Posted my fixie in BikePorn cause I think it looks good and whatnot. Got downvoted and then post was removed.
But nobody would explain why. I think it looks cool and a bit different, especially for such a basic/cheap bike. What do you folk reckon?
by wellingtonthehurf
9 Comments
Have you checked out the other bikes on there?
> Got downvoted and then post was removed
Chain slack obvs
Read the rules of the sub.
Your bike is nice, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it isn’t super rare or special and your photo is low effort.
Look at the top posts and play spot the difference.
And then go and ride your bike and stop caring what all the basement dwellers of Reddit think.
Did you tape over the stem?
Lol to mids to handle. Definitely not porn, you should try bicycle smut.
Definitely not too hot to handle. It’s more an issue of too basic to matter.
So anyways. Are there any good subs for us actually-custom-even-if-slightly-shoddy enthusiasts? Here is another example of what I like to do
https://preview.redd.it/f547towu7slc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=58b41e8d5fe2c55cf3f54897871016480bfbac45
Did you ask the mods if this was the reason?
https://preview.redd.it/amdvjj819slc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ce23cbe6e5ad3cf269b417215199af8acf066ca
Glad you like your bike.
As a general rule amongst bike enthusiasts of all stripes (i.e., not just on Reddit) posting your own bike as bike porn is gauche at best and a call for internet dogpiling at worst.
Not to jump on, but the fact that you can’t really discern the difference between your bike and other posts shows why you probably shouldn’t be posting your bike there. Lurk more, learn the difference.