The New and Improved HotRNot Thread
02-09-15, 03:16 PM
#2101
On Your Left
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02-09-15, 03:31 PM
#2102
ka maté ka maté ka ora
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Bikes: breezer venturi - red novo bosberg - red, pedal force cg1 - red, neuvation f-100 - da, devinci phantom - xt, miele piste - miche/campy, bianchi reparto corse sbx, concorde squadra tsx - da, miele team issue sl - ultegra
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02-09-15, 04:42 PM
#2103
So it is
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02-09-15, 04:44 PM
#2104
So it is
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02-09-15, 05:21 PM
#2106
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This bike has an incredible potential to be hot. But it's a definite NOT.
Where does the green tires come in? They look like you put on the nearest thing, and kill the overall look of the bike. The rest of the build looks ok, although I admit I don't like the look of the saddle. Love the bike and the bars and everything else though. GET rid of those hideous non matching green tires! It makes me sad when a bike CAN be really hot but isn't because of weird choices...
Where does the green tires come in? They look like you put on the nearest thing, and kill the overall look of the bike. The rest of the build looks ok, although I admit I don't like the look of the saddle. Love the bike and the bars and everything else though. GET rid of those hideous non matching green tires! It makes me sad when a bike CAN be really hot but isn't because of weird choices...
02-09-15, 06:50 PM
#2107
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02-09-15, 07:04 PM
#2109
L-I-V-I-N
^ That's the ugliest Smartweld I've ever seen. Sorry, you failed that build.
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02-09-15, 07:05 PM
#2110
ka maté ka maté ka ora
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: wessex
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Bikes: breezer venturi - red novo bosberg - red, pedal force cg1 - red, neuvation f-100 - da, devinci phantom - xt, miele piste - miche/campy, bianchi reparto corse sbx, concorde squadra tsx - da, miele team issue sl - ultegra
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02-09-15, 07:08 PM
#2112
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02-09-15, 07:13 PM
#2114
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02-09-15, 07:22 PM
#2115
This bike has an incredible potential to be hot. But it's a definite NOT.
Where does the green tires come in? They look like you put on the nearest thing, and kill the overall look of the bike. The rest of the build looks ok, although I admit I don't like the look of the saddle. Love the bike and the bars and everything else though. GET rid of those hideous non matching green tires! It makes me sad when a bike CAN be really hot but isn't because of weird choices...
Where does the green tires come in? They look like you put on the nearest thing, and kill the overall look of the bike. The rest of the build looks ok, although I admit I don't like the look of the saddle. Love the bike and the bars and everything else though. GET rid of those hideous non matching green tires! It makes me sad when a bike CAN be really hot but isn't because of weird choices...
02-09-15, 07:42 PM
#2117
Fatty McFatcakes
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If he had built it up with parts that matched the style of the frame (for example, Campy, gumwalls, plain alloy rims, etc.), it surely would've been a hot in my book.
02-09-15, 08:33 PM
#2118
The BMC bike is hot. I run traditional 3T Rotundo bars from time to time and don't have the bottom of the bars perfectly parallel to the ground either. It's actually more comfortable to have a tiny bit of tilt like that bike has.
There is a rider here, can't remember his name. Has a Cannondale with a ridiculous amount of drop. Hella posters were ragging on him left and right then he posts several pictures of him "not in drops" but he's obliterating the field winning races. The bike looks a bit like the BMC above but scaled up for a much taller rider.
There is a rider here, can't remember his name. Has a Cannondale with a ridiculous amount of drop. Hella posters were ragging on him left and right then he posts several pictures of him "not in drops" but he's obliterating the field winning races. The bike looks a bit like the BMC above but scaled up for a much taller rider.
02-09-15, 09:58 PM
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Different strokes for different folks. My bike is attractive to folks who race, maybe not so to Roubaix and Domane buyers. They're just different demographics entirely. I want to go fast and they just want to go.
02-09-15, 11:48 PM
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02-10-15, 03:53 AM
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Remove:
Rainbow sticker
Bottles
Seat sack
Gator skins
Cadence sensor
It's spooky how good that bike could look with a few changes.
Rainbow sticker
Bottles
Seat sack
Gator skins
Cadence sensor
It's spooky how good that bike could look with a few changes.
02-10-15, 05:48 AM
#2124
Frame decals
Fork decals
Excess above stem
Grime from cassette and chain
Also, try matching your frame color to that of your crank, and make sure your valve stems match.
I think the seat post and stem are kinda cool.
02-10-15, 07:21 AM
#2125
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