In the eye of the beholder The Ugly Bike Thread

[CARANXCycleMobile]

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[sirmoun10goat]

16 hours ago, MORNE said:

I wouldn't say lazy. Simple yes. These, and other steel bikes like it..(starling etc) are mostly single pivot designs, and designed to be simple, low maintenance. It literally uses 6 bearings, 2 of which never needed replacing. So 4 bearings. Compare that to the 12 in my new plastic bike…

Hydration, yes I did ride with a pack on it haha. It had two bottle mounts. One on the bottom of top tube…bottle always fell out in the top considering where you ride these, and another set under the down tube close to the BB so you could get your bottle full of cow sh!t on the liaison! 😅 

Turn the cage so the entry faces the saddle

[MORNE]

11 minutes ago, sirmoun10goat said:

Turn the cage so the entry faces the saddle

Not an option unfortunatrly lol. Exibit A:

the piggyback is in the way. And this is a coil. An X2 in there gives even less space.

Edited May 4, 2024 by MORNE

[MORNE]

Any frame with the rear triangle alluding to the squat of a dog taking a dump

[Headshot]

It's purely a coincidence both bikes Ive hated are eBikes. Promise.😁

[Me rida my bicycle]

On 5/3/2024 at 1:00 PM, Pandatron said:

Lelikste deel van die bike is die prys 👀

[Bira]

[ChrisF]

21 hours ago, Headshot said:

It's purely a coincidence both bikes Ive hated are eBikes. Promise.😁

 

Good looking bike 😍

[PhilipV]

Mine. 

[PhilipV]

On 5/4/2024 at 2:41 PM, Bira said:

Ellsworth has a history of bikes that are less lekker to look at. 
 

 

[Bub Marley]

On 5/3/2024 at 3:37 PM, MORNE said:

Ps: id take that single pivot mid mounted shock over this Yeti BS any day of the week😅

I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on here.

[Danger Dassie]

2 hours ago, Bub Marley said:

I’m trying to figure out what exactly is going on here.

It’s two opposing piston shafts that work in line with the suspension arc on/within a pivot, similar to their previous eccentric bush system.

Actually worked (works) remarkably well, especially when pushing hard on the pedals, like up steep Rocky climbs. 
On later models like the SB100 which replaced the ASR there were some teething issues with noises and lateral stiffness. Apparently they sorted that out.

 

[thebob]

Is that a dropper post in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

[NGM]

On 5/4/2024 at 2:41 PM, Bira said:

I was thinking this wasn't too bad until my eyes hit the rear triangle.

[Hairy]

I must say I did enjoy riding this Cannondale Moto!

[Bub Marley]

1 hour ago, Danger Dassie said:

It’s two opposing piston shafts that work in line with the suspension arc on/within a pivot, similar to their previous eccentric bush system.

Actually worked (works) remarkably well, especially when pushing hard on the pedals, like up steep Rocky climbs. 
On later models like the SB100 which replaced the ASR there were some teething issues with noises and lateral stiffness. Apparently they sorted that out.

 

The only thing I see whatching that is just more unnecessary maintenance.