Wise young people and happy old people make me smile.

It's good to be very,very patient.

;0p

Yep. +1

+2. I posted a photo of my custom ti bike that I took after I rode it home from the shop that built it. Based on some comments ("uninspired cockpit"), I realized that it's not hot as things go in this thread. That doesn't mean I don't love it and don't think it's a pretty bike.

Here ya go - it's even a sticky: What road bike do you have?

Oi!

Y'all just need to stop responding to this guy. He is simply gaming this thread. He doesn't give a rats arse what anyone says.

Despite being all but kicked out by a moderator, he is going to just keep sneaking in his smug attempts to get the last word...just let him have it.

This ^^^^^^^^

I don't know where the idea comes from that slammed stems and so forth are the only ways a bike might be 'hot' in the eyes of the "general public" Sure, such things are traits commonly seen as characteristic of 'hot' bikes, some folks set themselves up as authorities to say so, and bikes that don't conform to such standards can readily be labeled 'idiosyncratic.' But when any deviations from some comprehensive set of standards disqualifies a bike from further consideration, things do get really boring really fast; nothing is really hot anymore, it's merely conforming.

I'm not suggesting that there shouldn't be any standards here, but I do think a lot of judges here could be a little more open-minded to diversity - to ways all road bikes need not be so much alike.

It would be one thing if we were all looking for the one most ideal and perfect bike, but we're not; we're just talking 'hot' or not, and a bike can be VERY hot, yet very far from perfect at the same time.

The pic/dialogue ratio is way, way out of wack on this thread.

Post your bike or don't but please stop dictating how everyone is supposed to react.

The point of this thread, I thought, was basically to just get a visceral reaction in response to an attempt to post a nice photo of a nice bike. Folks respond "Hot" or "Not" with maybe a little commentary and then we move on to the next photo. No hard feelings, nothing personal.

My god, how "2017" for people to come out of the woodwork suddenly trying to rehash how we should feel about a picture of a bike.

Gah.

Nice pic/dialogue ratio you've got going on yourself ;)

So.... guess it's time I posted a gratuitous, non-conforming, judgement-target bike, see if anyone calls it hot or not....
https://www.bikeforums.net/picture.p...ctureid=528965
I ride it on the road mostly, so nobody can say it's not a road bike. :p

Don't you repress me you flipping flappapp!!

Srsly tho. It's cool to see hot bikes of various flavors. And if your butt is tender, don't ask what people think of you. :thumb:

Fender/mud guards are not hot. Are those some kind of toe straps for pedals? I can’t tell from iphone resolution. They are not hot too. But I get that you are probably commuting with this and if so I get the need for those items. Without them, the bike is hot IMO.

How are you liking the 1x set up and what gearing you using?

Nope, Power Grips aren't hot (but they work fantastically well), and those aren't the hottest guards, but they aren't for commuting, but rather for riding through the woods. Straps are on account of the occasional-to-frequent need to carry the bike on such rides and not wanting to bother with another pair of special shoes for recessed cleats - I just wear street shoes - have some sneakers with firm soles that work nicely.

The bike came with a 40t chain ring and 11x42 cassette. I switched to a 46 when I got the bike and that worked really well for the predominantly road miles that I was putting on it, but in preparation for a local ride with tons of climbing and really REALLY steep grades, I put the 40 back on. Wound up missing that event, but haven't put the 46 back on. It runs out of gears quickly on the road, but since I'm invariably just riding around solo with it, it's no big deal. Did some group rides before I switched to the smaller chain ring and it was fine, but I won't do group rides with it again until I put the bigger one back on. Can't say I miss the front derailleur, but I do miss the button for dropping to a smaller cog that my other geared bikes have.

You posted this in irony, right?

Dan

Moar of that black Cervelo please, and less off topic banter.

:p You've been very kind to my Felts and Cervelo's over the years. Thank you, sir. :beer:

Your bikes have been very kind to my eyes. Please, proceed with more pictures sir.

You guys are taking me back to the "Fixie" days.

He rides felts and cervelos....but not with gum walls :-)

What do you think of this with these wheels on it? Keep in mind it's a Shimano equipped bike. According to an article I read from Lennard Zinn, I could just throw a campy 11 speed cassette on them and the Shimano 11 shifters would shift it fine. The 30MPH cross wind gusts got my attention last week end with the 64mm Comete wheels that came with the bike and I thought I might just throw these on for windy days and they are also 150gram lighter so maybe try them out when I am going up into the mountains.

I like the overall look you've got going on, and I happen the like wheels without the deep sections. But the sternum-punch steerer needs to be attended to.

The wheelset looks fine, but I'm not a fan of the rest of the bike.

Yes but I still want to get more miles on it especially on longer rides before I commit to the fully slammed stem.

Shiny braking surface doesn't match the rest of bike.. full carbon rims for better (aesthetic) result.
Off positioned crank arm rotation, throw off the hotness.. need to align seat tube or chainstay.

What's with that carpet? Was it priced to move, making it irresistible? ;)

I like the bike but some Ceramic brake surface would make it look better.