Bicycle Appeal

[aka_kim]

I think I find a bike, or bike part, lustworthy when it blends art, form and function - or maybe a better way of saying it, "an artful blend of form and function" .

That's why beautifully sculpted lugs (like Vanilla's), exquisite paint jobs (Colnago, Lynskey), Phil Wood hubs, Nitto handlebars and stems, etc, etc. are all so lustworthy to me - all are examples of craftsmanship and attention to detail that have turned ordinary things into art.

[sbctwin]

Because of my height limitations (which I can do very little about at this age ), I can only "lust" after bikes that will actually fit me, so my choices are very limited ...my road bike (a lightspeed bella) is a very pretty blue, but I tell you, I lust over the 2006 lightspeed bella with its lovely mauve/dusty rose paint

[caligurl]

i can't chose just one poll choice... cuz for me it's a combination....

color is definititely a HUGE thing with me.... but shape of the frame is a biggie, too! cuz i can like a color... but if the shap is icky... well, then... the bike is icky!

right now i'm LOVING the orbea diva (and i don't even like pink road bikes!) IMO i don't think there's a sexier bike out there than that diva! lol! but it's the color and shape of the frame that makes it so danged sexy!

now granted... in buying a bike.... components then become important, too.... but i can look at the diva with just about anything shown on her... and i'd still be a drooling mess!

fit is uber important in actually buying a bike.... but i can still drool without even knowing it she fits me or not!

and some colors are an absolute turn off for me.... (even the diva in other colors aren't as sexy to me as that pink....)

[bcipam]

I would never choose a bike based only on a paint job but if given choices between one bike and another - the paint job will sway me (I tend to gravitate towards blues and silvers or a combo of both like my Zurich, my Spec. hardtail and my new bike the Santa Cruz Superlight).

Back when I was looking at a Lemond Buenos Aires, a bike more in my price range, I saw the Zurich and fell in love with the paint scheme. Plus it had better components so I spent alittle more money to get the bike I liked; that appealed to me most.

In chosing a bike I always do alot of research. Everything factors in especially geometry (fit - it must fit), components, materials and yes the "look" of a bike.

[Deanna]

I'd have to say overall style (color, tubing, lugs) of the frame. Wheels and drive train can be switched out. If the frame looks like the builder put some love, passion and time into it, you can see it. I have a mass produced bike and I like it just fine and given what I can afford to spend, it's very nice. But a beautiful custom bike is dreamy.

[chickwhorips]

the paint job and how it looks over all is what i lust after. what i want is that and fits me, oh and shows up DPITA's bikes.

[Bluetree]

I'm partial to the color red, but geometry makes my bike-buying decisions.

My "Lust List" is topped by a Cervelo CF tri bike and a Specialized Ruby Pro.
Cha-ching!