Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

It's got a bit scratched up because it gets ridden?! No that makes it a 'normal' bike. And a very pretty one at that.

A true rat-bike or frankenbike is one that has evolved over time. Something that has bodged repairs holding it together that the owner always meant to make right but never quite got around to and hey, the bodge still holds so what's the problem. Something that the owner decided to paint one day to try and cover the rust up but the phone rang when he was half way through and he didn't get around to finishing the paint job. That's a rat-bike or frankenbike. Not a beautiful bike that has a few scuffs on its top-tube.

I didn't mean people shouldn't ride the fuck outta their bikes, I came across bad there^... still, the point I was trying to convey is that (IMO) the bikes that belong here can be porn, still mostly they're fucntional. Total opposite of Porn, it's about being fucken grand and bold, whatever that means. A bit like - fuck being modest, fuck money, let's just do it nice and tidy.