Ugly Bikes

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby trailgumby » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:56 pm

mddawson wrote:
HLC wrote:
mddawson wrote: They are only $262 with free shipping to Oz!

I am currently waiting on a fairly ugly $83 folding mountain bike I purchased on aliexpress and will report back on the quality, etc when it arrives:

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I need a link. For $83 I'm buying the family one each.
Fake dealer unfortunately. Aliexpress refunded my money within a week and shut down that dealer.
So it's a ghost bike then? ;)

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby find_bruce » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:00 am

Apparently Kia are targeting the Ugly niche with their new pedelec city bike

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Mulger bill » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:24 pm

Oh, I dunno Bruce. Given enough vaseline on the lens, 11.3 Jennays worth of lens flare, my glasses stolen and dangerous amounts of fermented grape juice that bike could almost but not quite be seen as not entirey unattractive.

Maybe...

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Postby Aushiker » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:46 pm

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I must admit it is growing on me :)

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby find_bruce » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:01 pm

Aushiker wrote:I must admit it is growing on me :)
Not sure whether to recommend you see a surgeon or a psychologist

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby jasonc » Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:09 pm

find_bruce wrote:
Aushiker wrote:I must admit it is growing on me :)
Not sure whether to recommend you see a surgeon or a psychologist
just an optometrist

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby BianchiCam » Sat Mar 08, 2014 7:49 pm

Wow! Just wow.

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby rangersac » Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:55 am

If I was going to spend this much money on a bike I'd want something without a saddle that looks like a cross between an old chopper seat and a concord outline, and a set of wheels that mimic a $20 K-mart kids bike special. Not to mention the external cable routing.

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Mulger bill » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:20 pm

So many rules of decent bicycle display and photography broken. Small ring? Sheesh... :roll:
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby find_bruce » Mon Mar 24, 2014 1:28 pm

Mulger bill wrote:So many rules of decent bicycle display and photography broken. Small ring? Sheesh... :roll:
The stem is at half mast & that is what you pick ? :lol: :lol:

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Mulger bill » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:04 pm

I thought it was just glad to see me...

Tapatalk did this... :-\
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Re: Ugly Bikes

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby ldrcycles » Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:40 pm

Thou shalt not knock Selle SMP, best saddles ever made :) .

I'd say the gearing is to save the return springs, you do that when a bike is going to sit around for a long time, as that one will!
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Dragster1 » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:46 pm

ldrcycles wrote:Thou shalt not knock Selle SMP, best saddles ever made :) .
You certainly wouldn't want to have a stack and land the wrong way, hmmm maybe just a wee bit hurtful :lol:

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby il padrone » Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:38 pm

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Mulger bill » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:30 pm

What in the mind of satans proctologist is that thing?

Besides about 40kegs of revolting.
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Aushiker » Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:44 pm

Mulger bill wrote:What in the mind of satans proctologist is that thing?
It is a Rungu :)

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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby il padrone » Sat Mar 29, 2014 5:17 pm

Mulger bill wrote:What in the mind of satans proctologist is that thing?

Besides about 40kegs of revolting.
Rungu Juggernaut

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Can fit overhead racks to carry a surfboard if you wish. There's a lite version with suspension if it's all a bit too much ;)





Sure looks like a handy bike for sand or snow.
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby ldrcycles » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:20 pm

I much prefer the looks with 2 normal sized tyres up front, i'd love to have a go and see how it rides :) .
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Mulger bill » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:34 pm

Hmmm, suspension wersion. Might be interesting.
Still think I'd prefer 180mm rotors up front.
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