Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Also how long is it going to take to list the components on a single speed bike ffs?

A vasectomy is such a power move, it's like the ultimate fuck you to 'the system'. Having to swap out your Tioga Spyder for a couple of weeks is a small price to pay.

Oof. Came here from there to see if it'd made it yet :-D

I was going to ask if there were photos of the frame before respray but thought it would just make me feel sad.

It's from ca. 1999 though. Damn UCI.

I'm at the point the kermit green is bothering me less and less. That front wheel is inexcusable though. So many better options, even back then.

It's just the shit tyres on alleged ZIPPS isn't it? The chainset and pedals are gorgeous and the bars are a thing of....

....forget it, if Satan had an abortion it would look like this.

As to the Gazelle, which is probably a Gnu, the 'team colours' are the biggest sin, with decent wheels it would probably be faster than current tt bikes (yet nasty to look at).

P.O.C

It's an ebike...

Can't do without these days. Not blaming them at all.

The thick down tube is the least of the issues. The fact it’s an e-bike really isn’t an issue for me. It’s just horrendous haha.

I love Look but you're way too kind in that case.
This thing costs 5 490,00 $US and pretends to be perfect for instance for the city commutes... But it has no racks ^^
The mud-gards are also a joke.
And those tires, e-bike or not, are just hideous.
But I still love Look ;)

Wtf is that front guard supposed to be achieving apart from making everyone laugh at you?

They look garbage, I don’t know why anyone would think that the type of person who rides a city E-bike with an adjustable stem would want mudguards that are ~removable~ (aren’t they all?), they seem like a complete after thought. They also seem completely obsessed about how “light” it is.
To the point that they apparently chose a motor based on the fact that it was the lightest available, which seems weird considering the battery needed to run it is nearly half the weight of the rest of the bike.

They also seem completely obsessed about how “light” it is

Not an entirely unreasonable consideration when many users are likely to have to haul it up at least some stairs to store it in their flats

I sold one of these $18,000 monstrosities yesterday.

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Better than buying one.
Sweet commission monies?

Sweet commission monies?

Nope no commission, rep is mailing me a bag of swag however...

This is on eBay, no doubt it's his pride and joy, cables rolled on the thighs of virgins and all that. But it's really horrible. Really. Obviously I have no taste and "somebody will get it" Yes those are wooden rims, grips and cage. I love the smell of hickory smoke in the morning.

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I’d be concerned if I ‘got’ that

Sex toy lighting setup.

It's up for £1750, you can just tell it's one of those bikes that just gets an occasional light dusting that the owner is uber prickly about. Lol.

Spits out coffee... haha.

https://m.pinkbike.com/photo/17738956/

I'm failing to post this pic^

this pic^

This one?

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Certainly aptly named. What is it for? Climbing scree slopes at less than walking pace at Froome revs?

German Twitter guy, proud of his second new frame this year. Asking him, why helmet and no brakes he felt accused of being a noob. Well....maybe because your new fixie biek looked already shite in 2008.

Second one is a Pelago with Phil Wood Hubs. In 2020.