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My first mountain bike,a 1998 Klein Mantra always seemed to attract attention wherever I went with it.Looked good but rode like I'd upset it and it wanted to kill me.
Klein looks like it has that rearward axle path that all these new high pivots are trying to emulate
rearward BB path also.
Variable suspension characteristics that can be changed by simply standing up or sitting down too.
Ugh, URT.
What a 'thing'.
Suspension that works when you're stood up? Why would you want that?!?
And the shock extended on descents, raising the seat and steepening the (already steep) HA, just what you want when going downhill...
I do remember lusting after a Klein Attitude Comp in my LBS back in the late 90's though.
That Patient Zero is the same colour as a Raleigh Strika.
My friend's Bonty
A Curtis like the one ^up there^ has long been on my lottery list. Lovely thing.
Gaddamit - tried to put a pic of my 2016 Kona Process 111 DL on. Fail. Well, I think it looks nice.
Took the mudguards off my Sherpa this afternoon - improves it visually by about 150%!
Doing a lot of time on this one currently. I prefer my MTB, but this one is better looking.
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improves it visually by about 150%!
From that pic, I’ll take your word for it...
My NS, looks good to me!
https://flic.kr/p/2iiq3Ys
My Bontrager, cos someone up there mentioned them and I love it!
https://flic.kr/p/2iMAX4k
My first mountain bike,a 1998 Klein Mantra always seemed to attract attention
WTB had a very similar design around the same time but with much better lines - can't find a picture of it though. Nice enough that (given the strange behaviours of URT) if I'd found a frame I would have just removed the shock and ridden it locked it out as a hardtail.
Looks nice, pity its got a tainted reputation
Does my 26" PP Shan pass the STW approval?
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Looks nice, pity its got a tainted reputation
Apologies if it's your gnarpoon, but it looks all kinds of wrong to me.
Looks nice, pity its got a tainted reputation
Looks like it's snapped if I'm honest, soz 🙄☹️
From a thread on here the other week...
I love this colour scheme....
My scabby old Privateer
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Here’s the one I always post in these threads.
Will join in the Bontrager love. Great bike to ride, I loved it.
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I like that Orbea on the STW no car poster
Heavily biased opinion.
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(Apologies for awful quality picture)
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Quite partial to my Fargo with Hope bling
My Kingdom Vendetta - Small!
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My own biased view:
https://imgur.com/gallery/dUfhX4v
Finished building my Solaris today (temporary grips and ran out of outer cable to fit my dropper - but rideable at least).
Mine because it's got its summer tyres back on and guards off:
This is almost certainly the nicest looking bike I've owned:
Probably my favourite standout bike(s) of late.
Each to their own, but imo that first drop bar stooge looks laughably hideous.
Here’s the one I always post in these threads.
Worthy. Ancillotti are one of those rare things, a FS bike that looks good.
Swarf and Cotic are doing a good job of making sussers that aren't ugly imho. Not really a steel thing, just a tubular chassis look vs CF / HF shapes.
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I might be biased but.......
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. They are big bikes (and small bikes always look prettier). They are metal (and carbon always looks more moderner). But to me they are perfect.
I like black bikes, so I like mine..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/xWGpzMHSsJfGsnph6
Biased...
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I think it's hard to beat the pure and simple elegance of a nicely designed steel hardtail ....
Solarider- your bikes always look ace!
Pity they are not a size larger when you sell 🙂
My Intense is matt black and I hate the look of it, so here is the 'Dale instead.
While I like the shape of the Sonder, the colour palette is making my eyes itch.