im a college student. i cant afford to buy a bike worth 2 quarters of tuition and i wouldnt want to race a bike that nice anyway.

broke the 7700 shifter so now i have a 105 shifter. i think its so ugly that its actually hot :thumb: there should be an "ugliest bike that you have the balls to ride in front of people" thread. i would win that

Go ahead and start one. But don't be too confident.

better yet, start an "I know its ugly, but I still think it's hot in a way...so tell me it's hot" thread.

This one has to win a prize of some type...



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Your garage doors are horrible, it is wrong side of the bike, and there is saddle bag on it.
Fix all that and we can talk about it.

Finally have a bike I'm not too afraid to post...
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=385046

New pics will come when I get proper bottle cages, another spacer for lowering the stem the rest of the way, and take the decals off the wheels.

Sadly enough, this is not my bike, it belongs to a 70-year-old car mechanic. Fixies are still quite popular here in Tokyo, and this old oji-san decided to upgrade his wife's old 24" grocery bike into something more "クール." I wouldn't call it クール or かくいい, but it is definitely unique...

California King Snake

WOW! That is one ugly bike.. (one period was not enough)

Hot

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=385472
Cannondale Caad10
Sram Force 22
Zipp 404 (Beyond Black)
FSA K-Force components (stripped the paint down to the 3k carbon finish)
HED tribars

Not. That position doesn't look very aero either.

You need a zero setback seat post. You have the seat slammed forward on that thing.

So much potential in that CAAD10...

Sorry to add another voice of negativity, but I've got to say Not. The yellow highlights are nice, and I like that the graphics are minimal. But the frame angles look all wrong. I'm a fan of the Look brand, but I think they missed the mark here. The frame looks a little front-heavy, and the odd abbreviated upward-sweeping angles, combined with almost not saddle-to-bar drop makes it look like a hybrid trying to be a road bike, or a road bike imitating a hybrid. Not to mention the uneven and heavy-handed glue job with too-long valve stems. Bet it rides nicely though.

Not a fan of the aero bars, but that bike is still hot IMHO.

What kind of cassette is that? 12-32? That's some seriously low gearing.

Zero setback would bring the saddle at least 10mm forward from the current position, even if it was slammed back on the new post. A 15-20mm setback post would be about right.

haha damn you guys really pay attention to details ;-) Responses are in order of comments :

The "lack of aero" position is because the bike is fitted for long distance triathlons (180km/110miles on the bike - no stops).

The set back is simply because I was being cheap... you caught me ;-) Got a great deal on the k-force set but it came with the setback seatpost. Don't really mind it since I still get the right fitting with the seat placed really forward.

Hey Raedyn, I've been building up this bike for 2 years now and I just finished it this week. Thanks for the vote its appreciated ! :)

Dan333SP : impressive ! didn't think for a second that someone would notice. Exactly right, 11-32. My playground includes some ridiculous hill. What can I say, I'm a climber ;-) But this used to be a 10 speed bike so upgrading to 11 speed the 32 cassette is simply a bonus. Turns out I wouldn't go back.

standard or compact crank? how many links is the chain?

I got the same bike. I'll have to hotten it up a little first, but I'll post a pic soon.

I disagree with all the criticism of the Look. Different is better, even to be sought after. And the overall impression is mean and aggressive in my opinion.

Yes