Bike parts you hate.

As clearly stated in my original post, It's not that I can fault mudguards in anyway. I just don't like them, and in this case, when weighing practicality against aesthetics, aesthetics comes out on top.

I accept mudguards as a necessary evil for the mere commuter, much like I accept backseats in a family car. However, for me a bike is so much more than just a mean of transport, and honestly I would rather eat shit, than ad anything to my bike that compromise its beauty and riding experience.

Not getting a joke makes me sad :(

I thought you were suggesting you would come and kill me as retaliation for suggesting that we put all these parts together in one bike!

...I would rather eat shit, than ad anything to my bike that compromise its beauty and riding experience.

Funnily enough, that's exactly what you'll occasionally do if you don't have a front mudguard. Belgian toothpaste anyone?

Well there you have it. If it's good enough for Merckx, it's good enough for me.

:'(

someone said mudguards are like condoms. a PITA but necessary at times.

If condoms are giving you a PITA, you're doing it wrong.

^^ Buy new ones rather than the old dry ones that have been sitting in your wallet for ages.

High spoke count front wheels with radial lacing:

^ not to mention computer zip ties around a quill stem - yuck

They are ok with a Brooks cos you can just lift the side up to get the spanner on.

I want one of those bent spanners though.

don't like the brooks look for this build, Concor
I thought the tool would reach over the rear bastard to reach the front, alas no, so reduced to lifting/bending sides of saddle to tighten
bastards

Last time I saw this guy on the left, he was quietly undertaking me in the middle of a Dunwich Dynamo, softly uttering the words "I'm coming inside you."

Amazing!

I'm sure he's on here, JAH Tim?

Amazing.

I'm sure he's on here, JAH Tim?

Be careful about what you say about the Nicest Guy On The Forum™

Not sure if it was my action, but deebles just got banished to neg-repdom.

Must stay world champion.

^^ I'm not being sarcastic.
I was literally LOLing

Merkins Limp Dick stem

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Probably wrong on this. I don't like egg beaters in general but I understand the point; i.e clipping in at any direction. Surely these negate that purpose.

Agree to some extent. Love the egg beaters on my mtb, hate the candy-pedals on my SS-commuter. Wanted to be able to use the same cleats/shoes but I just don't really get on with the semi-platform design, feels like it interferes with the thread on the sole. Should have just bought a second pair of egg beaters :-(
#CSB

Championship jerseys you haven't won in any shape or form...

^Beat me to it, ditto for all national team kit!

^ because wearing the kit of the national team you support is something you don't do in sport...

Do you want to look like a football fan? Then wear national team kit while spectating.

Do you wan to look like an uber-Fred? Then wear national team kit while cycling.

Why I quite like the "supporter" options with the new rapha team sky kit. Show your support without looking like an overpaid banker type. (Sorry for wildly generalizing)

Generally speaking you should avoid wearing team kit unless you're actually a member of the team. I haven't really got issues with fans standing at the roadside in team jerseys to show their support during the race; heck, you might even get away with wearing it to and from races, but other than that it's a no.

*In any event it's better looking like a banker than a jackass.