What can kill the looks of a bike for you?
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Kona Fan
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Flat pedals.
No-taste colour coordination.
Retro with modern components.
Red bikes.
Retrobikes with modern tyres.
Frames that are too big with seatposst sticking out a bit.
Slack chains.
Crudcatchers.
GT's (only messin)
Massive saddles.
Cheap frames with posh bits (single butted cheapo cromo frame with cooks & pauls bling) WHY???
Most suspension bikes.
Raked forks.
Think Im spent now.
No-taste colour coordination.
Retro with modern components.
Red bikes.
Retrobikes with modern tyres.
Frames that are too big with seatposst sticking out a bit.
Slack chains.
Crudcatchers.
GT's (only messin)
Massive saddles.
Cheap frames with posh bits (single butted cheapo cromo frame with cooks & pauls bling) WHY???
Most suspension bikes.
Raked forks.
Think Im spent now.
Long seatposts.
Large/Small frames (17" is usually about perfect, and conveniently, my size)
Full Suspension, except for the GT STS style which I have a soft spot for.
Bling. Any coloured anodised parts just look pretentious and detract from a beautiful bike
slicks/small tyres. Something around 2.1" looks just right IMHO, but I appreciate the need for slicks and smaller tyres to suit conditions. This thread is about looks though, not practicality.
Kleins. Just don't like the look of them.
Some older frame designs with tall head tubes or LONG flat top tubes.
That's enough for now.
Large/Small frames (17" is usually about perfect, and conveniently, my size)
Full Suspension, except for the GT STS style which I have a soft spot for.
Bling. Any coloured anodised parts just look pretentious and detract from a beautiful bike
slicks/small tyres. Something around 2.1" looks just right IMHO, but I appreciate the need for slicks and smaller tyres to suit conditions. This thread is about looks though, not practicality.
Kleins. Just don't like the look of them.
Some older frame designs with tall head tubes or LONG flat top tubes.
That's enough for now.
Agency_Scum
Retrobike Rider
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I agree with TSC to a certain extent. I had to ( note past tense ) buy gates or get aerospace mates to make me 550mm ti seatposts. However, that's until I discovered 29ers and I no longer look like this....
...any more. For giraffes like me 29ers
ROCK!! I've decked it out retro stylee with XT thumbies and a back-in-the-day drivetrain with RS3s. I love the Karate Monkey. Next year ( now I'm happy with it ) I'm getting a Sir Nine 29er.
...any more. For giraffes like me 29ers
Agency_Scum
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By the way, my own pet hate is kn0b extension engineering. What's the point of going EXTREME when your passion's XC?
Bash guards? Learn to ride you clumsy twonk!
Oversized roadie handlebars? What mountain are you dropping off Lance?!
150mm forks? Find a nicer route you sh1te navigator!
Bash guards? Learn to ride you clumsy twonk!
Oversized roadie handlebars? What mountain are you dropping off Lance?!
150mm forks? Find a nicer route you sh1te navigator!
Cristian-T
Retro Guru
Singlespeed. Especialy cool retro bikes converted to singlespeed :roll:
there, said it, feel much better now.
there, said it, feel much better now.
