Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Gorgeous. Not.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21720915@N03/

I have no words.

A certain amount of turd polishing has gone on, putting that much work into a crappy BSO, but the "after" isn't actually worse than the "before" is it?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21720915@N03/

I have no words.

Whats the big hoo-hah here then?

Someone repainted their bike, so what? It not even trying to be a fixie skidder. Looks like two brakes & hub gears to me.

Toga!

Am I think only one that thinks custom painted stems all matchy with the frame are wank? Probably not.

I've seen custom painted stems that look fantastic with the whole bike.

this one is defintely on the anti side of the bridge.

Whats the big hoo-hah here then?

Someone repainted their bike, so what? It not even trying to be a fixie skidder. Looks like two brakes & hub gears to me.

I'm loving the saddle close up shot....it's just neat ;)

Probably a report, but oh my days. How can you turn a decent frame into such a monstrosity?

What le fuck is going on with the brake hoods? This bike is horror. It needs to be liberated and returned to the track.

What do you mean about the brake hoods?

The bike has been set up to ride on the road. Having hoods on drop bars is a sensible thing to do.

One is missing a lever and brake... the whole thing is just wrong.

One is missing a lever and brake.
...
Nothing wrong with a dummy lever....

the whole thing is just wrong.

...but yeah.

I've have a hard look at it, and the only thing that's out of place on it is simply the wheelset.

I've have a hard look at it, and the only thing that's out of place on it is simply the wheelset.

That wheelset is working hard at fecking the bike up though.

...the lime green/ gold combo dosent help.

I bet it's never been more than 14mph

it's obviously a training set up not a hipster mobile

oh yeah? with those bloody stars on wheels? is that an actual production model/paint scheme?

it's obviously a training set up not a hipster mobile

Are you serious? It's gearing's about 66......with a fuckin brake!

It seems like an idiotic way to use high-end track components. It also looks like the inside of an arse. Perfect for this thread then...

It also looks like the inside of an arse...

Observation Of The Day

Flashy aero carbon wheels + Durano tyres = expensive nodder set-up.

cadence training maybe? i refuse to believe someone has set that up for hipster purposes or i will lose all hope for humanity

more pics, read about it here, yada yada

http://www.londoncyclesport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1205:neils-look-464-fixie&catid=40:your-bikes&Itemid=96

He's called it a 'fixie'

DEFO a hipster, nodder, skidder

He's called it a 'fixie'

DEFO a hipster, nodder, skidder

..and his wheels horse shit. Spot on.

I reckon the only crowd it pulls in are of people puking on cocks.