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Old 03-18-12, 10:08 PM
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I actually said it was a Hot. Lol Looks like somebody got his feelings hurt and forgot to read the rest. Apparently you didn't read the part before hand either which says "Whether that was the case or not". I understand the heritage and general greatness of the M3, once again, I said that was Hot too. I even like the way you staged it. But if you think you're going to debate your way out of posting the car with the number 2 advertisement spot (funding) and the bike with the number 1 advertisement spot and claiming like you didn't buy it because "they" told you to is as laughable as your reading comprehension.

You're right I, I switched to a not.
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BTW: "Me too" is not an expression of degradation , but it is widely recognized to mean top selling/advertised product.
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^Like the frame, not really feeling the build, nor the mistmatched stem/post.

Still, hot.
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Originally Posted by UCF Eric
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Very nice!
Here's mine:
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Old 03-19-12, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ucf eric
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hot!
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Old 03-19-12, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kstryapko
my new baby, sorry for the picture.
not!
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Old 03-19-12, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by bcj2810
I'm leaning towards HOT, but I need a bigger picture.

So, WARM......until bigger pictures.

Nevermind. I found the big picture. HOT, but the handlebar angle is funny.
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Originally Posted by MajorMantra
The 'Dale could be hot with a different wheelset, but I really dislike those spokes.
+1 are those reflectors or what?
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Originally Posted by kinofaucet
Jesus! That's HOT!
That's the hottest bike in this entire thread!
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
+1 are those reflectors or what?
Those appear to be Topolino wheels. The spokes are carbon/kevlar:



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And the purpose of the knobular?
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
And the purpose of the knobular?
I'm sorry - you'll have to try a dialect of American English for me to understand your question.
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Originally Posted by nhluhr
I'm sorry - you'll have to try a dialect of American English for me to understand your question.
Knob = Knobular. To rephrase, What is the point of the knob on the spoke? This is something you see on commuter bikes with reflectors, I am curious as to the purpose of the hideous bulge on each spoke.
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
Knob = Knobular. To rephrase, What is the point of the knob on the spoke? This is something you see on commuter bikes with reflectors, I am curious as to the purpose of the hideous bulge on each spoke.
What knob are you talking about? Do you mean the end of the spoke where it goes to threads for wheel truing?
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Originally Posted by UCF Eric
Newest toy

That saddle makes it a not.
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Originally Posted by Painful Chafe
Tell me you don't see knobs next to the nipples, or are they the nipples? So yes, I guess the end of spoke connection to nipple?
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Old 03-19-12, 02:23 PM
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^^^ I had those "knobs" on my spokes when I was a kid...but they slid back and forth and were different colors.
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Originally Posted by kinofaucet
Hot!
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Originally Posted by Sir Real
That saddle makes it a not.
Got a recommendation for a saddle?
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Originally Posted by kinofaucet
As far as asthetics go....

Saddle tilt drives me crazy when looking at it.
Hoods need to be forther down on the bars.
Wheels are simple yet don't do anything for the bike.

Not
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Originally Posted by UCIMBZ
Very nice!
Here's mine:
Both Colanagos are frikkin' hott...
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Originally Posted by bianchi10
As far as asthetics go....

Saddle tilt drives me crazy when looking at it.
Hoods need to be forther down on the bars.
Wheels are simple yet don't do anything for the bike.

Not
no, a flat transition is overrated.
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I agree, same as a correct bike fitting. Who needs either of them. I just get on it and ride!
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