Ha ha! I decided to let the leaf slide since the poster had done a pretty good presentation job all around. I guess I missed the turtle, did someone have one in their hot r not post? Ok to be completely OCD I would have removed the leaf and placed the bike evenly centered between the two fence posts (or whatever they are) in the background.

Was a few pages back.

LOL yeah he probably should have nudged the turtle out of the way before shooting. That, or placed it on the saddle, in a kind of a tortoise and the hare joke. Because that bike looks effing fast.

Much appreciate that people notice that. I know the color isn't for everyone. but I can only have so many black/Red bikes without wanting something different.
Yes, the damned leaf blew in the picture and kept coming back everytime. I did take the pic with a cell phone though, so I am sure with a tripod I would have much better success.
Lol, You guys make me laugh here.

OK here's mine. 1987ish lugged 531 Reynolds Rodriguez. Full Campy. I just mounted Trigger Pro 33mm hardpack tires to test fit for an upcoming gravel Fondo. They fit but barely. The beauty of older frames with "long reach" brakes.

Sorry no turtle but I had to shoo a chicken out of the frame.

http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/...ps486e7f26.jpg

Hot. Would be hotter if the tires had tan sidewalls.

Yes I know it's not technically a Road Bike but I saw the one above and figured close enough. This is what I did with the group I took of my Giant Defy from earlier...

http://i.imgur.com/06qMhKe.jpg

[QUOTE=Gus90;16738485]Yes I know it's not technically a Road Bike but I saw the one above and figured close enough. This is what I did with the group I took of my Giant Defy from earlier...


That's a crazy high rise seat, are you sure you got the right frame size, how tall are you? Is that some kind of extender on it? What do you use this steed for if you don't mind my asking: cyclocross? commuting? rain bike?

Nice cave, I'd like a visit. The powder blue Centurion is my favorite. I like to stumble across a vintage high end Centurion for a deal at the bike yard and make a sunny day retro racer out of it. Keep the DT shifters and I've got some old 600EX gum hooded levers.

Fuji is not.

Im 5'11" frame is a m/l which is a 56cm I believe same as my other bike, seat is higher than on my road bike but I was professionally fitted to both. Seat in relation to bottom bracket is about the same. It's just the seat mast clamp that comes on these bikes which have an integrated seat post. I use it for trail/path riding but it is a cyclocross frame just with a compact chain ring.

My recent build, 54cm Soma Smoothie. Please do not bust my balls about the chain/big ring please ;)

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/soma-smoothie-17700_1.jpg

nice clean looking bike there, marito.

hot.

by the way, i think small ring is better for photos. it doesnt pull the rd into extreme shape.

That looks spectacular.

Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod

Beautiful - what wheels are those?

Hot. Beautiful bike. I love the ghost badged wheels. You've done some things wrong here (bottle, bag, steerer not cut, etc) but the bike is simple and beautiful enough that it ranks a hot in my book!

Steerer has since been cut. :) It's also not technically a bag, it's a tube and CO2 taped together and held on with a Backcountry Research strap. Also, what's wrong with my bottle?

Hmm. I can't … mention the nonexistent 'rules' so how do I describe this? We are voting on bikes, not accessories so I think (my opinion only, of course!) that it's sometimes, occasionally better, y'know if you remove all of the other stuff, including bottles before photographing your ride. Not that there's anything wrong with your bottle, I was just pointing out that when the bike looks good, some of that other stuff doesn't matter. If you are Cindy Crawford, then a mole is not a mole, it's a beauty mark. But if you're Shrek, then a mole might should be removed… hehehe.

p.s. - Also … Crank in the wrong position and Garmin mounted on front… ;)

All very good points. I'll admit the post in Hot or Not was an after thought and I used a picture I already had. I should have better respected the rules of Hot or Not and took a specific picture for the thread. :)

Purpose-built hot. Nice

HOTTT... except for the orange wheel decals. White or red would've been aesthetically pleasing, the orange is kinda clashing to me. Are you gonna slap some DA shifters on there eventually? SST is a very appealing frame to me, nice. :thumb:

Classy hot... Every once in a while I get the itch to get a Smoothie and build it up but there are so many steel frames out there (new, used, and NOS) I never can settle on one... anyhow, :thumb:

She gets lots of compliments on the Centurion, and loves to ride it. That one started out as a 2 bikes for a $100.00 deal on CL in Raleigh. The other bike was a Lotus Excelle, the sale of which paid for the original purchase and some of the improvements to the Centurion.

Yes!

I would do black bar tape, but still good.

Yes!