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So, theres pages of quality efforts painstakingly re-enacting catalog and bitd builds, but what about those awkward 'its all I had left over' builds?


I'll start with one of my favourites - my purple 'is it a Zaskar?' from 2010

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legrandefromage":176l055w said:
So, theres pages of quality efforts painstakingly re-enacting catalog and bitd builds, but what about those awkward 'its all I had left over' builds?


I'll start with one of my favourites - my purple 'is it a Zaskar?' from 2010

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I wonder who nicked the lights off my Honda CB100 !

I do like the saddle and handlebar set up though :oops: The stem sucks , obviously :roll:

Mike
 
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Matching tyres, disappointing, -5 points.


Perhaps there could be a monthly competition?, along the lines of BOTM but with the emphasis on NOT being catalogue correct.
Lets see who can build the most impressively crap shed on wheels :LOL:
 
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If only I could find a photo of my Marin Mount Vision. Every colour of blue anodising possible on one bike. The style of build has been known to be called 'East Coast' - bolting on as much colourful bling as is possible to the point where the bike looks terrible.
 
Not so much all I had left over, as parts purposely chosen to use them up, rather than leaving them languishing unloved and unused...


More a "get your money's worth" type build.
 

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If only I could find a photo of my Marin Mount Vision. Every colour of blue anodising possible on one bike. The style of build has been known to be called 'East Coast' - bolting on as much colourful bling as is possible to the point where the bike looks terrible.


ta da!

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legrandefromage":3aoocxfc said:
REKIBorter":3aoocxfc said:
If only I could find a photo of my Marin Mount Vision. Every colour of blue anodising possible on one bike. The style of build has been known to be called 'East Coast' - bolting on as much colourful bling as is possible to the point where the bike looks terrible.


ta da!

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It gives the impression of a well loved, well ridden bike that has been upgraded and added to over several years. Looks beautiful to me. But then I do prefer my bikes to look cool and functional, but without being too carefully colour-coordinated.
 
Threw this together last week with some LX 550 parts off a donor and some other stuff I had tucked away.

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