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Owned one of these QUAD 2 beauties for a while. Absolutely loved it's aesthetics and I still reckon the QUAD suspension design was great.... if a bit heavy.
Got any guilty pleasures, with pics of course! 😉
Oof, that whyte (I think) from the early 90s with The front shock on the crazy forks combo
occasionally pass an old geezer on one when riding local, looks ace.
No pics, technophobe.
Same designer for both those beauties, no?
Oh yeah! Those Whytes.... Glad I didn't actually ever have one on balance though.Lol
That one ^
i just can’t explain.......
+1 for having a soft spot for the old Marin Quad. My experiences were mixed, the medium frame had fantastic geometry and I liked the aesthetics. The large was a complete disappointment - too short, too tall, gangly top tube and angles that bore little resemblance to its slightly smaller brethren.
I’m also quite taken with those Banshee frames too.
ajantom
I think the QUAD 2 was designed by the guy that took over the suspension design from Mr Whyte from memory?
Can we include bikes that we ourselves managed to uglify?
If so I give you the softail monstercross...
Ha, reminds me of my parts bin, drop bars and boxxers on a first Gen 456 frame.
looked ace,,,,,
it was siht.
My Brompton.
A stupidly fugly, yet brilliant, bike
I Always liked the heavyweight boxer look of this, and sometimes regret selling it. Sometimes.
Funnily enough, my new build has a similar rear sus set up, only it works better.
Wanted one BITD, the upsloping TT looks daft, but somehow cool 🤔
GT IT1
The Whyte was the first one I thought of; then I read the Brompton comment and I... yes, it is a bit ugly...
Not a bike per se, but I always had a soft spot for Leftys.
Mate had a lefty on a prophet,
double cool 😎