Ugliest (2010) bike awards

lost_in_thought
lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
edited September 2009 in Commuting chat
I'll get the ball rolling:

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OK, so I'm cheating, it's an MTB.

I'll play nice... and bear in mind I usually have a soft spot for tri bikes:

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FCN 7/1
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
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  • d21dga
    d21dga Posts: 113
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    or



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  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    I don't understand, apart from that awful pink Giant (I maintain virtually all Giants are just horrible), the bikes posted so far are pure pron.
    David
    Engineered Bicycles
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    edited September 2009
    According to goole this is a 2010 bike and when I seen it I suddenly did not feel too good..

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    This is what looks ugly about Giant bikes:

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  • d21dga
    d21dga Posts: 113
    I couldn't put my finger on the thing that was bothering me most about those Cervelos but I've just realised what it is - the near vertical seat post which just looks a bit odd to me.
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
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    Opps, you said 2010!! Well just to show you what a 1910 Ladies Light Weight Raleigh No 17 was like. Not too bad at all..... can just see LiT on it....
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
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    'Nuff said.
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    freehub wrote:
    According to goole this is a 2010 bike and when I seen it I suddenly did not feel too good..

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    I quite like that, it looks fast and kinda batman(y)
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  • choirboy
    choirboy Posts: 132
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  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    I defy anyone to beat this...

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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
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    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    edited September 2009
    Damn you!

    Actually no, find somewhere selling it or it doesn't count. :P
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    OK, I'm beginning to think that bikes are starting to not look like bike's again.

    They did once before (in my lifetime) around the time when Chris Boardman rode that Lotus (technological advancements had dripped into bike making enabling manufacturers to start redesinging tube/frame shapes.... IMO.

    All dual suspension mountain bikes look ugly and from what I've seen 2010 doesn't appear to deviate from the norm....

    On the TT bikes, it look like manufacturers have stopped tri-ing... :lol:

    Cervelo P4: what the hell is that thing around the bottom bracket area...

    Sworks TT: I just can't understand what is going on around teh Headtube. Looks like the bike has a tumor or something.
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Then raise you:

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    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • _Brun_
    _Brun_ Posts: 1,740
    Now you're just being silly.
  • Mattinthezie
    Mattinthezie Posts: 52
    freehub wrote:
    According to goole this is a 2010 bike and when I seen it I suddenly did not feel too good..

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    I love that Specialized Shiv! Cancellaras' version has a better paint job though

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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    It's the front end that I think looks awfull, the back is ok.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    _Brun_ wrote:
    I defy anyone to beat this...

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    I can see SaraJoy wanting this for its wheels!

    I haven't looked at this years models but I suggest any expensive Whyte - they all look dire.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    Seeing as this is quickly descending into madness anyway...

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    Don't push me or I'll start posting pics of Lance's TDF bikes... :wink:
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • sarajoy
    sarajoy Posts: 1,675
    Rolf F wrote:
    _Brun_ wrote:
    I defy anyone to beat this...
    *bizarre stepper bike*

    I can see SaraJoy wanting this for its wheels!

    ¬_¬

    As for my old ugly bike, I've just Freecycled it away, as I'd not managed to get it be-tyred or rideable in the last month or two, and have just begun to find it annoyingly in the way in our kitchen. Nevermind!

    Here it is again as a reminder, though:
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  • the_hundredth_idiot
    the_hundredth_idiot Posts: 813
    Yike Bike?

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    And here's their website to see it in motion! (But I still think Wallace's beats this. And all the dual-sus MTBs, goes without saying! :wink: )
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    freehub wrote:
    It's the front end that I think looks awfull, the back is ok.

    That SRAM chainset does not go with that bike or wheels. And a yellow cable outers. What were they thinking? :o
    FCN 2-4.

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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Ahem... 2010?

    ;)

    That specialized tt thing is winning for me at the moment. Good god that's ugly.
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    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Ahem... 2010?

    ;)

    That specialized tt thing is winning for me at the moment. Good god that's ugly.

    Oi, I like that, no hooking up for you :P
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  • starseven
    starseven Posts: 112
    It has to be that Marin Full Susser.

    The bike has been withdrawn from sale due to its sheer uglyness, its the worst ever never mind 2010!!

    Dont know how to post a pic and it would probably break your screen anyway.
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
    Rolf F wrote:
    I can see SaraJoy wanting this for its wheels!

    Those are velocity deep v image rims if you're interested.
    As yet unnamed (Dolan Seta)
    Joelle (Focus Expert SRAM)
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Cervelo P4: what the hell is that thing around the bottom bracket area...

    The aerodynamic water bottle. Which, IIRC, is UCI-illegal, because it counts as a faring.

    The P4 looks like some a kid would draw as their first attempt to draw a bike.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Greg66 wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Cervelo P4: what the hell is that thing around the bottom bracket area...

    The aerodynamic water bottle. Which, IIRC, is UCI-illegal, because it counts as a faring.

    The P4 looks like some a kid would draw as their first attempt to draw a bike.

    I wouldn't be able to grab that bottle, my arms are normal length.
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Greg66 wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Cervelo P4: what the hell is that thing around the bottom bracket area...

    The aerodynamic water bottle. Which, IIRC, is UCI-illegal, because it counts as a faring.

    The P4 looks like some a kid would draw as their first attempt to draw a bike.

    +1. I'm not a fan.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Not a fan of this either:

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    Chain on the inner ring too. Not cool.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    TT bikes seem to be featuring quite highly in this... interesting.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.

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