jadmt

I think for the most part skinny tubes and lugs just look better than molded CF. Lugs>fillet>tig>molded carbon.....On the other hand I don't mind riding ugly bikes that ride nice.

plumberroy

Agreed that utility is more important than looks.
On a positive note that is a fact , in May of 2022 I weighed 340 lbs today I am 290 lbs I have lost 50 lbs

smd4

With the bikes we're referring to, you had both.
That's awesome!!

big john

Maelochs

wolfchild

That's good to know, when I hear something like that it motivates me even more to continue riding my beloved Surly.

wolfchild

Sports cars are ugly as hell, I prefer the looks of pick up trucks.

wolfchild

Ugly and impractical.

big john

If you want to go fast on a road course it would be about as practical as you could get.

jadmt

Trakhak

Just as garbage scows are clearly more aesthetically pleasing than America's Cup yachts!

Maelochs

No accounting for taste .... or the lack thereof ....

Eric F 

Thank you for confirming exactly what I wrote in the second part of my post that you quoted, but didn’t include.

terrymorse 

An art critic would say that the fat tires and the skinny tubing are not in balance.

prj71

Gravity = Bikes Direct = Bike Shaped Object.

smd4

My boss at the bike shop had a yellow Pantera. Took me for a ride in it once. Opened it up on a stretch of back road.

I never realized I could be forced that far into the back of a car seat.

smd4

So you're equating a Cinelli Supercorsa or a 1985 Paramount with a garbage scow? Nice.

plumberroy

Better than big box store bike. Not north of a grand to try that style bike . It works for me after I tuned it up. And I I don't ride off-road enough to justify a better more expensive bike. Lots of people seem to like them for the price point

Atlas Shrugged

Nothing gets the typical Bike Forum member to put down their morning porridge faster than a Luddite vs. Technophile debate.

smd4

fify.

This isn't an argument about technology. Actually, I believe you're the first one to bring technology into a discussion concerning bike aesthetics. Where did your misunderstanding occur?

indyfabz

The Millennium Falcon was ugly, but she was the fastest hunk o’ junk in the galaxy. Made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

big john

Here is mine. Tires not quite as fat (2.8) but the "tubes" are chunky.

plumberroy

Drifting over into cars now.🤔 cars are a necessary evil. I'm driving a 16 GMC Terrain easier to get my old butt in and out of. Small enough to get reasonable fuel mileage. Will pull my small utility trailer with a lawnmower on it, more room. Union made. Support my union brothers and sisters. And personally with the exception of a Volvo station wagon every foreign car I have had has been a pain in the rear . That I was always working on. Since I hate driving utility is my only consideration

big john

I worked for a guy in 1975 who had a yellow Pantera. I never drove it but I drove a customer's Pantera in about 1979 and I got it sideways in the rain and almost hit a fence. I took it back to the shop after that.

I drove a supercharged C7 Corvette at work and took it up an overpass where I stomped the throttle. It felt like it was going to launch off the earth and things were happening quickly. I wondered why anyone would want such a car. Since then lots of cars with 650 or more horsepower are on the market. Asking for trouble.

Bald Paul

As they say, opinions are like.. well, let's just call them the exit point of the human digestive system. Everyone has one and thinks theirs is the only one that doesn't stink.