Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l110/fredbennett_2006/Image041.jpg?t=1247698757
I'll just leave this here.

Isn't this a bike from the 'current projects' thread? If so, posting it here is a bit of a dickheaded thing to do.

Isn't this a bike from the 'current projects' thread? If so, posting it here is a bit of a dickheaded thing to do.
So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

No different to when that beautiful brown Brooklyn machine works tourer was put in here....easily one of the nicest bikes ever.
The owner is apparently really nice too.
;)

WTF is that front wheel? Looks like a rip off of a really chavvy car alloy.

WTF is that front wheel? Looks like a rip off of a really chavvy car alloy.

Gipiemme Tecno

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Looks much better in non metallic colours.

So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

It's obviously perfectly acceptable to take the piss out of non members bikes :)

Personally I wouldn't post someones bike who had tried to show it off in the projects page (or anywhere else), seems like good manners if nothing else.

+1

+3

Front end of this bike is total fail. Ruined that Vivalo.
However, look behind the bike for some mini-frame porn!

So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

I think simply posting it and not mentioning that you got it from the 'current projects' thread is something a twat would do. At least make it known that you got it from the thread and say why you don't like it (in a nice OR funny way). Just posting it is rude.

But that's just my opinion.

I think simply posting it and not mentioning that you got it from the 'current projects' thread is something a twat would do. At least make it known that you got it from the thread and say why you don't like it (in a nice OR funny way). Just posting it is rude.

But that's just my opinion.

So people can moderate their thoughts on a bike because they might know the person who owns it?

If you don't like my bike I don't care but if you actually knew me and didn't like it I'd expect you to be honest at least, it's only a bike FFS.

So people can moderate their thoughts on a bike because they might know the person who owns it?
Nah, my point was all about how one presents one's opinions. Not about how much you like or dislike a particular bike. It's about decorum, which is something all forums lack from time to time. But we all choose to be members of this forum, and maybe we should treat each other with a modicum of respect. Or at least try to practice the 'golden rule' or whatever.

I'm not saying HatHeChewed was trying to be a dick, but by just posting a picture of a bike from the 'current projects' thread and not mentioning that could give that impression.

But as I said before, it's just my opinion. And I'd be shocked if at least 50% of the forum members didn't disagree with me.

And I'd be shocked if at least 50% of the forum members didn't disagree with me.

Brilliant, so we now have an upstanding moral minority.

With the general amount of piss taking here I am not too fussed about peoples bikes turning up in the anti porn section. They have been put into the public domain for people to comment upon.

I'm not saying HatHeChewed was trying to be a dick, but by just posting a picture of a bike from the 'current projects' thread and not mentioning that could give that impression.
Would it make me less of a dick if I had got it from fixedgeargallery ?

Would it make me less of a dick if I had got it from fixedgeargallery ?

How much of a dick you are is up to whomever you are, I suppose. I was commenting more on your appearance. That said, you'd appear to be less of a dick if you had gotten it from fixedgeargallery, yeah.

So it's ok to take the piss out of someone's bike, as long as they aren't a member?

quite the opposite.

http://velospace.org/files/mykilott2.jpg

actually that wouldn't be so bad had it not been for the velocity and tyres.

edited - and the gold-coloured spokes too.

and it looks to me like they put some yellow electrical tape around the top of the handlebars to match the rim stickers.

i think the spokes may even be yellow.

idiotic matching fail.

and the celeste doesn't match. or celeste and whatever other colour that is

I know it's just some shitty Halfrauds bike, but did a serious WTF? whilst walking past it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/Mooseboy37/16072009.jpg

hahahah YES! that made me laugh loads!

Front end of this bike is total fail. Ruined that Vivalo.
However, look behind the bike for some mini-frame porn!
http://www.pedalmafia.com/bike_ups_img/671_1.jpg

i completely dig this bike

the bars/stem/grips suck dick