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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Mulger bill » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:39 pm
Mr Browns wheelbarrow?wurtulla wabbit wrote:I love it.
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby il padrone » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:43 pm
Not sure why, but this bike frame evokes strange thoughts . Encourages one to mount and ridebw57899 wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:40 pm
He'll be skinless now !Mulger bill wrote:Mr Browns wheelbarrow?wurtulla wabbit wrote:I love it.
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby find_bruce » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:15 pm
Now that you mention it, the same thoughts are evoked by this oneil padrone wrote:Not sure why, but this bike frame evokes strange thoughts . Encourages one to mount and ridebw57899 wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Ozkaban » Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:58 pm
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!bw57899 wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Jul 31, 2012 8:05 pm
I'd have a go.Especially want to find out what happens under seriously heavy brakingOzkaban wrote: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!bw57899 wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby ldrcycles » Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:12 pm
Except for the saddle angleHLC wrote:Wrong. This is amazing.fatherofmany wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby fuji shogun » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:47 pm
whats with the dolphin torch/dustbuster drink bottle?HLC wrote:Wrong. This is amazing.fatherofmany wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Nobody » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:50 pm
Wouldn't be just like any other fixie? You just hop it sideways and skid.Mulger bill wrote:I'd have a go.Especially want to find out what happens under seriously heavy braking
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:49 pm
Aerodynamics, it's nice and slim to hide behind the downtube.fuji shogun wrote:whats with the dolphin torch/dustbuster drink bottle?HLC wrote:Wrong. This is amazing.fatherofmany wrote:
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby find_bruce » Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:47 am
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
In case you are struggling to figure out the gearing - pedal forwards, high gear, pedal backwards, low gear
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Re: Ugly Bikes
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:14 pm
And that is understatement.Kenzo wrote:Yep.... that's ugly...
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Re: Ugly Bikes
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby g-boaf » Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:44 am
I thought it might have been a new fangled way of taking care of certain types of 'rest breaks'.Mulger bill wrote: Aerodynamics, it's nice and slim to hide behind the downtube.
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby The 2nd Womble » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:18 pm
I want!Crowz wrote:I've always found single shocks oddly disturbing. Maybe it's more of a mental thing...
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Re: Ugly Bikes
Postby PA » Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:04 pm
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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