Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

45lbs, gotta be the heaviest folder ever

My mtb doesn't weigh 45 lbs...

45?? that;s like loaded touring bike sort of weight isn't it?

it's a time trial frame, not a track frame

No fucking shit, this is why I highlighted the fact it has a derailleur hanger.

I'm pointing out that any old hipster will see fork ends and merckx and get a boner.

I can see why you got confused when I wrote track [fork] ends, but that is how I've commonly seen them referred to, e.g. by sheldon brown here

Check out the chevrons on the frame, those are for you.

So what's nice about it?

The Tange Curve Bike

http://www.tange-design.com/products_detail.php?sn=266

The Tange is site is an anti-porn mother lode

jesus christ..

So what's nice about it?

Dready Merckx. It's a kind of interesting frame with a cool paint job. I don't know what it would look like as a bike but I don't think the frame on it's own is Anti.

The spec for this bike:

SPEC:
Frame
Fork 　
Stem 　
Headset 　
Handlebar
Grip/Tape
Saddle
Front Brake/Lever
Rear Brake/Lever
Shift Lever
Front Derailleur
Rear Derailleur
Bottom Bracket
Crankset/Chainwheel
Freewheel
Chain
Front Wheel
Rear Wheel

All no name jobbies then..?

Tange seem to just be following Japanese hipster trends whole heartedly, unlike other (non japanese) major brands who cheap out big time or at least get the wrong end of the stick, when creating these sleds.

Also, flats with that gearing... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Actually chuckled to me self seeing that, some major aero tucking going on if your riding that

Also, flats with that gearing... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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I cannie see noo pedals.

45?? that;s like loaded touring bike sort of weight isn't it?

45lb is the weight of a full size weight plate you get in a gym, just to give you an idea.

yeah its bloody heavy, that is just ridiculous!

Jesus, wait, 45lb is like a quarter of me... That bike had better move itself...

that's the weight of 2 average bikes...

My mtb is about 28-30. And that thing is a beast to get going.

That tubing must be filled with led or something...?

Google translation:

A futuristic vehicle with many extravagant details like a polyurethane-coated steel frame with full suspension and enclosed 4-speed drive, cantilevered 16 "aluminum cast wheels with drum brakes, embedded wires and integrated lighting system. However, it has no means to baggage allowance, has a very short wheelbase and indisputable weighs 21.5 kg.

3 pages of folding bike horror (in German) start here

Nope, just a bit shit... It's mainly the suspension that drags it down, the fork is about 3 kg. Overall weight is... 14.6kgs, so 32.12lb... Jeez.

Is that the same Tange that makes tubing for NJS frames?
They should really just stick to the tubes, and not putting them together if it is...

Apparently it is.
Some of the parts on their website actually look decent though. Odd that a company with such a history that makes quality products should come out with such tacky and awful bikes. Especially the disk wheeled wooden-flat-barred brooks lo-pro thing they have.

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