Ugly Bikes

Post Reply
User avatar
Marto
Posts: 1343
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:08 am
Location: Brisbane

Ugly Bikes

Postby Marto » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:54 am

Pics or vids of bikes that you think are ugly... (within forum guidelines :mrgreen: )

Image
Image
russellgarrard
Posts: 690
Joined: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:49 pm

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby russellgarrard » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm

Image
User avatar
MichaelB
Posts: 8648
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:29 am
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:40 pm

Any of the Pinarello bikes - just not into the bendy stays/forks - looks dopey to me imho.

Not posting pics as I may be sick :|
User avatar
MichaelB
Posts: 8648
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:29 am
Location: Adelaide, South Australia

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby MichaelB » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:40 pm

.
Last edited by MichaelB on Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
uglybob
Posts: 265
Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:42 pm

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby uglybob » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:41 pm

Image

Uploaded with ImageShack.us
User avatar
Marto
Posts: 1343
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:08 am
Location: Brisbane

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Marto » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:02 pm

uglybob wrote:Image

Uploaded with ImageShack.us


Could be okay on a VERY smooth road :?
Image
User avatar
scotto
Posts: 2380
Joined: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:38 am
Location: Baulkham Hills
Contact:
Contact scotto

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby scotto » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:08 pm

i believe this bicycle encourages bullying...

Image
russellgarrard
Posts: 690
Joined: Mon Jul 21, 2008 7:49 pm

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby russellgarrard » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:16 pm

Depends how young they are!
User avatar
familyguy
Posts: 5669
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:30 pm
Location: Cromer, NSW

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby familyguy » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:38 pm

Image
User avatar
fatherofmany
Posts: 3494
Joined: Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:13 pm
Location: Central Coast NSW Australia 33°26'16"S 151°20'39.50"E ish

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby fatherofmany » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:11 pm

Image
15 Bikes 2 adults 6 children, 2 dogs, 10 chooks and a heck of a lot of fish
User avatar
Marto
Posts: 1343
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:08 am
Location: Brisbane

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Marto » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:45 pm

This bike could be good, but it's just ugly!

http://www.cycleexif.com/bonobo-plywood-bicycle

Image
Image
User avatar
Schmenz
Posts: 493
Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:48 am

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Schmenz » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:47 pm

i kinda like the wood in an odd way. more as a bike for a wall than a functional one tho

but i love the subtle teacup!
Newbie to the cycling world.
2011 Giant TCR Advanced W
http://www.sea2summit2011.blogspot.com
User avatar
HAKS
Posts: 2348
Joined: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:28 pm
Location: Canberra, AUS

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby HAKS » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:11 pm

FUGLY!

Image
Current Ride: Trek Madone 6.5 (2013)
User avatar
il padrone
Posts: 22931
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:57 pm
Location: Heading for home.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby il padrone » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:12 pm

Image
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
User avatar
uncle arthur
Posts: 1387
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:45 pm
Location: Brisvegas
Contact:
Contact uncle arthur

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby uncle arthur » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:26 pm

uglybob wrote:Image

Uploaded with ImageShack.us


I've never seen a frame with that much rake on the seatpost before.....
What is it with cycling? 30+ kmh and lycra???!!!
User avatar
Queestce
Posts: 132
Joined: Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:53 pm

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Queestce » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:49 pm

HAKS wrote:FUGLY!

Image


You mean gorgeous, right? :wink:

That's heinously hucking extreme il padrone.
User avatar
singlespeedscott
Posts: 5223
Joined: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:35 pm
Location: Elimbah, Queensland

Ugly Bikes

Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:01 pm

Any road bike with a top tube that's is not horizontal with the ground. Sloping top tubes look like girls bikes to me.
Image
User avatar
munga
Posts: 6996
Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:17 pm
Location: wowe
Contact:
Contact munga

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby munga » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:20 pm

uncle arthur wrote:
I've never seen a frame with that much rake on the seatpost before.....


boom-tish!
User avatar
drubie
Posts: 4714
Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:12 am
Location: New England
Contact:
Contact drubie

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby drubie » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:23 pm

Ugliest bike I've ever seen in person:

Image
So we get the leaders we deserve and we elect, we get the companies and the products that we ask for, right? And we have to ask for different things. – Paul Gilding
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.
Nobody
Posts: 8666
Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:10 pm
Location: Sydney

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby Nobody » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:27 pm

Image
User avatar
il padrone
Posts: 22931
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:57 pm
Location: Heading for home.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby il padrone » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:32 pm

^^^^
Back in the 70s was the hot thing to ride around the town on :lol:
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
User avatar
familyguy
Posts: 5669
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:30 pm
Location: Cromer, NSW

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby familyguy » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:06 pm

Undecided on this one:
Image
User avatar
munga
Posts: 6996
Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:17 pm
Location: wowe
Contact:
Contact munga

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby munga » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:27 pm

Image
User avatar
il padrone
Posts: 22931
Joined: Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:57 pm
Location: Heading for home.

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby il padrone » Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:10 pm

Ooooffghh! Now that's got to win some sort of award for 'extreme hipster ugliness' :shock: :shock:
Mandatory helmet law?
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
User avatar
notwal
Posts: 1097
Joined: Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:57 pm

Re: Ugly Bikes

Postby notwal » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:17 pm

familyguy wrote:Undecided on this one:
Image


No you're right. That's ill conceived. Seat stays are wrong and the head tube arrangement could have been handled much better.
judged, insulted, gone
Post Reply

Return to “General Cycling Discussion”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: garibaldi