Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - second thoughts

i really want a new frame, but keep delaying pulling the trigger. i've been saving all my dough thinking about the bike! but now i got second thoughts. does this happen to everyone? should i just go for it and make my dreams come true?

你的自行車有什麽問題？

lulz

Yay Chinese.

i can't read chinese but i assume that says "go for it."
i will
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thanks

It says...what is wrong with your bike.

Well, that is a decision only you can make. I will say this. You say you've saved for it. That would indicate that you are not foregoing any other things like food, clothing, etc. to sink into a bike. My point is you can afford it because you have budgeted for it and now waffling on pulling the trigger is the issue.

Do you have enough money for parts, or are you using parts off of an existing bike that you own? Bottom line is only you can decide.

By the way. "Dream bike" can easily become an old friend when a shiny new one presents itself. Or a beautiful vintage track bike appears on Craigslist. I doubt that this will be the last bike you purchase, we're not wired that way.

i really want a new frame, but keep delaying pulling the trigger. i've been saving all my dough thinking about the bike! but now i got second thoughts. does this happen to everyone? should i just go for it and make my dreams come true?

Then you aren't ready. If you aren't buying for a practical reason ("I need a bike for ______ that does ______" ) and are buying for an emotional one, meaning that you are looking for the bike that you feel is amazing. Then wait till you come across the bike that does it for you. Don't let the money burn a hole in your pocket.

Unless you have to buy something now, like if you need basic transportation, then you have to decide. If you don't, then don't rush the decision.

Take a stroll through the bike porn and SSFG photos threads and see if something jumps out at you.

If somehow you did build your dream bike, a new one will catch your eye and will become a new dream of yours. N+1

If you really have the dough and think it is worth it, go custom.

i really want a new frame, but keep delaying pulling the trigger. i've been saving all my dough thinking about the bike! but now i got second thoughts. does this happen to everyone? should i just go for it and make my dreams come true?

Buying a frame should be an easy decision. If you can't pull the trigger it means you really don't want it and you think there's something else out there that you want more.d

It says...what is wrong with your bike.

你會說廣東語還是普通話？

Google translate is your friend guys....

I can speak both, being from Hong Kong, my first language is Cantonese and Mandarin was mandatory in class through elementary school in HK. I have a lot of Taiwanese friends that I speak Mandarin to though.

What about you?

I'm constantly buying the next "perfect" bike to upgrade from a perfectly good one. As soon as I get that bike all setup the way I want, a new bike appears on craigslist that I just gotta have. It's the hunt for the great deal that I enjoy. That and attempting to sell my projects for profit :rolleyes:

Do whatever feels right. It doesn't sound like you're ready for a new bike yet. When you see The One, you'll know.

A buddy of mine gave me some great advice when I was looking for a guitar. He said, "Go to Guitar Center and pick up every guitar in the store. You will know when you have found the guitar for you."

He was right.

An old surfer adage is "the best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun."

A bike betwixt the legs is worth two frames on the wall.

I digress, there's only one way to find your frame.

If somehow you did build your dream bike, a new one will catch your eye and will become a new dream of yours. N+1

If you really have the dough and think it is worth it, go custom.


In light of N+1 I'm just a stem away from 3! :D

A buddy of mine gave me some great advice when I was looking for a guitar. He said, "Go to Guitar Center and pick up every guitar in the store. You will know when you have found the guitar for you."

He was right.

So which GeeTar did you get?

So which GeeTar did you get?

For some reason, I see Carleton as a Gibson Les Paul Classic kind of guy.

For some reason, I see Carleton as a Gibson Les Paul Classic kind of guy.

Damn, you're good.

Goldtop, not cherryburst...?

Actually, I went with a Gibson LP Studio with the Worn Brown finish. It was like 5lbs lighter than the painted ones.

I can speak both, being from Hong Kong, my first language is Cantonese and Mandarin was mandatory in class through elementary school in HK. I have a lot of Taiwanese friends that I speak Mandarin to though.

What about you?

可以說普通話，可是我的流利不太好。 我去年4月開始學習中文， 迄今很喜歡。 我是在華盛頓州出生的， 不是華人。 好朋友跟他傢都是臺灣人， 所以我跟他們經常聊天。 小時候，也有很多中國的朋友， 但多數說了廣東話。

You know, a Cinelli sticker will actually make your shredding leads faster, or so I hear. ;)

For reals though, you know your guitars as well as you know your bicycles. A tip of the hat, sir.

可以說普通話，可是我的流利不太好。 我去年4月開始學習中文， 迄今很喜歡。 我是在華盛頓州出生的， 不是華人。 好朋友跟他傢都是臺灣人， 所以我跟他們經常聊天。 小時候，也有很多中國的朋友， 但多數說了廣東話。

Are you sure?

Are you sure?

Są wy pewnien co wy jesteście pewnni?

Take a stroll through the bike porn and SSFG photos threads and see if something jumps out at you.


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If nothing jumps out at you after the first 100 pages.......you're just not ready.

可以說普通話，可是我的流利不太好。 我去年4月開始學習中文， 迄今很喜歡。 我是在華盛頓州出生的， 不是華人。 好朋友跟他傢都是臺灣人， 所以我跟他們經常聊天。 小時候，也有很多中國的朋友， 但多數說了廣東話。
You're a quicker learner, which is pretty awesome. I'm surprise that you could type Chinese and I couldn't...I never bothered to learn. :P

Typing was never a huge problem with Chinese, as long as you know which words you need and can read the characters. That is the easiest part of the language, though. You can write, though, yeah? I know my friend moved over here at a younger age, and his Chinese in general is pretty bad.

Listening seems to be the hardest part for foreign learners. I cannot even imagine learning Cantonese with six tones.

He was at a family gathering, was speaking to his grandmother. She told him to use Chinese when speaking to her, which he was. That will probably give you an idea of how bad he is at it now. :lol:

I think hat for us to offer any better insight, in any language, it would helpto know how much you have saved/been approved for on a credit card ;) This way we have some sort of price point to base our mostly worthless insight(on your indecisive nature( tell me more about your muzzere)) on.


Ps. Always do what the Internet tells you. Always. Every time.

Typing was never a huge problem with Chinese, as long as you know which words you need and can read the characters. That is the easiest part of the language, though. You can write, though, yeah? I know my friend moved over here at a younger age, and his Chinese in general is pretty bad.

Listening seems to be the hardest part for foreign learners. I cannot even imagine learning Cantonese with six tones.

He was at a family gathering, was speaking to his grandmother. She told him to use Chinese when speaking to her, which he was. That will probably give you an idea of how bad he is at it now. :lol:

My writing has gone down the drain after moving to Canada, I can barely write anything other than some simple conversational stuff. We speak Cantonese in the household everyday but I never write in Chinese anymore, maybe when writing Christmas cards or postcards to relatives back home, other than that, I'm pretty "gentrified".

It's probably not going to be hard for you to learn to speak Cantonese, in a way, it's kind of like Mandarin but more vowels and a lot more useless words to wrap up a sentence.

For reals though, you know your guitars as well as you know your bicycles. A tip of the hat, sir.

I WISH I knew as much about bicycles as I do guitars!

You know, a Cinelli sticker will actually make your shredding leads faster, or so I hear. ;)

For reals though, you know your guitars as well as you know your bicycles. A tip of the hat, sir.

Pffft. I was Wes Montgomery all the way. Not sure if a Cinelli sticker would help single note jazz. All finger style, though. Not with my thumb. But, I sucked. As decent as I got, I'd go play with others that just made me wish I had a time machine and had started when I was 15.

Thanks!

Są wy pewnien co wy jesteście pewnni?

Lets hope so.

This thread is cool, but i heard the "what's your sign?" thread is the place to be after 3 am.

Take a stroll through the bike porn and SSFG photos threads and see if something jumps out at you.

*Something* always jumps out when I see that thread... :lol:

Pffft. I was Wes Montgomery all the way.

Wes Montgomery = hollow body all the way

Wes Montgomery = hollow body all the way

I know.

I had an Ibanez hollow body, but I kept going back to the LP. It just felt right.

The LP with burstbucker pickups + Fender Champ 600 (upgraded tubes) + Holy Grail reverb pedal was all that I needed to get the tone I wanted.

dang, maybe i'll buy a new guitar now instead of another bike. les pauls are dope. i got a fender champ, it is such a sick amp. a les paul would sound good on it. or maybe i'll spend my money on a ticket to china and learn the language... dang... that would be sick...

i know someone selling a 1956 LP JR if you're into guitar porn :innocent:

My writing has gone down the drain after moving to Canada, I can barely write anything other than some simple conversational stuff. We speak Cantonese in the household everyday but I never write in Chinese anymore, maybe when writing Christmas cards or postcards to relatives back home, other than that, I'm pretty "gentrified".

It's probably not going to be hard for you to learn to speak Cantonese, in a way, it's kind of like Mandarin but more vowels and a lot more useless words to wrap up a sentence.

Yeah, seems a lot of people who move out of the country lose the ability to write, unless they lived there until they were older. I was laughing at my friend because on my Christmas card from him it read "Niko金金." He explained to me he could not remember how to write 頭髮, so he gave up. 金金頭髮 is his parents' nickname for me.

I am sure it would not be too hard, but all the extra things plus two extra tones seems so daunting.

Haha this thread is is so funny. CARELTON I can't believe you gave me guff for being off the topic of bikes, tsk tsk! That said seagul guitars are excellent, try one it if you get a chance, the sound is sublime

I know.

I had an Ibanez hollow body, but I kept going back to the LP. It just felt right.

The LP with burstbucker pickups + Fender Champ 600 (upgraded tubes) + Holy Grail reverb pedal was all that I needed to get the tone I wanted.

My LP Custom has burstbuckers, I love them! A fender amp would be super nice with those. Been looking at Bassmans :love:

dang, maybe i'll buy a new guitar now instead of another bike. les pauls are dope. i got a fender champ, it is such a sick amp. a les paul would sound good on it. or maybe i'll spend my money on a ticket to china and learn the language... dang... that would be sick...

"..... and a cheesy little amp; with a sign on the front that said Fender Champ. And a secondhand guitar; it was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar!"