IAmSam

Needs drop handlebar



But it is 'Another "What don't you like about my bike" thread, anybody?'...right? So take it like a...man

rex615

Or bullhorns

Bluechip

[QUOTE=rex615;18817735]Or bullhorns
/QUOTE]

Actually, bullhorns work with that bike. More so than drops or flat bars.

jacobsever

So this is my main squeeze. My daily. My pride & joy (even though there are definitely things I want to change/upgrade). And if everyone hates it...at least I have NO slack in my chain!

SquidPuppet

That's actually a bad thing. Just sayin

corrado33

NO BRAKES
Front tire logo not lined up with rim logo.
Front rim logo not same color as bike.
Other front rim logo partially ripped off? (And the color draws away from the bike.)
Front fork logo may or may not match the color of the bike. (My digital colorchecker says no, but may be due to reflections.)
White wheel/rim/stem/saddle rails/(Pedals??). Black would be 100x better. White makes it look like a wal-mart red/yellow bike wannabe.
Spokes on rear rim aren't white? Or are badly painted...?(If you're going for that look...)
The bike looks to be a size too tall for you.

Logos are too big and in your face in general.

Man, I have a problem with logos don't I? I just like the clean look, that's all.

Love this thread, it's cathartic. Below is how this bike should be done. IMO



EDIT: Agreed with Squid above. Chains should never be under tension. I shoot for a half inch of movement up and down at max, and aim for a quarter inch of movement up and down for a half inch total. But my SS doesn't have horizontal, rear loading dropouts, so it's harder to adjust mine.

jacobsever

Interesting, everything is official from Bianchi. So any non-matching color is coming straight from the factory. Although I obviously added the decals myself on the front rim. But it was a sticker I got in an order from Bianchi's webstore!

Now that's something I totally agree about. I don't know why I ever went with half white on this build. I already have a black stem and Keo Classic pedals, and plan on building up a black rear wheel whenever I have some extra money. The rails on the saddle though? Nothing I can really do about that...just how that saddle came.

Nope! I don't like colored spokes. I'm a fan of plain silver spokes. (The front wheel was purchased already built off Craigslist, so no option there)

But yeah, I can't wait to get this bike looking the way I actually want to!

jacobsever

I mean, there's some slack. I can lift it with a finger. But it's not hanging low and looking droopy like a lot of builds I've seen posted in here. Plus, the less slack, the easier track stands are. Not as much rocking back and forth.

thugpipe

love the minivelos those both look like the bigshot polo. I was doing the bull horns for a while but in NYC I prefer the narrow flats for buzzing through traffic.

Bluechip

I've never liked the way a round seat post and an oval seat tube looked together. Of course the seat posts that have an oval top with a round lower section look even worse.

motrheadsroadie

50voltphantom

^Your yellow saddle is dirty. Get a new NOS yellow Flite. That's all I got.

motrheadsroadie

corrado33

Both bikes look to be a size or two too small for you considering the amount of seat post showing.

Blue bike:
You have what I assume is a top tube protector to prevent dents from drop bars but without drop bars.

Yellow bike:
Blasphemy.
Gears, brakes, saddlebag, water bottle cages. Bah.

Scrodzilla

I love when people post a pic in this thread, then immediately get defensive when people say what they don't like.

Scrodzilla

Dude is like 12 feet tall.

motrheadsroadie

i just have really long legs.

jacobsever

I wouldn't really call it being defensive. More like a love for explaining my way of thinking. Didn't know rebuttals weren't permitted in this thread.

50voltphantom

Hotness.

TejanoTrackie 

That's why I don't post my bikes in this thread. I think they are perfect and don't really care what the rest of you think.

Scrodzilla

+1

I've posted a couple of mine here before just for ****s & giggles (because I know there's nothing to complain about) but I couldn't care less about what anyone thinks either.

Scrodzilla

That you immediately thought I was talking about you only adds to my previous statement.

jacobsever

I honestly knew you'd say that as I was typing my comment out.

Sure, it's a general blanket statement for the entire thread, but you did use the term "immediately" in your comment. And my rebuttal was, quite literally, the next comment after the nit-picks of my bike.

FullGas

yeah, the split personality look is not a good choice...

black that thing out, pronto!

rex615

Thanks,love them too. Mine is actually an Alton with the slightly larger 451mm wheels (BMX 20" is 406mm)

I agree, but I just like the multiple hand positions that bullhorns afford.