In the eye of the beholder The Ugly Bike Thread

[ChrisF]

2 hours ago, TyronLab said:

Best part is you'll receive it with the fork backwards, the brakes with a 2cm gap between the rim and the pad and a loose saddle.

 

You forgot the "free play" on the headset .... 

[Robbie Stewart]

to be fair - that huffy is only a bicycle shaped object. It's a far cry from what I would call a bicycle as we have come to know them.

[droo]

On 5/4/2024 at 10:12 AM, BaGearA said:

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[zoobear84]

[Swift01]

I get the feeling Cannondale is still experimenting with Duel Sus look

[mecheng89]

On 5/9/2024 at 7:25 AM, justinafrika said:

 

A mate promptly sold his after sharing driving duties in me ol' European coupe.  A squatting dog in appearance, and a mongrel to drive.

And yes, given his off-kilter judgement, of course he was a Roxette fan.

It must have been love, but it's over now.

[guidodg]

[DJR]

If a bike starts to remind me of a constipated dog, then I know it is ugly. Many newer dual suspension mountain bikes have that look of a cramp in the hind quarters. I suppose I love mine for its function, not looks.

None of the old classic road bikes has that unfortunate look ........... so if I want to look good I stick to old road bikes and suck my gut in for photographs...........just saying!

[Robbie Stewart]

Kind of like the tendency of Mercedes to design that ugly as heck rear end that reminds me of a long bottomed horse's ass. How anyone could drive that and not be embarrassed and ashamed evades me.

[Headshot]

One of the early Pole bikes... probably also the best looking one too. Ground breaking at the time but looks pretty normal now.

[MORNE]

4 hours ago, Headshot said:

One of the early Pole bikes... probably also the best looking one too. Ground breaking at the time but looks pretty normal now.

Their bikes are/were deffo a marmite thing…but there’s no denying that the way those things were manufactured was astonishing… 

CNC’ing a block of alloy into a frame…unadulterated awesomeness.

[splat]

Get yours here now : https://www.webuycars.co.za/buy-a-car/Beeno/Reevo/634010720 

Although it a monstrosity, its actually quite interesting too!

 

[droo]

1 hour ago, splat said:

Get yours here now : https://www.webuycars.co.za/buy-a-car/Beeno/Reevo/634010720 

Although it a monstrosity, its actually quite interesting too!

 

Somewhere in the world's design curricula someone needs to add a module called "hubless wheels don't work on bikes, and they're not as original as you think".

/rant

[MORNE]

7 minutes ago, droo said:

Somewhere in the world's design curricula someone needs to add a module called "hubless wheels don't work on bikes, and they're not as original as you think".

/rant

You’re just annoyed because this circumvents your spoke fondling tendencies 😋

[splat]

On 5/4/2024 at 10:12 AM, BaGearA said:

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[mecheng89]

Anyone ever heard of Unno bikes? Another love if or hate styling.

https://unno.co.za/