BD's New Gravity Vanquish: SS/FG Goes Off-Road!
04-13-16, 10:14 AM
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04-13-16, 10:44 AM
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OT but which bike, all time, does anyone remember making this forum the most mad? Not anyone's bike in particular (as I've seen their seat or handlebars tilted wrong can), but just a model released by a manufacturer like this.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
04-13-16, 10:58 AM
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OT but which bike, all time, does anyone remember making this forum the most mad? Not anyone's bike in particular (as I've seen their seat or handlebars tilted wrong can), but just a model released by a manufacturer like this.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
04-13-16, 11:04 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
04-13-16, 11:39 AM
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OT but which bike, all time, does anyone remember making this forum the most mad? Not anyone's bike in particular (as I've seen their seat or handlebars tilted wrong can), but just a model released by a manufacturer like this.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
I don't know enough to understand it completely (Gatherthing I'm among their target misinformed demo for this thing), and enjoy reading & learning from the backlash.
04-13-16, 12:23 PM
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04-13-16, 10:11 PM
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You know, I've been thinking about this bike today, and exactly what makes it so awful. It's not just that it's ugly, or unsuitable for it's intended purpose. It's not even that the attention to detail is so poor they routed exposed brake cable under the (curved) top tube of a supposedly CX/Gravel oriented bike.
What makes this bike awful is that the entire thing is made out of a seemingly random selection of parts which don't match in aesthetics, or in function. It looks like the result of someone finding a disc SS frame in a dumpster and deciding that the absolute best way of turning it into a complete bike is to go eeny-meenie-miney-mo in the ebay bike parts section. At the very least, components were selected on the basis that they can fit together, but without stopping to ask if they should.
I think it might actually be the least tasteful thing I've ever seen BD pitch on here. Just put some discs on the Kilo WT you dumbasses.
What makes this bike awful is that the entire thing is made out of a seemingly random selection of parts which don't match in aesthetics, or in function. It looks like the result of someone finding a disc SS frame in a dumpster and deciding that the absolute best way of turning it into a complete bike is to go eeny-meenie-miney-mo in the ebay bike parts section. At the very least, components were selected on the basis that they can fit together, but without stopping to ask if they should.
I think it might actually be the least tasteful thing I've ever seen BD pitch on here. Just put some discs on the Kilo WT you dumbasses.
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04-13-16, 10:25 PM
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You know, I've been thinking about this bike today, and exactly what makes it so awful. It's not just that it's ugly, or unsuitable for it's intended purpose. It's not even that the attention to detail is so poor they routed exposed brake cable under the (curved) top tube of a supposedly CX/Gravel oriented bike.
What makes this bike awful is that the entire thing is made out of a seemingly random selection of parts which don't match in aesthetics, or in function. It looks like the result of someone finding a disc SS frame in a dumpster and deciding that the absolute best way of turning it into a complete bike is to go eeny-meenie-miney-mo in the ebay bike parts section. At the very least, components were selected on the basis that they can fit together, but without stopping to ask if they should.
I think it might actually be the least tasteful thing I've ever seen BD pitch on here. Just put some discs on the Kilo WT you dumbasses.
What makes this bike awful is that the entire thing is made out of a seemingly random selection of parts which don't match in aesthetics, or in function. It looks like the result of someone finding a disc SS frame in a dumpster and deciding that the absolute best way of turning it into a complete bike is to go eeny-meenie-miney-mo in the ebay bike parts section. At the very least, components were selected on the basis that they can fit together, but without stopping to ask if they should.
I think it might actually be the least tasteful thing I've ever seen BD pitch on here. Just put some discs on the Kilo WT you dumbasses.
04-13-16, 11:38 PM
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I think this is a pretty accurate interpretation of BD's business plan.
04-14-16, 07:24 AM
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How many bikes direct bikes have you bought?
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04-14-16, 01:28 PM
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At the price point, there's money left over to upgrade the parts to create a sweet SS/FG rig. Nice frame but to get the low price some compromises were made. Anyway, I never leave a bike stock.
04-15-16, 02:27 AM
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Not that anyone would want this frame. #KiloWT
04-15-16, 06:35 AM
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Honestly it's just the saddle bars and stem that look like ****. Slam some compacts on it and put a less walmarty saddle on it and it would be fine.
04-15-16, 02:11 PM
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Not even, looks like a Crux.
