Ugly. U-L-G-Y, Ugly. As cruisers go, this has got to be the ugliest one on the market. The lines just aren't there for me. Curvy top, straight bottom. Uhg. All for a measly $6k. Whatever!
Now the original Newsboy, THAT was a classy lookin' rig. And the real RetroTechs. Those make me all hot and bothered.
i don't know....i've seen some absolutely b!tchin' retrotechs (francois' especially), but i actually really dig a straight downtube more than a curved one. i think that bike is incredibly gorgeous, however, it's waaaaay overpriced. merlin isn't what it used to be. ten years ago that bike would have soul, today it's just an overpriced pile of ti (albeit a beautiful pile of ti).
I'm sure this will be accompanied with nauseating ad copy about "reclaim your roots .. enjoy the simplicity of days gone by, the essence of purity blah blah blah."
Yeah sure.
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