I think if you want a bike that looks ‘just right’ then you have to go single speed hardtail or even fully rigid. Otherwise there’s too much going on that catches the eye.

For to agree. Odd full suspension but rare. Steel helps as well with tube proportions. Also have to agree with the long stems. Not a good look. For me it has to be risers too. Some times wiggly bars can look good but never flat bars.

To sum up, hardtail or ridid, single speed or 1X probably steel, short stem and riser bars.

That’s a lovely purple Stooge. It was a tough decision to choose between the purple and turquoise when I bought mine I picked the turquoise but I would have been happy with either.

I think mine is better looking though 😉

TheBrick – I get that it is each to their own views but your statement precludes anything that is 10 years or older…………

Glorious:

That Shand Shug is a lovely thing.

What about liteville full suspension frames

I’d agree but then I’m biased.
Just straight tubes, no silly bends or curves. Seat-stays & top tube near-parallel which looks good. No ‘shouty’ paint job..just right!

There’s no accounting for taste.

My touring/gravel bike looks ‘right’ but someone suggested the stem was the wrong colour and now I can’t unsee it 🤬

I’ve always had a thing for Blue BFes.

Something about that colour just goes so right with it.

Retro but just lovely. The only thing I’d change would be a lower rise stem.

Another vote for that Shand looking “right”

Retro but just lovely. The only thing I’d change would be a lower rise stem.

Little wheels and not much travel means at least one of the following:
-big head tube
-stack of spacers
-bars with lots of rise
To fit the taller rider

Unfortunately ruining the looks.

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