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@vinylvillain
Well let me qualify it by saying mechanical art - there is a great deal of artistry that goes into a bike like that, however i do think a bike which is built just to be looked at and not properly ridden is not art as for me the beauty is in the combination of form and function being hammered down the road at full pelt.
I build custom chops and bobbers, and consider them rolling art, however i cant stand to see ridiculous custom builds built for shows and the kings road that need something like Wandsworth roundabout just to do a U Turn, the beauty is in designing and building a sled that looks as good as it rides - that is mechanical art.
Besides if you dont see a nice frame as art (art being the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance) why are you on here, the journey that has lead you to a love of pedaling and the appreciation of all thing fixed must meant that whether you acknowledge it or not there is a part of you that lusts after the fine art of quality frame building.