Steel framed bikes look boring

[Bigtallfatbloke]

...how come the carbon & allloy bikes seem to have much more eye catching colour schemes than the steel ones?

I was looking at the Thorn audax m3 which comes in blue red or green...seems like a pretty dull looking bike to me...

...I am not debating the quality of the material at all, in fact I'd like a flash looking steel framed bike....why does steel seem to go hand in hand with 'boring to look at'?

 

[alecstilleyedye]

could it just be that the thinner tubing doesn't catch the eye so easily?

 

[John the Monkey]

Bloody hell BTFB.

You've not seen the new Colnago steel frame then? That thing is beautiful. Or the Bianchi Dolomiti, for that matter...

 

[dan_bo]

Or fossy's Herety.

I think they're more eye catching because they've got larger surface areas and so they can do more and flashier designs on them.

but they're crass.

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

..no I havent...got any links?

The reason I posted this thread was to get some links to some cooler looking steel frames

 

[Amanda P]

I'm quite pleased with this one:

 

[wafflycat]

Here's some older Colnago steel frames

 

[simoncc]

I'd get bored just looking at any bike for more than a few seconds. The appeal of a bike to me is not in how it looks.

 

[John the Monkey]

Colnago Master X steel frame;

http://cyclingart.blogspot.com/2008/08/hans-colnago-master-x-light.html

Bianchi Dolomiti

http://www.bianchiusa.com/09_class_doiomiti.html

 

[Landslide]

Steel or aluminium? I know what I'd rather look at.

 

[dan_bo]

http://www.vanillabicycles.com/frames/cross/2/

 

[User482]

Steel framed bikes have a simple, timeless elegance.

 

[Yellow Fang]

Personally, I think steel frames are better looking than alloy or carbon. It may be just the paint jobs look better.

 

[Amanda P]

I don't like the appearance of those blobby MIG or TIG welds. Give me lugs or fillet brazing any day.

 

[Fab Foodie]

The Thorn Audax MK3 has a simple paint job to keep the price down. Same with some of their other lower priced bikes. The Cyclosportive and 853 Audax have more lively paintjobs (I quite like the 853's blue/red but it's not everybodies taste).
There are many steelies out there with good paint jobs.