Hot r Not
06-19-13, 11:45 PM
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to the best of your ability, ignore my crappy apartment. Going to replace the saddle with a white romin evo as soon as I get my shoes.
oh, and I forgot to take off the red stickers. oops.
oh, and I forgot to take off the red stickers. oops.
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06-20-13, 07:00 AM
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Here's my starter bike I got last summer for less than $500 new to see if I like cycling, a Diamondback Podium 1. Have done some upgrades and now that I have fallen in love with the black ISM saddle, I will switch back to black bar tape in the near future.
Let me know your thoughts on keeping or removing the wheel decals. I'm not sure.
Let me know your thoughts on keeping or removing the wheel decals. I'm not sure.
06-20-13, 07:00 AM
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I'm not a fan of anything but black or skinwall tires generally. The white tires honestly don't look terrible here though. Just wear them out then replace with something black.
06-20-13, 09:05 AM
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I agree about the tires. Black tires and I would also go black romin and black tape.
06-20-13, 09:12 AM
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06-20-13, 09:13 AM
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06-20-13, 09:59 AM
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06-20-13, 10:43 AM
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I would love to see some guy with a sense of humor and money/time on his hands to build up a Denali with Red and Lightweight wheels... May be worthy of a photoshop job.
06-20-13, 11:36 AM
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06-20-13, 11:38 AM
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06-20-13, 11:47 AM
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That's what I think of as the definition of most of the "nots" in this thread.
When I post my Fuji Team Issue, though, it will be due to lack of funds for anything but a beat up old 105 5500 drivetrain with yellow and blue stickers to ruin the good looks of the carbon weave. And I will well deserve my "nots."
There's a budget hot or not thread, though...
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06-20-13, 11:56 AM
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06-20-13, 03:00 PM
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06-21-13, 05:58 PM
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thoughts on saddle? I used to have a tioga twintail spyder, but it wasn't wide enough
I feel like this one isn't aesthetic enough
06-21-13, 06:26 PM
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aesthetically speaking, I dont like it. try Romin evo pro. If you like the tioga but just wasn't wide enough, the Romin might just do it for ya
06-21-13, 07:41 PM
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06-21-13, 07:53 PM
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I'll give that a Hot. wish it had black cables though
06-21-13, 11:44 PM
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Please, I just want to be accepted!!!
Adjusted to fit me like my fitted bike. The handlebar is 2 cm higher, even with a flipped stem and no spacers. but it shouldn't be a big deal. Might get an angled stem to compensate
Adjusted to fit me like my fitted bike. The handlebar is 2 cm higher, even with a flipped stem and no spacers. but it shouldn't be a big deal. Might get an angled stem to compensate
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06-21-13, 11:51 PM
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Nope.
06-22-13, 12:14 AM
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06-22-13, 12:39 PM
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The Spooky looks very purposeful. Hot.
06-22-13, 07:41 PM
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I like this Marin, specifically the colors of the frameset; a better pic/background would do this bike some justice. Personally, I'd change the hoods to black.
You can never go wrong with a Spooky & EDGE/ENVE mix. Great looking build. HOT.
You can never go wrong with a Spooky & EDGE/ENVE mix. Great looking build. HOT.
