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Bikes with a tall/deep/wide down tube

benkxkbenkxk Posts: 151
edited January 2013 in Road buying advice
Hey guys,

I'm currently doing some early research into my next bike and I am loving bikes with wide down tubes, like:

Boardman-TEAM-Carbon-AiR-9.8-PRO-05.JPG

Can anyone else recommend more bikes with these? Been looking at Spesh Venge and stuff but can't find many.

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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 50,675 Lives Here
    I would not call that wide but tall.

    ;)
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  • benkxkbenkxk Posts: 151
    nicklouse wrote:
    I would not call that wide but tall.

    ;)

    Depends which way you look at it I suppose... ;-)

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone
  • cougiecougie Posts: 22,512
    I think the term is deep.

    Also check out the Planet X N2A.
  • rpd_steverpd_steve Posts: 361
    Or we can be more specific and say 'aero profile' lol
  • benkxkbenkxk Posts: 151
    I've fallen in love with this:

    look-675-black-1000.jpg

    Even though it isn't aero :(
  • alihisgreatalihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    That headtube/stem thing its got going in is horrible.
  • StrithStrith Posts: 541
    That Look is rank. Reminds me of the hunchback of notre dame!
  • giant_mangiant_man Posts: 6,878
    That Look 675 is beautiful, and anyone who says otherwise fails to grasp the concept of integration imo
  • antonyfromozantonyfromoz Posts: 482
    BenKxK wrote:
    I've fallen in love with this:

    look-675-black-1000.jpg

    Even though it isn't aero :(

    Definitely marmite looks but IMO the white option is nicer:
  • rolf_frolf_f Posts: 16,015
    BenKxK wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    I would not call that wide but tall.

    ;)

    Depends which way you look at it I suppose... ;-)

    Indeed it does - eg the Eiffel Tower is 410 feet tall and 984 feet wide! :wink:
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  • greasedscotsmangreasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    giant man wrote:
    That Look 675 is beautiful, and anyone who says otherwise fails to grasp the concept of integration imo

    What does integration have to do with beauty?
  • alihisgreatalihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    giant man wrote:
    That Look 675 is beautiful, and anyone who says otherwise fails to grasp the concept of integration imo


    It just makes it look like it has an incredibly tall headtube..
  • benkxkbenkxk Posts: 151
    antonyfromoz wrote:

    Definitely marmite looks but IMO the white option is nicer:

    After doing some more perving I have to agree. The black looks horrible to me now, the white is sexy
  • rolf_frolf_f Posts: 16,015
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    giant man wrote:
    That Look 675 is beautiful, and anyone who says otherwise fails to grasp the concept of integration imo

    What does integration have to do with beauty?

    Exactly! Two completely different things. Much as I like Look bikes and their technology, I don't think the 675 is attractive around the head tube. It's possibly a case of form following function but that can go both ways where looks are concerned.
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