[Closed] I don't care if it's a non-drive side picture...

We'll I just found my end of days bike....

Where do I sign? I bet that's a £2.5k frame only... But who cares!

Very very meh for me

Another meh from me.

20 years ago it was still meh

I've stared at it for a while, and I'm really really struggling to find anything wrong with it.
apart from the Fox forks obv. which would have to be changed. and may struggle to get others with a Kashima coating (for colour matching purposes).
but yeah, very very nice.
polished finish can still look good.

oh, and the silly edge/edve/enve stickers are a bit naff.

Meh. Never been a fan of chrome.

The original was so much better.
PS if you would like a large silver one in almost perfect nick then email in profile 🙄

Another vote for meh.

prefer my Ellsworth

Anyone else think those DW links are just ugly? It just looks like they've fitted the wrong rear triangle.

Anyone else think those DW links are just ugly? It just looks like they've fitted the wrong rear triangle.

Me. Not a pretty bike.

Maybe CFH is going through some sort of Shallow Hal treatment, as noted above the DW links just don't add to the aesthetic.

I like it OP!

Swoopy hydroformed frame clashes with straight rectangular tubing in the rear triangle IMO. 😕

I do like the polished finish, though. 🙂

I'll be sticking with my Blur LTc...

Hmm, I'm torn...

I look at it and my immediate reaction is, 'ooh - that's nice'

Then, I study it and can't decide

Then I look at that rear triangle and think it looks shit

Then I study it and think I quite like it, in an industrial kind of way.

One thing I do reckon though - it won't look half as nice in a bigger frame

I also don't see any signs of growth under the magic [s]beans[/s] wheels making the ground come alive

"Anyone else think those DW links are just ugly? It just looks like they've fitted the wrong rear triangle."

Nail on head. Another dissenter here.

But then it's a Turner so it must be good - right?

theblackmount - Member

"Anyone else think those DW links are just ugly? It just looks like they've fitted the wrong rear triangle."

Nail on head. Another dissenter here.

But then it's a Turner so it must be good - right?

Why would it not be good then? Or do you buy bikes purely on looks and standing around in the car park value?

do you buy bikes purely on looks and standing around in the car park value?

Of course. You don't??

Posh kona or same as ever, undecided

if only that polished finish would stay like that.

Disclaimer - I own a DW link 5 Spot.
It looks fine, and it's a bike I'd like to own but DW link Turners aren't brilliant looking. It's actually just as well it's a non-driveside photo, Turners look better that way as you can't see the weird looking elevated stay on the drive side.
Based on what my 5 Spot is like I'm quite sure it'll be great to ride, near indestructible and very well supported by Turner but other companies make better looking bikes. I'd still seriously consider one, but I'd also seriously consider a Pivot Mach 6.

One thing I do reckon though - it won't look half as nice in a bigger frame

Or do you buy bikes purely on looks and standing around in the car park value?

This pretty much sums up the entire thread.

To the OP.
Your first word seems to indicate you masturbate over photos of this bike.
How very odd.
It's a bike. A very mediocre looking bike at that.
If you go outside you will see much more attractive things than this.

absolutly gopping, nothing nice about any turner ive ever seen

I have a 5-spot. It's not pretty but then I'm riding it, not looking at it.

I know this thread is all a bit tongue-in-cheek, but with the vast number of very capable bikes out there the aesthetics ends up being an important - no, essential - part of the purchasing decision for many of us.

For my last bike purchase I demo'd a handful of bikes, narrowed it down to 2 that were more than good enough for my needs, but chose the one that looked that best and had the (in my opinion) best "car park factor". Conversely I dismissed the "big brand" bike manufacturers like Giant and Trek simply because of the fact they aesthetically left me cold.

The DW link Turners are just downright ugly though 🙂

maybe it's a non driveside pic because this is it's better side 😕

I've always had a soft spot for Turners.
Most of the carbon 650b bikes around look nearly identical to each other and they're made in Taiwan (possibly by the same factory).

I like that DT is still making these in the US and I think this is a particularly good looking version of Turner.

If I was to buy a bike today without test riding any, the Burner would be the one I'd order.

I think it looks nice, although I much prefer the raw finished frames.

A polished alloy frame always gives me a hankering for purple anodised bits 😯

I'd have mine with Shimano and a normal post.

Oh and pedals.

Looks a bit heavy though, and I've gone off the Turner style (some nice features though).

I like it very much. Wouldnt swap my Blur LTc for it either though as its amazing and i cant see it being any better. Having said that i have an old Horst Link Flux which is amazing and as a result when the Blur dies i will be purchasing another Turner. One thing that annoys me though is it looks like a pain in the ar$e to clean round about those linkages. My Blur isnt the easiest to clean round its top linkage and that looks just as bad. No i dont use a pressure washer and yes i do use brushes.

Looks OK to me but wouldn't say it's anything special and didn't induce any thigh-rubbing on my part...

This pretty much sums up the entire thread.

al, you're such a cynic.

@2unfit2ride - did you receive my email?

Rather have a Five. 😉

>Why would it not be good then? Or do you buy bikes purely on looks and standing around in the car park value?<

Simple really. The OP finds it an attractive looking bike and having also seen one in the flesh I don't. It may ride well but that's a different issue.

Next STW poll:

Do you care what your bike looks like?

Yes 99% (nearly all votes)
No 1% (1 vote*)

*Cynic-al

robinlaidlaw - Member
Disclaimer - I own a DW link 5 Spot.
It looks fine, and it's a bike I'd like to own but DW link Turners aren't brilliant looking. It's actually just as well it's a non-driveside photo, Turners look better that way as you can't see the weird looking elevated stay on the drive side.
Based on what my 5 Spot is like I'm quite sure it'll be great to ride, near indestructible and very well supported by Turner but other companies make better looking bikes.

As above.

To OP - judging by his responses on MTBR forum DT specs a Lev as it negates any issues caused by hose routing when a Reverb is dropped (think he uses a Reverb on his bike though). Turner's aren't drilled for stealth routing.

theblackmount - Member
But then it's a Turner so it must be good - right?

I know all things are personal, but in over 20 years of mtb my DW 5Spot is (alongside my old Intense M1 DH bike) the best bike I have ridden. I'd love to try the new Burner.

I'll be sticking with my Blur LTc...

I've always liked Turners, and want a 650b Flux as an efficient Trail/Race bike. I have no issue with how that looks.

Its going to very hard to let go of my ASR5 though. 🙁

To be honest, doesn't look that much different to my old Trance (before they got stretched to 29 and then shrunk again to 27.5), except that the photographer's a lot better! Oh, and my Trance probably cost about a third the price...

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@Kryton57, no mail regarding this, but then I'm not surprised as when I said original I actually meant original as in the 10 year old one! 🙂

Cheers.