Ugly Bikes

[find_bruce]

How about a triplet even the Goodies wouldn't ride ?

If the all over the place tubes and butt ugly seat covers weren't enough, check out the front forks and ahem brakes

[duds2u]

Yeah, but it appears to be matt black and the No 2 peddler has a bell as well just in case the driver doesn't see the ped.

[Hotdog]

I like the contrast of having three different types of pedals on one bike, and the coordinated rust coloured chains and handlebars.

[ZepinAtor]

Dual front brakes...thumbs up for that one.

Rear brake in the hands of the third rider...skids on every corner.

[Marto]

Ha ha - every rider has a role on that triplet, but they all get the same seat cover.

From a gold mine of over-engineering and ugly, the left-handed cyclist:

[Nobody]

Dual front brakes...thumbs up for that one.

Rear brake in the hands of the third rider...skids on every corner.

That's because the captain doesn't have three hands. He needs both for the front brakes. Maybe it would benefit from dual slidepad brakes. Expect to see them on some Jamis 2013 models.

[il padrone]

Dual front brakes...thumbs up for that one.

Rear brake in the hands of the third rider...skids on every corner.

The braking system effectiveness of a tandem or triplet is very different to that of a single bike. There is less advantage for front braking over rear braking, as the bike is so long that you don't get noticeable weight shift across the wheels, and the rear wheel (when ridden with two) is always well-loaded. You'd be extremely unlikely to skid the rear wheel! The normal additional braking used for tandems is a rear wheel drum (a drum is better than a disc due to lower heat build-up in the larger mass of the drum). A drum brake can be used as a drag-brake on long descents. I operate mine using an old friction gear shift lever.





Dual rim-brakes on the front wheel would concern me. A significant risk for tandems is tyre blowouts, because on any long descent there is a very real risk of rim overheating and tyre failure. Rather my rear tyre to blow than the front.

[il padrone]

Beauty in the eye of the beholder I guess. It seems very well engineered.




http://bicycledesign.net/2011/03/drymer ... ist-trike/

[fatherofmany]

[longbody]

Now these are ugly:

[JV911]

isn't this Moser's hour record bike?

ugly but fast

[find_bruce]

isn't this Moser's hour record bike?

ugly but fast

It's is similar, but being a track bike, Moser's hour record bike didn't have brakes nor gears.

More likely to be a time trial bike - see http://www.flickr.com/photos/11521783@N ... otostream/

But you are still right, ugly but fast

[JV911]

It's is similar, but being a track bike, Moser's hour record bike didn't have brakes nor gears.

Of course. How silly of me

[Mulger bill]

More likely to be a time trial bike -

But you are still right, ugly but fast

Isn't that the core design parameter for ALL TT bikes?

[Parrott]

Yuk



Aston Martin

[jasonc]

Yuk



Aston Martin

trying to look classic and failing miserably. colour scheme is also horrible

[find_bruce]

It's back is broken!

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What's with the seat?

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Looking to add to your collection of ugly bikes, fleabay is your friend.

As voted by Marto back on page 3, you choose from the broken back bikemaster starting at just $25


or the "ready anytime" Giant Revive optimistically priced at $150

[il padrone]

Some people say a Rohloff IGH is ugly and agricultural!


Pedersen IGH

The pear shaped flanges [of the early Pedersen hub gear] required, it is said, twelve different lengths of spoke and although the company provided spoking charts they were not popular with wheel builders of other firms

[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

[Aushiker]

Andrew

[jasonc]

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

[find_bruce]

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.

[jasonc]

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.

[il padrone]

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

[il padrone]