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Unfortunately the part didn't arrive, but I'll go ahead and break through the suspense and give you what we have right now.
The camera is a Nikon D3200 DSLR using a Nikkoe18-55 lens in the auto setting. I have found the auto setting really sets the bike off while deemphasizing the garage door.
I present to you the world's first, and category defining, carbon fiber performance cruiser. The lovely lady Laurie enjoys a leisurely pedal from time to time. She finds the cruiser configuration most comfortable but scoffs at the notion that a discerning rider must suffer a 40 pound steel sled to get the ergonomics she deserves. She appreciates a light, stiff, responsive and elegant bike. The Marin Highway One's graceful lines and friendly geometry made the perfect platform for this project.
The drive train features a feathery 36/22 FSA carbon crank supported by a Mega Exo ceramic bottom bracket. A Dura Ace 9 speed chain connects to an Ultegra 11-30 casstte. Gears are switched via a combination of Tiagra, Sora and Microshift components. State-of-the-art 3 bearing Shanmashi pedals are used to set this art in motion. Rims are made by Shimano and highlighted by black straight gauge spokes with red alloy nipples, surrounded by beautiful blue 700x28 Panaracer Ribmo rubber. Stopping power is provided by Promax V brakes activated by Avid levers. The cockpit features Origin 8 touring bars and a nifty infinitely adjustable Satori Up One stem. Laurie's delightful little bum is kept cozy compliments of a cushy Bontrager saddle.
With this masterpiece it's not a matter of Hot or Not, it's whether it's sizzling hot, piping hot or white hot. Thanks in advance for your kind words.
The camera is a Nikon D3200 DSLR using a Nikkoe18-55 lens in the auto setting. I have found the auto setting really sets the bike off while deemphasizing the garage door.
I present to you the world's first, and category defining, carbon fiber performance cruiser. The lovely lady Laurie enjoys a leisurely pedal from time to time. She finds the cruiser configuration most comfortable but scoffs at the notion that a discerning rider must suffer a 40 pound steel sled to get the ergonomics she deserves. She appreciates a light, stiff, responsive and elegant bike. The Marin Highway One's graceful lines and friendly geometry made the perfect platform for this project.
The drive train features a feathery 36/22 FSA carbon crank supported by a Mega Exo ceramic bottom bracket. A Dura Ace 9 speed chain connects to an Ultegra 11-30 casstte. Gears are switched via a combination of Tiagra, Sora and Microshift components. State-of-the-art 3 bearing Shanmashi pedals are used to set this art in motion. Rims are made by Shimano and highlighted by black straight gauge spokes with red alloy nipples, surrounded by beautiful blue 700x28 Panaracer Ribmo rubber. Stopping power is provided by Promax V brakes activated by Avid levers. The cockpit features Origin 8 touring bars and a nifty infinitely adjustable Satori Up One stem. Laurie's delightful little bum is kept cozy compliments of a cushy Bontrager saddle.
With this masterpiece it's not a matter of Hot or Not, it's whether it's sizzling hot, piping hot or white hot. Thanks in advance for your kind words.
09-13-18, 04:02 PM
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09-13-18, 04:27 PM
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Unfortunately the part didn't arrive, but I'll go ahead and break through the suspense and give you what we have right now.
The camera is a Nikon D3200 DSLR using a Nikkor 18-55 lens in the auto setting. I have found the auto setting really sets the bike off while deemphasizing the garage door.
I present to you the world's first, and category defining, carbon fiber performance cruiser. The lovely lady Laurie enjoys a leisurely pedal from time to time. She finds the cruiser configuration most comfortable but scoffs at the notion that a discerning rider must suffer a 40 pound steel sled to get the ergonomics she deserves. She appreciates a light, stiff, responsive and elegant bike. The Marin Highway One's graceful lines and friendly geometry made the perfect platform for this project.
The drive train features a feathery 36/22 FSA carbon crank supported by a Mega Exo ceramic bottom bracket. A Dura Ace 9 speed chain connects to an Ultegra 11-30 casstte. Gears are switched via a combination of Tiagra, Sora and Microshift components. State-of-the-art 3 bearing Shanmashi pedals are used to set this art in motion. Rims are made by Shimano and highlighted by black straight gauge spokes with red alloy nipples, surrounded by beautiful blue 700x28 Panaracer Ribmo rubber. Stopping power is provided by Promax V brakes activated by Avid levers. The cockpit features Origin 8 touring bars and a nifty infinitely adjustable Satori Up One stem. Laurie's delightful little bum is kept cozy compliments of a cushy Bontrager saddle.
With this masterpiece it's not a matter of Hot or Not, it's whether it's sizzling hot, piping hot or white hot. Thanks in advance for your kind words.
The camera is a Nikon D3200 DSLR using a Nikkor 18-55 lens in the auto setting. I have found the auto setting really sets the bike off while deemphasizing the garage door.
I present to you the world's first, and category defining, carbon fiber performance cruiser. The lovely lady Laurie enjoys a leisurely pedal from time to time. She finds the cruiser configuration most comfortable but scoffs at the notion that a discerning rider must suffer a 40 pound steel sled to get the ergonomics she deserves. She appreciates a light, stiff, responsive and elegant bike. The Marin Highway One's graceful lines and friendly geometry made the perfect platform for this project.
The drive train features a feathery 36/22 FSA carbon crank supported by a Mega Exo ceramic bottom bracket. A Dura Ace 9 speed chain connects to an Ultegra 11-30 casstte. Gears are switched via a combination of Tiagra, Sora and Microshift components. State-of-the-art 3 bearing Shanmashi pedals are used to set this art in motion. Rims are made by Shimano and highlighted by black straight gauge spokes with red alloy nipples, surrounded by beautiful blue 700x28 Panaracer Ribmo rubber. Stopping power is provided by Promax V brakes activated by Avid levers. The cockpit features Origin 8 touring bars and a nifty infinitely adjustable Satori Up One stem. Laurie's delightful little bum is kept cozy compliments of a cushy Bontrager saddle.
With this masterpiece it's not a matter of Hot or Not, it's whether it's sizzling hot, piping hot or white hot. Thanks in advance for your kind words.
09-13-18, 04:38 PM
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09-13-18, 06:54 PM
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Don't ask questions, just cut it.
09-13-18, 07:05 PM
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The New and Improved HotRNot Thread
09-13-18, 07:18 PM
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09-13-18, 07:37 PM
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Of course, should "they" choose to follow the rules, this thread would be the correct one to actually critique a bike posted.
The New and Improved HotRNot Thread
The New and Improved HotRNot Thread
Hot or Not, with no other comment/explanation, is just too difficult for most to observe.
09-13-18, 07:42 PM
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09-13-18, 08:41 PM
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Look I could call any chinese carbon made frame chinese cookie cutter crap and I wouldn't be wrong and, but it would just be my honest opinion. I could call any steel lugged frame a boat anchor, and I could call a colnago frame for what it is, a steel boat anchor that's nicely crafted, but doesn't measure up to a nicely crafted Ti frame that is much lighter.
And as for performance, give me a break. Metal can't come close to the strength to weight of carbon, not to mention what can be achieved with its anisotropic properties. Dribble on about its failure mode all you like, but the fact is that carbon is both stronger and lighter, meaning it doesn't cost much weight to have a high safety margin, and it doesn't fatigue, so any carbon part is almost certainly less likely to fail in the first place unless it's built crazy light.
On any serious bike designed to modern standards, metal is just for parts like bearings, the drivetrain and fasteners (and maybe one or two components like stems, which need to be equally strong in every direction). Anyone who denies that is living in the past.
Ti has some great properties, and is brilliant for stuff like surgical implants or tricky bits like Bastion's 3D-printed lugs, but its days as an ultimate frame material are over - and it never really got there anyway, since the problem of butting tubes was never solved.
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09-14-18, 02:51 AM
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09-14-18, 03:34 AM
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Very nice photo, by the way.
09-14-18, 06:16 AM
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Man. I so want to post the new bike here, but:
1) It's a tall bike (not hot)
2) It has too many spacers on top of the stem (not hot)
3) It still has a spacer under the stem (not hot)
4) It's a really tall bike (really not hot)
5) Ugly R8000 cranks
6) No carbon wheels
How am I doing for a 63cm bike?
1) It's a tall bike (not hot)
2) It has too many spacers on top of the stem (not hot)
3) It still has a spacer under the stem (not hot)
4) It's a really tall bike (really not hot)
5) Ugly R8000 cranks
6) No carbon wheels
How am I doing for a 63cm bike?
I completely disagree that spacers make a bike ugly. Carbon rims are...meh. They are nice looking up to maybe 35mm, then they just look like the rider is trying too hard. As for 8000 cranks...yeah those arent my favorite, but there are very few cranks these days that do look good and some posters do like the bulbous 4 arm crank look.
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Post it up!
I completely disagree that spacers make a bike ugly. Carbon rims are...meh. They are nice looking up to maybe 35mm, then they just look like the rider is trying too hard. As for 8000 cranks...yeah those arent my favorite, but there are very few cranks these days that do look good and some posters do like the bulbous 4 arm crank look.
I completely disagree that spacers make a bike ugly. Carbon rims are...meh. They are nice looking up to maybe 35mm, then they just look like the rider is trying too hard. As for 8000 cranks...yeah those arent my favorite, but there are very few cranks these days that do look good and some posters do like the bulbous 4 arm crank look.
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My goodness how close this is to being a 5 star! I think it's awesome! My only gripe is the blue rubber. I personally don't dig on anything other than black or skinwall, but can at least appreciate this more than a red or yellow tire. Overall, still a hot for me. Happy Riding!
09-14-18, 07:58 AM
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It doesn't matter if the camera was a film camera, the image still would have had to been scanned in as a jpeg for it to be shown here. And photoshop can take any jepg and you can edit it as a smart object and then use full raw editing sliders on it so you can adjust exposure, white balance, clarity, saturation: the whole nine yards.
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It doesn't matter if the camera was a film camera, the image still would have had to been scanned in as a jpeg for it to be shown here. And photoshop can take any jepg and you can edit it as a smart object and then use full raw editing sliders on it so you can adjust exposure, white balance, clarity, saturation: the whole nine yards.
09-14-18, 09:12 AM
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My goodness how close this is to being a 5 star! I think it's awesome! My only gripe is the blue rubber. I personally don't dig on anything other than black or skinwall, but can at least appreciate this more than a red or yellow tire. Overall, still a hot for me. Happy Riding!
