Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

rebadged peugeot methinks

You're right those lugs don't look right

That is not a Colnago. Relax everyone, nothing to see here.

Still on small wheelers, embarrassingly I actually own one of these, great to ride with the 451x26 tyres and dual suspension, but decidedly fugly:

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^that should have a thread of its own... even the music was wrong!

mmm

Is it wrong that I actually kind of like that? You've got to admire the dedication at least...

how long until Louis Vitton releases a carbon-fibre polo bike, with swarovski crystal spoke covers?

ok old bike but almost!!

only $102,418 and no brakes cos its a fixie!

nice, gold plated formula hubs

nice, gold plated formula hubs

I was gonna say exactly the same, they're not formula hubs though, but on-one/Novatec/SJS/Token/All city OEM hubs

They missed a bit, look at the chain.........

^and the nuts and the lockring...
I can see why, they obviously didnt want to go overboard..

Still on small wheelers

This one's news to me...

Fantastic gif. My favourite is still

fuck me that's the perfect anti porn gif

This one's news to me...

Small wheel+high pressure tyres+rigid frame=bone shaking ride

Not entirely, that bike got enough clearance for bigger tyres.

Wellll.... i think that's awesome and would love to ride it!

Not entirely, that bike got enough clearance for bigger tyres.
Then it will be slow. The original quality small wheeler came with suspension and narrow, high pressure tyres, which enabled high performance and comfort at the same time. Then cheaper copies came along without suspension and with fatter tyres and ended up putting most people off the idea for anything other than folding purposes.

Then it will be slow. The original quality small wheeler came with suspension and narrow, high pressure tyres, which enabled high performance and comfort at the same time. Then cheaper copies came along without suspension and with fatter tyres and ended up putting most people off the idea for anything other than folding purposes.

Au contraire.

but if you want a better handling tire for road racing and crits, go wider – particularly for rough road surfaces.

Been there, done that and got the t-shirt and cheap hooker.

"Wider tires roll faster than narrower ones: Riders have argued for years that narrower tires – especially on the road – roll faster and are more efficient than wider ones when in fact, the opposite is true. According to Wheel Energy, the key to reducing rolling resistance is minimizing the energy lost to casing deformation, not minimizing how much tread is in contact with the ground. All other factors being equal, wider casings exhibit less 'bulge' as a percentage of their cross-section and also have a shorter section of deflected sidewall."

Fantastic gif. My favourite is still

Haha yeah, that bit from D&D is scarily accurate though, everyones felt like that.

Back on topic, they could have at least got a gold coloured chain and lockring, even if it was anodized!

Wow this has really opened up my eyes, I too was mislead to believe skinnier tyres are faster. The experiences I have with them must be a combination of placebo and imagination. I will go out and buy Fat Franks in the morning, I'll be so fast!

That article lost all its credibility in one line. Maybe they should focus more on factual information and less on controversy or having some kind of scoop. Not any tyre that's 1mm skinnier than any other is necessarily faster, but if the opposite is true like the article says, why don't they ride fat tyres in the Tour?

Bollocks article.

well theres a lot of factors, more than just how wide the tire is