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I have been lurking around BF for the past a few months. today I finally finish building this thing. Everything got from Ebay and Amazon (except the handlebar is taken from an old bike lying on the sidewalk), All components are low-mid level. In order to save money, I didn't match the colors, so it looks weird.
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The bike lock goes with the seatpost clamp pretty well.
Enjoy the ride!
Enjoy the ride!
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Your bike looks pretty well put together. One thing I'd suggest is to put some bolts in the bottle holder holes (or alternatively get a bottle holder but your lock is there)
I know your bike is alloy, but if water gets down there with salt / road grime it might cause some problems down in the BB area. The actual BB is most probably sealed but these days many bikes don't have a drainage hole down there.
I know your bike is alloy, but if water gets down there with salt / road grime it might cause some problems down in the BB area. The actual BB is most probably sealed but these days many bikes don't have a drainage hole down there.
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I'd cut and tip that guitar string of a rear derailuer cable.
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I'm going to start commuting soon, so I am trying as hard as I can to prepare my bike! I just ordered a Nashbar rack, Nashbar waterproof panniers ($48) and a Nashbar light.
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Your bike looks pretty well put together. One thing I'd suggest is to put some bolts in the bottle holder holes (or alternatively get a bottle holder but your lock is there)
I know your bike is alloy, but if water gets down there with salt / road grime it might cause some problems down in the BB area. The actual BB is most probably sealed but these days many bikes don't have a drainage hole down there.
I know your bike is alloy, but if water gets down there with salt / road grime it might cause some problems down in the BB area. The actual BB is most probably sealed but these days many bikes don't have a drainage hole down there.
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I just put a TON of reflective tape on my bike and dots of red reflective tape on my rims.. Gotta prepare for commuting in the early morning and late afternoon!
From the front:
From the rear:
From the front:
From the rear:
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My new-to-me 2010 Kona Dew Plus:
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Alphadogg: WoW man what a difference!
Bikingbets: nice bike ... good color scheme ... any special reason for the extreme barends?
Bikingbets: nice bike ... good color scheme ... any special reason for the extreme barends?
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I just took the tape off the front v-brake, seat tube, part of the downtube above the chainrings, and the seatstays.
It remains on the chainstays, rims, fork, front hub, and the downtube near the headtube.
It remains on the chainstays, rims, fork, front hub, and the downtube near the headtube.
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[QUOTE=AlphaDogg;13109006]I just put a TON of reflective tape on my bike and dots of red reflective tape on my rims.. Gotta prepare for commuting in the early morning and late afternoon!...
From the front:
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Freekin' freekin'!!!!!! (in a good way) We need a daytime/nightime pic on qmsdc15's dark thread.
From the front:
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Freekin' freekin'!!!!!! (in a good way) We need a daytime/nightime pic on qmsdc15's dark thread.
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I liked it on the v-brake. Why did you take it off, did you think it looked messy? If you want, you could tone down the impact by putting some silver reflective tape on the polished alloy bits. By the way, a knog light or similar in the back of your helmet and some reflective tape on your helmet also gives some peace of mind at night. (well for me anyway)
edit I just noticed you don't have much polished alloy, maybe just your levers.
edit I just noticed you don't have much polished alloy, maybe just your levers.
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Bike I have been riding here in Peru, it is really a MTB, seen a lot of miles this summer, with the quick release
seat post, all the kids have been riding it. Just going to leave it here for next time.. Richard
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Thanks. It looked bad until I changed the bottle cages from black to white. My eyes needed something else to focus on besides the yellow fenders.
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I just brought my bike inside and turned off the light. I took a few pictures of it with the flash on.