Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

Functional >>>

front brake and basket, front heavy>>>>>>>>>endos!

would use free wheel plus rear brake.

but yea, its functional

Functional >>>

Look at the title of this topic, this bike can be called a frankenbikes.

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Frankenbike? It's a Schwinn SS conversion with a wooden box on the front. Most of the bikes in the functional thread are only there because they have a rack on the front.

It's not a frankenbike
It's not rat.
It could be a beater but it's rather too clean for that and it's vaguely functional with the rack on the front.

Pictures of Guerciotti

Repost. Theres a built up picture and some close ups of this a few pages back.
http://www.lfgss.com/post2171139-143.html

Apologies

That cinelli's a bute

That Cinelli is pure porn. What part of it is rat or frankenbike? This is possibly one of the most confused threads on the forum. I think perhaps people posting images have simply focussed on the word 'bike' and ballsed it up from there :)

That Cinelli is pure porn. What part of it is rat or frankenbike? This is possibly one of the most confused threads on the forum. ...

I disagree, that Cinelli may be nice but it belongs here, not in Porn.
At least not as I see Porn. The frame is Pornalicious but the owner has decided to
ride it, not keep it nice(r). Belongs in rat-bikes.

I disagree, that Cinelli may be nice but it belongs here, not in Porn.
At least not as I see Porn. The frame is Pornalicious but the owner has decided to
ride it, not keep it nice(r). Belongs in rat-bikes.

It's got a bit scratched up because it gets ridden?! No that makes it a 'normal' bike. And a very pretty one at that.

A true rat-bike or frankenbike is one that has evolved over time. Something that has bodged repairs holding it together that the owner always meant to make right but never quite got around to and hey, the bodge still holds so what's the problem. Something that the owner decided to paint one day to try and cover the rust up but the phone rang when he was half way through and he didn't get around to finishing the paint job. That's a rat-bike or frankenbike. Not a beautiful bike that has a few scuffs on its top-tube.

jeeeeeeeeez, would people stop complaining and just post some bikes!

its like arguing if your toast is very lightly toasted, is it still toast? or just light toast

no its just toast

If it was lightly toasted it's still toast but if it's very lightly toasted then it's just warm bread.
Obviously.

this is not about toast

or warm bread

It's got a bit scratched up because it gets ridden?! No that makes it a 'normal' bike. And a very pretty one at that.

A true rat-bike or frankenbike is one that has evolved over time. Something that has bodged repairs holding it together that the owner always meant to make right but never quite got around to and hey, the bodge still holds so what's the problem. Something that the owner decided to paint one day to try and cover the rust up but the phone rang when he was half way through and he didn't get around to finishing the paint job. That's a rat-bike or frankenbike. Not a beautiful bike that has a few scuffs on its top-tube.

I didn't mean people shouldn't ride the fuck outta their bikes, I came across bad there^... still, the point I was trying to convey is that (IMO) the bikes that belong here can be porn, still mostly they're fucntional. Total opposite of Porn, it's about being fucken grand and bold, whatever that means. A bit like - fuck being modest, fuck money, let's just do it nice and tidy.

that doesn't make much sense, I reckon...but i can't be arsed to think now.. too tired.
I hope you get the picture.

I'll toast to that.

What ev's...

This thread seems to be pretty firmly divided between those who want to put things into a category and those who don't care.

This is now in my top 5

...and this

To me, a rat is usually beautiful but distinct from pr0n (no matter the cost of parts) because;

• It looks ridden / battered
  
• The parts don't match
  
• Stickers / adornments
  
  

That's about it really.
A beater is usually about the same but with less care taken to actually create/have a 'good' bike.
If it looks like the owner would leave it unlocked without too much thought, it's probably a beater.
As for a Frankenbike.. well that's up to you.

Now, seriously chaps, stop squabbling about this. We're all here simply to see good photos of good bikes anyway. /smileyface

To me, a rat is usually beautiful but distinct from pr0n (no matter the cost of parts) because;

- It looks ridden / battered

• The parts don't match
  
• Stickers / adornments
  
  
  

The most important element IMO. That's what makes a rat bike, the whole dirty, shitty but working thing. It's taking decent parts and running them into the ground - I don't give a shit about some shiny porteur bike or shit conversions with baskets.

Amen.