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Old 05-06-09, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by mechanicalron
Yea that thing rocks!
You going to post yours too? We can always stand to have more pretty things to look at. Yours and Joey's are the best looking LHTs I've seen.
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Originally Posted by brockd15
You going to post yours too? We can always stand to have more pretty things to look at. Yours and Joey's are the best looking LHTs I've seen.
Your not sick of it yet ?








GM,,, sort of sad!
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I thought about a cool color of bar tape but stuck w/ black 'cause I can patch it w/ electrical tape...

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30# apples, 10# meat, 1 gal citrus degreaser:

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Great looking ride! That is just the way a LHT should look .
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You gotta love a Long Haul Trucker. I've got a lot of bikes and this one is a stand out favourite...
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Originally Posted by mechanicalron
Your not sick of it yet ?
DANG! I never saw those photos. My arse is kicked! That is SWEET.
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I'm glad I don't have a digital camera at the moment. I'd take a pic of my bike thinking it was all pretty and then I look at JoeyBike, Vik, MechanicalRon, and others and realize I got a ways to go. I really like the different interpretations you guys have done with your bike to suit your purposes .
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Do the smart thing and buy a LHT. Great bike.
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Originally Posted by metal_cowboy
Do the smart thing and buy a LHT. Great bike.
O crap, here we go ! pass the pop-corn please.
That is sweet!
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Old 05-06-09, 10:33 PM
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Hey Vic, what rack do you have on the front that LHT?
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Originally Posted by mechanicalron
Hey Vic, what rack do you have on the front that LHT?
looks like an Old Man Mountain "cold springs"
www.OldManMountain.com
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Schweet! I just got a Cross-Check, and I love the way the Metal Cowboy wrapped his bars. My CC came complete with the shifter cables exiting the bars below the brake levers. Can I re-wrap my bars your way, or will I likely need longer cables? Hmmm. Looking at it now, I think longer cables might be a necessity.

Thumbs up on the LHT! I love the look; gorgeous!

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Originally Posted by AsanaCycles
looks like an Old Man Mountain "cold springs"
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That is definitely what rack that is - I have one too, it's just not on my Trucker at the moment. Look up a few posts at my Marin and you will see the same rack. It is clean and bombproof. I love the big platform. It even fits on my Pugsley and covers the whole 4" tire width!
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And the winner is......
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what a magnificent specimen!
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Originally Posted by mechanicalron
Hey Vic, what rack do you have on the front that LHT?


Yup..it's an OMM Cold Springs rack...got 'em on my Surly LHT, Big Dummy and Pugsley. I think I own 8 OMM racks - awesome product made in the US by some great guys.
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I had to go to the site to chack them out and I like em!
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Got 1000 miles on my lht now. This is when she was a baby.
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^^^ Looks like that youngun is about big enuf to turn some cranks too!

Nics setup and well packed too.
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In case you missed the vid link in the main menu, you can watch my Trucker actually working. I attached my helmet cam to the trailer at times so my LHT and I get to be actors instead of just a camera man and a dolly.

Click the photo if you care.

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Yeah Joey he sure has fun. This year we're going to tour on the Big Dummy.
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Speaking of which, take gander at the new model Novara Randonee:
https://www.rei.com/product/776887

Look kind of familiar?
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Speaking of which, take gander at the new model Novara Randonee:
https://www.rei.com/product/776887

Look kind of familiar?
"built for comfort over the long haul."

heh...
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Unloaded with racks/fenders as you see here it is around 35lbs. I have to say it has been the greatest bike purchase I have made (owned since Jan. 09 only):

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