The New and Improved HotRNot Thread
05-13-14, 12:56 PM
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05-13-14, 12:59 PM
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"The older you do get, the more rules they're gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin', man, L-I-V-I-N." - Wooderson
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05-13-14, 01:05 PM
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05-13-14, 01:33 PM
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It's a technicality. The "Rules" were unmentionable in the other thread even though there was a general consensus/agreement because they weren't mentioned at the start of the thread. Here they are clearly stated and so you can dot an eye (as in blacken someone's eye, I do know how to spell) for forgetting or breaking the Rules…
but really it's just cuz all the cool people hang out here.
but really it's just cuz all the cool people hang out here.
05-13-14, 02:14 PM
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Funny thing is there are bikes with mismatched seat/bar tape getting Hots in this thread! /shudder
05-13-14, 02:36 PM
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This forum is for presenting your bike in all it's glory to be critiqued by other members. If you have thin skin, best to post your ride in the original Hot R Not, where criticism is limited to "not".
Some guidelines:
1) For best results, stage your bike properly:
a) against a neutral background
b) drive chain out with chain on large crank and one of the smaller cassette cogs
c) cranks at any angle except 90 or 45 degrees
d) remove seat bags, water bottles, lights, etc. (we really just want to see your bike, not your accessories)
e) valve stems at 6:00 and, if possible, tire logos properly aligned on rim.
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
3) If you must criticize try and be constructive and not mean. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously)
(if I left something out, let me know and I'll add it)
I've been through the gauntlet with my bike so I can tell you, it's not that bad. Just have fun, post your ride and let's enjoy.
Some guidelines:
1) For best results, stage your bike properly:
a) against a neutral background
b) drive chain out with chain on large crank and one of the smaller cassette cogs
c) cranks at any angle except 90 or 45 degrees
d) remove seat bags, water bottles, lights, etc. (we really just want to see your bike, not your accessories)
e) valve stems at 6:00 and, if possible, tire logos properly aligned on rim.
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
3) If you must criticize try and be constructive and not mean. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously)
(if I left something out, let me know and I'll add it)
I've been through the gauntlet with my bike so I can tell you, it's not that bad. Just have fun, post your ride and let's enjoy.
05-13-14, 02:37 PM
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05-13-14, 02:41 PM
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I do wear gloves, the weather is still on the cool side so I'm not sweating, I've never worn through bar tap before changing it for other reasons, and yes this is the first LS I've used. I only have a few hundred miles on it ~300 road miles and a dozen hours or so on the trainer. It's grippy, cushy, and looks good (at first), but at twice the cost of what I have used in the past I had expected it to have more staying power.
This is not my picture, but my experience is similar.
This is not my picture, but my experience is similar.
05-13-14, 02:48 PM
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05-13-14, 02:54 PM
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doubtful the thread will be locked given permission was granted by two of the three mods.
I suppose if a few saboteurs really want to ruin it for everyone they could not follow the guidelines here and start with the personal attacks and general nastiness but whats the point of that since there's always the other hot r not?
I suppose if a few saboteurs really want to ruin it for everyone they could not follow the guidelines here and start with the personal attacks and general nastiness but whats the point of that since there's always the other hot r not?
05-13-14, 02:58 PM
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05-13-14, 03:10 PM
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Panasonic built 1988 Schwinn Prologue updated with a mostly 6700 ultegra group.
05-13-14, 03:44 PM
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05-13-14, 03:46 PM
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...is frumpy a euphemism for comfortable ? In the old days, we called them saddles. I have so much to learn about this stuff.
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05-13-14, 03:51 PM
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05-13-14, 03:53 PM
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I have so many damn bikes that clips are the only way I can hope to ride them all, even with my access to an endless stream of used clipless at the co-op.
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