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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:23 pm
by wurtulla wabbit
Parrott wrote:Yuk :shock:

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Aston Martin
I love it.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:39 pm
by Mulger bill
wurtulla wabbit wrote:
Parrott wrote:Yuk :shock:

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Aston Martin
I love it.
Mr Browns wheelbarrow? :wink:

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:43 pm
by il padrone
bw57899 wrote:Image
Not sure why, but this bike frame evokes strange thoughts :? :wink: . Encourages one to mount and ride :P

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:40 pm
by wurtulla wabbit
Mulger bill wrote:
wurtulla wabbit wrote:
Parrott wrote:Yuk :shock:

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Aston Martin
I love it.
Mr Browns wheelbarrow? :wink:
He'll be skinless now !

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:15 pm
by find_bruce
il padrone wrote:
bw57899 wrote:Image
Not sure why, but this bike frame evokes strange thoughts :? :wink: . Encourages one to mount and ride :P
Now that you mention it, the same thoughts are evoked by this one
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:58 pm
by Ozkaban
bw57899 wrote:Image
Ugly, yes. But admit it - you'd totally have a go if they offered it... Maybe not turn up to the club ride in one though!
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:05 pm
by Mulger bill
Ozkaban wrote:
bw57899 wrote:Image
Ugly, yes. But admit it - you'd totally have a go if they offered it... Maybe not turn up to the club ride in one though!
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I'd have a go.Especially want to find out what happens under seriously heavy braking :twisted:

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:22 pm
by HLC
fatherofmany wrote:Image
Wrong. This is amazing.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:12 pm
by ldrcycles
HLC wrote:
fatherofmany wrote:Image
Wrong. This is amazing.
Except for the saddle angle :shock:

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:47 pm
by fuji shogun
HLC wrote:
fatherofmany wrote:Image
Wrong. This is amazing.
whats with the dolphin torch/dustbuster drink bottle?

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:50 pm
by Nobody
Mulger bill wrote:I'd have a go.Especially want to find out what happens under seriously heavy braking :twisted:
Wouldn't be just like any other fixie? You just hop it sideways and skid. :wink:

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:49 pm
by Mulger bill
fuji shogun wrote:
HLC wrote:
fatherofmany wrote:Image
Wrong. This is amazing.
whats with the dolphin torch/dustbuster drink bottle?
Aerodynamics, it's nice and slim to hide behind the downtube.




Allegedly.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:29 am
by Aushiker
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Source: Reddit

Andrew

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:11 pm
by adrian_d
lmao looks like they used a disposable foot plate for the front wheel. I love the steering wheel too.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:01 am
by Ross

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:47 am
by find_bruce
I was given Cyclepedia: a tour of iconic bicycle designs for my birthday and it is a cornucopia of ugly bikes. Quite a few have already featured on these pages, a softride, slingshot, cannondale prototype lefty, biomega MN01, a couple of seat post less bikes from the 90s, 70s and 80s funny bikes, plastic whilhelmina, Skoot, .

With an emphasis on "design" rather than function there are a whole host of folding bikes, every last one of them ugly.

Not sure about the Cycles Hirondelle retro direct, maybe it is more bizarre than ugly & the pedals falliong off is definetely a downside
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In case you are struggling to figure out the gearing - pedal forwards, high gear, pedal backwards, low gear

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:48 am
by find_bruce
Most assuredly ugly though is the Diamant Ironman SLX, presented for your viewing pleasure
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:59 pm
by Aushiker
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More images at Theradsport

Andrew

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:06 pm
by Kenzo
Yep.... that's ugly...

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:14 pm
by Mulger bill
Kenzo wrote:Yep.... that's ugly...
And that is understatement.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:24 pm
by Crowz
I've always found single shocks oddly disturbing. Maybe it's more of a mental thing...
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:44 am
by g-boaf
Mulger bill wrote: Aerodynamics, it's nice and slim to hide behind the downtube.




Allegedly.
I thought it might have been a new fangled way of taking care of certain types of 'rest breaks'.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:18 pm
by The 2nd Womble
Crowz wrote:I've always found single shocks oddly disturbing. Maybe it's more of a mental thing...
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I want!

Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:04 pm
by PA
Aushiker wrote:Image

More images at Theradsport

Andrew
Silly thing I find is removing the frame from the leading edge (between the 12 and 3 o'clock positions for those playing along at home) exposes the tyre to the airflow. The speed of the airflow over the tyre is twice the speed of the bike. The extra drag would affect the speed more than the reduced weight.

This is why cars like this Mercedes were banned from Grand Prix racing.
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Re: Ugly Bikes

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:22 pm
by Aushiker
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Andrew