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+1Double Nickle said:
"Most over done trend?"
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Double Nickle said:
the fact that there ARE tv-shows about 'our hoodlum hobbies' makes you think about what has become 'over done':
American Hotrod; American Choppers; Hotrod Apprentice; American Custom Bike Build Off; European Custom Bike Build Off; American Pickers; ...etc etc...
Still love it all though...
Rat Rod said:
Im glad I read this thread before my next build and posting pictures. I missed the whole thing about flipped bars.
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Double Nickle
Dont forget American Restoration :lol:herr_rudolf said:
Double Nickle said:
...there are probably more but I've never seen or heard from American Restoration...
We don't get American Pickers eighter on Dutch airwaves btw.
Not yet that is...
All in all, things becoming a (over done) trend has its cons AND its pros, I guess...
:wink:
cman said:
It probably not a good idea to rat-out one of those...
:wink:
...or is it..?
:mrgreen:
I'm going to skip criticizing people's builds and go after overdone trends on new bikes:
Mountain and BMX bikes: BLACK everything! Rims, spokes & nipples, hubs, tires, skewers, brakes, derailleurs, shifters, cranks, pedals, hardware, etc... This stuff really makes the bikes look cheap. Whatever happened to polished, anodized, and chrome components?
Road bikes: Massive, ugly graphics all over the bike including the rims.
The industry as a whole: Too much made in China crap.
Mountain and BMX bikes: BLACK everything! Rims, spokes & nipples, hubs, tires, skewers, brakes, derailleurs, shifters, cranks, pedals, hardware, etc... This stuff really makes the bikes look cheap. Whatever happened to polished, anodized, and chrome components?
Road bikes: Massive, ugly graphics all over the bike including the rims.
The industry as a whole: Too much made in China crap.
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kingsting said:
So true! Another thing is where did the cruiser chrome go? I mean they used to be beautiful with all the chrome. now the closest we got is chrome painted plastic. :roll:
kingsting said:
I think it became an 'over done trend' in the 90's :mrgreen:
kingsting said:
Exactly. An item becomes an 'over done trend' when it's easily available as a 'made in China'-product...
At least I'm not the only one who thinks these look ugly :roll:max210 said:for me its...
Fixies
and mounting the handle bars almost vertical (cruisers in general, not really a rat rod thing), it looks so fugly.
like this..
Black is beautiful!
I haven't been back in the game for awhile so I've missed most of the "trends". I painted my folding bike flat black with red rims BEFORE I found this site.
But since I have got back into bikes I keep hearing this annoying trend in the background
...."You brought home another one!" :shock:
Most definitely overdone. :mrgreen:
But since I have got back into bikes I keep hearing this annoying trend in the background
...."You brought home another one!" :shock:
Most definitely overdone. :mrgreen:
the standard diamond frame.
after 100+ years, this is an overdone trend i would love to see change.
i realize theres many styles of frames, but nothing thats caught on like the standard shape.
i'd love to see an inovative frame design become the norm.
something real sleek.
after 100+ years, this is an overdone trend i would love to see change.
i realize theres many styles of frames, but nothing thats caught on like the standard shape.
i'd love to see an inovative frame design become the norm.
something real sleek.
:lol: :lol: :lol:icyuod2 said:
I don't think I'll live long enough to see that happen though...
It is that shape for a valid reason ofcourse...
