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[Closed] What makes a good looking bike... (thread 76)

ayjaydoubleyou · 2021-04-12T12:48:38Z

I've pondered what makes a good looking (side profile) of a bike before, and there are all kinds of theories on what makes a bike visually appear nice. And of course, many different opinions. A comment on Vital about the new Session mentioned head angle (or more accurately fork legs) being 90 degrees to the top tube (or close as dammit to the human eye) is what makes a frame look good. I've looked at a number of bikes this past week and this seems to play out. from DH to XC, and rigid bikes, it is at least possible to acheive this look - and also possible to get it wrong. If the angle is bigger, it looks gate-like, see most cubes, some more classic 29er hardtails If its smaller, it looks broken or melted, see all of Sick!'s attempts, early 29er full susses in smaller sizes, some Santa Cruz V10s Any counter examples?

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danmac

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Im gona throw it out there cause nobody else has yet...

Tanwalls 😏

Posted : 14/04/2021 2:52 pm

joebristol

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Im gona throw it out there cause nobody else has yet…

Tanwalls

What, as something to avoid doing you mean? 😝

Posted : 14/04/2021 2:55 pm

joebristol

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Just to add I think there is something in the straight line from top tube to seat stays. Sadly my Marino is slightly off that - I think if I’d made the seat tube slightly longer it could have been a perfect straight line.

Also some of the modern angles on certain bikes (looking at you ‘Hello Dave’) are too much and make bikes look squashed / broken. Usually too steep a seat angle combined with too slack a head angle.

Posted : 14/04/2021 2:59 pm

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