Who's got the nicest bike?

[HLaB]

that first picture - strange place to put a slot machine

It's a monument to a pit disaster.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder! Looks like a BSO to me.

That, sir, is a fine example of the bicycle artisan's craftsmanship! A sculpture in metal sticks!

 

[Legs]

That, sir, is a fine example of the bicycle artisan's craftsmanship! A sculpture in metal sticks!

 

[EckyH]

Why does that look so nice?

"Nice" is fairly subjective. Therefore I assume that you like unobtrusive colour concepts.

The base of that bike was the wheel set which I bought years ago "second hand" from an acquaintance. Seemingly he used it to try out fixed gear on the road for few kilometres and decided to go freewheeling. Silver handlebar, stem, spacers, seatpost, saddle, brakes, brake levers and chain were in the fund as well as bar tape, inner tubes and bottom bracket. The missing parts were crank set, pedals, headset, frame and tyres.
Shiny black was the only available colour of that frame. To contrast that I chose silver parts.
The first try with black tyres didn't look right. So I opted for tyres with a sidewall similar to the visible underside of the saddle - Vittoria Rubino Pro. Surprisingly that came out fairly good, imho.

E.

 

[HLaB]

What is a nice bike? Google as always is the answer to everything!

Or maybe not, I think if I clicked on that first link my news feeds might become a bit polluted!

 

[Hover Fly]

I’ve edited my post to show total likes, if others do that we could get a table going.

 

[Marchrider]

Possibly the most loved bike on the site, I only have the one and we have done 67,629 miles together since I re took up cycling in 2009
(had bike since late 80s and think it will have done about 80K in total)

 

[All uphill]

Possibly the most loved bike on the site, I only have the one and we have done 67,629 miles together since I re took up cycling in 2009
(had bike since late 80s and think it will have done about 80K in total)
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So much to like about your bike, milk bottle, bar tape, duct tape, it's admirable... but not pretty, imo.

 

[Marchrider]

So much to like about your bike, milk bottle, bar tape, duct tape, it's admirable... but not pretty, imo.

its a bit like me in many ways, getting old but still going (just) and certainly a long way off being pretty

 

[Gwylan]

its a bit like me in many ways, getting old but still going (just) and certainly a long way off being pretty

Parts are more problematic in my experience.