cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Sex this up
- Thread starter ChrisV
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Oldfentiger
Veteran
- Location
- Pendle, Lancs
bikingdad90
Guru
Lose the rack and guards and fit tan walled tyres and leather coloured grips. Have a look at the Focus Mare AX which looks nice in a silver/tan colour scheme.
Jody
Stubborn git
@Oldfentiger Those old 850 Touring Cars were cool. Reminds me of the http://turbobricks.com/ website.
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Nooooooooooooooo!!!
If it's not a race bike or a pretend race bike leave the rack. They are just so bloody handy, they make a bike into a practical vehicle. No pockets bulging with bits and pieces trying to drag your jersey onto the back tyre and no poncey little seatpack so crammed full of stuff that you can't actually remove anything.
Jody
Stubborn git
The less things rattling and vibrating when off road the better.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Keep the bike as it is and go for a nicer garage door.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Paint it the same colour as the garage door and apply Bianchi stickers.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
No it doesn't. I know it's you as you make it move at insane speed, then I think, It's skolly.
You can't make a Utility bike Sexy.
Unless:-
I'd say in order of importance:-
Take the valve caps off, take the bell off, take the mudguards off, take the rack off, put a flat bar on, get rid of the ergonomic grips, get rid of any reflectors. Trim down the brake and gear cables they are too long, Chainguard? If so remove, go clipless, remove the pump this goes in your bag or jersey, get some wheels with a smaller spoke count which are laced radially and fit some slicker tyres. Both QR should be horizontal facing backwards.
Take the valve caps off, take the bell off, take the mudguards off, take the rack off, put a flat bar on, get rid of the ergonomic grips, get rid of any reflectors. Trim down the brake and gear cables they are too long, Chainguard? If so remove, go clipless, remove the pump this goes in your bag or jersey, get some wheels with a smaller spoke count which are laced radially and fit some slicker tyres. Both QR should be horizontal facing backwards.
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You think Marin bikes are sexy?
But then again I'd understand why, you cannot beat that classy hardtail 90's look. I saw a Cannondale the other day which looked mid 90's, full XT group, very nice.
