TejanoTrackie 

Jamis has been downgrading their track models for a while now. Same type of deal with the Beatnik and Sputnik.

The Sonik also gained nearly 2 pounds in the process. The crank is an FSA Gimondi, and it's supposed to look like a vintage Campy Record Pista. It's a total styling mismatch with the rest of the bike.

Xgecko

I guess its the whole "Colorway" thing that makes bikes seem like skateboard shoes or some other accessory

Scrodzilla

You guys know the word colorway existed long before skate shoes, John Prolly and other fashionable "boutique" bull****, right?

TejanoTrackie 

A crit doesn't require (sharp) corners, just being a short circuit that is repeated. I've raced many crits where it was full speed the whole time and never touched the brakes.

misskaz

I know that the word "colorway" is used in knitting when describing fancy variegated/multicolored yarns.

TejanoTrackie 

More colorway run amuck

hank0604

The new Globe Roll is atrocious.

carleton

Hahahahaha!

True dat.

GMJ

I love the look of the '12 Sonik and the cut in parts really doesn't bother me. If I was to build a Sonik, I would prefer to use other components such as the crankset and wheels, which look to be the major changes.

I've never been a fan of the carbon FSA (never tried them, just from what I've heard) and I would probably go with something over the American classics. It just makes me want to buy the frame only, which is what I would've preferred anyways.

This year, it seems Giant wants to sponsor "us" for 2012. (Not sure if old)

**** me, its from 2011.

cc700

wow, the globe histogram.

lame!

illdthedj

i tend to really really dislike the whole hipster tarck look, and part of me thinks i should hate this...but for some reason, a part of me actually likes this build and its "colorway"...

i would never buy/ride it, buuuut i dunno. theres something about this that i can sort of dig.

i also sort of dig those cranks.

lol its funny i thought the exact same about the 2011 madison:


soooo ugly. but. i dont know why. i sort of like it lol....reminds me of those centurion ironmans....
and trust me when i say out of all my bikes i have nothing but black and/or silver components and normal colors

jasonnc80

I dont see that one on their site? Just plain colors and a wierd "bubble" design

Fuji also has a SSCX bike similar to the feather.

c0urt

That madi has to be a joke

hairnet

That black/silver Madison could actually look good if it had matching wheels, drops, and no red

Scrodzilla

So basically, you're saying

hairnet

Keep the frame and toss the crap they put on it

Spoonrobot 

I could make that Fuji on page 1 into something nice. Everything else just looks like the aesthetics were realized by throwing darts at a color wheel.

cc700

that feather CX is dumb looking but i do like how they added a derailleur hanger with the track ends.

cc700

it's just 2.3 kilo tt's, no big.
Eiger

PlattsVegas

That jacket costs more than my life.

jdgesus 

ouch.. might be good if you rode bike in winnipeg in the winter and still needed to be and look ******

Build your own

That's one dumb looking frame...

cc700

have you been wearing your orion? i have and it's awesome in the snow.

i actually wore it as a second midlayer my last trip up to the pass.

jasonnc80

I kinda think the same way about the white & purple madison. Has the ugly 80's thing going for it which I can kinda dig but everything they put on it looks terrible.

Scrodzilla

I can honestly say I like the old version better.