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Old 12-23-16, 09:01 AM
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In my case it is a beautiful lugged frame with down tube shifters. They are beautiful and have only the brake cables flapping in the wind.
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Why not...

Nice.
What is the blue one?
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Originally Posted by rydabent
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

In my case it is a beautiful lugged frame with down tube shifters. They are beautiful and have only the brake cables flapping in the wind.
Nothing wrong with old steel frames at all.
Love mine.
DT shifters...........not so much.
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Old 12-23-16, 08:40 PM
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Nothing wrong with old steel frames at all.
Love mine.
DT shifters...........not so much.
New steel frames are good too! And with shifting on the bars.

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Originally Posted by Maxacceleration
New steel frames are good too! And with shifting on the bars.
Or with no shifting at all like my Pompino.
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Originally Posted by nycphotography
Here's the "grownup" version!

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Originally Posted by sumgy
I am confiused.
Why would ANYONE want an ugly bike?
There's a problem with that? My wheels certianly won't win any beauty contests, but then again, she's set up for function, not looks.
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My bike is prettier than yours.

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Originally Posted by sumgy
Nice.
What is the blue one?
Thanks.

It is a 2002 Fuji Roubaix. Here is how it used to look....



I had it powder coated, put an 11 speed 105 groupset on it, Shimano C24 wheels, FSA K-Wing bar, etc.








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Originally Posted by nycphotography
The masculine opposite of ugly is not pretty. (What boy wants to be pretty?)


One that wants girls (or boys) to notice him.


Obviously.


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Originally Posted by wphamilton
If I may request, if anyone posts their pretty bikes can you point out what makes them pretty? I can never see it but I'm sure it's my deficiency. Thanks.

It's in the eye of the beholder, of course.
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Originally Posted by AlmostTrick


What pedals should I get?
Mismatched colors -- say one "tie-dye" black and oh, say... green on the other side.

Tie-dyes are on eBay....
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Originally Posted by shafter
My bike is prettier than yours.

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Here are a few of the pretty bikes from my fleet:







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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Thanks.

It is a 2002 Fuji Roubaix. Here is how it used to look....



I had it powder coated, put an 11 speed 105 groupset on it, Shimano C24 wheels, FSA K-Wing bar, etc.








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Kind of meh before but it's much better after. That blue is really nice.
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Very pretty! Plus, I know from experience these bikes have the ride of a luxury liner!
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