Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Why ya getting rid of it?

What size is it?

I'm forced to operate on a n+1=n-1 theory when it comes to bikes so as I'm buying a new one I have to get rid of one. Can't bring myself get rid of the Winter/tourer/dog towing bike as it's the only one I own with brakes and I've had it over 20 years so consequently the 'king of cunts' bike has to go.

It's a 54 as I've got diddy legs for my height.

post in current projects, then il put it here.

i hate langsters.

Just remembered, it's in bike tag of bike a few pages back.

Aah, my size but I have no need.

What ya getting instead?

A bit of plastic fantastic. Should be here by the weekend. I'll work out a way of making it anti before too long. Still got plenty of stickers so that might happen again.

on ebay now.

anyone know what frame that is?

looks like
http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_STOR20.cgi?Action=Details&ProdID=1833

edit: ...but it probably isn't. never really knew langsers had double bottle cage bolts and brake cable guides

anyone know what frame that is?

Langster, I just wish mine would have made it on to these very pages before I sell it.

Wrong. That's not a Langster.

looks like
http://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_STOR20.cgi?Action=Details&ProdID=1833
edit: ...but it probably isn't. never really knew langsers had double bottle cage bolts and brake cable guides

Not that one either.

Care to enlighten us? it definitely looks Langster to me. Geometry looks right, bottle cage fittings, brake guides, rack mounts, forks, low bb all look identical to mine.

I is confused.

The purple one? tubing too skinny, Langster's an alu, not steel.

have a look;

Langster's an alu, not steel.

Apart from the steel ones, that is

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You see some very cheap and nasty stems on elite level bikes (check the cheesy 2-bolt Bontrager on VP's sprint bike, for example), so you can't assume that the stem on that bike was an afterthought.

Yep, the bonty stuff is left over from the Trek sponsorship days and the mtb stems fit the nitto 25.4 clamp bars perfectly whilst being stiff enough where weight isn't really an issue.

You also see 3ttt and easton's cheaper modelson GB sprint bikes, along with bontrager race x lite clinchers on the training wheels.

Think this might change after Nitto released the oversized version of their popular track bar?

No.

Care to enlighten us? it definitely looks Langster to me. Geometry looks right, bottle cage fittings, brake guides, rack mounts, forks, low bb all look identical to mine.

I is confused.

Sure.
I know it isn't because I also had one.
Older versions of Langster have Bladed(ish) forks
(I had this one, 2005)

Newer models have the forks just like Ed posted.
And yes, Langster are Alloy (apart from the steel one), so no, it couldn't be one.

I say it's a cheap-arse frame from epay.

Which don't have a sloping top tube, or cable or bottle mounts so clearly isn't the frame above.

Apart from the steel ones, that is

static.lfgss.com/attachments/38033d1301408961-lang.jpg

Not posting as anti in any way, but this looks very close to the unknown frame above. And also can't post it properly as on phone.

Any thoughts?*

*other than I need to learn how to post things like this properly

Yep, you win.
But why r you interested. It looks shite to say the least.

I'm not interested in the slightest, just bored at work. And its been the only time I've ever recognised a blank frame.

What the fuck is this and how come the rear brake lugs are al the way down there?

Looks like it could be a good crack but still well anti.

Makes my head hurt just looking at it...

Sorry, I should have just googled Bianchi Lepre. Idiot.

Makes my head hurt just looking at it...

I know what you're saying but I'd still love to take it out for a spin. Somewhere flat and smooth like

Gotta be japan innit.

Japan u so cray-zey!