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Acliff-
The polished Caad?
My over-analysis ...
- It’s dirty, not posed.
- It’s got og atacs!
- Cadence sticker.
- Fairly random mix of collected parts that just work (suggesting it gets worn/broken often).
- Woundups (super low rake replacement forks since forever)
- It’s literally metal.
- Unnecessarily fast wheels (points to the right priorities and belief systems).
- It’s dirty, not posed.
miro_o
This is why this thread doesn’t work and just ends up being that fucking beat up TCR. Again.
HHSBs are a bit agro, blingy or ratty, fun bikes steeped in the culture of, and kneeling at the alter of Tarck. ‘Individual’ bikes without the NAHBs wankery means bad taste is to be embraced to a degree.
Road bikes cannot be this. Even with silly bar tape. Too much baggage from the history of the sport and too much all-round, mainstream Freddery. A few courier bikes manage despite the odds. That Caad up there sure is trying and gets a pass.
The bling road bikes (that end up here) are just yet more materialistic flexing in a world full of that ... and not interesting.