Haha, yeah one day I'll finish this ******g garage.

As for the bar tape, I thought that all black would be boring, which is why I went camo. It has black in the splotches so I thought that would be enough to tie it in.

That camera in that mode cannot separate the spokes from the background, so it thinks they are part of the background. You can see that they are sharp where they cross the bridge supports.

Don't forget the leaf polluting the foreground. SMH

Soon, someone will come along and say that you need pink tape.

How does Bam feel about copy-cat?

No ****.

If the bike is black on black, with black accents, why booger it up with some weird stuff that goes with... Nothing on the bike.

It looks like you bent that thing around a tree and took its picture.

I just finished assembly. I have 3 steel bikes of various vintages. They each get around 500 miles a piece.

Looks like hot-pink bikes are making a comeback. I just got a new Crux and would love to hear if it's hot or not.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8e414ec415.jpg

Get new glasses. I checked the top tube with a ruler on a flat panel display and it's perfectly flat.

Nice bike

I can tell that you tried to hide the valve / logo misalignment of that rear tyre behind the chainstay.

I think it’s the slight fisheye effect you get towards the edge of a phone lens when close-up. That part is just about flat, but towards the edges the wheels look like they’re not quite parallel to the frame. Maybe it’s accentuated by the front wheel being turned a bit.

p.s. Paintwork is in amazing condition. How old is that frame?

Pink bar tape.

I can dig it.

Possible, background too distracting

I bought the frameset on Ebay from a seller in France and think it's early 2000's. It was likely a custom given the name of the original owner painted on the top tube under the clear coat. The frame looked to have been built up but never ridden. I'd similarly bought a like new Cyfac Le Mythique TT frameset that I built as a road bike.

Early 90's Columbus EL-os Olympia Fusari. An older pic, has had a few changes since. Getting a complete makeover now.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...787be16abb.jpg

How do you ride with no handlebars?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9bb7b33ada.jpg
Is this better phrantic09 ?

Well, now you have the saddle bag and water bottle issue, not to mention the stems are not aligned. Hotness just seems to elude you. :rolleyes:

My new bike, crappy photo edit, as I was having trouble with the contrast of the snow and trees in the horizon:

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c8997ccc53.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...041696aad.jpeg

Cheers,

Scott

The house seems pretty.

The bike? Vomit

Looks like a very capable and versatile machine, and probably rides nice, but is pretty lacking in hotness based on the standards of this nonsense thread.

For what it’s worth- I dig the bike but Mojo31 is right