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Title: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: Richard230 on February 24, 2022, 04:42:42 AM: I hope Cake didn't spend too much time designing these windshields: https://thepack.news/cake-reveals-a-colourful-collection-of-shields-for-the-makka-commuter/
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: MVetter on February 24, 2022, 09:39:00 AM: Jesus H Christ

I'm actually angry looking at that.
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: hotsauce on February 25, 2022, 11:18:49 AM: Am I reading that right? They're charging almost $300 for a couple hunks of plexiglass?
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: MrMogensen on February 25, 2022, 06:23:07 PM: I thought the point of buying a finished product was to make it look less... homemade?
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: ESokoloff on February 27, 2022, 09:18:10 PM: Quote from: MVetter on February 24, 2022, 09:39:00 AM
Jesus H Christ

I'm actually angry looking at that.

It’s in your DNA ;D
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: JaimeC on February 27, 2022, 10:51:41 PM: Quote from: MrMogensen on February 25, 2022, 06:23:07 PM
I thought the point of buying a finished product was to make it look less... homemade?

I wonder about all the positive press that company gets. Their coverage is downright effusive for something that looks like it was cobbled together by a bunch of drunk teenagers after an all-night bender. What am I missing???
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: NEW2elec on February 28, 2022, 12:27:36 AM: Quote from: JaimeC on February 27, 2022, 10:51:41 PM
Quote from: MrMogensen on February 25, 2022, 06:23:07 PM
I thought the point of buying a finished product was to make it look less... homemade?

I wonder about all the positive press that company gets. Their coverage is downright effusive for something that looks like it was cobbled together by a bunch of drunk teenagers after an all-night bender. What am I missing???

LOL not missing anything at all. Pure hipster lifestyle bait. It may come with a record player.
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: staples on February 28, 2022, 07:26:35 AM: Quote from: NEW2elec on February 28, 2022, 12:27:36 AM
... It may come with a record player.

But the audio quality is so much better.
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: MrMogensen on March 01, 2022, 12:47:00 AM: May I suggest simply using an old record as windshield instead!
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: Starpower on March 01, 2022, 12:50:40 AM: When you have a bike this ugly you need to keep the theme.
Title: Re: Not much effort put into this windshield design
Post by: HoodRichOG on March 02, 2022, 12:18:04 PM: I did test ride the Cake Cock or whatever it's called and it rode pretty nice off road at Hollister. It had a bicycle handbrake setup which I didn't like and also the price was way too far from 0.