Most Ugly or Stupidest Named Bike
I think I have a single bike that wins both categories:
I've seen a few of these lately. It's a well crafted bike (nice glossy paint) but then it goes down hill. The first thing that draws you in is the vomit colored top-tube with weird contours, then you realize that the pink/black fork doesn't even match the frame. Finally you get up close enough to see what type of moron would buy such a bike and you see the words 'SPACE CHICKEN' on it. There was an episode of the Simpsons, where Homer designs a car. It's all mis-matched and the colors are all wrong. This would be the bike that Homer Simpson designs. Even the more mundane red/black version has big blotches of bird sh*t on the down tube around the bottle cages (I kid you not). https://d2plslj6xljffa.cloudfront.ne...-FG_P1.jpg?v=b https://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/bikes/.../space-chicken But to answer my question, what moron buys such a bike. A fairly wealthy one. It cost upwards of $2500. |
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If you need to words "Street Cred" on your bike to give you street cred you have no street cred.
http://www.cyclingforbeginners.com/w...AB-Bicycle.jpg |
At first I thought you meant named by the owner, like “Brad”. Now that is stupid no matter what the name is. As is calling a bike “he” or “she” or “my baby’”. Grow the **** up.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
(Post 20114670)
As is calling a bike “he” or “she” or “my baby’”.
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Originally Posted by RPK79
(Post 20114627)
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
(Post 20114670)
At first I thought you meant named by the owner, like “Brad”. Now that is stupid no matter what the name is. As is calling a bike “he” or “she” or “my baby’”. Grow the **** up.
Dan |
Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 20114692)
+1. I have never felt the slightest urge to "sex" my bikes or give them names, including pet names.
+2 Also, I too think that the frame looks nice. |
I thought we had come to a consensus on this, that the horror that is the one-two-punch of the Cyrusher and the Machete cannot be beaten. Same frame, different treatments-- but both do include kickstands.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/282771...-1/s-l1000.jpg https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....L._SL1100_.jpg |
I'll take that over any flat black bike any day.
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I don't like that bike (who needs that many spare wheels?). But maybe I'll take the purple suit?
https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb6921446/p4pb6921446.jpg |
Originally Posted by DrIsotope
(Post 20114745)
I thought we had come to a consensus on this, that the horror that is the one-two-punch of the Cyrusher and the Machete cannot be beaten. Same frame, different treatments-- but both do include kickstands.
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GM No Va was hard to top , a car named; Doesn't Go..
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
(Post 20114670)
At first I thought you meant named by the owner, like “Brad”. Now that is stupid no matter what the name is. As is calling a bike “he” or “she” or “my baby’”. Grow the **** up.
What are you talking about...Brad is an awesome name! :thumb: |
Originally Posted by RPK79
(Post 20114627)
The problem is that the color and intensities are just not of this earth. Everything around you has a nice muted intensity to it, this is the complete opposite. Your eyes kind of hurt after looking at it for a while and the fork not matching at all the frame is just weird. It's kind of like the designer was Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. As for the name, 'Space Chicken' would get old really fast and you'd be stuck with it. The stickers are under the gloss so your really stuck with it. |
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Originally Posted by raria
(Post 20115047)
On a white background it looks passable, but when you see it on the street it just looks horrible.
The problem is that the color and intensities are just not of this earth. Everything around you has a nice muted intensity to it, this is the complete opposite. Your eyes kind of hurt after looking at it for a while and the fork not matching at all the frame is just weird. It's kind of like the designer was Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. As for the name, 'Space Chicken' would get old really fast and you'd be stuck with it. The stickers are under the gloss so your really stuck with it. |
Pee wee herman or forest gump?
Not sure who would feel more at home on this. Pee Wee or Mr Grump.
What is the HT angle on that. Looks awfully steep, but I guess that would make it very quick to steer which is important when your weaving through the crowds.
Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 20114665)
If you need to words "Street Cred" on your bike to give you street cred you have no street cred.
http://www.cyclingforbeginners.com/w...AB-Bicycle.jpg |
Originally Posted by _ForceD_
(Post 20114713)
Well, my bikes 'kinda' have names that were mostly given by my wife. But the names don't really get used much, at least not by me. Most of my bikes are, or were not new to me. Generally, the names are adapted from where I obtained the bike. My old Motobacane is sometimes known as "Vern." My old Peugeot is "Eric." And my old Tunturi is known as "Trash"...because I dragged it out of someone's trash heap and rebuilt it. I have a full CF bike that I bought new a couple years ago. It's all black and white. She calls it "Snoopy."
Dan |
Originally Posted by raria
(Post 20115047)
The problem is that the color and intensities are just not of this earth.
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
(Post 20114670)
At first I thought you meant named by the owner, like “Brad”. Now that is stupid no matter what the name is. As is calling a bike “he” or “she” or “my baby’”. Grow the **** up.
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Originally Posted by raria
(Post 20115157)
Well just about all my friends have names for their manhood. So naming a bike seems a little more civil.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 20115144)
Yeah, road cycling isn't a place for loud colors, never has been.
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I'm holding out for the Space Rooster or Space Cock as they are sometimes called.
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I recently saw the Giant Trinity triathlon bike.
Those with a weak disposition, or the elderly who may have a heart condition, may choose to avert their eyes. https://images.giant-bicycles.com/b_...ric%20Blue.jpg |
Originally Posted by smarkinson
(Post 20115600)
I recently saw the Giant Trinity triathlon bike.
Those with a weak disposition, or the elderly who may have a heart condition, may choose to avert their eyes. https://images.giant-bicycles.com/b_...ric%20Blue.jpg |
Originally Posted by Ogsarg
(Post 20114834)
I'll take that over any flat black bike any day.
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Originally Posted by raria
(Post 20115157)
well just about all my friends have names for their little boyhood. So naming a bike seems a little more civil.
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Originally Posted by raria
(Post 20115157)
Well just about all my friends have names for their manhood.
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