I really don't like how modern road bikes are decorated/painted.
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MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Interestingly, or not, when I was originally thinking about a custom, or fancier OTP, frame, I looked closely at Van Nicholas. To the point at which I was almost ready to order one with a £200 ish upgrade for a slight customisation. I also asked if they'd just leave the decals off and was told No, but I could always scrape them off myself if I wanted.
MrJamie
Oaf on a Bike
I'm the same, Id like a "best" bike to have an interesting colourscheme and design, to make it a little bit more unique, though black is good for getting muddy. I quite like some of the more blingy Focus CX/road bikes.Not bothered about too much lettering and stickers, but I like colour...matt black, ugh ... but each to their own ehIf we all rode matt black bikes, it'd be a pain finding them in the racks...bit like all of those grey and silver cars in the supermarket carpark
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Heard of Hetchins Bikes?
Ok, so they didn't have a huge amount of writing, but the rest of them were/are certainly BALLLLLIIIINNNGGGG!
I don't know about anyone else, but the more I see carbon, light as a feather racing bike designs, the more a lot of them bore me silly. To me they all look the same now (ironic as so did the old bikes, I know). I don't mean in terms of them being plastered with ads, I just mean the general design of them.
I have my Carbon light as a feather TT Felt, but I most certainly won't be getting anything else similar in a hurry and it is black with only a few bits of understated yellow lettering and lining too.
400bhp
Guru
No they won't.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Without all the names and numbers how else will the fashion victims be able to let everyone else know that they have the latest thing?
Personally I don't care either way but it is done, in my opinion, in order to generate sales for the new model every year.
Personally I don't care either way but it is done, in my opinion, in order to generate sales for the new model every year.
black'n'yellow
Guest
For the hard of understanding, read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
I really don't get what the problem is. Last time I opened a tin of beans, it said 'Cross & Blackwell' on the label. I saw that as a good thing - they're much better than Heinz and thanks to the label, I knew which tin to buy.
jdtate101
Ex-Fatman
- Location
- Boring Birmingham
I don't see the point of getting upset if other people's bikes have branding. If you don't want it, don't buy it. Just don't moan and preach at those who have. Each to their own.
SS Retro
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Lakes
Not a big fan of modern big lettered frames and wheels with stickers that state the obvious, but a nice retro paint job and decals on a modern bike works a treat IMO.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Yeah, but they didn't scrawl Cross and Blackwell on every frigging bean, did they?
black'n'yellow
Guest
Indeed not. But then my wheels don't have 'Dura Ace' written on every spoke either....
I'd agree to most of us wouldn't notice the difference on performance only the heavy loss in the bank balance.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
but didn't someone sneak up and put little 'Mr Grumpy' stickers on each of your spokes
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Generally the very best things out there are the ones where they don't have to make a song and dance about it. They just let the quality do the talking.
Look at the Leica M Series of cameras, say, a M6 for example. If you didn't know what it was, then you probably wouldn't look at it twice!
Look at the Leica M Series of cameras, say, a M6 for example. If you didn't know what it was, then you probably wouldn't look at it twice!
