Isn't this getting ridiculous?

OK, I can see the advertising power of a bicycle-branded coffee cup:

http://store.trekbikes.com/jump.jsp?itemID=821&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C 15%2C385&iProductID=821&bShopOnline=1

But isn't it a bit ridiculous to buy a bike to get a coffee mug?

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/

And whatever happened to the coffee shop ride? I always thought it
was the American version of the Brit's tea shop rides, although the
Brits sometimes seem to ride to more than one shop in a day's ride.

Pat

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Patrick Lamb wrote:
OK, I can see the advertising power of a bicycle-branded coffee cup:

http://store.trekbikes.com/jump.jsp?itemID=821&itemType=PRODUCT&path=1%2C2%2C 15%2C385&iProductID=821&bShopOnline=1

But isn't it a bit ridiculous to buy a bike to get a coffee mug?

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/

It it weren't so damn ugly, that'd be a damn cool bike!

--
Paul M. Hobson
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nmp wrote:
Paul M. Hobson wrote:

Patrick Lamb wrote:

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http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/

It it weren't so damn ugly, that'd be a damn cool bike!

What is so ugly about it? I like it.

It's kind of battleship grey? And I'm not fond of flat bars for
anything other than straight MTBs. It's not the ugliest bike I've seen
admittedly - even today.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

--
Dane Buson -
I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died.
-- Richard Diran

On Nov 20, 3:39*pm, Dane Buson wrote:
nmp wrote:
Paul M. Hobson wrote:

Patrick Lamb wrote:

[..]

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/

It it weren't so damn ugly, that'd be a damn cool bike!

What is so ugly about it? I like it.

It's kind of battleship grey? *And I'm not fond of flat bars for
anything other than straight MTBs. *It's not the ugliest bike I've seen
admittedly - even today.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

--
Dane Buson -
I have a rock garden. *Last week three of them died.
* * * * * * * * -- Richard Diran

Man, that is a shame. Dude went through the trouble to custom build
(assuming he's not full of it) a frame that'd take some real nice wide
snow/sand tires, and it ended up like that in the end? Man... rough
deal. I'd love a bike that'd take tires that wide, especially
something I built myself. I'd rather pay for 3 Pugsleys than ride
that thing though.

wrote:
On Nov 20, 3:39*pm, Dane Buson wrote:

It's kind of battleship grey? *And I'm not fond of flat bars for
anything other than straight MTBs. *It's not the ugliest bike I've seen
admittedly - even today.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

Man, that is a shame. Dude went through the trouble to custom build
(assuming he's not full of it) a frame that'd take some real nice wide
snow/sand tires, and it ended up like that in the end? Man... rough
deal. I'd love a bike that'd take tires that wide, especially
something I built myself. I'd rather pay for 3 Pugsleys than ride
that thing though.

The pugsleys are fun to ride. A couple of my friends have them. But
not really my sort of thing I guess. I'll admit to being somewhat of a
speed junky.

--
Dane Buson -
"There is only one honest impulse at the bottom of Puritanical
religion, and that is the impulse to punish the man with a
superior capacity for happiness." -H. L. Mencken

nmp wrote:
Dane Buson wrote:

It's kind of battleship grey?

Yes, lovely. I might do my next bike in that colour.

And I'm not fond of flat bars for anything other than straight MTBs.
It's not the ugliest bike I've seen admittedly - even today.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

I think we can assume that one is not even meant to be pretty... It aims
to impress in another way

Hey, it takes all kinds of folks. If it makes him happy. I'd even
enjoy a quick spin around the block on it. I just think I'd want to
ride it very far.

But the forward-sloping top tube is ridiculous, yes. He should have kept
it horizontal.

I wonder about the tyres and rims. Are they motorcycle parts?

I'm assuming it's the Large Marge / Endomorph stuff from Surly:

http://surlybikes.com/parts/largemarge_pop.html
http://surlybikes.com/pugsley.html

--
Dane Buson -
X windows. Even your dog won't like it.

Dane Buson wrote:

nmp wrote:

Dane Buson wrote:

It's kind of battleship grey?

Yes, lovely. I might do my next bike in that colour.

And I'm not fond of flat bars for anything other than straight MTBs.
It's not the ugliest bike I've seen admittedly - even today.

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2008...lliErkkila.htm

I think we can assume that one is not even meant to be pretty... It aims
to impress in another way

Hey, it takes all kinds of folks. *If it makes him happy. *I'd even
enjoy a quick spin around the block on it. *I just think I'd want to
ride it very far.

But the forward-sloping top tube is ridiculous, yes. He should have kept
it horizontal.

I wonder about the tyres and rims. Are they motorcycle parts?

I'm assuming it's the Large Marge / Endomorph stuff from Surly:

http://surlybikes.com/parts/largemar...m/pugsley.html

Nope. Olli says the rims are by Rigida. They might be motorcycle
parts; they sure look it and I'd not be surprised to find that
20" (ISO 507) is an available M/C rim size. The tires are 24 x
3" (75-507) Nokian Gazzaloddis-- I had my own custom MTB frame
designed with the 26 x 3" size in mind, long before Endomorph was even
a gleam in his obese daddy's eye. Gazzaloddis are _much_ knobbier,
stiffer, and heavier than Endomorphs. They were designed for downhill
MTB racing. They are a bitch to mount and frankly, a bitch to ride on
too.

Appropriately stupid-wide rims that make Large Marge look svelte are
available he

http://www.choppersus.com/store/cate.../71/Rims-Only/

Chalo

Chalo wrote:
Dane Buson wrote:

nmp wrote:

Dane Buson wrote:

I'm assuming it's the Large Marge / Endomorph stuff from Surly:

http://surlybikes.com/parts/largemar...m/pugsley.html

Nope. Olli says the rims are by Rigida. They might be motorcycle
parts; they sure look it and I'd not be surprised to find that
20" (ISO 507) is an available M/C rim size.

I suppose that's what I get for only glancing at the page.

The tires are 24 x 3" (75-507) Nokian Gazzaloddis-- I had my own
custom MTB frame designed with the 26 x 3" size in mind, long before
Endomorph was even a gleam in his obese daddy's eye. Gazzaloddis are
_much_ knobbier, stiffer, and heavier than Endomorphs. They were
designed for downhill MTB racing. They are a bitch to mount and
frankly, a bitch to ride on too.

Appropriately stupid-wide rims that make Large Marge look svelte are
available he

http://www.choppersus.com/store/cate.../71/Rims-Only/

So other than riding on sand and snow and riding straight *up* curbs,
what's the appeal of the ludicrously wide tires? I mean, I'm sure some
people are doing the things I mentioned, but is the rest a style thing?

--
Dane Buson -
If you don't have a nasty obituary you probably didn't matter.
-- Freeman Dyson

"nmp" wrote:
Paul M. Hobson wrote:

Patrick Lamb wrote:

[..]

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/
It it weren't so damn ugly, that'd be a damn cool bike!

What is so ugly about it? I like it.

Silly not to have a generator hub. Real commuters typically need to ride
in the dark from late fall to early spring. Otherwise, a perfectly
sensible city bike, which is good to see from a large and high profile
US manufacturer.

--
Tom Sherman - 42.435731,-83.985007
If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the precipitate.

Tom Sherman wrote:
"nmp" wrote:
Paul M. Hobson wrote:

Patrick Lamb wrote:

[..]

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/urban/soho/soho/
It it weren't so damn ugly, that'd be a damn cool bike!

What is so ugly about it? I like it.

Silly not to have a generator hub. Real commuters typically need to ride
in the dark from late fall to early spring. Otherwise, a perfectly
sensible city bike, which is good to see from a large and high profile
US manufacturer.


I just don't like the shape of the tubes. Too racy for me. What's
wrong with circular cross sections?

Drop outs are interesting though.

--
Paul M. Hobson
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