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10-31-16, 05:14 AM
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Don't take this the wrong way, but it kind of looks like a kid's bike - the paint scheme really accentuates the geometry. And while I recognize the wheels, in combination with that frame, they look wide. Looks perfect for racing around the neighborhood, but of course it's much more capable than that. Very cool.
10-31-16, 05:38 AM
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It really makes me smile.
Don't take this the wrong way, but it kind of looks like a kid's bike - the paint scheme really accentuates the geometry. And while I recognize the wheels, in combination with that frame, they look wide. Looks perfect for racing around the neighborhood, but of course it's much more capable than that. Very cool.
Don't take this the wrong way, but it kind of looks like a kid's bike - the paint scheme really accentuates the geometry. And while I recognize the wheels, in combination with that frame, they look wide. Looks perfect for racing around the neighborhood, but of course it's much more capable than that. Very cool.
10-31-16, 10:16 AM
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10-31-16, 10:33 AM
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My first bike (commuting on road), are flatbar allowed? 
I know I'll get some hate but it's not a bad look IMO
I know I'll get some hate but it's not a bad look IMO
10-31-16, 11:04 AM
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10-31-16, 12:10 PM
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10-31-16, 12:15 PM
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10-31-16, 12:54 PM
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Yes!
No. A flat bar commuter might not get much love in this thread, but at least take a proper photo of the bike for submission. See how the top bike has their wheels lined up, the drive side is facing the viewer, the crank is angled with care, all lights, bottles, and clutter have been removed, etc allowing the viewer to take in all the parts of the bike without being distracted.
No. A flat bar commuter might not get much love in this thread, but at least take a proper photo of the bike for submission. See how the top bike has their wheels lined up, the drive side is facing the viewer, the crank is angled with care, all lights, bottles, and clutter have been removed, etc allowing the viewer to take in all the parts of the bike without being distracted.
10-31-16, 04:22 PM
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Would have said hot but the stem to bar to hood transition looks janky.
also the frame pump. but at least its the same color as the bike.
also the frame pump. but at least its the same color as the bike.
10-31-16, 09:19 PM
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10-31-16, 09:25 PM
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Sorry but frame pumps have always been sexy. It was a lapse in aesthetic standards that caused their fall from style in the 90s/2000s, not the opposite. With all the hubbub around Silca's new pumps in the custom world, they are definitely coming back.
11-01-16, 04:20 AM
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If this was the forum of boardwalks, commuting, a bit of off-road and riding around the neighborhood with your kids, etc., OK, it's pretty hot. But it's not, so it's not.
11-01-16, 04:22 AM
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11-01-16, 04:49 AM
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Yes!
No. A flat bar commuter might not get much love in this thread, but at least take a proper photo of the bike for submission. See how the top bike has their wheels lined up, the drive side is facing the viewer, the crank is angled with care, all lights, bottles, and clutter have been removed, etc allowing the viewer to take in all the parts of the bike without being distracted.
No. A flat bar commuter might not get much love in this thread, but at least take a proper photo of the bike for submission. See how the top bike has their wheels lined up, the drive side is facing the viewer, the crank is angled with care, all lights, bottles, and clutter have been removed, etc allowing the viewer to take in all the parts of the bike without being distracted.
Oh I see. In that case I'll up my game next time, thank you good sir.
I'll take the compliment.
Seriously, some really stunning bikes around this thread, many of which I've never seen before. Will Definitely influence my next bike choice, on the aesthetic level.
11-02-16, 06:45 AM
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Most of you won't like this but it is a road bike...
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11-02-16, 07:41 AM
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I love old steel tourers. Gotta wrap those bars, though!
11-02-16, 07:57 AM
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11-02-16, 08:09 AM
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11-02-16, 08:22 AM
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Thanks, the bars will be wrapped with some NOS Cannondale leather bar wrap. I don't like barcons so the brifters will stay. It rides quick and smooth.
11-02-16, 11:05 AM
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11-02-16, 11:08 AM
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Pre-meditated murder.
11-02-16, 05:06 PM
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11-02-16, 07:54 PM
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