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08-03-18, 06:52 PM
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My Fuji Roubaix hates that bike.
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08-03-18, 07:06 PM
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That S-Works could really be something, As it sits now... it's a mess. My eyes don't know where to look.
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08-03-18, 10:18 PM
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Pinarello is a hot - which given that I normally dislike sky’s efforts is rare but the photo And the colour ofcomponents swing it for me - not sure about a mix and match De Rosa- beautiful frame but camshag and ****mano just don’t splice.... love it otherwise- beautiful colour scheme and wheels match well.
08-04-18, 03:03 PM
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There is a looong list of things wrong with that bike:
-Disc brakes
-'tool box'
-gobbler seat post
-saddle looks out of place
-cross chained
-MTB pedals
-bottles in photo
-missmatched cages
-the 'future shock' looks worse than the stack of spacers it would replace
-red stem and post
-negative saddle to bar drop
-seat cluster area of the frame
-riser bars
So yeah, not hot. I like the paint and wheels though, and 9170 isn't too bad either.
-Disc brakes
-'tool box'
-gobbler seat post
-saddle looks out of place
-cross chained
-MTB pedals
-bottles in photo
-missmatched cages
-the 'future shock' looks worse than the stack of spacers it would replace
-red stem and post
-negative saddle to bar drop
-seat cluster area of the frame
-riser bars
So yeah, not hot. I like the paint and wheels though, and 9170 isn't too bad either.
08-04-18, 04:18 PM
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There is a looong list of things wrong with that bike:
-Disc brakes
-'tool box'
-gobbler seat post
-saddle looks out of place
-cross chained
-MTB pedals
-bottles in photo
-missmatched cages
-the 'future shock' looks worse than the stack of spacers it would replace
-red stem and post
-negative saddle to bar drop
-seat cluster area of the frame
-riser bars
So yeah, not hot. I like the paint and wheels though, and 9170 isn't too bad either.
-Disc brakes
-'tool box'
-gobbler seat post
-saddle looks out of place
-cross chained
-MTB pedals
-bottles in photo
-missmatched cages
-the 'future shock' looks worse than the stack of spacers it would replace
-red stem and post
-negative saddle to bar drop
-seat cluster area of the frame
-riser bars
So yeah, not hot. I like the paint and wheels though, and 9170 isn't too bad either.
I don't see what diff the cages makes, as the seat tube cage makes it easy to grab right handed.....all my bikes have that set up as it works well for me and lots of different bottles. I don't match the colors to each bike I have. I grab the first ones there.
I like the tool box there opposed to a seat bag.
Saddle is a comfortable all weather brooks C-15.
FS and the Seat post extend the comfort considerably.
Cross chained was testing the FD for battery life.
I despise road shoes and prefer MTB shoes and pedals.
Longer rides from that saddle to bar drop.....I'm old.....no more racing needed.
Other than the pedals and seat its all stock S-Works.
08-04-18, 05:54 PM
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A hot mess, as they say....
The colors are OK, but that glitter, and those shapes - horrific. It's like they're trying to see how tasteless and ugly they can make it.
But you know what's ironic? Your addition of "gumwalls" actually makes sense - I really like it. I don't buy into the notion that they only belong on vintage-looking bikes - I think it's generally a natural look, and on some vintage-y bikes, they just look like trying too hard. But here it's like the bike wasn't flashy enough for you as it was, so you added the colored sidewalls. You could have gone with bright yellow (which I think looks excellent on black and gray bikes) for even more garishness, but in this case, that would have just looked amateurish. The natural color is definitely more "pro." Not in the sense that it's what pro riders do, but in the sense that you know what you're doing when you put a flashy bike together.
on the sworks, 
for what you've done with it.
The colors are OK, but that glitter, and those shapes - horrific. It's like they're trying to see how tasteless and ugly they can make it.
But you know what's ironic? Your addition of "gumwalls" actually makes sense - I really like it. I don't buy into the notion that they only belong on vintage-looking bikes - I think it's generally a natural look, and on some vintage-y bikes, they just look like trying too hard. But here it's like the bike wasn't flashy enough for you as it was, so you added the colored sidewalls. You could have gone with bright yellow (which I think looks excellent on black and gray bikes) for even more garishness, but in this case, that would have just looked amateurish. The natural color is definitely more "pro." Not in the sense that it's what pro riders do, but in the sense that you know what you're doing when you put a flashy bike together.
on the sworks, for what you've done with it.
08-04-18, 06:46 PM
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Speaking of flashy.....I wish I could get my hands on one of those Red Hook Crit Allez frames when they came out. Those were pretty crazy loud.
08-04-18, 06:56 PM
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08-04-18, 07:01 PM
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08-04-18, 07:55 PM
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-Love the gumwalls
-Undecided on the red, leaning against since stems and seat posts generally aren't parts you want to highlight
-Needs matching bottle cages
-The saddle/seat post combo doesn't work - setback post with the saddle jammed all the way forward?
-Would rather see a saddle bag than those wierd boxes by the BB
Ultimately I wish the new Roubaix wasn't so ugly with that future shock and turkey neck, but yours still has a lot of potential...I give it a rating of...warm.
08-05-18, 06:22 AM
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I don't see what diff the cages makes, as the seat tube cage makes it easy to grab right handed.....all my bikes have that set up as it works well for me and lots of different bottles. I don't match the colors to each bike I have. I grab the first ones there.
I like the tool box there opposed to a seat bag.
Saddle is a comfortable all weather brooks C-15.
FS and the Seat post extend the comfort considerably.
Cross chained was testing the FD for battery life.
I despise road shoes and prefer MTB shoes and pedals.
Longer rides from that saddle to bar drop.....I'm old.....no more racing needed.
I like the tool box there opposed to a seat bag.
Saddle is a comfortable all weather brooks C-15.
FS and the Seat post extend the comfort considerably.
Cross chained was testing the FD for battery life.
I despise road shoes and prefer MTB shoes and pedals.
Longer rides from that saddle to bar drop.....I'm old.....no more racing needed.
It doesn't come stock with the red bits does it? I hope not anyway. The stock bike is pretty ugly to begin with...
Please don't be offended, this is all just a bit of fun, and having presented your bike to this thread, expect scrutiny
08-05-18, 10:22 AM
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I do like the look of old bikes, more so than most modern ones, I also like the look of rim brakes more than disc brakes.
All that is fine, function over form and all that, but this is hot or not, and all those things are ugly.
It doesn't come stock with the red bits does it? I hope not anyway. The stock bike is pretty ugly to begin with...
Please don't be offended, this is all just a bit of fun, and having presented your bike to this thread, expect scrutiny
All that is fine, function over form and all that, but this is hot or not, and all those things are ugly.
It doesn't come stock with the red bits does it? I hope not anyway. The stock bike is pretty ugly to begin with...
Please don't be offended, this is all just a bit of fun, and having presented your bike to this thread, expect scrutiny
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I wanted to hear what others thought. As far my bike, mine is the only one that matters to me, and I'm good with it, red bits and all.
08-05-18, 10:54 AM
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I love the Serotta. Not familiar with those wheels, but they work nicely on the retro-modern build. BTW, what year is the frameset from?
08-05-18, 03:42 PM
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The Serotta is hot. The color is fire.
08-05-18, 10:25 PM
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08-06-18, 07:55 AM
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Specialized has a unique ability to turn nice designs into ugly bikes.
08-06-18, 06:12 PM
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Not quite as colorful as Slick Madone's ... but ...
08-06-18, 06:23 PM
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It’s not hot, but that photo is terrible.
08-07-18, 02:33 AM
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I think it’s quite a clever photo- hides the funky seatpost quite well.
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If you need to use photography to hide a part of the bike then, by definition, it is not hot.
