Fashion Week, Bike style
The Shack's new Trek Madone Bike. From the Holy One's Twitter...more pics of it here
edit:Sminer says he loves it, and y'all better recognize!
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Well even though I beat you to it, I'll go with the Fashion Week/Bike Style
Better sounding magazine cover anyway.
No horn, watch for finger.
Below was my thoughts in the now shut down "Love it, or Leave it" mag.
To me it looks like one of those jobs you either like or dislike, I gotta say “I love it”. I’ve never ridden a madone but some guys I know who have raced on many a bike, say it’s a sweet ride (fast, stiff, and comfortable). They definitely need to be tweaking the kit to go on top of this ride.
No horn, watch for finger.
Did you put up a post?
my bad
Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy
no prob, I only posted a few minutes before you
so we were probably working on it at the same time
No horn, watch for finger.
Well you know what they say, mediocre minds think alike
here I added you on to my post.
Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy
Odd
The frame is a bit garish for my tastes, but that’s the modern style, and I don’t mind the way they’ve done it, for that kind of thing. That is, it may be plastered with logos, but, if they’re going to plaster it with logos, then they’ve done it pretty well.
On the other hand, the kit to match is more sedate/traditional (grey ‘spots’ aside, and depending on the knicks, of course).
So it’s neither fish nor fowl, then. A bit like the early ’90s kits (wacky clobber, trad frames), but in reverse.
I'll tell you what's odd, aussie slang.
1st I had to look up drongo the other day when Seahorse pointed out that you weren’t one. Now this “wacky clobber”…?… clobber. I need to watch Croc. Dundee again.
No horn, watch for finger.
in that case
this is not a bad site to brush up on it
But I think it's our duty to educate folks, don't you?
Geez, a while back I had cause to say “May your chooks turn into emus and kick your dunny down” – and virtually the entire sentence had to be explained!
I don't really like it...
I am not a Trek fan to begin with but I know that they are quality frames but the color scheme is a thumbs down for me
Yeah, that’s pretty much what I think. Better than the kit I guess.
I'm feverished, or the way you want to spell it
by plinytheelder on Dec 10, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
i found the bike ugly
to much visual contamination for my taste. like clean designs
Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!
Man, whoever rides that bike has got it down
seems when it comes to bike design Lance has a lot to learn…
I actually think the shack bikes look OK(except for the Shack logo on them) but I had to say that.
Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy
This, now, is a neat style job that is very cool...
the new one reminds me of Rock Racing.
by Vlaanderen90 on Dec 10, 2009 12:41 AM EST up reply actions
If only those 3 silly stripes has some symbolic meaning...
Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy
I don't think it sucks actually
but I’m a sucker for the looks of the new Madones. If they remove some of the clutter (the small RS logos) and go with regular black wheels I would think it’s ok.
That's what I dislike about it...
…much too cluttered.
Except for the Radioshack logo
It’s not that bad. And it’s not a fugly Carrera.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
kinda looks girly to me
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
And what's wrong with that?
Lance in touch with his feminine side… I’d pay money to see that ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The bustier...?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Dec 10, 2009 7:18 AM EST up reply actions
Hmm
it has potential, i guess. part of the problem is the Trek and RS logos and font feel don’t match at all. so what could be kind of a cool idea ends up looking massively busy. i do like the gray-black-white fade with red highlights. but hmm, i think the mixed up fontage and over-exuberance kinda kills it for me. certainly not the worst bike i’ve ever seen.
Like the colors, not the clutter
I am really digging the dark grey on the wheels. Makes for a neat look. Minus, of course, those pesky Rs.
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