kkapdolee

Is there a Mountain Biking subforum equivalent of the Road Biking Hot r Not thread?

If not, is anyone opposed to starting one?

EDIT: ok, looks like there isn't one already so let's start.

General guidelines (don't need to be followed if you don't like it)

1. Most importantly, take a pic of your bike in a way that you like the most or looks best to you.

2. Take pic of the drive side if possible.

3. Drive side crank arm should be in line with the seat tube. (To me, this looks most natural)

4. I think accessories are prohibited in the Road Bike HrN thread but if you think it makes your bike look better or completes the look, keep them on in the photo.

If you guys have any other guidelines you would like to add, I can add them here later.

Here goes my bike. It's my dad's old bike so I haven't had much say in the styling so far. I was looking for some inspirations from other people's hot bikes.



Sorry for the poor lighting. Will take a better pic next time.

Maelochs

Be Like Roadies!

It's the Internet ... some folks will object on principal, or because the voices in their heads say to ....

The question is: What do You want to do?

SpeshulEd 

I think you just started one. Of course, it might help if you actually post your bike to kick things off.

Maelochs

Here is my rigid Huffy:

Bikernator

I didn't know what you were talking about so I just went over to see what that thread was...

Kinda makes me never want to go over there again.

There's the Post Your Rigs 3.0 thread, which is pretty cool. Plus, we don't have to be pretentious turds!

Why's the front brake cable got the extra twisty thingy in it?

SpeshulEd 

Keep in mind that that thread is all in good fun and it's not really supposed to be taken seriously. There's also "rules" (again, not to be taken seriously) when it comes to photographing road bikes; drive side only, no bidons in the cages, no saddle bags, valves at 12 or 6 o'clock/lined up with label on tire, cranks not straight up and down, etc. Chances are high that if you have some high end bits and make the bike look nice, you'll get a hot, but then there's always some goofball that's all "black bikes are dumb" or whatever and then everyone throws a fit for a page or so.
Velominati ? The Rules

Give me the drive side!!!

Maelochs

The bike came with a pick-up for a wired computer, and I happened to have an old computer of the same brand sitting around (the pickup had failed.) 1+1+excellent for me.

I had heard one could earn "Hot" points by hiding the valves behind the forks/seatstays.

As fro no saddlebags .... i keep the beast ready to go. As soon as i get some free time (Looks like Wednesday morning) I am throwing it on my car and hitting a trailhead for some fun before work or whatever. I will sacrifice some "Hot" votes to be sure I don't forget my mini-pump, tube, and tire irons. "Hot" votes don't help when I am pushing it back to the car over several miles of muddy hills.

Bikernator

Fair enough. I'll just chalk this up into the "things I don't understand" column.

But knowing it seem to be satire of sorts makes me feel a little better about it, so thanks for the enlightenment.

SpeshulEd 

Yeah, road guys get a bit crazy at times...I'd imagine the mtb HrN thread would be a bit more laid back.

I'll have to get a photo of mine now that I've made some changes to it. It's still a pretty basic setup however, nothing too fancy.

kkapdolee

Hot.
But what kind of pedals are those?

kkapdolee

I posted mine in the OP.

SpeshulEd 

Ooh, I like that! Looks like a fun bike to shred on.

CrippledKonaBoy

This is the Kona, just before the first commute.

And now, 4 years later.

Mumonkan

keep in mind theres a regular flavor HrN thread, and a "new and improved" version which is a super critical snobfest

it just occurred to me i havent done a proper shoot of my newest addition, and that i have more mtbs than street bikes now. awesome.

heres my old bike which i still havent sold yet



heres my commuter/townie thing



heres my latest bike on the day i got it, ive changed stuff but have been too busy riding it to take photos

Maelochs

I like the first and the third best ... I like the outdioor photos, too.

My pedals are Performance Bike Forte flats ... I don't have a shoes/cleats setup at the moment and the Fortes are very thin so I hope they will get hit a bit less often.

SpeshulEd 

Fire!

Mumonkan

jsigone

my flash

Mumonkan

haute.

i dislike the stem on leftys though, it looks like an elbow pipe fitting

dminor 

Moderator: Consolidate this thread into Post Your Rigs, where we already have this ad infinitum but without a stupid borrowed-from-road-forum title.

kkapdolee - - did you check the Sticky Thread Table of Contents sticky thread before assuming there wasn't one and starting this useless thread?

jsigone

the roadie has a post your bike thread plus 2 Hot threads...why hate? no garage doors to pose on? haha

dminor 

This isn't the road forum. If people want road forum-like threads with "rules," go to the road forum.

Duplicate threads = useless =

no1mad 

Merging at this point would be messy, so howzabout just adding to the existing thread?

https://www.bikeforums.net/mountain-b...3-0-a-102.html

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