn thing was bright pink. It was fugly. I wanted it bad.
Then I remembered I don't have a garage, yard, or any other place to put an ice covered bike.
Then I remembered I don't have a garage, yard, or any other place to put an ice covered bike.
