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Originally Posted by bugly64
(Post 15937543)
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Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 15937446)
After all the abuse heaped on your rack people are too afraid. ;)
And just in case anybody thought the bike in the original post was just a sick joke, I do have a certain... history. Here's something I had put together a few years ago. The aero bars, low spoke count wheels and adjustable kickstand from Target are not something you often see together on one bike, - especially one used for commuting: http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...f/IMG_4386.jpg |
Here's one from the archives...this bike is no longer among the living. Do your worst, people.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9...o/raleigh3.jpg |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15938871)
Yeah...this one is unrateable. And I hope you've painted over that wall, too. :)
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Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 15937446)
And just in case anybody thought the bike in the original post was just a sick joke, I do have a certain... history. Here's something I had put together a few years ago. The aero bars, low spoke count wheels and adjustable kickstand from Target are not something you often see together on one bike, - especially one used for commuting:
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...f/IMG_4386.jpg |
Originally Posted by Surrealdeal
(Post 15938962)
You can't go out on that. Joeybike will kill you fo'sho.
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Originally Posted by Surrealdeal
(Post 15938962)
You can't go out on that. Joeybike will kill you fo'sho.
Let him bring it. |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15938986)
That's a race I'd pay to see.
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Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 15938996)
I think I still have a green and blue skin suit that would really set the colors in that bike off.
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Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15939031)
That's not the mental picture I needed.
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Originally Posted by Rick@OCRR
(Post 15938703)
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333578This is my commute bike even though it doesn't look "commuter-ish" much. '98 GT Edge built up from frame and fork with assorted components from my parts bin plus ebay.
Works well for me! I was thinking about putting a seatpost rack on so I could ditch my back-pack but you guys gave the OP so much trouble about his seat-post rack . . . guess I'll keep using my back pack. Oh, and it's a carbon seatpost so seat post rack probably not a good idea regardless. Plus I need to find a better background! Rick / OCRR |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15938889)
Here's one from the archives...this bike is no longer among the living. Do your worst, people.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9...o/raleigh3.jpg |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15938889)
Here's one from the archives...this bike is no longer among the living. Do your worst, people.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9...o/raleigh3.jpg Not sure what is going on with the seat tube. There appears to be a rear reflector and something else... |
Originally Posted by treadtread
(Post 15935402)
You lose a lot of points due to the seat post rack - so not! This thread seems like it could be fun, though the commuting section on BF is the least judgmental so I don't think we will see the 41-style comments.
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15935828)
Why does you bike have a penis?
FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious. If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot. |
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939392)
Are you sure?
See. We can do it. FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious. If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot. At time my smarta$$ comments border on snide when they do call me out. I generally mean no harm but usually I'm pointing out something that irk's me.. to call it fair I'll post up all my rides right now. By this time next week I'll have added a couple mountain bikes.. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333587http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333588http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333590 |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15938889)
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Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939445)
Whats the 41?
At time my smarta$$ comments border on snide when they do call me out. I generally mean no harm but usually I'm pointing out something that irk's me.. to call it fair I'll post up all my rides right now. By this time next week I'll have added a couple mountain bikes.. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333587http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333588http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333590 Anyway, your bikes are all Hot in their own way. I'm trying to come up with a smarta$$ criticism, but find myself more jealous than anything! |
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939445)
Whats the 41?
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939445)
At time my smarta$$ comments border on snide when they do call me out. I generally mean no harm but usually I'm pointing out something that irk's me..
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939445)
to call it fair I'll post up all my rides right now. By this time next week I'll have added a couple mountain bikes..
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333587http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333588http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333590 The angle of all of the saddles bugs me. I've got to knock points off the Earl because of the road pedals on a CX bike. I also don't like the minimalist bar tape. The stickers and top tube tape give it a sort of street appeal, but the Brooks saddle works against that. The bend of the seat post also seems vaguely wrong. The Colnago is nice, but it's got too much saddle to bar drop for my tastes. Also, the wheels appear to be the wrong vintage for the rest of the components (with the possible exception of the shifters). The stem is too long, and I don't like the red bar tape. The seat post seems wrong for that frame and the saddle looks like it could break off at any moment. That frame is definitely hot. The Serotta's nice, probably my favorite of the bunch. You lose points for the NDS picture. Again, the stem is too long and I don't like the bar tape. The little splashes of red are a nice touch. The front fender is too short. And is that a seat bag of do you just have a tube strapped to your saddle? |
Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 15939383)
It appears to be a MTB->drop bar conversion and as such is almost "HOT" purely for the effort involved.
Originally Posted by tjspiel
(Post 15939383)
Not sure what is going on with the seat tube. There appears to be a rear reflector and something else...
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Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15939556)
Full disclosure...the "effort involved" was Sixty Fiver's.
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939549)
It's the Road Cycling forum. Those guys are, shall we say, a bit detached from reality. Sometimes it's fun.
I didn't start this thread, so it may be a bit presumptuous of me to say so, but I find comments of that nature to be critical to the success of a thread like this. If people start taking themselves seriously it ruins everything. tjspiel set a great tone with his opening bike. I'm going to say two nots and a hot here, though I'm not entirely decided which is which. The angle of all of the saddles bugs me. I've got to knock points off the Earl because of the road pedals on a CX bike. I also don't like the minimalist bar tape. The stickers and top tube tape give it a sort of street appeal, but the Brooks saddle works against that. The bend of the seat post also seems vaguely wrong. The Colnago is nice, but it's got too much saddle to bar drop for my tastes. Also, the wheels appear to be the wrong vintage for the rest of the components (with the possible exception of the shifters). The stem is too long, and I don't like the red bar tape. The seat post seems wrong for that frame and the saddle looks like it could break off at any moment. That frame is definitely hot. The Serotta's nice, probably my favorite of the bunch. You lose points for the NDS picture. Again, the stem is too long and I don't like the bar tape. The little splashes of red are a nice touch. The front fender is too short. And is that a seat bag of do you just have a tube strapped to your saddle? Every component on the Colnago is the wrong vintage, notice the decidedly non-Colnago paint? That's because it had it powdered flat black. Italian bikes particularly Colnagos are built around a long stem look at pic's of Colnagos on the net you'll see. The Serotta has brooks bar tape not minimalist, my excuse for the NDS is I was at a biergarten, and I ride tubulars and that is a tire. The stem is actually only 120 so thats a camera angle thing and the fenders are a nice belgian set that will fit in the Ouzo, but yes they could be markedly longer thy don't keep your toes dry but they do keep that water out of your face. **edit** Brooks saddles always end up nose up it just sorta is. |
Originally Posted by groovestew
(Post 15939542)
"The 41" is the Road Bike forum. The Commuting forum could be called the 20. Look at the URL when you click on the forum.
Anyway, your bikes are all Hot in their own way. I'm trying to come up with a smarta$$ criticism, but find myself more jealous than anything! Much thought and searching went into them, it stupid hard to find a threadless Precisa fork for a price that doesn't make you cry. |
Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939392)
Are you sure?
See. We can do it. FWIW, the ridiculous comments are one of my favorite things about the 41. I just have to tell myself they aren't serious. If this thread is going to be successful we need to be at least as harsh as the people on the 41. I expect we'll have different, sometimes opposite, standards (for instance, I'd definitely deduct points for a slammed stem), but the tone ought to be about the same...maybe without the people who get bent out of shape to hear that their bike isn't hot. I originally posted one of my commuters knowing I would get ribbed over that seat post rack...it's OK! I even agree and it's all in the fun of it. |
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939445)
Whats the 41?
At time my smarta$$ comments border on snide when they do call me out. I generally mean no harm but usually I'm pointing out something that irk's me.. to call it fair I'll post up all my rides right now. By this time next week I'll have added a couple mountain bikes.. http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=333590 |
Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 15939630)
my excuse for the NDS is I was at a biergarten.
Otherwise, I guess my tastes are too provincial for your bikes. The fact that I like groovestew's Raleigh better than your Colnago probably indicates the value or lack thereof of my opinion. ;) |
Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939700)
In that case, bonus points. :thumb:
Otherwise, I guess my tastes are too provincial for your bikes. The fact that I like groovestew's Raleigh better than your Colnago probably indicates the value or lack thereof of my opinion. ;) I agree though the only taste you have is in your mouth :p |
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939868)
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Yeah, the thing is it's really hard to find good fenders for skinny-ish 26 inch tires. I definitely agree though, the fenders on this bike are ugly.
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
(Post 15939868)
(I'll cut you some slack on the fender line...I had the same problem on my trucker.) |
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