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All about the function. Sod the cost, sod the form, just all about function, and that for me makes it special. It makes it one of the best looking, because it's one of the best.


 
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Just immense


 
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Monkey, coming after the picture posted by fasthaggis, I feel you may have lost.

Fasthaggis, that's one that should only be allowed after the watershed.


 
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Is that a real Iron Horse? I can't see the extra bonus welds they seem to collect...


 
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Fast haggis beat me to the lotus....


 
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JMC Darrell Young

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for the love of small primates,can you not see that battery box!

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All pale in insignificance compared to the lotus 108. anohter vote for what fasthaggis said.

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just look at it!


 
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I've got a thing for red bikes

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Other than the Pinarello, every one of those bikes is uurrrggg!!


 
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Mike's VLR:

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Or perhaps a Velokraft:

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Blimey - a good-looking bikes thread with hardly any mingers - I'm impressed!


 
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A lot of yellow.


 
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Roger de Vlaemincks Gios Torino from 1977:
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John Tomac’s Yeti C-26
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Muddy race bike

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That Lotus is a thread closer.

Current favourite (and more yellow) from the pro peloton...

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If we go for bike & rider combined, this is hard to beat.

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I thought these were the best looking bikes in the peleton for a few years:

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All these road bikes are sending this thread the same way as the faired motorbikes did on the other one. If it wasn't for the paint & stickers' you'd never tell them apart. 😛

How about something truly outstanding from Hetchins.

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Phwoarr, look at the lugs on that.

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Go on, just look at 'em.

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The Lotus is clearly cheating and deserves a thread all on its own!


 
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Or, for British cycling's answer to the Michigan Madman, how about Alf Engers and his unconventional ideas on lightening components.

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And, in case you can't quite make it out on the above picture...

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Those bars must have whistled when at speed.


 
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By the time he broke 50 minutes for a 25 Engers had abandoned his more extreme drillium efforts and concentrated on aerodynamics. Note the reversed front brake stirrup and hidden brake levers. Running a 57 chainring with a 12-15 4 speed freewheel.
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I've always loved the look of Specialized S-Works road bikes, here are some I built for customers

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I've always loved the look of Specialized S-Works road bikes, here are some I built for customers

That S-Works Tarmac looks lovely.
I really like the S-Works road bikes but I'd look a bit stupid on one being as slow as I am!


 
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Uuugghh. Those Specialized's... LOOK AT ME!!


 
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they are a bit shouty
I do think the Spec McLaren Tarmac is particularly nice

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@boblo and @brakes

you got it right there 😉

the third bike down (Venge with Cosmics) belongs to Chris Buncombe who is part of Jensen Button's triathlon team.

This is what Mr. Buncombe does for his day job, so subtlety is not required 🙂

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Super super picky but that Obree bike is the "wrong" one, surely it has to be his old faithful?


 
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Andy Schleck's bike was always one of the best looking in the pro peloton. Long, low stem and loads of saddle setback.

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Oh dear, is young-child sleep-deprivation affecting you Flashie?

best-[b]looking[/b]-race-bicycle

[u]All about the function[/u]. Sod the cost, [b]sod the form[/b], just all about function, and that for me makes it special. [b]It makes it one of the best looking[/b], because it's one of the best.

Which is it? Looks or function? [i][u][b]I DEMAND TO KNOW![/b][/u][/i]


 
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I like the 3rd Spesh down. It looks a bit stealthier than the others. That first one is almost as shouty as my CAADX 🙂


 
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Al, I find massive beauty in the functional element of the Pace. A bit like a Landie, it's built for a purpose, and that makes it good looking in my view!


 
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The 3 best things about these threads
1) All the people posting horrible bikes intentionally
2) All the people posting horrible bikes unintentionally
3) All the people where you can't tell which it is


 
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^ the worst thing about this thread


 
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gravity racer

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I love the 108. The second choice I'd have for my wall is one of these:

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Cinelli Laser Track.


 
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I know it's wrong to post pictures of your ex...

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EDIT: Risers were swapped 😀


 
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Got to love all the skinny tubed steel gates being posted. R U Serious?

They all look like the "10 speed racers" kids had BITD if they weren't into BMX.

JMC Darrell Young, Honda and Lotus for me.


 
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