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Maybe I'm just projecting based on friends but buying a badly-painted bike (ideally with overspray onto the drivetrain) feels quite queer. Could a distasteful coloured KMC 1/8in chain make it onto the mood board?
Strongly agree with @samrensho 's assessment that Rapid Rise is masc. Lot of worrying discourse about it on comments online.
Would be keen to hear @Maj 's assessment on what the gayest derailleur/groupset is.
JacqueLucque-
i think it's pretty much a given that a single colour mango bikes fixie/ single speed is extremely gay coded, kmc coloured chain included, although i would not use such words as distateful, challenging normative superstructures may be more apt.
now i don't want to speak for parties i'm not part of, but i have been a member of most the alphabet at some point or another...
L esbian : single speed but they only have a front brake
G ay : 2x 10 which barely functions due to rust
B isexual : 105 but it's a pressfit crank
T rans : rohloff gear box
Q ueer : hub gear belt drive
I ntersex : grip shift
A sexual : fixed
+ : nivex
Maj
Re: gay bikes, pure mania is the way I think? One of the most chaotic bikes I’ve ever worked on was an early 2000s era mystery brand hybrid that had been (badly) spray painted yellow. It had a brand new drivetrain but the hubs were suspiciously loose. Bike owner was aware of this but was just vibing. I think if you can encapsulate that sort of energy (in a non life threatening way) it would be quite gay. Also bike decorations, like a silly little vase on the handlebars with a single flower in it. Or stickers covering up the bikes branding.