Carbon Fibre...has it made bikes more beautiful or uglier?

[stevenb]

never mind the looks...get a bike that fits you well!

 

[yenrod]

All in the frame and angles and sizes to me.

Id like / may aim for a CF frame for variance of ride.

 

[BentMikey]

 

[simonali]

Traditionalists might like this one?

 

[Horace Goes Skiing]

How about the brutishness of many full-suss MTB designs ?

They've clearly been designed to be aggressive rather than elegant.

This little beauty begs to differ:

http://www.specialized.com/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=33982

...and it's carbon fibre too.

 

[Alan Frame]

It's not just some of the frames which are hideous today, just look at the inelegant, industrial concoction which used to be the elegant, svelte work of art which was yesterday's handlebar stem.
Designers have lost the plot.

 

[Keith Oates]

not as beautiful as an Alan Carbonio, but a better ride - with 30,000 miles on the clock

Anything that has Colnago on it puts it into a league of it's own!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[snorri]

A bit like F1 cars, totally impractical for day to day use, but the knowledge and experience gained from their development might trickle through to eventually help the utility cyclist..