kbarch

I was thinking the rims, not the tires, make it a messenger bike. Mercury = messenger of the gods - get it?
But seriously, the mis-matched tires do add to a messenger's bike look.

WhyFi

Can you understand that it defeats the point of the thread to suggest, "well, just imagine it with a better looking ________" or "a more appropriate ________"?

Silvercivic27

No money for tires. Spent it all on the Enve aero road bar and the Extralite stem.

Lazyass

Let's just put it out there now. No flat black carbon bike is hot.

hack

I like it, but then again I own one and they're solid racing machines.

GlennR

You're entitled to your opinion.. .and so am I.

Doge

You know why it was purchased. I thought it looked good too. The stem is about the nicest piece of machine I have seen. Holding it, suddenly carbon feels so heavy.

rideBjj

This is my new Lynskey R230. Got a super deal on the frame / fork / seatpost. Built it up with the campy / sram parts and wheels off another carbon craigslist bike that was too big.

I have this and a Roubaix. The Roubaix looks like every other one out there, so no point in asking if it's hot or not. It's not.

Herbie53

It/she's a not, but here is a cup of bunny and a monkey pickle.

bigdo13

ppl are really hating on that nice ass matte finish Venge b/c of mismatched tires... lol

why again do most regular folks hate cyclists and think we're all a bunch of obnoxious elitist snobs again?

WhyFi

No, some people are hating on the presentation with mismatched tires, others dislike it because they're not fans of the Spec Squatting Dog, and still others dislike the matte finish/colorway. Above all, though, you need to keep in mind that this is a thread entirely devoted to aesthetics and posting is literally an invitation to judge. As such, higher standards are expected.

TexMac

2014 Ridley Noah fast

kbarch

Exactly. This isn't the polite introductions thread, it's the opinion thread.

It's not 'hating' really, and the critiques are invited, but sometimes one does wonder whether our eagerness to judge and the tone of some comments here may be indicative of a prevailing judgmental, snobbish attitude outside such threads.

While it's pleasant to look at pretty bikes, showing off would-be perfect ones only results in boosts of confidence and inspirations at best; inflated egos and inflamed envy are just as likely. Maybe if the thread was more "What can I do to improve this bike?" and less "Isn't this bike awesome?" then people would be friendlier. But it's "Hot r Not," so here we are.

kbarch

Looks like a big graffiti tag. It's not my preferred style, and while I find it rather comical, somehow I'm compelled to give it a Hot. Hot like a popozuda.

coolcamaro12

I don't understand why so many people are giving that bike a not. I LOVE how it looks. The paint, wheels, frame, everything

cycledogg

Agree above quote. Also, please note the finish end of the right hand bar tape. Looks like white tape was used? The bike could be hot, but not from me.
Cheers

TexMac

Isn't every bike maker up to graffitify their frames
Thanks anyway. My crit bike

profcyclist

Moots is cool.

kbarch

I meant the lines/shape of the whole thing, especially with the SMP saddle like a curvy serif the way taggers do their letters sometimes. The normally fussy drivetrain components get lost in the honkin' big stays and disc of a chain wheel, and the white spokes make the slick wheels look more bold and abstracted, too, so you hardly have to squint your eyes and it looks more like a loose, graphic gesture than a solid machine.

MSignore

2013 Caad10 5
Fulcrum Quattro Wheelset with my gators on for northeast winter

LAJ

Warm

LAJ

Hot

LAJ

Not

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Warm

Team Sarcasm

For an aero bike not the worst in the world, but aero bike are...eh normally so it's an eh. It is nicer than my bike though if that helps

When I see aero bikes all I think of are these memes \/