show me your fades

[Formulasaab]

Originally Posted by Bentley

What is the spoke pattern on the rear wheel? Looks cool, but I am sure it's heavy

Ray

There are no spokes. If I recall correctly, those are Kevlar threads incorporated with a carbon fiber webbing inside of a traditional aluminum rim. It was called the "disk drive" or more commonly the "Tioga Tension Disk" although it was made by Sugino.

Basically, it was billed as being this cure-all upgrade while in reality it was a bit of a one-trick pony. It really did offer compliance and aero at the rear so was a real advantage on the downhill courses of the time, before rear suspension came onto the scene. In all other aspects however, it was a step backwards, performance-wise, for most people.

But, it made such an awesome noise and looked so damn cool that it didn't matter. Everyone, including myself, wanted one. (I still do)

[lzuk]

1980's Medici-

[ptourkin]

[thermalattorney]

So many good fades. A friend just built up that pink/blue Brother frame from the previous page as his commuter. Looks great in person! Here are some more:

[Tickdoc]

[Bentley]

Originally Posted by Tickdoc

Love the bike, but missing the Fade

😀😀

[Elefantino]

This was a nice fade by TR at last year's NAHBS

[TunaAndBikes]

I was expecting haircuts, but I can't say i'm disappointed.

[grawk]

[Brian Cdn]

1958 Bauer Cyclo-Cross.

[KJMUNC]

I can't believe you guys made it to the 2nd page without a post of one of these.....one of my all time fave bikes and it still gets lots of conversations going when I show up to the group rides.

[d_douglas]

Those neon fade Serottas at the start of this thread are amazing.

No others stack up. In spite of being a Vanilla lover, I hated those Klein tribute paintjobs. I felt like they cheated on those.

The Bishop track bike is amazing too.

[parris]

Here's my Club Special. It was originally a deep blue but after a dumb accident I sent it back and at the time really liked one of the show bike paint jobs so I went with that. It's held up well over the years.20170221_173842 (800x449).jpg

[misterha]

this was my unicorn cx bike for a while love it so much

[drewellison]

Colors are more vibrant than the photo shows. I wasn't sure I'd like the paint job when I got it, but I'm really enjoying it. Now, if I could only find the matching splash ...