Guys, what if...
 

What if Leader and Cinelli just sold 725s and MASHes complete?

Let's face it:

-Every properly built 725 and MASH looks the same.
-Every poorly built 725 and MASH looks ****ing atrocious.

So if they sold completes of proper builds, it would take a few things out of the equation and maybe there'd be less jack builds.

/notsureifseriousorhorribleideaortroll

i'm cc700 and i support this message.

Okay, yeah, sure.

But then who would we make fun of?!

Because if they did people would complain that they don't want a bike like everyone else. Then they'd strip them down and do jackass things to them.

THIS was a stock complete Pista Concept in 2005:
http://bikefag.files.wordpress.com/2...ta-concept.jpg

Exact same stock bike with bullhorns for comfort (actually my old bike):
http://velospace.org/files/Bike2_0as...djjalskdjf.jpg



Which people didn't like...so they made these things:


http://i.imgur.com/Y4PFv.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/209UO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/j7RVT.jpg


So, see? There is no winning this.



PS:

Honorable Mention:
http://phxbike.com/wp-content/upload...il_bike_51.jpg

that mention is an unmentionable.

Paging muckycharlie...

seriously i liked it better when the jackassery was of the jackass's own creation.

when you have framesets it creates more jackassery because people are like "oh, 800, i can just stick to a budget for the parts and it will turn out awesome!"

fail. inevitable fail.

Sugino 75s replaced by Messengers? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

But if they strip them down that means we can buy striped items from inept jackasses for less money...soooo...
http://d.static.memegenerator.net/ca...8/14241949.jpg

Not going to lie, I like this color scheme, but it was poorly executed.

The Paul cranks are enough to make me want to punch babies.

"I'm gonna build a nice bike."

Step 1: Acquire a great frame.
Step 2: Google Search: Anodized Purple
...
Step n:

http://phxbike.com/wp-content/upload...il_bike_51.jpg

I don't think there would be less jack builds. people who are going to throw risers and aerospokes on their aluminum track frames are going to do so regardless.

I threw up a little bit.

whats happening to me... the only photo i find not vomitable is the stock photo carleton posted. WHAT IS GOING ON

If they started making complete versions of what should properly be a track bike, they'd end up looking like this:

http://www.bianchiusa.com/typo3temp/pics/51c91dd695.jpg

+1

You are staying young while we get old and crotchety.

Exactly. You can't trust their decision making either because they'll end up making them equally jackass-y because that's what's 'hot'. I'm thinking of that candy cane super pista right now

Am I losing it when I get mad at Paul Components for creating an American made product I don't like?

Now to go burn down a church full of kittens.

Paul is dumb for making those cranks. They don't look good on anything.

in all fairness, it's that chainring that doesn't look good on anything.

they make good ones http://gallery.mtbr.com/data/mtbr/11...p_Crankset.JPG

What is going on from the seat to the stays?

Okay, that's nice. See, so what that proves is they made the road version to just make kittehs victims.