barba

That is really, really depressing.

bonechilling

Yeah, I posted that one back on page 346, but the more derision of that bike, the better.

sandwiches

Yeah, I don't think the travesties of bicycling that happened right there can be stressed enough.

anomaly

Oy vey.

the1amradio

whoa that thing was gorgeous! now it's just run-of-the-mill hipster bike

barba

Yeah, someone should have just bought him an IRO or something. He could have financed a few with that Wilier.

bonechilling

That's what makes it so frustrating. If that ******* wanted an all-black trend machine, there are literally dozens of off-the-peg options that doesn't require ruining a classic, one-of-a-kind bike like the Wilier.

TheScientist

and to top it off he throws a ****ing carbon seatpost on it. WTF honestly... why?

Judge_Posner

but guys! the ourys are vintage! doesnt that make it all ok?

bonechilling

Straws

man why didnt I think to post that here! I saw that the other day and couldnt help but laugh. Maybe he graduated from doing backwards circles and realized he couldnt do barspins on his cinelli.

K_phomma

is that the sole purpose of a BMW fork?

shakeNbake

As a Wilier fan, I can say is **** **** **** ****. If I ever see him on the street, imma go Chuck Liddell on his ass.

RIP my old Wilier

bonechilling

onelessfred

who spends more on the headset than wheels?

https://cgi.ebay.ca/Masi-Speciale-Fix...QQcmdZViewItem

Otis

The best part is this not just some doosh with a personal "dream bike vision", but a "shop" or business venture of some sort that built this bike on spec to sell. According to a local that was following the sale it was bid to only a grand falling far short of their asking price. The bike in its previous state would have brought at least $1000-$1500 on ebay I would think.

Why you would start with a fairly rare, clean original Italian race bike to make a rolling cliche like that is beyond me. Buried in that thick black powder coat it may as well be a Surley or any other generic tig welded faux tracker under there.

It's such a perfect FU to any vintage bike guy I almost thought it was a great prank, but to be that they would have had to start with a 60's Masi.

Deep V's forever bro!

Pfutz

https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...otographer.htm

the sites right there.

AZKakaAZK

for some reason i just want to punch that fork in the face.

Pfutz

My friend just threw one on his concept and it is far less gawdy looking. A lot of that bike is ugly due to the frames geometry working with that fork. I will post pictures of that fork on a concept next time I can grab one.

okay

ayayayay i nominate myself again. i didnt tighten the cog enough initially, and when the cog came lose, i rode it home where i should have just walked it home, so now as a result i stripped the **** out of the threads and ruined the hub on my $90 wheel.

AZKakaAZK

i hear ya man. its just that whenever kanye wests name comes up it makes me angry...i may have taken out my anger on the fork...or maybe not...im still trying to make sense of it all...

Pfutz

I wonder if kanye can throw it down or if hes just a tool. Wheres the MASH NY Kanye edit?

AZKakaAZK

no...there is no debate. kanye IS a tool. anyone who thinks he is one of the top 5 rappers of all time and pronounces paris *pareee* (without being french) is a ******.

plus...if of all the companies to commission a bike from with the cash he has he chose them...? fail. double ******.

shakeNbake

I say paree everytime I refer to Paris-Roubaix.

Straws

he didnt even find a local chi-town builder.