Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

I think the Lightweight logo is absolutely awesome... it stands right out in a (cycling) world of too-slick-by-half garish, gratuitous visual wankery.

See i like the logos design, but I think there are too many of them, which to me cheapens a very fancy pair of wheels.

yeah, much more important than comfort when actually riding the bike.

But of course!

I would think oz. is getting at the fact that the bike cost a fair bit of money yet in his eyes looks awful.

See i don't see what's sooo bad. yeah bad tyres, what else is wrong? i'm not very good at this bike snobbery....

It's a bit De Stijl for me, the Look that is.

I don't think that's a bad thing.

Nor do I, to look at, but I couldn't get away from cultural/historical/aesthetic connotations. I don't think these connotations are a bad thing either, but on a bike like that... just doesn't add up for me. I realise this sounds a bit pretentious but... meh.

Oh and before anyone says it, I realise it was used on the jerseys of the 'La Vie Claire' cycling team also, and that this is probably where the Look paintjob comes from.

yeah, much more important than comfort when actually riding the bike.

Well, it would be comfortable for me, just as the illustrated set up is presumably comfortable for the owner. I was simply pointing out that almost anything looks better with a decent saddle to bar drop

^^^ that's taking things to whole new level

makes me think of this

Back to a point I've argued previously - how much better does it look with the chain nice and toight in the big chainring with the derailleur tensioned?

Well, it would be comfortable for me, just as the illustrated set up is presumably comfortable for the owner. I was simply pointing out that almost anything looks better with a decent saddle to bar drop

and almost anything looks better without an upward rise to the stem.

yours would look better with a small spacer and a flat stem. And before you say it, I don't buy the more structurally sound with no spacer argument, not with a 1cm spacer at least :-)

with at least 1 spacer is reccomended with carbon forks no?

Yeah now that you mention it, I bought a stem today and to my surprise there was a sticker on it that said you must always install a 5mm spacer under the stem, and if you have a carbon steerer you should also have a 5mm spacer on top. I don't believe it because I've never heard it before.

i absolutely hate the lightweight logo, it looks like they've just selected a font from MS word.

Yeah now that you mention it, I bought a stem today and to my surprise there was a sticker on it that said you must always install a 5mm spacer under the stem, and if you have a carbon steerer you should also have a 5mm spacer on top. I don't believe it because I've never heard it before.

Read about it a while ago, can't remember the exact wording but something about running a carbon steerer without spacers you're placing it under excess pressure. Can lead to failure.

I don't have any carbon parts so not a worry personally. I wouldn't risk fork failure for the sake of aesthetics though, have had a pair of forks fail and a front wheel fold on me, fortunately both were mountain biking, cuts and bruises, could've been alot worse doing 50 on tarmac.

Superjoe - reckon the logo would look good in the same font but big in a big semi circle around half the wheel>?

Yeah now that you mention it, I bought a stem today and to my surprise there was a sticker on it that said you must always install a 5mm spacer under the stem, and if you have a carbon steerer you should also have a 5mm spacer on top. I don't believe it because I've never heard it before.

that sound pretty normal to me, especially regarding the carbon steerer.

i tend to agree with mdctesters comments, he is generally well informed and has huge technical and historical knowledge

its just opinions, but his i generally find to be better informed and more insightful

(i only say this cos he did not rubbish my mather)

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg31/PatrickChurch/4161656094_d83f127463_b.jpg

Naughty, naughty, very naughty!

Controversial.

It doesn't float my boat either, but I can appreciate the thought that's gone into it.

Not clitoral enough for Pisto.

It's cunty enough for me, no worries there

:-)

Oh and before anyone says it, I realise it was used on the jerseys of the 'La Vie Claire' cycling team also, and that this is probably where the Look paintjob comes from.

Look paint job is a Mondrian interpretation.

Also that green bike has strange component choice, why the really expensive lightweight cranks with what must be a heavy steel frame, why 4 pot calipers? Thats excessive to say the least with those tyres.

Change the bars and that could be my cuppa.

velocios hybrid

we know our leader is the ultimate nodder

(bet i will be banned forever)

Shit, is that Velocio's??

logs off for a few weeks if he hasn't been banned already

haha!