It seems neat and I have no opinion about the bike other than that except that it seems like it’s a “tribute bike” grown in a lab to make Grant mad.
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He says he wanted an orange bike for some reason and that’s how he found the xo. Didn’t even know about it before. That’s fine, but it’s not really an homage if the person didn’t know about the bike beforehand.
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My initial repellant-bike-personality reaction was that they used the wrong bike and the two bikes looked stupid next to each other, obviously having such different roles. The MB-1 has cooler paint, came with dropbars, and was designed for more spirited riding:
But on reflection, it’s fine. Not everything has to be A+, sometimes it’s nice to see something reasonably well executed even if lacking a coherent message.
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Fair enough. I didn’t read it. Happy for them tho or sorry that happened.
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The ivory is the better paint job
Problem Solvers builds a bike where they Solve all the Problems
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I think both look good atmo. Never ridden a gravel usd suspension fork, maybe it’s cool maybe it’s terrible I don’t know. But I bet it’s fun for a while.
I always wanted one of these Handsome Cycles XOXOs
The continued Bridgestone obsession and homages remind me of a musician who makes a huge debut, continues to release new and interesting stuff for decades, but then when they play a concert the fans only want to hear the original hits.
It’s kind of a wonder that Grant isn’t an asshole.
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Dj shadow except the music didn’t stay interesting
Peaked at private press
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You’re missing an E
Sick Yeti
remember about a decade ago when everyone was going wild over the Soma Wolverine
turns out all anyone really wants is a nice pumpkin orange bike with white bar tape
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“paint sells bikes”
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It’s true, Salsa La Cruz was my dream bike for quite a while.
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I have a brand new large orange 1x1 I can’t get any of you to take off my hands to save my life
Atlantis, Hunquapillar, Bombadil erasure.
I don’t think the ‘continued Bridgestone obsession’ has as much to do with fans only wanting the old shit as it does the bikes being plentiful enough and a low enough price point that fledgling bike nerds can signify their subgenre affiliation.
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Folks are allowed to enjoy things
It’s a shame that mustache bars are so fucking terrible
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