crazy legs- don't you have a cove effort with white rims.....and you comment on others taste 😯
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How light is the rear wheel on that niner?
Ellsworth-smellsworth!
it's got helium in it pop, it's all the rage didn't you know.
and don't you be knocking the "interesting" looks of ellsworth or I'll cry..........(whilst soundly beating you up hills 😉 )
Sorry.
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The Trek Y-50.
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=494184
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The Gary Fisher Joshua X-0
http://www.jwalters.net/Joshua.html
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peakcock groove bikes for lovely features on beautiful steel frames like this
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that's a lovely wolfhound
Tazzy that niners winning for me.
Tazzy that niners winning for me
It's the only one that I'd think of as [i]pretty[/i]
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yo mama
konastoner - i just boffed slightly in my mouth.
I may be opening myself up for a world of pain and derision here, but here's my favourite bit of my scribbled-over (sorry, custom-painted sounds a bit, well, ****y) Trance..
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Love the work on the Trance, did you do that yersel bikewhisperer?
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Some of the [url= http://antbikemike.wordpress.com/mixtes/ ]ANT mixties[/url] are pretty little things ...
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Never seen a thread that more clearly highlights the term "different strokes".
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Several people should be posting on this thread instead.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fugly-bikes-pic-thread
Anything by vanilla bikes
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And demon produce some nice frames.
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Robin Mather has been busy too.
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Can you tell i might want to buy a touring bike sometime soon
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Lovely...
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Not 'high zoot' but as an exercise in practical affordibility for a commuter, I think this is very pretty. God knows what's going on with the bars in this pic though 🙄
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got to agree with singlespeeddan and this is their best
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fontmoss' (I think that's the guy) Gary Fisher singlespeed. It looks so clean, or as bmxers would say "dialled".
cheers _tom_
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less sexy here mind you
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think i agree with sssimon, also some lovely indy fabs out there
mustard - MemberLove the work on the Trance, did you do that yersel bikewhisperer?
No no no! That would require me to actually have some skill! Was a gentleman named Rowlie Bellasis. I rebuilt his Rocky Mountain with brand new bits in payment. Argos Cycles did the base colour and clearcoat.
This was in my opinion the prettiest bike I ever owned, my Merlin Oreas. It's a fabulous frame, superbly made and had kit fitted on it that not only was bling but also all of it worked really well
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not a good pic but,
the wifes tri bike, fondriest reverso, still draws admiring looks
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The Lotus Aerotrope mountain bike 🙂
Wouldn't want to ride this one, but I think it looks kinda nice - even if it's a little out of proportion these days...
crotchrocket- there's far to much plastic in that for it to be pretty, there's obviously a fault with the brakes as it makes foul squealing noises and it's as common as muck
sssimon thats a lovely bike
who makes it?
Motorbikes aren't 'pretty'. Purposeful, elegant even...pretty? No.
Nothing with a bike rack can ever be pretty, and a frame or wheels that has larger than necessary writing on isn't ever going to be pretty either.
God, another fugly bikethread! beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder! saw this classic 'just right' bike nothing flash or expensive,just right imo
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MTB - the inimitable Newsboy
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The hutch with bear traps......pure awesomeness!!
Cheers firestarter 😳
I don't have it anymore, had it repsrayed all blue. Deeply regretted it.
My vote goes to the Colnago C59................or the Indy Fab Corvid..................argh!!!! too many beauties to pick one.....................
1992 Klein Adroit.....stunning 8)
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http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34503&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Tht's more like it!
That Klein is stunning. Always wanted one of those frames as the paint jobs and looks are to die for.
good god! the merlin ht and the ti trackbike yes - but 90% of this stuff is gash....
shakes head and walks away... oh dear...
My last TL1000s, still think it's as iconic as the 916 - hasn't dated at all (since '97), in loooks anyway.
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Haven't got a clue about push-bikes though...
this thread is full of readers wives scat porn (mountainbikes and their visually unaware owners).
Arsene Wenger: everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home
the prettiest bikes are track bikes or well executed road bikes.
and not the ones you can buy from evans or crc.
Mrsmith
Thats odd i was just about to type the same thing.
Road bikes are the aesthetically better looking type, high saddle racy fast looking angles, the best looking bike i ever saw was at salcey forest visitors centre it was a titanium an carbon compact road frame with shallow drop bars and destickered carbon wheels, all plain carbon and ti cant remember what it was but no garish decals either, i stood literally dribbling.
The best looking mtbs are xc bike because they are the most similar to road bikes imho
Similar with women, ive dallied with racey fast ones but they ended in pain and expense, i much prefer the bouncey one im comfy with.
Tim, would that be a full-sus woman then? Mines FS but I think her shocks need a bit more air in them pmsl
I personally HATE diamond frame bikes, look too plain and old fashioned, and just boring...
This is what i used to love... (back in the day) 😉
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form over function mind
vomit.
Yep the geometry jst gets slacker with age and the can could do with a service.
I still get her in the big ring every now and then tho......
I'll get my coat.....
You will if she's reading this 
Ok, I'm adding this too now - I like the look of stuff like the Singular Swift, the Thorn Sterling, and the Jones steel frames too, for the same reasons ... Skinny, stipped out/down and functional, just like a bicycle should be.
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Good troll ocb.
Bontragers, any vintage.
glad u posted that hadge mentioned your merlin earlier in thread that is one stunning bike , love it
robgarrioch
Nice, very nice.
Did I miss the part in this thread where it was revealed that the thread title was meant to be ironic and everyone was meant to post the ugliest bikes in the world?
the wifes tri bike, fondriest reverso, still draws admiring looks
You sure they were admiring looks?
I'm with OCB - my perversion is with racks. Odd, I know, but there you go. A rack says this is a machine with a purpose. Bikes with racks are used - important because for lots of bikes and their owners looking good comes before functioning well. Only once a bike is fully functional can it be considered beautiful.
Other than that I'm a steel man. Oddly though, the best bike on the thread is Houns Manitou and the Klein. But the Manitou gets it!
I'd post up photos of my own bikes but I don't want to embarrass myself.
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grum - MemberDid I miss the part in this thread where it was revealed that the thread title was meant to be ironic and everyone was meant to post the ugliest bikes in the world?
That from someone that doesn't ride a bike on a regualr basis. 🙄
I'm glad that people like different bikes. Makes things much more interesting.
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ben-lomond-pics ]I've been out biking 3 times in the last week thanks[/url] - don't see what that has to do with anything though.
But it's really nice of you to point out that I haven't been able to ride much in the last year and so my opinion isn't valid. 🙄
Grum
Come on then, show us what [b]you[/b] think is pretty.
Have to agree with above re big lettering etc. I hate items, whether it's a car, bike, clothing etc. which make you look like a moving advert.
Three times in the last week.
Wow you're my e biking hero.
Big springs and a specialgiant sticker dont make a bike pretty.
Well it was quite a big breakthrough for someone who hasn't been able to ride much at all for ages due to illness - don't know quite why you're being such a *&^% about it, or what the relevance is to my opinion on the aesthetic value of bikes. 😕
This one is what I would call pretty...
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Big springs and a specialgiant sticker dont make a bike pretty.
lol - nice bit of brand snobbery there too
*Laughs at the overlength cables*
lol - nice bit of brand snobbery there too
Call it what ever you want but it's true. We've had a few specialarsed bikes in our garage over you years and they've all been dog ugly.
Call it what ever you want but it's true.
What, that only a niche bike can look good to a snob?
Grum - Really??
Thats one of the ugliest bikes i've ever seen, right down to the colour.
You could of rubbed of the stickers and put apollo on there and i'd be none the wiser.
If by "niche bike" you mean that it's been built with attention to detail rather than mass prdouced then yes.
Grum - Really??Thats one of the ugliest bikes i've ever seen, right down to the colour.
Yup - love the colour too. Of course some people are less 'visually literate' so don't understand. 😉
What would you call a nice looking bike then?
Proper LOLs at the handbags.
Like primary school.
A "nice looking bike" depends on what the owner [b]really[/b] wants it to look like.
Vanilla, IF, Wolfhound, Black Sheep or any other custom builder can do this for you.
Specialgiantmarinsantacruz can't nowt snobby about that. Just that some people want more than a Mondeo.
Mine's the silver Guchi thanks Al.
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agreed cynical-al , singlespeedstu chillout ffs
[i]A "nice looking bike" depends on what the owner really wants it to look like.[/i]
This doesn't actually agree with this;
[i]Vanilla, IF, Wolfhound, Black Sheep or any other custom builder can do this for you.[/i]
Making this;
[i]Specialgiantmarinsantacruz can't nowt snobby about that.[/i]
...not make any sense at all.
If you are trying to suggest that uber expensive niche frames look better than more widely available ones, why not say so?
Yeah this looks ace doesn't it 😕
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Just that some people what more than a Mondeo.
I just want a bike that rides really well. I'm not arsed about selecting a bike in order to try and feel superior to other people.
I'm not arsed about selecting a bike in order to try and feel superior to other people.
I don't need a bike for that. 😉
Tries to resist posting up pictures of loads of ugly specialarseds. 🙄
I don't need a bike for that.
Clearly.
Where did I say that Specialized bikes were pretty? I just think it's rather silly to claim that niche brands are automatically more aesthetically pleasing than mainstream ones.
many see beauty in the ordinary or mainsteam, the inability to do do is a bit sad IMO.
Bed time stu.
mboy, what bike is that? I think I'm in love.
I just think it's rather silly to claim that niche brands are automatically more aesthetically pleasing than mainstream ones.
I didn't claim that at all.
What i said was that if someone has an idea of how [b]they[/b] want a bike to look the best way to go about it is a custom build.
That doesn't mean that anyone else will like the look of it and TBH I don't know anyone that's had a frame built so that other folks will like it.
The whole thing of a custom frame is that it's for [b]you[/b].
Al
I love all bikes anyway.
Just some more than others.
Oh and you're right it is bedtime. Up early tomorrow for a big ride. 8)