lots of factors and like said different people vote for different things. my bike this year wont be very ratty once painted and pinstriped. but it is a rat for sure
erock5000 said:Hi, I'm the newbie to the list, so this may be a redundant question - Do you guys do this every year? I just started collecting parts for a bike build, but am living in China for work so the actual build portion of it will have to wait until January when I get home. The frame is a 1938 Elgin Oriole, but you'll have to wait for the build to see the rest.
Also, I'm restoring a couple of vintage Ducatis (one is a 1949 Cucciolo - a bicycle with a 48cc single bolted on - that could be of interest to the group.
Anyway, glad to be here so I look forward to seeing what happens on the site.
Eric
bighit said:My build this year was last years Plan B so talk about Sitting on an idea for some time.
I think the builds have gotten a lot tighter this year. The winner is going to look like it came from the factory like last year, or I could be totally wrong.
KOTA said:bighit said:My build this year was last years Plan B so talk about Sitting on an idea for some time.
I think the builds have gotten a lot tighter this year. The winner is going to look like it came from the factory like last year, or I could be totally wrong.
Well in that case, I'm getting my Electra pinstriped and changing my entry to that! :lol:
Why didn't anyone make this bold?bighit said:My build this year was last years Plan B so talk about Sitting on an idea for some time.
I think the builds have gotten a lot tighter this year. The winner is going to look like it came from the factory like last year, or I could be totally wrong.
druggedonions said:Hello fellow ratrodders
I was thinking it might be interesting to give each person more than three votes this year.
There are two reasons;
a) I certainly have more than 3 bikes that I'd like to give my support to when the time comes.
b) It might also make it more than a two horse race.
Maybe five votes each?
What say you?
Cheers Jonnie
herr_rudolf said:druggedonions said:Hello fellow ratrodders
I was thinking it might be interesting to give each person more than three votes this year.
There are two reasons;
a) I certainly have more than 3 bikes that I'd like to give my support to when the time comes.
b) It might also make it more than a two horse race.
Maybe five votes each?
What say you?
Cheers Jonnie
Haha...
And then what will happen next...? The next guy wants 10 votes each, because he has a bigger problem of making up his mind. Followed by the guy who want's more votes for different categories.
I think the voting is far from perfect, but still pretty much okay. If there was an option to change the voting, I'd say give us one vote each and the impossibility of voting on your own bike.
:wink:
Was that your hint of color choice because a purple bike gets my vote no matter how it turns out...Just Curious....
Double Nickle said:Was that your hint of color choice because a purple bike gets my vote no matter how it turns out...Just Curious....
Just Curious...
herr_rudolf said:Haha...
And then what will happen next...? The next guy wants 10 votes each, because he has a bigger problem of making up his mind. Followed by the guy who want's more votes for different categories.
I think the voting is far from perfect, but still pretty much okay. If there was an option to change the voting, I'd say give us one vote each and the impossibility of voting on your own bike.
:wink:
druggedonions said:It's not a case of making up my mind. I'll do the same as I've done in previous years. Just wanted to give my appreciation to more than three builders.
karfer67 said:the only change i would make to the voting would be to go back to one vote each. thats it and all u get pick your fave and thats it. or to break up the neck and neck deal figure out how to set it up so when each person picks their three bikes they can do 1st 2nd and 3rd and first gets three points second two and third one. i dont want to stir the pot on this just typing out loud
herr_rudolf said:Ah okay.
I wasn't really aiming at you but at what you were suggesting I guess. Every year there are quite some people saying they can't make up their mind. To them I just want to say: '...If picking out a winner is too difficult, then... don't vote...'
But you do get the point I was trying to make? More votes each isn't going to help the already feeble voting system we have been using. For giving my appreciation to all the bikes I like and love I just leave a comment with my appreciation in it's buildthreads.
karfer67 said:the only change i would make to the voting would be to go back to one vote each. thats it and all u get pick your fave and thats it. or to break up the neck and neck deal figure out how to set it up so when each person picks their three bikes they can do 1st 2nd and 3rd and first gets three points second two and third one. i dont want to stir the pot on this just typing out loud
herr_rudolf said:Does anybody else notice that the winner of the build off doesn't have to be the ultimate favorite bike? The winner could be everybody's 3 choice by getting the most votes eventhough they were just everybody's 3rd vote...
(It seems that only a few people get that..)
herr_rudolf said:OR...
This just came to me: The best/honest/purest way of sellecting the ultimate winner of the build of would be having TWO voting-rounds.
- 1st Round: pick your 3 favorite bikes.
(This'll give us three bikes to choose from. And the chance for everybody to give and get their pitty/mercyvotes... :wink: )
- 2nd Round: pick your 1 favorite bike out of the three sellected.
Not wanting to make things complicated, but I think choosing your personal favorite out of the three sellected in the first round will give you the ABSOLUTE favorite for 98%. EVERYBODY HAPPY!
(Oh, and the other 2% should come from making the score invisible for those who haven't voted or till the voting is done.)
But really, I know it's a hassle to change the system, and to keep Steve from headin' out for some headachepills:
...I'm okay with the way things are... :wink:
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