Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Fuck.

Non-hipsterness exposed. I wasn't even into spoks before they were cool.

I wasn't even into spoks before they were cool.

I was :-) You wouldn't have wanted the first generation, they were not really stiff enough axially.

I'm really enjoying that Hinault-esque cinelli lid too

Hinault-esque cinelli lid

It's not quite the same

That's so bonkers I like it. 'Rad' as the young people say.

for your own health, don't look at Raleigh

Yeeee, I missed that pic :)

Travesty.

http://www.wired.com/2016/04/can-draw-bikes-memory-definitely-cant/

Better to link to the source: http://www.gianlucagimini.it/prototypes/velocipedia.html

More pictures also I believe.

Mad photoshop skills

See, the thing I don't get with the whole Planet X and Holdsworth thing is things like this: http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FRHOCO/holdsworth-competition-frameset

That frame is fit, but who on earth wants to pay a grand (or £600 in the 'sale') for a frame with that paint job and with Holdsworth livery?

I'm interested in who makes them. Is there some far east factory churning out modern steel frames?

Having said that, £600 + paint job is probably a reasonable price for a spirit frame with full carbon fork...

But why not just sell them in raw/sensible colours/outlandish paintjobs. If that frame was in a similar colour way to their 'adventure bikes' then I could be tempted.

Colossi?

Also, whenever I see Holdsworth I think of:

Good shout. I hadn't seen their frames before.

Yeah, they're nice and they make them in grown up sizes too. Only problem is getting hold of them, I believe the UK distributor's ON HERE. Messaged him a bit back and forth about a Rambler Track but would've worked out a bit pricey for me. I think Goldsprint and Standert in Germany do rebadged versions.

Must have had a planetx tri internetbike fit ;)

Is that Corbyn? I thought he'd buy a nice new biek with the fundraiser for him but perhaps that didn't work out as he didn't accept the cash.

Its definitely Jeremy. That stem is mad. From a dutch bike I'd imagine.