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What's new for 2012 - the good, the bad, the ugly

Old 01-23-12, 07:19 PM
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X4

Originally Posted by hamfoh
new x4 is nice. looks more rounded? also the flip flop logo like the x2

can't trust any of the stores you sell x4s to send out this version yet unless they have this image up. competitive cyclist has them, most everyone else showing the older one
Finally! asked for one years ago.
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Old 01-23-12, 07:45 PM
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See post #93.
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Originally Posted by hamfoh
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Definitely good.
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seems like they build the frame then realized they didn't think about cable routing
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I think whoever took the pic just routed it pretty badly.
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Old 01-24-12, 08:08 AM
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I don't see what's bad about the cable routing. How could it possibly be routed differently?
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If you guys saw the cable routing on my road bike IRL you'd be pretty wtf. I'm still wtf at times. But sometimes there really is nothing you can do about it... in my case it is just poor DT boss placement.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
I don't see what's bad about the cable routing. How could it possibly be routed differently?
I guess you could put some of the cables on the top tube, or that middle tube. It's a utility bike, if it works for it's job, that's all that should matter.
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Old 01-24-12, 06:33 PM
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flipper

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See post #93.
seen it.
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Old 01-24-12, 06:39 PM
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putting this ink under the bad and the ugly
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man, these Paul cranks look SO bad on my bike, i think they'll look even worse permanently scarred onto my body......

I WAS RIGHT!!!
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At least the pistons make sense... how is it driving his leg? And why a Paul crank -.-
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Originally Posted by hamfoh
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I might have to build one,there are some frames waiting to get cut up.
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thumbs up or down?
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The handle bar and veeps kill it. Why do these companies always put odd drop bars on their fixays?
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Old 02-05-12, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Build your own
I might have to build one,there are some frames waiting to get cut up.
I would feel the same way if I ever got a delivery gig. I like the Wilier classic "styling", just not a fan of the geo.
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Old 02-05-12, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
The handle bar and veeps kill it. Why do these companies always put odd drop bars on their fixays?
like a mix of compact drops and track drops.... weird...
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They're trying to look vintage.

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lol thats so ironic, cuz wilier is the furthest company from vintage when you think about their brand.
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is muckymucky a clueless teenager? the wilier brand is older than dirt. i really hope they dont end up going the way of cinelli or daacordi.
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I didn't know much about Wilier, but the only image I got of them were the TT carbon megatron frames that were plastered all over velomine's homepage.

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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
They're trying to look vintage.

I know and it never looks good
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Originally Posted by motrheadsroadie
is muckymucky a clueless teenager? the wilier brand is older than dirt. i really hope they dont end up going the way of cinelli or daacordi.
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Originally Posted by motrheadsroadie
is muckymucky a clueless teenager?
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