Not Bike P0rn: This is an ugly bike
09-17-06, 04:20 PM
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Not Bike P0rn: This is an ugly bike
Not the ugliest thing ever (I think that belongs to this bike), but not a pretty bike nonetheless.
Looks like a bunch of carbon 1x4s banged together.
Looks like a bunch of carbon 1x4s banged together.
09-17-06, 05:00 PM
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I always wondered how a Clydesdale would make out on a bike like that, with out the supporting tube under the seat?
Also, those dropouts are about three times the size of the ones on my Madone. In the end, does removing that one piece of the frame geometry really do much weight-wise and aero-wise, or is it's absence just made up for in other areas?
I wont go as far as to call it ugly. Lots of people riding them in the last two tri's I have done.
Also, those dropouts are about three times the size of the ones on my Madone. In the end, does removing that one piece of the frame geometry really do much weight-wise and aero-wise, or is it's absence just made up for in other areas?
I wont go as far as to call it ugly. Lots of people riding them in the last two tri's I have done.
09-17-06, 05:22 PM
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There is something I do not like about the bend where the seat stays merge into a single section under the seat. I prefer straight lines. I quess it would give a Clyde like me a cushy ride.
09-17-06, 08:07 PM
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I think it's cool.
