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Oryx

Brian?

Lumen wrote: »

Canyon TT bike

That's probably the least ugly alright. But is it actually nice?

Lumen

Brian? wrote: »

That's probably the least ugly alright. But is it actually nice?

I think you have to judge these things on their own terms

The TT bike form gives plenty of opportunities for ugliness but it is still possible to make one that looks purposeful, coherent and neat. Whereas tri bikes are doomed by geometry and self-support requirements to look ugly and dorky.

It isn't difficult to make a good looking road bike - that Lapierre a page or so back is just mystifying.

Bloggsie

colm18 wrote: »

2016 Orbea Ordu. Jesus.

thats grotesque!

mhiggy09

colm18 wrote: »

2016 Orbea Ordu. Jesus.

Haha I just wonder what would happen if you rode that thing in a crosswind !

Oryx

Im used to that kind of heavy graphics, and the disc and trispoke... even tt geometry doesnt usually offend me. But what are those 'filled in' sections in the frame? Did the designer go over the lines in his drawing and forget to correct it?

Idleater

Oryx wrote: »

But what are those 'filled in' sections in the frame?

Seems standard fare for triathlon bikes. Also weirdly shaped bottles to fill in more.

Brian?

Oryx wrote: »

Im used to that kind of heavy graphics, and the disc and trispoke... even tt geometry doesnt usually offend me. But what are those 'filled in' sections in the frame? Did the designer go over the lines in his drawing and forget to correct it?

Tri bikes hah? They take the worst parts of a TT bike and turn them up to 11. As a multi disciplinary athlete you should accept some responsibility.

lennymc

somebody should quote the picture again, just in case someone missed it!!

mossym

that orbea is as much an insult to tri/tt bikes as that god awful new venge is to road bikes. neither should ever have seen the light of day

Oryx

Brian? wrote: »

Tri bikes hah? They take the worst parts of a TT bike and turn them up to 11. As a multi disciplinary athlete you should accept some responsibility.

If youve ever seen what us triathletes choose to wear it should explain the fugly bike fetish.

Brian?

Oryx wrote: »

If youve ever seen what us triathletes choose to wear it should explain the fugly bike fetish.

I have seen it a few times. May god have mercy on my soul.

YeahOK

Oryx wrote: »

I seem to remember Julian Dalby riding something like this at one point....

magicbastarder

please tell me that saddle position is not normal.

Alek

I have my saddle down quite a lot and I find it comfortable. Not that much though. https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/189440/320228.jpg

Its an individual thing.

07Lapierre

magicbastarder wrote: »

please tell me that saddle position is not normal.

its just in-keeping with the rest of the bike..that is, not Normal!

el tel

BennyMul

YeahOK wrote: »

I seem to remember Julian Dalby riding something like this at one point....

I have a Raparee version of these at home, and rode the Ras on it many many many moons ago,

YeahOK

BennyMul wrote: »

I have a Raparee version of these at home, and rode the Ras on it many many many moons ago,

As if the Rás wasn't hard enough.....

Raam

Thargor

Another Image of Beauty in the Images of Ugly thread...

Ryath

Thargor wrote: »

Another Image of Beauty in the Images of Ugly thread...

Ahem the seatpost is backwards, saddle way of level, the bars are rotated too far forwards and the shifters aren't perpendicular all these little things together ruin it and as for all the gold bling even Sammy Sanchez didn't go as far as having gold bottle cages and chainring bolts. Properly set up and black bits it would look great.

dragratchet

i cant take gold bartape seriously on any bike....unless you're scarface

OleRodrigo

Thargor wrote: »

Another Image of Beauty in the Images of Ugly thread...

stecleary

What on earth were cube thinking

Bloggsie

YeahOK wrote: »

I seem to remember Julian Dalby riding something like this at one point....

is that a bullet hole in the wall behing the rear wheel, perhaps some tried to shoot it and put us oout of our misery!

check_six

stecleary wrote: »

What on earth were cube thinking

Are we sure that's not a "fairground hall of mirrors" filter on the camera making that look wonky? Nobody would build a bike to look like that in real life surely?

stecleary

check_six wrote: »

Are we sure that's not a "fairground hall of mirrors" filter on the camera making that look wonky? Nobody would build a bike to look like that in real life surely?

cheers i was on my phone and couldnt get the url to post the pic

iwillhtfu

check_six wrote: »

Are we sure that's not a "fairground hall of mirrors" filter on the camera making that look wonky? Nobody would build a bike to look like that in real life surely?

I think it looks alright. Again with these photos they have the bike set up for someone with the weirdest body geometry.

Seatpost at it's max and what looks to be a small frame.

Perhaps they had a load of aerium frames left over

cunavalos

stecleary wrote: »

What on earth were cube thinking

Its ok no need to panic as iwillhtfu has guessed it is not a proper bike;) and is in fact designed only for the triathletes.

A quick google lists it as the Cube Aerium HPA