Ugliest commuter contest
 

Post a pic.

Here's mine.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/4...ture135sr6.jpg

My $70 commuter. :)


http://www.5point7.com/linked/truck1.jpg

but not very ugly. I like the paint job.

I can't even imagine all the Giant Butte jokes I'd get if I rode that to work, but it looks like a really solid commuter. No pics of my super sad c-dale, but I'll work on it.

LOL - I didn't notice that at first! Regardless, no way that bike's winning an ugly contest.

that would be me. oh, wait, you mean the bike?

Ugly, but functional. Notice the full fenders for a Los Angeles commuter.
Keeping it real, PNW style.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2094/...dd9707f24b.jpg

Here is mine:

http://usera.imagecave.com/referee54/DSCF1412-copy.jpg

Maybe not ugly, but darn plain...

Tim C.

You hit it on the head about the butte jokes. I was going to cover that part up but it's been too much fun.:lol:

I guess you can't see how beat the paint is and purple isn't really my color. The rest don't look to ugly to me either.

So is the strange fender spacing intentional?

What's strange about the fender spacing?

You ain't seen an ugly commuter uglier than me.

Oh wait, you're talking about bikes, aren't you? Check out my filthy bike.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/15...8340dc8b8c.jpg

Semi-ugly, I still think my rig's uglier. C'mon, who has a commuter that's snaggletooth ugly? :p

http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/wp...y%20suit_2.jpg

^This guy.

Here's mine:

http://idisk.mac.com/ratell/public/bike.jpg

Well, I get compliments on this one all the time, so it can't be ugly.
http://www.pointhappy.com/gcf/LittleHardRock.jpg


I get compliments on this one too, so I guess it isn't ugly either.
http://www.pointhappy.com/gcf/BacchettaSm.jpg

I guess I lose. :( ;)

My bent, my commuter :)

My former commuter...over 15,000 miles worth and still ridable.

Aaron:)

http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/38...600x600Q85.jpg

SS commuter and town bike.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/9...2127jw5.th.jpg

Come on people, most of these aren't even a little ugly! Or maybe I just like bikes too much. :D

There is not enough ugly in here. Credit to Ka_Jun and Treespeed for sure, but the rest of you aren't even trying! (Of course, recumbents are inherently ugly, but that's just a whole different league.) Where's the guy with the hand-painted fenders?

Here we go. It doesn't look too bad in the pictures, but it's ugly. I also threw in another picture of it to prove it's a commuter.

http://oregonstate.edu/~vissm/Bicycle/Bicycle%20001.jpg

http://oregonstate.edu/%7Evissm/Bicycle/lotsa%20046.jpg

Nah, not just you. Some of the posted rigs are downright purdy.

Let's see some bikes that you look at and say out loud, "Damn, I like bikes and all, but that is one UGLY ass ride!"

LL can't even post in this thread as all his bikes are far too pretty and i am not impressed with the rest of you either.

:D

Sadly... my commuters are all to pretty for this thread too.

I could post my ugly mug though...

Hmm. These bikes are definitely not ugly enough. My Raleigh may qualify though! I posted a pic in the Utility forum a while ago: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=396320

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...7&d=1205280157

Nope... that isn't even close to ugly.

I just found a Free Spirit on the Used Calgary page that's a twin to my Raleigh. I think I'll have a look at it - I know Free Spirit had very uneven quality, but if it's in anything close to decent shape I may snag it for a friend. I'm on a mission to get everyone I know off mountain bikes and onto bikes that are actually designed to be on roads and carry stuff :D

Buglady - Your mission is my job and if you are ever up in Edmonton you should stop by the shop to say hi.

I had a young woman come in with a low end Raleigh mtb yesterday and ride out on a rather minty Sekine road bike... I think her commute will be far more enjoyable this week.

My old commuter (which still lives on! I gave it to a friend at work when I bought my new bike.)

http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload...6-e2a8c2ffdb0e

Wow!! That looks like an old checker taxi on two wheels!

Tim C.