Actually, it started life Beef Gravy Brown. I had it powder coated and also added the non-diaper-pin rear brake hanger. The first time I cringed at the idea of taking it off road it became clear to me why an ugly color is preferable for some intended uses.

This is my submission to the thread. She rides like she's on fire.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=335611

Hot... and also, what long legs you have.

Also hot.

Super-hot.

Hawt.

Was that Surly's official name for the colour?

Is it hot? Don't know. Can't tell. Take a better picture without pointing your cell phone camera into the sun and we'll rate it for you.

Yeah. I was going to call mine Recycling Can Blue to stay consistent with Surly's color naming conventions but it came out looking too good so I went with Interstate Blue.

Probably hot, but what's with the bag?

I don't love this as much as everyone else seems to. Something about the angles of the stem and the handlebars just doesn't look right.

I dont want bend over that far anymore.. you young bucks may want the Race posture , Suit yourself..

And here I was going for an "artistic" shot...guess its time for a career change....

It is very reflective. What can I say, I don't like the idea of getting hit while going to/from work.

It's a Cross Check, where's the fat tires? If you wanted a road bike, why not buy a road bike? I know that everyone's hands are different, and not everyone has my good taste, but those bars, the kink in the drop especially has always made me want to punch a puppy.

I hope you do see that I am screwing around. (new to the forum, and people don't get my humor)

I like the artistic shots but there's a problem. I sort of imagine myself riding in the environment that's presented and I'm not sure I want to be hanging precariously from a balcony.

gotta agree. looks like standard bike with nothing distinguishing it (not even the tires in this case).

i think BF is wacky most times.

Actually, I quite like the Yokohoman suburbs in the background. It's a nice change out pace from most photos posted here.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=335695

I suppose if you're going to be hanging precariously from something it might as well be some place with a decent view.

Gah..look at those fenders..spacers and leather drops c'mon.

Big points for creative framing/bike placement and more points for having some solid reflective elements!

Not my style of bike, but I'll definitely give you a "hot"! :thumb:

Needs fenders and some way to carry a load for full hotness points for the Commuting sub-forum.

Is this a submission? Points for location shot, but something about the kiddie playground at that location strikes me as bizarre. No points for that bike.

Chicken.

This looks kind of like a scene from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, except for the graffiti.

Again with the fenders! I don't even have an excuse this time.

No Points :mad: ... I ride it year round ... we'll see how well it adapts to English weather ... quite well I assume. I'm using a house from a new colleague who rides a TREK of all things ... seems that he could use some education in bikes.

FWIW, the one of the oldest churches in Germany (from 830AD) and was on one of commuting routes to work along the Main.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_J...rt-H%C3%B6chst

You ride it for commuting, year round, on knobby tires, and with no fenders? I guess you wear a backpack too, because I don't see any way to carry cargo on that bike.

ok course. i have a nice 20L bag that I use when climbing and it goes quite well on the bike. fwiw, the tires are Schwalbe Smart Sams which roll quite well on asphalt and hard-packed dirt, which is quite useful to me.

bag and bike:

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=335723

I'll be surprised if anyone in the commuting forum finds that hot.

not my loss.

perviously, it was a 30km RT urban commute or a longer 40km RT packed dirt commute. mixed with some weekend riding in the local mountains until the local hunters started placing wire at chest level across the non-permitted trails and injuring riders because they were destroying the environment or so they say.

if you do some research you'll see that the Smart Sam is an excellent mixed tire for soft dirt, packed dirt and some asphalt. it's not like i'm going into the Taunus with Marathon Plus tires.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunus

best part is that Subway pretty much goes into the mountains so one can avoid the boring ride to/from the mountains.

i think it will rain more here in northern England, so I'll pick up some fenders.

For once, you are making sense, but I still don't think anyone will find that bike hot. That's an uninteresting mountain bike with a paint job like an original Battelstar Galactica Viper.

actually the paint is quite nice compared to the crap that I usually see on here (perhaps that a US/EU divide.)

i do like the fact that all assembly takes place in Germany after the frame is made in Taiwan.

here's some German porn for you: