The Freaks topic

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UpFromOne
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by UpFromOne

Can kit be deemed a freak?
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themidge
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by themidge

Many things wrong here:
- that jersey (why tho ?)
- uncut steerer
- black stem, silver bars
- no bar tape
- no brakes (must be a fixie or SS, eww)
Edit: props on the classic saddle though :thumbup:

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by Raccooningtanuki

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I'll admit the thickslicks were a bad choice
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by UpFromOne

themidge wrote:Many things wrong here:
- that jersey (why tho ?)
- uncut steerer
- black stem, silver bars
- no bar tape
- no brakes (must be a fixie or SS, eww)
Edit: props on the classic saddle though :thumbup:


Make that a black adjustable angle stem

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themidge
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Oh yeah, well spotted :D

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No words needed:

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by youngs_modulus

I was certain the photo was flopped, but no: somebody really mounted the crank with the chainring on the left side. Wow.

So many levels of wow.

I just looked at the photo again, and the seatpost appears to have "test lab only" written on it. Plus, that's a Specialized crank they mounted backwards. Is this something a Specialized employee did just to mess with people?

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by deano87

wowweeee
thats gotta be a fake?
Surely no one would do that to a genuine S-Venge, even for a laugh...
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themidge
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Probably someone building it up like that for a joke before they built it properly (although i bet it's still ugly.)

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Maybe it's a prototype bike they ride around the specialized campus?

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by erik$

Being a Vias, it's actually not too bad.

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Holy drillium Batman!

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What the hell is going on with that bike. Hose clamps and multiple shims on seat tube......brake arm length extenders......Grip shift appears to be on backwards........
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by tymon_tm

I'd love to see the whole thing :shock:
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