My new build. I will be upgrading to Sram Red over the course of the year. Currently built up with Rival (2012)
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=668

My regular bike. (Sram Force 2012 build)
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=615

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Interesting and bordering on hot for my taste...as was noted, lose the white hoods...and I hope that seat is comfortable, because it sure is a little odd looking

Wtf. It's a concor. Know your roots, kid.

i know what it is, that doesn't make it contribute to looking hot...kid...

I know, not the best backdrop, but it beats the obligatory white garage door. I've changed everything on the bike except the shifters and derailleurs (they're next). Weight is 15.8 pounds, and that's with a 105g tire pump in the seat tube.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=309653

Sorry but it is a Not. That red bar tape really messes it up.

Nailed it. lol. They haven't taken the lights down in years.
Thanks for all the compliments on the bike, though.

The background is not obligated to a white garage door. It is so we can see all parts of the bike without having a distracting background such as yours.

Its a Not for me.

Dont like the frame shape. That headtube is is just plain hideous to me. Large stack. No saddle to bar drop. Might be picture but saddle looks to be tilted down a smidge. Dont like red bar tape. Dont like colored cables.

I'm sure it is a fine bike and I hope you ride the CRAP out of it. But aesthetically I just dont love it.

Oh well, it's hot to me. I think half the stuff that is deemed "hot" in this thread are butt ugly. There are just too many plain-jane looking bikes out there. I like a little color, black & white are boring.

That's really all that matters.

+1.......



except when posting in the hot or not thread. All rationality gets thrown out and it comes down to looks only.

Here's a picture with the bar tape and a solid background.
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=670

Sorry.

Solid meh. I think it would look better without all the red.

the gumwalls are soooo classy. very nice...

Those are the wheels/tires I used on my black bike. I am sure I'll be picking up some 38-50mm carbon wheels sometime soon. But yeah.. I think the red will have to grow on me. Or I will switch out all the red to the black bike. At some point.

You could start with black spacers, and a black seatpost collar. Or less spacers. Just because this is the Hot or Not thread.

Are you sponsored by McDonalds? Also, how in the world do you stay on that saddle? While I like colorful bikes, I'm not "Lovin' it".

sorry.. it's a not
Black bar tape + slammed stem, and it would get a meh from me.
I personally don't mind the coloured cable housing
Adding a saddle with some red in it (arione with red stripe?) would get it closer to hot

Hot. I had a pink bike back when I lived in Boston. It's a track bike, but similar colors. Sorry for the terrible pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/DSCF0009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../SanRensho.jpg

Funny thing is, that's a brand new saddle (it does have traces of red) that replaced a saddle that had more red on it. I thought it was a bit much. This is a Williams saddle, which I think is going to turn out to be THE perfect saddle (there's another thread about that).

HOT! First hot bike in many many many pages in my opinion.

Nice bikes but the red tires are over-kill. ACK!
Cheers

+1, kinda. Gran Fondo - consider grey bar wrap next time (or not, whatever). Otherwise, it looks nice and the weight is pretty darn good.

The judging standards in this thread are a bit nuts, but the entertainment value brings me back from time to time. Try not to take anything personally.