Controversy!
? The colour that divided a community.
11-15-04 | 08:58 AM
#8
Shiftless bum
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 2,693
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Bikes: Apollo fixed winter bike, Gazelle Cross, Baboe Cargo bike, Linskey Rouleur Road, Bridgestone Picnica, Tern C7, 2nd gen Strida
Looking down at the top tube may resemble teeth. Not something I'd care for. The colour looks kinda industrial...
11-15-04 | 09:11 AM
#10
Originally Posted by cphfxt
it will suit some gf´s hair colour , for sure..
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11-15-04 | 10:48 AM
#12
Not-so-Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 805
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From: Norfolk, England
Bikes: Orbea Enol roadie, Fly Micromachine BMX, Fort Track fixed
I love it, not quite Lilac, but very nice. Is that a mountain frame (suss fork, fat knobbies) or a 700c frame with a disk mount?
11-15-04 | 11:03 AM
#15
no one wants an alien
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 784
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From: Brooklyn
Bikes: grandis track bike, cesare track bike, bianchi road bike
pepto bismol?
11-15-04 | 11:56 AM
#17
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 17,687
Likes: 12
From: n.w. superdrome
Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
being chromatically challenged it looks kinda grey to me.
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11-15-04 | 12:02 PM
#19
Me vs. The Rain
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 271
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From: Stumptown, OR .... er Southern California
Bikes: Lugged steel
Guys - the stripes are from the Thylacine, a now-extinct critter from Oz. See pic and read below....
The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, a marsupial carnivore which was wiped out of existence in the early 1930s.
The Thylacine, like other marsupials, had a pouch in which it carried its young. Although it was a distant relative of the Opossum, it also had canine and feline features and is also related to the Tasmanian Devil. Other names for the Thylacine include: Dog Faced Dasyurus, Kangaroo wolf, Pouched wolf, Zebra wolf, Hyena wolf, and Wolf or Hyena Opossum.
The Thylacine fed on smaller animals, and did most of its hunting at dusk. Even though it had powerful jaws which could rip apart flesh and bone, this animal was no match against the increasing Dingo population that had been brought in by the Aborigines, so they were forced off the Mainland and ultimately wound up on the Island of Tasmania.
Farmers who lived on the island did not appreciate the introduction of this new predator which posed a threat to their livestock, so a bounty was put on the animals, leading to the near extermination of the species.
Although the Thylacine was now virtually extinct, It remained an enemy in the eyes of the settlers, who continued exterminating the animal until 1933. It wasn't until three years later that the Thylacine was declared an endangered species, but by then it was too late, the Thylacine was virtually extinct.
Since then, there have been thousands of reported sightings of the Thylacine, but there never is enough conclusive evidence to prove the possible existence of a Thylacine population.
The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, a marsupial carnivore which was wiped out of existence in the early 1930s.
The Thylacine, like other marsupials, had a pouch in which it carried its young. Although it was a distant relative of the Opossum, it also had canine and feline features and is also related to the Tasmanian Devil. Other names for the Thylacine include: Dog Faced Dasyurus, Kangaroo wolf, Pouched wolf, Zebra wolf, Hyena wolf, and Wolf or Hyena Opossum.
The Thylacine fed on smaller animals, and did most of its hunting at dusk. Even though it had powerful jaws which could rip apart flesh and bone, this animal was no match against the increasing Dingo population that had been brought in by the Aborigines, so they were forced off the Mainland and ultimately wound up on the Island of Tasmania.
Farmers who lived on the island did not appreciate the introduction of this new predator which posed a threat to their livestock, so a bounty was put on the animals, leading to the near extermination of the species.
Although the Thylacine was now virtually extinct, It remained an enemy in the eyes of the settlers, who continued exterminating the animal until 1933. It wasn't until three years later that the Thylacine was declared an endangered species, but by then it was too late, the Thylacine was virtually extinct.
Since then, there have been thousands of reported sightings of the Thylacine, but there never is enough conclusive evidence to prove the possible existence of a Thylacine population.
11-15-04 | 12:27 PM
#20
Beausage is Beautiful
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,504
Likes: 13
From: Saitama, Japan
Bikes: Nabiis Alchemy
I kinda like it.
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11-15-04 | 12:49 PM
#21
Direct Hit Not Required
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 6,193
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From: San Bruno, CA
Bikes: Leopard DC1, Ridley X-Fire, GT Zaskar 9r
I like the poi color.
OT. Thylacine, just curious about the use of an extinct (or nearly extinct) animal for your biz. You don't want an extinct business right? Or are the rare sightings part of the marque's cachè.
OT. Thylacine, just curious about the use of an extinct (or nearly extinct) animal for your biz. You don't want an extinct business right? Or are the rare sightings part of the marque's cachè.
11-15-04 | 12:52 PM
#22
Gone, but not forgotten
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 4,508
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From: Toronto
Bikes: spicer fixie, Haro BMX, cyclops track, Soma Double Cross, KHS Flite 100
They have a bit of a folk following in Australia, Tasmania especially. When I was in Tasmania there were bars with thylacine themes and thylacine beer and all sorts of other thylacine stuff. I guess its somewhat of a national symbol.
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11-15-04 | 01:08 PM
#23
Fly
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 359
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From: San Francisco
Bikes: 1980 Trek 660 fixed-conversion, IRO Mark V, Trek 6700 MTB, Univega Converted-Beater
Its simple: "Thats Hot!"
oops my bad, was that an illegal use of a trademark?
oops my bad, was that an illegal use of a trademark?
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