Sea Otter 2017
The UGL-E-BIKE Challenge
While the most interesting bike we saw on Day 1 of the Sea Otter Classic was the Kona Remote, a chainsaw hauling trail building machine of beauty, there were definitely a few bikes in that e-category that were not. It's the aesthetically challenged end of the e-spectrum that has inspired us to kick off the first annual NSMB UGL-E-BIKE Challenge. It may not be politically correct to judge a bike purely on looks and it may even get us into a little trouble but what the fuck - if you can't point and laugh at an E-bike, then you aren't a truly sanctimonious mountain biker.
It's a funny thing about E-bikes, they often look far worse in person than they do in photos but we did our best to capture the less fortunate side of the 8 worst bikes we saw on day 1 of the 'Otter. And just because misery loves company, we're inviting you our loyal readers to help us decide which is the best of the worst or depending on your point of view, the worst of the worst. To vote just comment on this article with the number and name of the bike you see below that you think is the UGL-E-EST-E-BIKE.
Just to prove that we aren't complete assholes, we are going to give the winner, a bottle of Crown Royal to ease the sting of being voted the winner in what is sure to be the first UGL-E-Bike champ in a long line of abominations.
Without further ado, gird your loins and start scrolling.
Vote early and vote often.
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Metacomet
6 years, 11 months ago
I'm gonna have to go with 1-8.
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ExtraSpecialandBitter
6 years, 11 months ago
6 - The Morgadeth
Mostly because I want you to give Cannondale a bottle of Crown for the Ugli-e-st bike.
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Garrett Thibault
6 years, 11 months ago
I want them to give it to the no comment required. If they stared blankly at questions about the bike, they're going to love to receive a bottle of Crown for it.
The cable that comes out halfway on the Cannondale, bugs me the most though, so my vote is also:
6 - The Morgadeth
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hilly
6 years, 11 months ago
Not even close for me: #2 Pack rat
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Duncan Blair
6 years, 11 months ago
#4. THE NO COMMENT REQUIRED
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Greg Bergen
6 years, 11 months ago
I'll go with 4. Honourable mention to 7, 5 and 2.
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stinky_dan
6 years, 11 months ago
number 4, the lines are just tragically bad. Number 5 and 3 just look like an accident waiting to happen....one loose lace and suddenly you're in the grinder.
(nice 'deth reference for number 6, by the way, brings to mind "Give me alchemy! Give me sorcery!Give me wizardry! hermatology! Electricity!")
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norman
6 years, 11 months ago
5 looks like a motorcycle!
2 is the definite winner.
Maybe 4
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Metacomet
6 years, 11 months ago
If I Really had to pick, it would be number five. Mostly because it's really trying its f'ing hardest to be a motorcycle without actually having to be called a motorcycle. And because it has a beautiful Emerald and a Fatbar strapped to the front, and I feel sorry for DVO and Renthal for having their products bolted onto this steaming heap of failed ambitions. DVO, if your out there, I'm having a drink on your behalf to help wash this away from all the nightmares it is sure to spawn.
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Maury Yee
6 years, 11 months ago
I don't feel it's fair to choose one over another however, number 4 gets my vote.
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Taz123
6 years, 11 months ago
Yeah #4 gets my vote
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rvoi
6 years, 11 months ago
Number 7 should be first recognized for solving the extra battery storage issue.
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Todd Hellinga
6 years, 11 months ago
9) ALL OF THE ABOVE
motors and batteries, making mountain bikes ugly since forever
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Velocipedestrian
6 years, 11 months ago
This.
But special mention to #4. No comment, no style.
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Speedster
6 years, 11 months ago
So many good, bad choices! This is like asking which of the Miss America contestants would I bang (like a screen door in a hurricane)!
2 Pack Rat is really ugly. #4 is pretty hideous too. I would vote for #6 only because I like the Megadeth reference (just got my tickets to see them and Scorpions) and mostly because I too, would love to see Cannondale get the trophy of ugliness and anything else that conveys my feelings for that company.
But, after careful consideration, #5 is the winner, I mean, loser and is most deserving of the Crown!
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piotrek21
6 years, 11 months ago
4. THE NO COMMENT REQUIRED
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flatch
6 years, 11 months ago
photo number three, the fat bike in the back ground. I mean WTF!
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Cam McRae
6 years, 11 months ago
4 wins! We'll take them a bottle of Crown today! It may get weird!
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Metacomet
6 years, 11 months ago
So, how did it go?
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Tuskaloosa
6 years, 11 months ago
just watched that 360deg video on PB and was feeling nauseous, these pics just tipped the scale over now. I need a bourbon.
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