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#1352
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#1354
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I like the bike. Part of me thinks the red cages help valance out the bars and saddle, part of me thinks red cages is a bit too much. I'd also like to see the Garmin a little more flat.
#1355
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Bike: Completely debadged. Wheels! Stem! Crankarm! Saddle! are all badged. Just looks like a strange mix of stealth and normal. Doesn't do anything for me, although I'm sure the bike is great. Aesthetically though, it's a mishmash of logos and NO logos. Plus, of course, ditch the red saddle bag (where'd the RED come from?), and the bottles, even though I disagree about white garage doors on here and like your backgrounds. But this bike is a definite not for me, sorry.
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Bike: Completely debadged. Wheels! Stem! Crankarm! Saddle! are all badged. Just looks like a strange mix of stealth and normal. Doesn't do anything for me, although I'm sure the bike is great. Aesthetically though, it's a mishmash of logos and NO logos. Plus, of course, ditch the red saddle bag (where'd the RED come from?), and the bottles, even though I disagree about white garage doors on here and like your backgrounds. But this bike is a definite not for me, sorry.
#1357
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Not that you asked me, but then I would debadge the wheels and stem and crank arm and have that stealth bike look. Or if you don't like that idea, you could always add a red stripe to the frame or something like that? Just a few suggestions.
edit: Now that you mention it, I do see your red accents. Missed them completely at first, sorry.
edit: Now that you mention it, I do see your red accents. Missed them completely at first, sorry.
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Not that you asked me, but then I would debadge the wheels and stem and crank arm and have that stealth bike look. Or if you don't like that idea, you could always add a red stripe to the frame or something like that? Just a few suggestions.
edit: Now that you mention it, I do see your red accents. Missed them completely at first, sorry.
edit: Now that you mention it, I do see your red accents. Missed them completely at first, sorry.
Here is another background pic for you
#1359
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Madone
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I think you need to show a little more seat post. But just a smidge.
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Thar she blows:
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But seriously, I always get a lot of stick for my saddle to bar drop but honestly I'm not trying to show off or be ridiculous or look pro - that's just the height that has been working for me best on that frame!
Last edited by SevenTwentyNine; 10-31-14 at 02:47 PM.
#1364
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#1366
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll admit, when I first saw these bikes the fork took a second to grow on me. I feel like it presents a mean and aggressive character to the bike, and makes it instantly recognizable, since the frame itself is very low-key in visual impact. If I did it all over again, I would choose Enve 3.4 clinchers over the 6.7 tubulars, but I bought these wheels before the clinchers were developed, and I couldn't resist the temptation of the deeper wheels.
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#1373
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#1375
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Bianchi Infinito CV rev 2.0 for re-review.