[Closed] New hideous bicycles

That Haibike Xduro electric on Fresh goods Friday 😯

Also, might be just me, but That Yeti SB5C looks like it is taking a poo, spaniel-style.

That just might be the best looking Ellsworth ever

I own a Ellsworth that I actually quite like the look of even with ridiculously long rocker plates, but both the above are truly awful 😥

That just might be the [s]best looking[/s] least ugly Ellsworth ever

Just got one of these in the shop ..

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Divided opinions here . I want to burn it . but if i'm being fair the lines aren't that bad just can't get past the colour/GRAFIXX...

what about this gopper?
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just looking at the linkages and trying to figure out how it works gives me a headache...
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That Ellsworth looks fast ...

If it's got the BB height that my ID had though .....

Aw, I like the snabb. Some of the colour options get a colourmatched chainring expander 😆

The poloygon is no looker. I rode the prototype of that frame, not bad.

If there is ever a company that needs to get a decent industrial designer is Planet X.

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CBPXRT90TEAM/planet-x-rt-90-elite-team-edition-road-bike

Bloody awful and probably a decent bike

I think that looks great tbh.

[i]what about this gopper?[/i]

Surely that's not new?? That stem!

I'd agree with woody- if the frame didn't look like it was an A level engineering project the London Road would have been the sensible choice for me. As it is I bought something nicer looking (and possibly better riding).

what about this gopper?

hora, he likes 😀

Lets be brutally frank here. Most modern full-suss bikes are pig ugly!!

Always liked the look of Ellsworth Frames, the rear linkages in particular looking satisfyingly functional. Never owned one sad to say.

That NS is basically a Specialized Pitch is it not?

Surely that's not new?? That stem!

hora, he likes

That Ram frame has been doing the rounds in various different stages for a few years. I like it, he's designed and built something that works for him. If it'd been a generic steel hardtail you'd all be lapping it up.

Trek Stache 29er+,that elevated chainstay is awful.

It looks like frankinbike, I can imagine me stumbling around hungover, swinging a leg over and saying [i][b]murrrghhh time to mince[/b][/i]

fd3chris - Member
Trek Stache 29er+,that elevated chainstay is awful.

It is, but it's there our of necessity, to an extent.

Bleeeuuurrrgggghhhh
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some bikes are built to perform first, and look appealing second.

Also, everybody has an opinion on aesthetics. Don't confuse your opinions with fact.

Ellsworth are just ugly bikes.

I think Ellsworths look great. Just building this up now (hence the flat tyre and missing drivetrain bits)

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i think the ellsworth looks quite nice actually. i can understand why the general consensus is that they're ugly especially when you look at the ellsworth dare.
loddrik...that moment you have there looks nice. i was very close to getting one myself last summer.

Is it called a Moment because that's how long they spent designing it? 😉

some bikes are built to perform first, and look appealing second.

Also, everybody has an opinion on aesthetics. Don't confuse your opinions with fact.

I give you the Momentum, quite a looker, as I'm sure you will agree 😉

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That one's alright actually, at least it's coherent. That whole mix of curves and straight lines they do is just horrendous, it's like they fit the front and back from 2 different (and hideous) bikes.

I'm not even going to post a picture of my Dare, last time I did it the police came round and cautioned me for public indecency

Having seen it in the flesh, I can confirm that the demo 8 is flubbing gorgeous, and wrecker needs his eyes testing. Or to lay off the grumble for a while.

That NS is basically a Specialized Pitch is it not?

Yep, which is no bad thing as the Pitch was great....it just happened to overlap with Spesh's far more expensive Enduro....so they killed the cheaper bike naturally.
Good to see NS bringing it back!...toss up between the Snab and the Bird Aeris as my next FS.

Back on topic...most full sussers these days look ugly, what do you expect when the consumer demands ever more suspension travel, ever longer front triangles, ever larger wheels, ever slacker head angles etc etc?!....it must be a complete ball-ache to package that lot without infringing on rival's patents and with it still riding remotely as intended!

Frankly its a miracle that something like the new Commencal Meta AM-V4 comes along to restore my faith in a designer's ability....it is indeed a thing of beauty and manages to ape the classic lines of a hardtail my making one complete line from the head tube, down the top tube, along the shock itself, briefly through the seat post, down the seat stays and finally to the rear mech hanger...all while concealing most of the shock in the top tube, simply magical....sorry, what were we talking about again?!

Anything by Mondraker.

Or anything with a curved top or down tube, it just ain't right.

Well if it is lovely Tom, spesh need some new photographers because it's a pig in that pic!
And as for laying off the grumble; NEVER!!!!

That swarf spline that appeared a while ago. Awful looking thing.

God yeah.

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Right Minger 🙄

Does gonzy's gopper not have two front rotors? Or am I seeing double?

If there is ever a company that needs to get a decent industrial designer is Planet X.

Saw a couple of new Planet X's today on the commute, actually thought that they looked really good!! 🙂

Bregante those are bland dude. Shame on you.

Bregante, that second one is hideous to look at.

Knollys, look like a drag motorbike, with the back wheel just kinda stuck on afterwards a mile away from the front triangle ...
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Modern bikes seem to get more and more ugly. I'm getting old it seems.

I think that Swarf missed looking good by such a small margin that it ends up being really offensive to the eyes.

^ I'm inclined to agree. I think the frames are gorgeous, but maybe it is missing the well coordinated build to properly show it off?

The Ellsworth owned here actually look rather nice! Anything that has BNG or a ton of linkages generally turns me off.

That Knolly is properly hideous!