Most Beautiful Bike

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Most Beautiful Bike

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What do members think is the most beautiful bike in the world? I go for the Moulton TSR 30 with Campag shiny bits. The Faberge egg of bicycles (at least to me.)
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The answer to this is already known. It's Mick F's Mercian! :D
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Whatever I happen to be riding at that time. :D

Although I am seriously drolling over the Helios Auster tandem, think I'd better get in early with my letter to Santa.
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speedsixdave wrote:The answer to this is already known. It's Mick F's Mercian! :D
Yep! :D

Or perhaps this?
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Seriously, though, I see what Jonty means, but what about
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and I bet it's fantastic to ride too!
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You don't ride something like that. You pilot it.
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I lust after a Curly Hetchins in mint condition. :mrgreen:
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I lust after a Curly Hetchins in mint condition.

Me too! A Magnum Opus of course.
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the most beautiful bike certainly won't be equipped with dangly, crude gears.
it's also going to have the traditional form of 1" & 1 1/8" tubes. preferably metallic paint
it'll have to have a brooks saddle

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and for the odd ones amongst you whose favourite colour isn't blue

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Those 3 bikes are nice. I want one!
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One mans vinegar is another man's wine, but I really, really want a Pedersen.

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For my money the most beautiful bike remains the Street Machine GT(from the front side) a classic of form and function.
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you two must be kidding :lol:

do you honestly prefer the look of them to how mike's (the middle, dark blue one) looks?

i've just realised that i ought to photo mine on a cloudy day :oops:
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hubgearfreak wrote:the most beautiful bike certainly won't be equipped with dangly, crude gears.
it's also going to have the traditional form of 1" & 1 1/8" tubes. preferably metallic paint
it'll have to have a brooks saddle

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and for the odd ones amongst you whose favourite colour isn't blue

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These would all be contenders for me, bit I'd have to say that for me the most beautiful bike is an F frame Moulton.

Gavin
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