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So the change in ownership seems to have resulted in a bike which isn't actually hideous.
Spare a thought for the poor Moment though;
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Posted : 01/02/2016 4:01 pm
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2003 rang. They'd like their saddles back.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:02 pm
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looking at the seat mast on the first one - is it so tall you couldn't run a dropper?

Namescript doesn;t exactly ooze class, does it 🙁


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:03 pm
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Chronicles on flows?? Rollofftherimtastic


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:04 pm
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not ugly content

Eye of the beholder and all that but I think that's a minger.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:04 pm
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What's the top one? Rocker looks a little short to be an Epiphany.

I think Ellsworths look great btw (said the Moment owner...).


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:05 pm
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frame may not be bad, but holy moley that typeface is gopping!


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:06 pm
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Ellworth - warning; not ugly content
Really?
Those are hardly easy on the eye are they.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:06 pm
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Nope, still ugly. Rear linkage looks like it's ready to snap 😯


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:07 pm
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Eye of the beholder and all that but I think that's a minger.

It's not going to win any contests, granted but in the context of the name Ellsworth, it's hardly offensive. Unlike the bottom one, which is. Both will come complete with the surliest customer support known to man.
It's an epiphany, loddrik.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:07 pm
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2003 rang. They'd like their saddles back.

2008 also left a message - they thought their 'a bike can have no straight, round tubes' ruling only applied to that year.

Not a complete minger of a bike, but not great-looking by any means, either.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:07 pm
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Eye of the beholder and all that but I think that's a minger.

+1

Never been a fan of ostentatiously "curvy" frames though.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:07 pm
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Posted : 01/02/2016 4:08 pm
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. no.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:14 pm
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I see Ellsworth are refusing to give-in to the ridiculous new trends of dropper-posts and stems shorter than those found on most road bikes.

Wedging plus-size tyres into a 29er frame buy using narrow rims is clearly the future and worth chasing.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:21 pm
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2003 rang. They'd like their saddles back.

Think they might be missing a stem too. Possibly even a seatpost.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:24 pm
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Wedging plus-size tyres into a 29er frame

Wasn't that the whole point of them to start with?


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:27 pm
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I'd happily take the person outside who designed that god-awful logo and give them an almighty shoeing for crimes against typography


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:28 pm
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What a mess. If you're bikes are quite gaudy/aesthetically challenged why when doing builds for promo pics would pick a load of components with loud and clashing logos? And those decals are like something a primary school kid would consider 'well wicked'.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 4:30 pm
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Posted : 01/02/2016 4:32 pm
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Ellsworth: "Customers out there are scrambling for trail bikes with 462mm chainstays and a 70° head angle. Believe me, 29ers need those to go around corners."

"Of course our downhill bike should have 426mm chainstays and a 370mm BB height. How else are people going to get the rear wheel over slow speed obstacles?"

"No one needs more than 435mm of reach. Customers will put 100mm stems on. Trust me, this is where bike design is going"


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 5:12 pm
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Ellsworth: "Customers out there are scrambling for trail bikes with 462mm chainstays and a 70° head angle. Believe me, 29ers need those to go around corners."

"Of course our downhill bike should have 426mm chainstays and a 370mm BB height. How else are people going to get the rear wheel over slow speed obstacles?"

"No one needs more than 435mm of reach. Customers will put 100mm stems on. Trust me, this is where bike design is going"

Thats a quote from 10 years ago isn't it


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 5:17 pm
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Team robot don't appear to like Ellsworth 😯

http://theteamrobot.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/lessons-from-end-of-era.html


 
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Posted : 01/02/2016 5:24 pm
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lol. does Team Robot like anyone?


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 5:25 pm
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They are without doubt the ugliest bikes in the universe - mingtastic 😛


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 5:25 pm
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Nope..... Still horrible!


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 5:28 pm
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Well it's a step in the right direction- more than a touch of the shitting dog about it but at least it's the shitting dog ugly at both ends, not like the old ones with melty ugly at the front and square ugly at the back


 
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Does this thread not fall foul of the Trade Descriptions act or something?

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It's no worse than this;
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Posted : 01/02/2016 6:18 pm
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I quite like the swoopy look of the top one, but the linkage does look a little frail. The lower one though, wow! That's a pretty ugly bike. It just looks out of proportion.


 
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Handcrafted, Ellsworth Carbon Fiber, CNC Derailleur Hanger, Instant Center Tracking, Carbon Torsion Arch, Torque Tube Pivots, Hex Taper Axle, Rocker Locker

Sounds great 😉


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 7:03 pm
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Less ugly in the same way a 2 piece KFC meal is healthier than a 3 piece..


 
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Just checked out their website, interestingly none of the build options mention a dropper post !

Maybe droppers have now gone out of fashion ?


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 7:06 pm
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Christ!, someone didn't know when to put the ugly stick down with those!

But what do I know. I ride a DW Turner.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 7:41 pm
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Top one not too bad.

The Moment is ok till you get to the rear linkage. Totally destroys it.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 7:50 pm
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OOft. Top one isn't horrific but has the look of a parts bin special. The second one is rank.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 8:27 pm
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Not a fan...the first bike was assembled with brand new suspension but with finishing kit that's languished at the back of someone's warehouse for a decade. That stem is all of 100mm long, then there's the seatpost and saddle. Seriously, who makes a boutique bike these days that doesn't feature a dropper post?

The logo is truly gopping, but that's an area where Ellsworth has never held back from the boundaries of taste in the past.

The second one is a see-saw with a hard-on.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 9:38 pm
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I'm oot


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 9:40 pm
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It's ****ing pitiful when you think about it.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 9:42 pm
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Dreadful looking bikes.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 9:55 pm
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burn them, burn them now .... will no one think of the children 😉


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 9:57 pm
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Grim.


 
Posted : 01/02/2016 10:31 pm
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150/140mm trail bike.......with a 69.5 degree HA.Shit.The.Bed.


 
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