What is the sexest/favorite part of your bike

[Jack Brunk]

Mine is the joint on the seatstay/seattube/downtube section. Too me there's nothing more sexy than a beautifully done set of seatstays joined to the lug/joint on the seattube. YOURS?

[David Kirk]

The seat cluster is also my favorite section - there's lots of room to personalize there and play with shapes and of course it's one of the more difficult sections to do well.

Next.

Dave

[Jack Brunk]

Cool Dave and your wrap around stays are the finest looking cluster in the biz. Can't wait for my cross bike to stare at.

[johnnymossville]

Hmm, on my new bike (Scott CR1 SL Limited) there isn't much that attractive to look at, but the best parts are,...

1. Drop-outs. They did a nice job on them
2. The carbon weave cross-hatching looks kinda nice out in the sun
3. SRAM Red Powerdome rear cassette. It just looks cool on both sides.

again, the bike's not that much of a looker, but it works well.

[dsteady]

Another voter for the seat cluster - like the nape of a lovely neck.

[michael white]

of course it has to be the seat cluster . . . that seems to be the area where personality is revealed, even though it may have little to do with the actual ride.

fork crown is also lovely, but that's pretty simple compared to all those tubes flowing together . . .

[konstantkarma]

Titanium Junction. On my concours. The welds look like cake frosting!

[Louis]

Handlebars.

If you're talking sexy, then it has to have gentle curves. Plus drop bars are IMO what really distinguish a cool road bike from all the other two-wheeled things out there.

[fourflys]

A really well done headtube badge...
http://www.rivbike.com/images/products/full/0000/1045/HBclustersite.jpg

[old_school]

One of my favorite images (not mine) from the masterful JP Weigle

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/155/384996208_da03b39f19.jpg?v=0

[rounder]

on the nhx, i like the curvy chainstays and campy dropouts,,,the ciii is more industrial, but i like the fork with carbon steerer and ti forktips.

[wrestlr]

I like the dropouts on my rig. Otherwise, I agree with Jack.
-Mike

[Ahneida Ride]

What Else .... Leather Wrap !!!!! ;)

[rounder]

Tape looks awesome. good luck.

[Jack Brunk]

What Else .... Leather Wrap !!!!! ;)
Hey,
Until the average folk like myself have some of that tape it don't count. You can't have a sexy part if it doesn't exist. Right?

[Louis]

What Else .... Leather Wrap !!!!! ;)

AR, in the spirit of continuous improvement, once you are up and running are you going to be researching chamfering, or is that already included? Having a hard time telling from the pics, but it looks right now like the tape is flat.

[Ahneida Ride]

AR, in the spirit of continuous improvement, once you are up and running are you going to be researching chamfering, or is that already included? Having a hard time telling from the pics, but it looks right now like the tape is flat.

Louis ....

Wrap is highly chamfered to a nice edge. This is not easy to accomplish.
Proper chamfering is a core functionality.

Rest assured, it wraps perfectly. and it's beefy in the middle, so it will
not tear. :) It wraps so well that it indeed looks flat for that Liquid
Leather effect.

In this image, as a quick test, I just wrapped it over a pre-existing
prototype of the brown wrap on my bars.

[happycampyer]

The Moots seatpost clamp is up there on my list. There is also the Moots seatpost (http://forums.mtbr.com/showpost.php?p=4201384&postcount=10)...

[Ahneida Ride]

Dave Kirk's DKS .... !!!!

[TMB]

The fork crown ................

[Louis]

The fork crown ................

Nice, however,

OT: The painter really went hog-wild on those DT shifter bosses. Is that frame ever going to be used again?

[TMB]

Nice, however,

OT: The painter really went hog-wild on those DT shifter bosses. Is that frame ever going to be used again?

????????????

*** does this mean???????????

I ride the bike if that is what you are asking.

[Steve in SLO]

Not to be crass, but nothing is sexier than a Handjob (on my Hakkalugi).

[L84dinr]

And the 1R stem have been faves of mine. Along with a sloping fork crown.

[xjoex]

I have to say the rear drop out area on my Seven Ti Mudhoney.

[saab2000]

80's Record stuff is hard to beat as pure bike sculpture. No, the Shimano 600 headset isn't really sculpture, but it works better than the Campagnolo sculpture headset...... Way better.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/3165905627_62b31dd007_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3165898651_7836284cc4_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3166714454_74ce671824_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3130/3165917771_0f3816715b_b.jpg

[D_L_Huns]

Warning: Nekkid pics follow. I agree with the two most mentioned parts. Hot even without paint inho.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=45633&stc=1

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=45742&stc=1

[soulspinner]

Sweet :hello:

[trophyoftexas]

I know that probably sounds CRAZY coming from someone like me that has sooooo many "blingy" bikes but my eyes are always drawn to solid paint jobs and, better yet, no decals....I really like the "head badge only" look of my newest ride and it really allows you the chance to appreciate the lines of the build without any commercial announcements to distract. I'm just about finished with the build on my new IF Crown Jewel single speed and the purity of the bike (NO IF cartoon-figure decals!) allowed me the freedom to add a few blingy components without being too over-the-top.....only things I'd change would be to have it be lugged and with a crowned fork which are my two favorite sexy features.

[Dave B]

I like the integrated disc mounts/drop outs on an IF ti deluxe.

function and beauty!

I also like the seat stays on cannondales. The s bend always looked so cool to me.

[coucou]

Bikes are very sexy: (http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_headline=accused---of-having-sex-with-his-bike--&method=full&objectid=19347288&siteid=64736-name_page.html)

[Louis]

????????????*** does this mean???????????

In my experience if you don't mask the DT shifter bosses the paint prevents the shifter hardware (which can be close tolerance) from sliding into position over the various areas where they are supposed to be installed. In addition, it looks like there is some paint in the hole where the mounting screw is to be installed. Seeing all that I thought that maybe this was a display bike, not one where the bosses were to actually be used. Happily, I was wrong, the issues mentioned above were not a problem for you and you use the bike. No sense in you getting all pissy and defensive about it. It was just a comment based on my concern and interest in the bike.

[thrasher]

The rider :rolleyes:

[maunahaole]

What Else .... Leather Wrap !!!!! ;)


Agreed - I just wrapped mine up, ride to follow shortly. I got worked up installing the stuff...Ride reports will follow, Ray hears about it first, though.

[Dekonick]

A beautiful woman when riding a bike. Aside from that, lugwork or fillet braze'd frames....

[Der_Kruscher]

Pump pegs and chain hangers are sexy but I can't seem to put my finger on why... ;)

[RPS]

The bare top tube – lack of cables makes it easy to hold.

I also like how the brake bridge almost blends into the seat tube on a carbon frame.

[pjm]

My CSI's thin, elegant seatstays....

[Climb01742]

many rear drop outs on vanillas.

[EDS]

1. A well balanced looking frame.
2. Wheels. The right set of wheels can sex-up any bike.

[William]

Silky Smooth fillet brazed junctions.

The feel of AR wrap...not in a "Smiley" way though. :no:




William

[14max]

*****

[bzbvh5]

The rider :rolleyes:

It's the 30 pounds I lost over this last year without really trying too hard by riding regularly, the week long bike vacations, and the friends you make while doing the club rides.

[Tobias]

A nicely shaped saddle. Not too fat and not too skinny, but just right.

[sevencyclist]

Here are what I like.

[Larry]

I love to look at the rear cassette.
It gives me the opportunity to say, "Hi, honey! Let me check out your gears."

[Larry]

A beautiful woman when riding a bike. Aside from that, lugwork or fillet braze'd frames....

Go to Campyonly.com

Scroll down until you find Mod Gallery. Click on this.

Go down to the bottom section farthest to the left. Click on this.
You will have dreams about this gal. BEAUTIFUL BLONDE GIRL on a BICYCLE.
HOT!!!!

[fourflys]

Go to Campyonly.com

Scroll down until you find Mod Gallery. Click on this.

Go down to the bottom section farthest to the left. Click on this.
You will have dreams about this gal. BEAUTIFUL BLONDE GIRL on a BICYCLE.
HOT!!!!

Wow, you've got those directions down pretty good! :D