A lot of them are starting to use the BMC/Specialized dropped seatstay look, but yeah, I mean traditional geometry lugged steel isn't quite the place to look for design variance, unless you ride a Hetchins or something.
Also, integrated stems on top-line bikes mean every bike of that model will look the same- threadless stems also look fairly similar, while there's a decent amount of variance in the looks of quill stems that lets you actually do some customization.
but yeah, the black carbon white decals (or that super original color scheme of red/black) is a menace. One of the few modern trends I like is that a few brands are now going super minimal with their branding- Cannondale is notably going back to their classic 90s look of having a small decal on the top tube, and a few others seem to be copying them.
Last edited by sheddle; 09-19-19 at 08:25 AM.