Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

No.

No it's not a beater? Or no you don't like it?

dont really see how its a beater, unless its yours

we are browsing same groups on flickr, by the looks...:)
sorry in advance, as some may be reposts.
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we are browsing same groups on flickr, by the looks...:)
sorry in advance, as some may be reposts.

NO to most of those.

In particular, WTF with the bar angle? Attack of the Indonesian bike setup.

dude.. you will never get it.
as for the particular angle "WTF" - well, to me it looks like a wrong setup.

^^^^ Yet another post full of anti.

First one I clicked looks nice. Not really a beater, rat, or franken bike:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2116/2610828604_cb1dd6036f_o.jpg

Still tho, I'm not sure what the point of posting averagely taken pictures of random American's bikes.... especially when they don't really have anything especially interesting about them.

It's kind of like looking at fixedgeargallery... guess this thread probably isn't for me any more.

It's kind of like looking at fixedgeargallery... guess this thread probably isn't about beater, rat, or franken bikes any more.
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quite a bit of anti there, but this one is proper ratty though

In particular, WTF with the bar angle?

Position least likely to accidentally rotate.

No it's not a beater? Or no you don't like it?

Not a beater as it's an OTP bicycle that someone abused slightly, like every other OTP bicycle out there.

Oh my gawd. Sorry everyone!

Feeling that pink Lotus. Deserves a better saddle angle and wheelset, mind.

I liked Lotus, they used to make some decent bicycle at the time, even when they've moved their production line to Taiwan (not necessary bad), a good example of a decent lotus would be these;

That Lotus is the first and last track frame that they make, the pink colourway was the most popular choice (AFAIK);

incidentally I found a Lotus Sprint I rather like;

Not a beater as it's an OTP bicycle that someone abused slightly, like every other OTP bicycle out there.

= Beater.

Oh, and its a fucking bike.

bleurgh

Sigh

No it's not a beater? Or no you don't like it?
Apologies for the late reply but a stock SE that's a little scruffy does not classify as beat,frank or rat material.

Also at 1000archangels. Please stop posting up such outrageously grim bikes..... I like this thread. Ta

First one I clicked looks nice. Not really a beater, rat, or franken bike:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2116/2610828604_cb1dd6036f_o.jpghttp://farm3.staticflickr.com/2116/2610828604_cb1dd6036f_o.jpg

I love this bike. Ciocc with Cinelli priest bars and Grammo stem! Sex!

But no, not really rat or beater. Belongs in Bike Pr0n (IMO).

Couple more pics: http://fxdfwd.co.uk/?p=700

Wants, looks like it'd flex a bit less than the other split seattube designs too. Plus, I'm a fan of battleship grey, or matt black, or lime green. :D