I see a coaster brake.

Coaster brake + chain tensioner...?

It seems a little sketchy but I don't see how it wouldn't work. Using a coaster brake has nothing to to with chain tension.

Regardless, that bike sucks.

I can't stop laughing at this:

You must be more think than you stoned.

Is that a rebar riser? Why do people pretending to be messengers hate handlebars so hard...

Unlike using a chain tensioner on a fixed gear setup, the amount the chain travels backward when engaging the brake wouldn't be enough to mess anything up.

I just don't understand the mish-mash of bull**** here. "Look at my expensive 'pursuit' frameset! No wait, look at how super aero my front wheel is! No, look at my big stupid fender and BMX stem!"

I'd rather ride this than that Kagero.

https://providence.craigslist.org/bik/3583881998.html

This bike is sick but I can't stop laughing at that limp dick saddle hahaha

Function over form, the opposite of what this thread is about.

OH, no...

That's not from a certain Instagram you said you would stop following, is it?

Yeah, I'd ride it. In other news, that's the front wheel I just got to replace the Rev-X. Worth every penny I paid, and then some (free).

You scored one for free? Nice. I think that's how Dave got his Aerospoke on his old 725.

There's nothing wrong with selle smp's.... they make quite a comfortable saddle.

Agreed.

I swiped that pic from facebook. It has since been removed.

why is the front light aimed approx 3 feet in front of the bike? may as well point it right at car drivers' eyes if it doesn't throw meaningful light (though it looks like it might)

This is more along that description....

I know it's geared toward TT but the adamo is the saddle I can't stand as far as physical appearances goes...

At least its got a brake, even if it is on the rear wheel.
Wonder what attempting to ride it feels like.

^^^We had one of those at a shop I used to work at. I could only ride it in a straight line. Every time I tried initiating a turn it would just tip over. I even tried loosening the kingpin on the truck to no appreciable effect.

The owner was always buying these bizarre bikes on eBay... We once had one of these old Nordictrack bikes that had a metallic band brake on this auxiliary rim and changed gears by enlarging the chainring:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-NordicTrack-Fitness-BIke-Bicycle-Radial-Gear-Comfort-Exercise-19-Blue-/350580657214?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51a03c4c3e

At one point we also had a frame that was a rectangular steel beam with many holes drilled in it to place the BB, headset, and seatpost in a number of different spots. I can't find any photos of one. I really wish I had a picture of that crazy bike.

^ This kind of thing happens so much. It's hilarious.

Not sure i have any words for this.