Slam the stem and it's hot.

Does my Altamira, fondly known as "Raven", qualify as hot? She's seen a lot of mods, and there's few stock components.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=368421

That's my first road bike! I have a fondness for Fuji's, it looks good and all, but I would say not quite hot.

Still an Oval crankset though? Probably works fine...but looks out of place now.

I like it, but you need a better picture of it.

A black and white bike named Raven? Wouldn't it be more like Magpie?

Either way. Dirty white bar tape, saddle bag, not a great picture. Not so hot.

Yeah, that picture is actually two years old from a smartphone. But the crankset and the headset are the only stock components!

http://i.imgur.com/VLUCiZ7.png
http://i.imgur.com/VZgsXcS.png
And before last weeks crit:
http://i.imgur.com/ihd8lai.png

Hot.

Edited: Though, that white line on the top tube makes it look like it has a hard bend when really it isn't. Wish that line wasn't there, but I still dig it.

The Merckx is nicely dolled up, but it's a frame I personally find ugly....

Early pregnancy head tube.

I dunno if it's an optical illusion, but that Merckx looks like it has an extremely slack headtube angle.

In the racers forum as well - but I can't help it. Daddy's new race rig...

2013 Cervelo S5 VWD - Bontrager Aeolus D3 5's - SRAM Quarq Elsa - SRAM Red
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=368482

I think that Merckx might look better with a -10 or -17 stem. It would blend with the line of the bent top tube more perhaps... that said, to keep the same drop it would need some spacers.

Potato Potato.

Cervelo S5

Great bike I'm sure and I dont mean to take any wind out of your sail, but aesthetically I just dont find it to be pleasing. Dont like the geometry nor the paint scheme. The bartape doesn't really compliment or flow with the bike. Dislike the tower of spacers below/on top of the stem (Though with it being new, I would guess you may take care of that?)

Hope you enjoy it though!

The picture doesn't quite do the bar tape justice... its Lizard Skin and color in person almost seems to match the gray frame and its super comfortable. Geometry wise, I get your comment. Running a -17 degree stem would make it look odd I think. I just got comfortable with the bar height...just making sure before we trim it down. Seems like a lot of people don't like the looks of them - but the ride is pretty sweet...... ohhhhhhh and fast, if you're into that sort of thing.

is it the lizardskin 1.8 dark grey/light grey tape? If so, i can see where it would match. I personally dont care for the look of -17 deg stems, so that wouldn't have helped IMPO. As long as you love it, thats all that matters ;)

are those wheels 50s?

HOTTT... a very nice modern looking bike, love the unique frame shaping...

Ugly, but VERY HOT!

Ugly. ....but hot???

Yeah that confused me too. I vote Hot, that's a nice looking ride!

are those wheels 50s?

Merckx is hot, though I really don't like the "hunchback" look of that top tube.

The Merckx is hot. I like the Tron stripe. :)