Ugly Bikes

[Mulger bill]

Jeebers, that bloke is more hamfisted with a welder than I am.

I have absolutely no idea why but something about that Kestrel TT jobbie of adrian d's that kinda blows me hair back...

Shaun

[Trev Campbell]

Now these are ugly:

I think I remeber seeing this one on telly. Didn't this guy try to set a new bicycle land speed record. It got towed up to a certain speed by a speically designed dragster and then released

Didn't 'try', he succeeded. John Howard , US Olympic medalist, was towed up to about 60mph (100kmh) and then set a new bicycle (motor-paced) speed record of 152mph (244kmh )

Magazine article from Sports Illustrated, 1985

Thanks il padrone, that photo with the dragster is the one I rememeber. my grey matter must still be working to remember that !!!

[HAKS]

That stem.......*puke*

[adrian_d]

am probably going to get reamed for this, but this posted in the bike gallery thread

It may not be to your taste, nor mine, but this scoot is the pride & joy of a new member here. Besides you could have linked to pretty much any Kestral triathalon bike to make the point.

Beside like Mulger Bill said, ugly but fast is the core design parameter for ALL TT bikes.

absolutely. But this thread is about Ugly bikes. I see that and thought of this thread instantly. If you wish me to remove/modify my post, I will.

Ah yep that would be my ride haha. Its a forum and your more than welcome to comment. As they always say not everything will be everyones taste, and the great thing about that is that everyone rides around in different bikes and it keeps some variety.

Its a fantastic bike and find_bruce was right, it is my pride and joy but I know it was nothing against me, it was just that you had different personal preferences

[Marto]

That stem.......*puke*

Holy elliptical chainring batman!

[jasonc]

Its a fantastic bike and find_bruce was right, it is my pride and joy but I know it was nothing against me, it was just that you had different personal preferences

thanks Adrian, appreciate it. enjoy your wheels.

[adrian_d]

Its a fantastic bike and find_bruce was right, it is my pride and joy but I know it was nothing against me, it was just that you had different personal preferences

thanks Adrian, appreciate it. enjoy your wheels.

No worries, we are all sharing the same interests and thats the main thing

[find_bruce]

What's this, people having differing views but still playing nicely on the interwebs - unheard of.

No blood, no foul & I can go back to my perverse lust for ugly bikes - except for the stem on wiggins bike - there is a place for it & it is not on a bike.

[jasonc]

No blood, no foul & I can go back to my perverse lust for ugly bikes - except for the stem on wiggins bike - there is a place for it & it is not on a bike.

somewhere else near his pants inserted....?

[adrian_d]

What's this, people having differing views but still playing nicely on the interwebs - unheard of.

No blood, no foul & I can go back to my perverse lust for ugly bikes - except for the stem on wiggins bike - there is a place for it & it is not on a bike.

Haha yeah as long as I enjoy the bike thats the main thing. The more ugly/unique it is the less there will be on the road haha.

[Ozkaban]

That stem.......*puke*

I've finally worked it out... Wiggins was in the shop talking to the guy about the exact stem he wanted, and the guy just couldn't stop staring at his sideburns. this is the result!

[Aushiker]

Andrew

[Mulger bill]

That stem.......*puke*

NOT gonna repost that pic!

Is that where the battery is?
Fabs did it better, you couldn't see anything.

[HAKS]

That stem.......*puke*

NOT gonna repost that pic!

Is that where the battery is?
Fabs did it better, you couldn't see anything.

Its the bike the Brits have developed for him & Cav to ride at the Olympics (bet Pinarello are stoked with that). The Head tube junction ain't much better then the stem.

[Mulger bill]

The Head tube junction ain't much better then the stem.

TBH, I hadn't noticed that before, now I need a blunt spoon...

Kill It With Fire.

And C4.

And A Sledghammer.

And Nitric Acid.

And a stake through the BB. Allow no chance of resurrection!

[Ken Ho]

I dunno, I think many of these so-called ugly bikes are just plain groovy. The super high-speed jobbies with the multiple giant cranks are just plain fascinating.
THe small wheels are intruiging too. Instinctively, we think small wheels are slow, yet here is a bloke doing half the speed of sound on them.
How is that not just plain cool ??
I guess that it's just more that middle aged blokes are so freaking conservative. I'm going to look at hipster bikes today, to cleanse my senses of the oppression.

[Rowley Runner]

Saw this beauty the other day

Interestingly similar to wiggos bike with the ugly stem



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[Ozkaban]

That stem.......*puke*

NOT gonna repost that pic!

Is that where the battery is?
Fabs did it better, you couldn't see anything.

Its the bike the Brits have developed for him & Cav to ride at the Olympics (bet Pinarello are stoked with that). The Head tube junction ain't much better then the stem.

And what's with the shape of the chain rings? I've seen (and ridden) oval, but that one has a corner on it...

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[Ozkaban]

Andrew

I want to show up at my local crits on that thing... Just to see what they would say

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[find_bruce]

Andrew

I want to show up at my local crits on that thing... Just to see what they would say

& if they made the tubes out of spring steel you would have a lovely suspended ride

[greyhoundtom]

I’m still trying to work out how they fitted the chain cover on the damn thing..........definitely a pain when it comes to cleaning and oiling the chain.

[HAKS]

And what's with the shape of the chain rings? I've seen (and ridden) oval, but that one has a corner on it...

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here ya go

[il padrone]

I’m still trying to work out how they fitted the chain cover on the damn thing..........definitely a pain when it comes to cleaning and oiling the chain.

Got one on the way for my Rohloff chain drive - a Hebie Chainglider. The idea of a chaincase is to keep all the junk off your chain, so the ongoing need to clean and replace lubricant is very much reduced.

http://www.bicycles.net.au/2012/07/sque ... ainglider/

[Ozkaban]

And what's with the shape of the chain rings? I've seen (and ridden) oval, but that one has a corner on it...

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here ya go
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Thanks for that - very interesting.

And here's another, courtesy of There, I Fixed it...

[adrian_d]

And what's with the shape of the chain rings? I've seen (and ridden) oval, but that one has a corner on it...

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here ya go
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Thanks for that - very interesting.

And here's another, courtesy of There, I Fixed it...

lmao thats hilarious. You would have to wash your bike with "cuddly washing liquid" haha.

Forget rust, i'd be more worried about moths attacking the frame lol