Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

yeah, it has been stripped though. That isn't natural wear

I'm not stupid, still beater/rat in both pics..

It looks like stripped purposely on the first version as well, there is no kind of justified usage that will reduce a "recent" bike like a Brooklyn in these conditions.
Unless it was painted with edible paint :)

Continuing on with the Japanese theme, I guess this kind of qualifies as a rat. Parts are a touch nice though.

Y7,000 Panasonic frame from Yahoo auctions (http://cycle.panasonic.jp/products/pos/custom_order/2015/fpc17/, mismatched cranks, stripped paint, sealed bearing everything etc etc

Locking and unlocking the bike dozens of time a day may lead to that look.
Especialy if the paint quality is poor, and a non-protected chain lock is used.

yeah if you drag your chain along the toptube every time like "I have an expensive frame but look at how little I care about it"

Real wear n tear

some of the recent rat/ pub bikes are a joke.
proper frankenbike here!
http://www.lfgss.com/comments/12094124/
http://www.lfgss.com/comments/12094132/
http://www.lfgss.com/comments/12094137/

I stripped the paint off mine, but then mine is an old 1970s lugged track frame which was covered in a horrible layer of hammerite. Personally I love the look of raw metal, I had an old DMR Trailstar finished like that.

yes! :)
I'm not even finished...

1 Attachment

@adrevporn do I count 3 gear shifters?

definitely a monster

3.5ish?
Have decided to use the rapidfire/curtain hooks.

Thumbies are off now, was testing options..

TBT beater, looked like crap but fun to ride..

Needs bigger front disc.

Commuter townbike

1 Attachment

edit: not reeen's

1 Attachment

rat rule #1, you take what you got :)

@bankiren true

THIS is sooo sexy

100% agree!

My old practical rat/beater

and the new fast one

My old practical rat/beater

weighs about 25kg?

More like 35-40kg, it's pretty grounded xD
But it can take me (80kg) and around 100kg cargo, so yeah... practical ^^