Ok what is the ultimate in cool when it comes to bikes

[BigonaBianchi]

No contest - it has to be this one

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is that a bike or a space ship?

 

[dan_bo]

is that a bike or a space ship?

both.

 

[bauldbairn]

Got to be this:

Giving hope to men in sheds everywhere!

I agree! Think the original had different handlebars / singlesided front fork though. Why was it banned - when you look at it now - it's just a bike?

 

[Ian H]

No bike's cool unless it's being ridden well.

 

[Tollers]

I can't believe noone has suggested the Raleigh Burner. A classic and as cool now as it was 25 years ago!

 

[Alan Frame]

Enough of this new-fangled nonsense !

Try this one for size, as ridden by the man himself.

Sadly not mine.

Would go better with pedals though.

 

[dellzeqq]

C50 with Dura Ace - no contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yes - it does impart a certain je ne sais quoi...

Actually, Keith I disagree with you. I don't think it's a cool bike at all - certainly nothing like the C40. My vote goes to the Ridgeback Flight 01. It is so sweetly and solidly put together, and the design just goes to prove that there are some that can and some that can't
http://www.ridgeback.co.uk/index.php?bikeID=112&seriesID=50&show_bike=TRUE

 

[Arch]

The only time anyone young enough to know shouts 'cool bike!' in my experience is when on a recumbent of any kind...

 

[accountantpete]

Jim Glover's bike from 1985 anyone?

I think the fairing was to keep him dry during the winter but I may be wrong.

 

[Perfect Virgo]

Jim Glover's bike from 1985 anyone?

I think the fairing was to keep him dry during the winter but I may be wrong.

Looks like a car that's escaped rom the Waltzer!

 

[XmisterIS]

No contest - it has to be this one

Nice, but I wonder how much that frame + forks weighs? I have a full-carbon road bike, probably has the same amount of carbon in it as that bike, perhaps less. I think the carbon wheels definitely clinch it though! And the wireless deraileurs are just trick

 

[mickle]

There is no single coolest bike but this comes close; Rivendell Roadeo http://www.rivbike.com/#product=50-618

 

[jimboalee]

 

[rh100]

 

[MajorMantra]

I agree! Think the original had different handlebars / singlesided front fork though. Why was it banned - when you look at it now - it's just a bike?

It was the superman riding position that was banned wasn't it? (Arms straight out in front as opposed to the bent arms seen on TT bikes now.)

Matthew