LowCel 

You should just ride it. After you ride it a while you will know what changes you need to make. Until then, don't worry about what a bunch of screen names on the internet say.

Commodus

Yes. Don't just make changes based on someone else's aesthetics. Ride it until you develop your own opinions.

FlatSix911

Hot ... more carbon cowbell pleez

SebastionMerckx

Just a little something I threw together with spare parts and one of my older frames(yes, I know the photo could be far better, but it's awful outside currently):

pelotonracer

Something is really off-putting about that GIANT logo on the downtube, I can't figure it out.

X-LinkedRider

Incredible hot x4, but I was talking to JSS with the Parlee and the Look.

SebastionMerckx

Yeah, I think it's the way the gray and white meet near the logo...Over time, I've noticed it more and more..I'm thinking of blacking the bike out and putting white logos on it.

thinktubes 

If you're having trouble with that, I'm sure you would have trouble getting behind the unfortunately named "Giant Butte"

milkbaby

ULTRA HOTT!!!

Some of the comments show how weird the bike fetishes many people on this thread have... :-D

veggie

I would so tape over the "e" in butte and ride the **** out of that bike, but not before I shoved 700c wheels in it.

alexaschwanden

The light blue bike has a nice clean look to it, good job.

rat fink

It depends who's Giant Butte we're talking about.

rat fink

The Cherubim is very hot. I like the wheel choice a lot. I didn't know they were still being made.

The Parlee is also hot. To my eyes, hotter than the Look.

surgeonstone

Holy schmolly, how do you decide which beauty to ride. The problems of choice can be considerable, ask King Solomon and his harem of a thousand concubines.

surgeonstone

This , in terms of hotness, approaches the temperatures on the far side of pluto.

JSS

this is butte ugly

UCIMBZ

I know. Decisions, decisions.

Andy_K 

The standards of this thread not withstanding, that's a pretty good looking bike. The stem, however, is hideous. I've got that exact stem sitting in a box in my garage at home, waiting to be donated to the local bike co-op. I can't imagine what they were thinking.

That said, you should really ride it like that for a while to figure out what size stem you're going to want. Either that or go to the LBS for a fitting. Once you have the fit dialed in, you could either get a decent looking quill stem (I think the cheap Kalloy Unos are OK, but if you want to go fancy Nitto makes some nice ones) or you could get a threadless adapter and get a modern stem.

While you're figuring out fit, an adjustable stem might be worth trying, but it would be even less hot than the monstrosity you have now.

bcj2810

Can you send me the link to the type of stem your talking about that would be compatible with this bike?

Painful Chafe

Definitely HOT!!!!

Andy_K 

Most of these would work.

https://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...?category=1728

For those handlebars I think you need one with a 26.0 clamp.

Soloist Assassin

You are leaving out the best option, sheesh! The old threaded headset, quill stem is horrible old technology. Not only is it heavy, but adds a bit of stack height, fork selection sucks, and I've had quill stems have slop inside the steerer. Do yourself a favor and upgrade to a thread less fork, with a proper thread less headset, and stem. It is the best option for the reasons I have stated. Just make sure the fork you buy has he same amount of rake or it will affect the handling of the bike.

bcj2810

would a 25.4 work?

Andy_K 

No, you'd need different bars for that.

Soloist Assassin

Got some changes done to the S2. Adjusted the bar angle, and hood position. Changed some hardware out in the derailleurs, for red aluminum, as well as chainring bolts, changed the inner ring, and applied new bartape. That's a new set of Vittoria Evo CXes glued on there as well.