A E S T H E T I C S

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>professionally photographed
Sorry bud

>>1018848
how the fuck are people flexible enough to make use of the pads?

>>1018848
I want it fixed

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the most beautiful road bike of the last few years

>>1019040
>Lightweight
>Clavicula
Does this go under the UCI limit? I'd think so

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my garbon is dope

>>1018864
By not being fat fucks, not skipping your core training and stretching.

>>1019040
Who makes it?

>>1019040
>1x bottle holder

>>1019063
T I M E
I M E T
M E T I
E T I M

>>1019054
how is it so far? thinking about getting china garbon one day if its good enough.

>>1018862
as much as I despise them, I also kind of miss the recumbents on this thread

>>1019040
Ain't nothing but a peanut!

>>1019040
>More money than taste
Thanks Anon.

>>1019255
>I can't afford nice things
it's okay anon

>>1019269
why do the most technologically advanced track bikes in the world almost always have ancient and heavy looking cranks? Is there a UCI rule against one-piece carbon fiber cranksets?

>>1019301
pretty sure UCI has a rule against everything

>>1019301
Different kind of bottom bracket for track all the hubs are open for less resistance so you have to design accordingly
Also I'm pretty sure that crankset would cost close to a dura-ace or super record crank

>>1019328
I wish I could ride one of these one day

>>1019350
does the drive system even improve anything?

>>1019352
That's what I want to know

>>1019348
I think that may be a power meter, in which case it most certainly costs more.

>>1019352
I think the main benefit is the pedals don't follow a circular path. Shifting is also going to be more like an IGH, very quick and doesn't rely on pedal motion (so it can shift whilst stationary or coasting. I suppose it could potentially be lighter than a derailer drivetrain, maybe stronger, more efficient, more reliable and longer lasting.

>>1019390
maybe, maybe not, seems gimicky. its best to just go with a KISS principle, gears ands cogs are simpler than that with multiple sstrings and guides for the cams

>>1019392
Seems simpler than a derailer drivetrain, certainly a shit load less parts. The downsides are going to be cost and how uncommon it is (component choices and getting replacement parts). Gear range could also be a concern, as I understand it it has a continuously variable gear ratio (although that shifter is possibly indexed) but I don't know how the overall range compares.

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I wonder how strong those strings actually are

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>>1019397
Shifting is indeed indexed, works with a gripshift. Those little splines on the crankset are the gears

>>1019348
>SRM
>pretty sure that crankset would cost close to a DA or SR crankset
Try 4 times more than DA or SR crankset and you're in the right ballpark.

>>1019404
Hmm, that's slightly differently than I remembered. I thought the pulley could slide continuously and that the crank arms pivoted in the centre to follow a non-circular path, but I was mistaken.

>>1019401
More than strong enough. It's probably paracord or similar so it'll have a breaking strength of 250kg or more.

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Most aesthetic baiku coming through.

>>1019410
They've probably made a handful of slightly different models

>>1019411
it's teal.

>>1019411
>he rides without pedals

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>>1019301

Sometimes they use exotic carbon cranks (pic related Wiggins hour bike). But I don't think a good mass market carbon crank has ever existed for track use, at least not for very long. That's why you saw monsters like Chris Hoy using Dura Ace octa-link (which came out with 7700, in 1996!) up until a few years ago. The SRM track crank is no slouch though, check out the specs here. It's got a steel axle and is rated for 4000 watts.
http://www.srm.de/products/srm-powermeter/science-track/

At Rio, I saw a lot of no name carbon units (and the SRM above) being used. I think Britain used the Sugino SG75 Grand Mighty on some bikes, that's a pretty old design. But those are great because of the open bearing (ball and cone) systems, which have very little resistance. They're also relatively stiff, and can survive crashes. Weight isn't a big deal.

>>1019411
>professionally photographed
>backwheel, frontwheel and saddle cut out of frame

>>1019062
It's kind of hard to fold that much when you're 6'3,
even with stretching.

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Does this count as hipster bullshit?

>>1019535
If it's actually ridden on a track then no, although the plushy dangling from the saddle is a bit hipster). If it's just ridden on the road (or maybe not even ridden at all) then it's hipster.

>>1019539
Well it's an actual Keirin bike, maybe the rider puts the gay ass dangling thing when he's off the track or something

>>1019535
>>1019539
>>1019540
It's unusual, but not that unusual to put an omamori on your bike. Although I'm pretty sure in that case it's just being a weeb version of a cork.

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>>1019535

full NJS keirin bikes look so good

>>1019420
>he doesn't have shoes with integrated axles that are screwed right into the cranks
Pleb

>>1019328
beautifull bike but fuck those cables...

>>1018848
Most awesomest nicest simplest frame. I want this so bad!

>>1019063
TIMC

>>1018861
Are you supposed to sit on that pole in the middle of that contraption?

>>1019390
>main benefit is that the pedals don't follow a circular path

How is that a benefit, exactly? Seems like it would be awkward

>>1020173
I was wrong about that aspect. It would however be an advantage because a circular path is unnatural, just think of how your feet move when walking or running. I'm not sure what the ideal path would be, perhaps a slightly forward tilted elliptical one.

>>1020154
bye bye headtube, that fork is too long.

>>1020179
Do you even know what frame that is? I don't, but the fork looks about right to me and certainly isn't long enough to damage the frame.

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This pic I stole off a blog page that had a bunch of bike pics from Amsterdam or somewhere like that...

>>1019348
You dork, cup and cone hubs have nothing to do with what type of bottom bracket you can run.

>>1020179
Seriously what.

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>>1020179
>implying

>>1021277
This bike died almost instantly

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>>1019328
>grip shifters on aero bars

>>1018862
When I lose my athletic ability, I'm gonna buy one off these for memin' around town.

>>1019040
too label dense
unequivocally not aesthetic.

>>1020679
I'm aware of the cup and cone being different but we aren't talking about hubs
We are talking about bottom brackets and they make them different for velodrome specific bikes

>>1020154
>>1020182
>>1020179
its a Nicolai. Most modern AM/TR/whatever hardtails they can easily hold a 160-170mm fork.

>>1018848
...how do you TURN?!

>>1019038
underrated post
the shifters look ugly on a simplistic design like this

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cannondale track bikes are super A E S T H E T I C

>>1019054
Kind of a newb to bikes - what kind of bike is this?

>>1018842
Why are there so many gay words all over the place? Bikes need fewer words period

>>1027026
the wheelset is cool but the stem was a major misstep

>>1027038
>why do race bikes have so many logos?
I wonder.

>>1027016
hnnnnnnnng

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>>1027108
i know, right

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>>1027078
Why do gum tires look so goddamn nice on 90s rigid MTBs

>>1027073
saw that one on fb, but it needs to be fixed ASAP

>>1027114
You need to fuck off ASAP, dumb fixiefag

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Alu fixie

>>1027078
>>1027113
mountain bikes will never be this aesthetic again

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>>1027137
Mongoose is making rigid MTBs great again

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Suprisingly aesthetically pleasing considering it's a meme bike.

>>1027151
Man those bare canti bosses sure are A E S T H E T I C amirite?
No, I'm not. They look fucking retarded.

>>1027145
Sadly, that was a very limited edition throwback :(

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>>1027137
I'm thinking about picking one of these up. Might even build it as a SS.

>>1027171
rigid mtbs are so much fun innawoods too
modern bikes are so fancy that anything but the best singletrack is boring, but an old rigid mtb makes it fun just to cruise around random places

>>1027173
They are NOT fun in the woods

>>1027145
Way to get my dick hard for bike that is impossible to find.

>>1027177
>not fun
what are you talking about man?
they're a blast offroad
you have to pay more attention to roots and rocks and shit than with a modern mtb, but the challenge is what makes it fun

>>1027151
Voihan vittu

Why does no on make a sub $900 rigid mountain bike, with 29" wheels?

>>1027181
Because the market for new rigid mountain bikes is tiny, and putting cheap suspension on a low-priced bike is an easy way to make it more appealing.

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>>1027181

650 sheckles my friend

>>1027184
>ss
>vertical dropout
>no chain tensioner
Unless it has one of those memehubs where you can adjust axle position that's gonna be a nightmare.

>>1027196
>vertical dropout
I think they did that because of the disks

>>1027196

EBB

>>1027117
all the shiters are not aesthetic.
and, who the fuck rides track with gears, so in a way this is a meme bike

>>1027196
>this nigga's never heard of an eccentric bottom bracket

>>1027151
>Buy cross bike
>Put 25c tires on it
>Ride as brakeless fixie
Guessing this guy wanted a Parallax, but got this frame on sale instead.

>>1027111
>ITT: 2006

>>1027218
>who the fuck rides track with gears
Are you somehow implying that's a geared track bike? Because it's not

>>1027237
well i don't know, the frame looks like something track oriented to me.

>>1027247
It's a time trial bike, like this one >>1018848

>>1027260
oh, i see thanks m8

>>1027271
now* i see

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i believe that generally speaking, fixies are the most aesthetic bikes around. only at an aesthetic level, as an eye-candy. the simplicity is bliss, no cables, no unnessesary levers. just the things you need from a bike, a pair of pedals, a pair of wheels and nothing more.

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>>1027293
I agree to an extent, however I also find geared drivetrains gorgeous, dat perfect machinery

>>1018862
enjoy the chain grabbing your clothes/legs/testicles

>>1019285
>nice
that thing looks horrendous

>>1019404
this looks like shit. 'occans razor' ? the regular mechanism is simplier, ergo better. this looks it needs more settings, more greasing, and maintance.

>>1027362
>more settings
Maybe
>more greasing
Doesn't need greasing at all
>and maintance
Doubt it, since no grease/lube means it doesn't attract debris and doesn't gunk up. Plus it doesn't look too complicated to service, see >>1019401
Also shaft drives are simpler than chain drives, yet they're worse.

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>>1027303
they are cool and all, but
a e s t h e t i c

>>1027378
>drops not parallel to the ground
RUINED

>>1027379
>being this autistic
god i hate this meme about drops being parallel to the ground. if the rider feels more comfortable like this then let him ride it

>>1027379
>I don't understand how bike fit works.
Having that perfectly level bar will look great in your nerve-damaged claw of a hand.

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>>1027379

if professional Keirin racers don't care about drops being parallel, you shouldn't either

also Keirin confirmed for most aesthetic

>>1027303
That's pretty, but:
>lugged steel frame
>gorgeous late-90s Dura Ace 7700 brakes and cranks, XTR M910 seatpost.
>shit up with non-period-correct ugly 11-speed Dura Ace derailleurs and levers because muh gears

>>1027448
All of them are parallel to the ground you doofus.

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>all these ugly bikes

just stop

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>>1027465

NJS bikes typically have level top tubes. So compare the end of the grip to the top tubes. Riders 2, 5 and 7 pretty clearly have some tilt. Level bars are a meme from street riding fuck heads who also think grips or bar tape are unnecessary.

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>>1027469

>>1027470
Positive tilt, never negative

>>1027469
>>1027471
Dentist pls go

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>>1027474
>Telekom Pina with Campy, boras and deep drops
>Bardiani Cipos before 2014 agr
>Dentist bikes

That's right, get the fuck out

>>1027448
north koreans?

>>1027379
tops, not drops, anon

>>1027113
>big-ass quick release skewer on the crankset

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>>1027379
>>1027465
>>1027473
Fucking fixiefags, caring more about how the bike looks than having it fit properly. Get out and ride your fucking bike.

>>1027579
only roady autistic faggots are butthurt about drops angle