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boombang

I used to think these frames were cool. Two I snapped earlier this summer in London.

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/59359/323236.jpg

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/59359/323235.jpg

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Oooh those frames are things of beauty, track classics that have been hipstered. Change bars, stem, wheels etc. and you have a thing of beauty no?

Alek

Oooh those frames are things of beauty,

The second one too? Srsly?

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Alek wrote: »

The second one too? Srsly?

It's a bit melty but pretty. If it was set up right I think it'd be lovely

Oryx

gadetra wrote: »

It's a bit melty but pretty. If it was set up right I think it'd be lovely

It looks like it got run over.

Kinet1c

Both are locked up pretty poorly.

Alek

It's a bit melty but pretty.

Maybe in the "Persistence of Memory" kind of way...

However - I've seen a lookalike of the first one recently in Dublin. Caught my eye

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I want to rescue it now

outfox

smacl

Wow, that is impressively ugly; a non-folding foldy looking full suss MTB BSO with slicks and drops. That gets my vote for best of class when it comes to ugly. The little touches like the blue saddle against red frame, and the post mounted bag when there's a pannier in place really make it special.

Darkglasses

What's the deal with the fork? Is that a thing?

Raam

http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/cyclocross/tim-johnson-testing-cyclocross-suspension-fork_347760

Suspension engineers at Cannondale have been hard at work on a new cyclocross standard — a cyclocross version of Cannondale’s popular Lefty suspension fork. A 26”-wheel Lefty, slimmed down to shorter travel for cyclocross, was spotted at the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team trailer on Sunday at the Rapha Super Cross race in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/cyclocross/tim-johnson-testing-cyclocross-suspension-fork_347760#8a3JUerdlq8GAOvW.99

Idleater

Darkglasses wrote: »

What's the deal with the fork? Is that a thing?

I wanted an amp research fork back in the day.

Super light in comparison to other suspension forks, and the parallelogram design had a nifty way of using the fork compression to go over a bump.

The company put a lot of work into rear suspension too, pioneering the active Horst link that is the most active of active suspension.

In fact this post has no place in the images of ugly thread

Alek

In fact this post has no place in the images of ugly thread

Off to beauties! Really great looking MTB.



(I am surprised I have actually said that ^)

outfox

Darkglasses wrote: »

What's the deal with the fork? Is that a thing?

Some sort of suspension it looks like. Parallelogram thing like the AMP Research above.
Personally I love it - speed, suspension and luggage capacity all in one. A bit like a cross country Aston Martin shooting brake, if you will.

granda

So much for Italian style and beauty

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granda wrote: »

So much for Italian style and beauty

Jesus. Someone needs to put that down.

Eamonnator

granda wrote: »

So much for Italian style and beauty

Dear Jesus, but wouldn't you love to take a hacksaw to it!!!!!

Hmmzis

Eamonnator wrote: »

Dear Jesus, but wouldn't you love to take a hacksaw to it!!!!!

Angle grinder! Much more fun. :pac:

check_six

granda wrote: »

So much for Italian style and beauty

I've looked at this thing again. What is it supposed to be? I don't understand the purpose of all the metal hanging off the forks.

Can anyone explain?

petethedrummer

Looks like they got their design influence from this

Oryx

Or this:

aFlabbyPanda

Just remembered my Dad has one of those bikes in the shed. Must take a look and see what condition its in.

capnsantini

check_six wrote: »

I've looked at this thing again. What is it supposed to be? I don't understand the purpose of all the metal hanging off the forks.

Can anyone explain?

Looks like what you used to see on the front of old locomotives, used to (slowly) push cattle of the tracks in the American West I believe. Maybe this version is for making your way though streets overly congested with pedestrians?

smacl

Been mooching around for a folding bike of late and came across this yoke. Looks like the bastard child of shopping trolley and a zimmer frame.

mhiggy09

I actually dunno how that bike even functions. It's one messed up contraption

Raam

I know my Wilier has a bit of a crook near the headset, but this is on a whole other level.

ROK ON

^
Horrible frame but I really admire the way that stem is slammed.

shaka

Raam wrote: »

I know my Wilier has a bit of a crook near the headset, but this is on a whole other level.

http://brimages.bikeboardmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hedrick-Version4-carbon-fiber-road-bikes-from-california01.jpg

What's with the red insulating tape wrapped around the frame ? LOL

outfox

Yeuch!