"Form Over Function" or "Function Over Form&q
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form over function
I spend minutes making it 'look' right - hours making the bloody thing work properly...
I spend minutes making it 'look' right - hours making the bloody thing work properly...
Depends if it's making love or casual sex....
If it's love, then looks first
If it's sex, then function first.
But personally, love and sex are both best when combined together so.... I like to have my cake and eat it.
How's that for a no-answer?
Regarding bar ends and risers - I don't find they work well together on either level.
If it's love, then looks first
If it's sex, then function first.
But personally, love and sex are both best when combined together so.... I like to have my cake and eat it.
How's that for a no-answer?
Regarding bar ends and risers - I don't find they work well together on either level.
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was it mine? im guilty of the riser bar end combo but never even thought about it looking wierd until i found retrobike. ive always used barends, i cant remember not using them. it was only recently i started using risers. they came on a cindercone i bought after returning to the uk, so naturally i put some small subbies on. to be honist i dont know what all the fuss is about. they dont look that bad and always get used when i ride. i can understand them looking wierd on a downhill bike of a garage queen :roll: but xc bikes are all about comfort for long rides over all terain, so i think whatever suits the rider is best. it probley depends a lot on how you fit your bike to, im about 6ft and like small frames so having room to move about the bars is always nice. i have tryed riding without them recently and it feels very strainge and took some getting used to. i think ill stick to my old ways and keep using them, after all i love retro for the same reason and its always better to have broken wing mirrors than broken knuckles when riding in traffic
Inigo Montoya":hlw3an9d said:
was it mine? im guilty of the riser bar end combo but never even thought about it looking wierd until i found retrobike. ive always used barends, i cant remember not using them. it was only recently i started using risers. they came on a cindercone i bought after returning to the uk, so naturally i put some small subbies on. to be honist i dont know what all the fuss is about. they dont look that bad and always get used when i ride. i can understand them looking wierd on a downhill bike of a garage queen :roll: but xc bikes are all about comfort for long rides over all terain, so i think whatever suits the rider is best. it probley depends a lot on how you fit your bike to, im about 6ft and like small frames so having room to move about the bars is always nice. i have tryed riding without them recently and it feels very strainge and took some getting used to. i think ill stick to my old ways and keep using them, after all i love retro for the same reason and its always better to have broken wing mirrors than broken knuckles when riding in traffic
Konaglider
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I prefer stuff that looks pants and doesn't work 
dirtjumper_dmr
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Konaglider":om4ob1vw said:I prefer stuff that looks pants and doesn't work
