tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post5108064694256251228..comments2024-02-22T09:07:33.321-07:00Comments on OddBike: Confederate Wraith Part II - American IconoclastOddBikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058888630705128092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-77745162298289368512016-04-27T08:49:17.167-06:002016-04-27T08:49:17.167-06:00Great story. Would make a wonderful book, actually...Great story. Would make a wonderful book, actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-5445933902297804632014-12-06T17:27:02.853-07:002014-12-06T17:27:02.853-07:00You should try OddBike as a podcast.You should try OddBike as a podcast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-46889098945351152642014-11-26T11:17:31.580-07:002014-11-26T11:17:31.580-07:00Yet another outstanding and detailed writing on th...Yet another outstanding and detailed writing on the subject of these particular Odd Bikes Jason. Thank you for writing this one. I greatly enjoyed reading it, as I enjoyed being on Confederate's emailing list for many years and reading with great delight each of their product offerings.Fredhttp://www.infowars.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-83670696845440664022014-11-25T20:29:11.448-07:002014-11-25T20:29:11.448-07:00The Wraith is special. None of the bikes in its fa...The Wraith is special. None of the bikes in its family tree measure up- has the unquantifiable "rightness" that eludes so many designs. Like "What's Going On" or the Farnsworth House, the Wraith is a piece of work that shouldn't be criticized. If you don't think it's perfect, fine, but you're wrong. It couldn't be anything other than what it is.<br /><br />Confederate may get lucky again- but probably not. Single-minded assholes make masterpieces, not companies. JT Nesbitt should be in much higher demand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2164874096778415414.post-88355726054594684392014-11-25T10:08:55.605-07:002014-11-25T10:08:55.605-07:00I really like the look of the front section of the...I really like the look of the front section of the Fighter. The hard stainless tubing, chunky aluminum support structures, smooth machined surfaces, flush fasteners... That industrial-robot-slash-aerospace look definitely appeals to me. The flat sides of the Wraith's girder, on the other hand, I dunno. I don't dislike the look, but I don't think they fit the style of the rest of the bike.<br /><br />Anyway, I can't help but bring this up: "Confederate States of America?" A bike named after the first KKK Grand Wizard? I'd be surprised if these guys were into empty "edginess," but if it's not that... yikes. I mentioned the bizarre theme to a friend, and he quipped "try our sports model and dominate the races." Snort.Gracklenoreply@blogger.com