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What's the best looking bike in the WorldTour? Vote for one in our expertly drawn up shortlist or nominate your own

Vacansoleil-DCM Bianchi Oltre - You can't beat Celeste, well maybe in an actual race you can but not in a looking pretty contest

30% (144 votes)

Lotto Belisol Ridley Noah FAST - reinventing the little black bicycle with a crazee-but-it-works brake set up

13% (64 votes)

Team Sky Pinarello Dogma 2 - reinventing the little black bicycle with a crazee-but-it-works wibble in the stays

18% (85 votes)

Saxo Bank Specialized Tarmac SLR - taking 'stealth' into the realms of invisibility

11% (51 votes)

FDJ-Big Mat Lapierre Xelius - Trés French, Trés chic

7% (33 votes)

Another one… the best looking bike is obviously (add your choice in comments below)

22% (106 votes)

Total votes: 483

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2012 WorldTour Bikes

Pah! Experts I like the cut of the jib of that Omega Pharma Quickstep Specialized… not that it's got a jib mind

posted by tony_farrelly [3556 posts] 10th February 2012 - 15:22

To help with your aesthetical evaluating check out our 2012 WorldTour bikes feature http://road.cc/content/news/52407-2012-worldtour-bikes-whos-riding-what-...

posted by tony_farrelly [3556 posts] 10th February 2012 - 15:23

Leekygas Cannondale, followed by the Movistar Dogma.

Does that mean i win one?

posted by gerrymc [38 posts] 10th February 2012 - 15:34

I voted for the Pinarello, but I'd like to change that to the Wilier Zero 7 of Lampre-ISD - but only in the colours in your 2012 feature!

posted by roseofwinter [8 posts] 10th February 2012 - 15:40

Personally I like the Cervelo S5

posted by LorneC [31 posts] 10th February 2012 - 15:43

Katusha Canyon, followed by Liquigas-Cannondale.

posted by andrewhope [4 posts] 10th February 2012 - 16:18

The cannondale wins it for me

It's never too late to become what you might have been...............

posted by Rob.M [13 posts] 10th February 2012 - 16:35

It has to be the Euskaltel Euskadi Orbea Orca GDi2 for me but there are some very good looking bikes there

@karl_holland

posted by road slapper [43 posts] 10th February 2012 - 17:44

Liquigas-Cannondale, Omega Pharma Quickstep Specialized is a close second though!

All the gear and no idea!

posted by JonMack [150 posts] 10th February 2012 - 18:08

The Omega Pharma Quickstep Specialized! Super slick!

posted by 81bambi [59 posts] 10th February 2012 - 18:29

I'm For the Euskaltel Orbea

posted by ullrichfan [8 posts] 10th February 2012 - 19:04

Canyon aeroad is very cool.

posted by belgravedave [32 posts] 10th February 2012 - 19:52

Movistar's Dogma - paintjob outclasses Sky's and its Campy equipped.

posted by TheHatter [529 posts] 10th February 2012 - 20:18

In the absence of a Colnago (hint to the UCI if they kick Saxo out) I think it's the Orbea for me

posted by Simon_MacMichael [4410 posts] 10th February 2012 - 22:13

Although the Saxo Bank mount is decidedly invisible, its clearly all about the S5, even if it does have nasty shimano componentry

Aldecycle - Its all about my bike

posted by Raleigh [422 posts] 10th February 2012 - 22:30

I like Lampre's Wilier, followed by BMC and thirdly FDJ's Lapierre

So i voted "other"

posted by Gkam84 [3288 posts] 10th February 2012 - 22:44

Other = Cannondale

posted by markymoo [21 posts] 10th February 2012 - 23:05

have to go for Omega ... Specialized

posted by londonbrick [11 posts] 11th February 2012 - 0:16

Katusha's Canyon bikes definitely. has anyone else seenm their new tt bike, it's really cool.

posted by jamjam [15 posts] 11th February 2012 - 0:56

Definitely the Ridley Noah FAST, probably followed by Katusha's Canyons, then BMC, GreenEdge? That feels like i leaving out so many nice bikes though. Anyone for ag2r?

posted by h2ofuel [6 posts] 11th February 2012 - 1:14

Movistar Dogma it is for me. Followed closely by the Ridley, Orbea & Bianchi

~rbx

posted by rbx [205 posts] 11th February 2012 - 3:09

Movistar Dogma for me... just need to win the lottery now!

posted by OllyC [32 posts] 11th February 2012 - 12:39

For me it's the Omega Pharma-Quickstep. I love the way the thingy and the wotsit combine to create a beautiful machine.

posted by Richthornton [51 posts] 11th February 2012 - 13:25

Richthornton wrote:

For me it's the Omega Pharma-Quickstep. I love the way the thingy and the wotsit combine to create a beautiful machine.

That made me chuckle.

My preferences:
BMC, FDJ Lapierre, Orbea Orca

posted by Rvizzle [53 posts] 11th February 2012 - 19:23

Gotta be the Canyon. Understated and slightly evil looking with the Katusha colours. Plus no weird looking bends or crazy zigzags. The Cannondale's are lovely bikes but just not in those *bleuch* Liquigas colours...

...

posted by AlexStriplight [25 posts] 11th February 2012 - 19:30

Euskaltel-Euskadi for me, love the orange flashes, quite like the paintjob on the Movistar Dogma (wouldn't usually be my sort of thing either), finally need to vote for the Lapierre as I also ride an Audaccio

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posted by Chutzpah [49 posts] 11th February 2012 - 21:17

Definitely the Bianchi Oltre but it looks even better in the Nero colour scheme with Campag.

posted by o_marsden [9 posts] 12th February 2012 - 11:18

FDJ Lapierre Xeluis so Frenck So Right..............

posted by jusdvdmason [1 posts] 12th February 2012 - 14:59

Easier to pick out the mingers than the winners, tight at the top.

Downhill bikes don't make you cool.

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posted by charliemac74 [108 posts] 14th February 2012 - 15:39

tony_farrelly wrote:

Pah! Experts I like the cut of the jib of that Omega Pharma Quickstep Specialized… not that it's got a jib mind

This one - looks flippin' fantastic. Would love to get a test ride on that!

posted by step-hent [330 posts] 15th February 2012 - 17:19

Ag2R Kuota KOM, mainly because I have one!!!

posted by GrimpeurMatt [4 posts] 15th February 2012 - 18:42

Black Bianchi? Good grief! Celeste it is!

posted by Valentino [8 posts] 15th February 2012 - 23:06

Cofidis Look 695 SR (assuming Continental teams are ok here). Beautiful bike, and it really looks beautiful with their new kit, too.

But let's face it--the bike would be gorgeous if they wore denim.

posted by gummo [1 posts] 15th February 2012 - 23:14

Kuota

posted by youngoldbloke [54 posts] 15th February 2012 - 23:18

My picks for ugliest bikes:

Canyon—they have the worst decals, bar none. I'd rather walk.
Cervelo—I'm sure it's fast, but those lines have no elegance.
Trek—I fall asleep just looking at it. How hard wou...zzzzz

posted by CyclistAtLarge [8 posts] 16th February 2012 - 0:46

Who could say no to a bike in celeste? Still faithful to Giants though.

posted by CharlesMagne [4 posts] 16th February 2012 - 0:59

1st: Bianchi
2nd: Bianchi
3rd Bianchi
Wish they'd do an Oltre Celeste, though - pure, uninterrupted (except by a logo) celeste... Mmmm.... that's be worth robbing a bank/selling your granny/remortgaging for

Liking CyclistAtLarge's hate list too! The Cervelo gets my vote...

posted by nikdavy [0 posts] 16th February 2012 - 1:16

Another one for a Cannondale.............

posted by antride [1 posts] 16th February 2012 - 3:06

my vote for best looking bike would be with either the Cannondale or the Canyon. traditional(ish) tubing look and geometry paired with deep section rims, they look the shiz.

posted by velorunner [2 posts] 16th February 2012 - 9:40

That BMC looks good, colour is great, no crazy wobbly forks and stays which is a definitely plus point, not ridiculous flouro green (Cannondale, what ever happened to taste, remember the Saeco bikes, best kit ever - but the 'Dale is at least a nice looking bike colour excluded), the Bianchi, yep, colour is niceish, but the top tube looks like the back of a dog taking a dump (as does the Venge), but the silly little rear stays on the BMC is problematic.

So therefore, actually I have to say, (quietly) I don't like any of them.

Clear to me that manufacturers are making changes for changes sake. I'll stick with my Moots Vamoots RSL, now there's style for you !!!

posted by roadiesean [52 posts] 16th February 2012 - 10:57

The Orbea is my pick.

Yet again all these bikes by far more prettier and hotter than those girls in the Swimsuit Issue 2012