Oh man, I've looked at this thread enough times to know that the saddle bag is a no no.

And.why exactly is that?

Because this thread is all about looks/appearance. A saddle bag looks cluttered and distracts from the overall hotness.

Some say its stupid or just can't understand but, that's the way it is in this thread like it or not

hot!!!

Picture edited to remove bag and reposition crank :)

SUPER HOT - personally I'd go with a white seat and bar tap - and loose the decals on the wheels.
but that is one amazing looking ride. - a dream bike for sure

HOT! Nice wheels, I run Jet 50s on one of my CADDs. Should've leveled the cranks arms.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd8a0e0f2.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8722e529.jpg

Conan, that's a nice piece of vintage steel, but there's just not enough going on for me to call it Hot, and enough weirdness, like the overwrapped shifter hoods, and bumpiness like toe clips and seat-height bars, to put it squarely in the Not camp.

I'm sure it's a nice ride, but Hotness is something else.

Have any pictures that aren't modified so much?

This thread does not take into account how "nice" a given bike is. Instead a bike is judged by the presentation and staging of the photo. Among the many rules of the presentation / composition of the picture are crank arm, chain, valve stem and tire label positions and yes, the absence (or presence) of a saddle bag.

So a well composed picture of an entry level Fuji can very well trounce a poorly presented Land Shark in the hotness scale.

Actually no. This thread was started way back in 08 and it was started to judge bikes not photos. Sure a good photo can make a crappy bike look good and vice versa but we are here to judge bikes not photographic and staging skills. This is just my opinion of course...

The DeRosa is off the hook.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8100/8...dd326d89_c.jpg


The Scott would look sick with a pair of 60mm wheels.

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9028/img1165r.jpg

Nice to see a Roubaix with the bars below the sadddle.

I've been wanting to pickup a set of deep wheels for a while now, probably going to pick up a set of November's "Rail" wheels once its released.

Could someone post a "Rules and Regulations" list for this thread? Or is there one already out there? It would nice to know so folks could go by it before throwing their bike into the fire.
:speedy:

That De Rosa is super duper sexy

Am I allowed in here now?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...es/photo-5.jpg

Frame:
2013 All City Mr. Pink 52cm Zona Tubing

Fork/Headset:
All City Lugged Fork/FSA Orbit X

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
2013 SRAM Force/PF30

Pedals:
Look Keō 2 Max

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
2013 SRAM Force/11-25 Cassette/50-34 Chainrings/SRAM Powerlink

Derailleurs/Shifters:
2013 SRAM Force

Handlebars/Stem:
3T Ergonova Pro 42cm/Thomson X2 100mm

Saddle/Seatpost:
Specialized Romin 143mm/Thomson Elite 27.2mm

Brakes:
Tektro R539 with SRAM SwissStop Green Pads

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
28H Velocity A23/Novatec/Continental GP4000 25C

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
32H Velocity A23/Novatec/Continental GP4000 25C

She looks nice! I'd give it a 'hot' with a few spacers removed.

I will be removing some spacers, just built it up and didn't want to cut too much without being sure.

I'll give the All City a hot.

Seems to get rehashed every 4 or 5 pages. If you are posting in a 480+ page thread I would think you would at least read the last couple pages.

Once the a few spacers are cut I have no problem with a hot. Its not fancy, but the set up looks good and clean. and its a unique frame which helps. Not such a fan of the actual picture

Although that DeRosa looks HAWT, I think it might operate more efficiently with a chain.

And a cassette.