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Right now it's the Scott Scale 30. I like a lot though of different ones though, pretty much any 29er. Maybe I should pay more attention to the Scott 29er...?
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This really got my mind working. I sometimes over think aesthetics. Although I didn't consider entry level, I did pick aspects of a few hardtail frames I really like, and some that I use to like.
I like the wishbone seatstays on the Trek 8500, the way the merge into each other and the seattube at the same time. I think this looks a lot nicer than lower end Trek hardtails where they merge into a short tube that then merges into the seattube.
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The 2008 Trek 8500 looked nice as sold, just not my thing on the paint.I don't care for fancy paintjobs and decals all over my bikes.
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A custom bike is generally going to be nice. I like the curves on the seatstays of Black Cats, and of course the curved seattube.
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These two things with fillet brazed joints and the gusset at the headtube and downtube joint make for a really nice hardtail. I like fillet brazed bikes because of the organic look they have, similar to many carbon frames. The joints are smooth transitions from one tube to another, as opposed to sharp welded angles. But then again any nicely welded steel frame is going to have nice joints.
I use to like top tubes that curved both up and down. Unless it's a Retrotec bike or an old cruiser, I don't care for the curved top tube anymore.
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My old Instigator and Juice. I no longer own these, not because I didn't care for the look, but because I never cared for how they rode. At the time though, I really liked the curved toptubes.
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At the end if it all "I know looks aren't everything". Not to sound cliche, but any bike being ridden looks good enough for me.
I like the wishbone seatstays on the Trek 8500, the way the merge into each other and the seattube at the same time. I think this looks a lot nicer than lower end Trek hardtails where they merge into a short tube that then merges into the seattube.
The 2008 Trek 8500 looked nice as sold, just not my thing on the paint.I don't care for fancy paintjobs and decals all over my bikes.
A custom bike is generally going to be nice. I like the curves on the seatstays of Black Cats, and of course the curved seattube.
These two things with fillet brazed joints and the gusset at the headtube and downtube joint make for a really nice hardtail. I like fillet brazed bikes because of the organic look they have, similar to many carbon frames. The joints are smooth transitions from one tube to another, as opposed to sharp welded angles. But then again any nicely welded steel frame is going to have nice joints.
I use to like top tubes that curved both up and down. Unless it's a Retrotec bike or an old cruiser, I don't care for the curved top tube anymore.
My old Instigator and Juice. I no longer own these, not because I didn't care for the look, but because I never cared for how they rode. At the time though, I really liked the curved toptubes.
At the end if it all "I know looks aren't everything". Not to sound cliche, but any bike being ridden looks good enough for me.
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