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That crank for starters. Throw the stem in too, it's yuk.

well, there it goes - thanks for whole lots of attention to my first post people :)
however, isn't this thread about form and all of the above comments ^^^ are about function?

No, it's about form.

The cranks are ugly in context.
The stem is ugly in context.

Functionally they're probably fine, one moves the chain, one holds the bars... yup, functionally fine.

They're just fugly.