Hello from Ukraine
09-11-15, 05:37 AM
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Hello from Ukraine
Greetings!
Restarted cycling in 2012, and became a big singlespeed bicycle fan. As usual, when I get interested in something, I want to make it by hands. Same history with cycling.
First bike was hand decorated, and fully rebuilt. Others where fully built from components. Then in 2014 I ask myself, what to do when hard times started in our country. The answer was simple: go on with doing what you love. And day to day I developed my workshop to be able to create anything I want or need.
Now riding my hand-built carbon fiber commuter. This forum helped much to build it. So now, it's maybe my turn to share some experience.
Best wishes, Tim.
Restarted cycling in 2012, and became a big singlespeed bicycle fan. As usual, when I get interested in something, I want to make it by hands. Same history with cycling.
First bike was hand decorated, and fully rebuilt. Others where fully built from components. Then in 2014 I ask myself, what to do when hard times started in our country. The answer was simple: go on with doing what you love. And day to day I developed my workshop to be able to create anything I want or need.
Now riding my hand-built carbon fiber commuter. This forum helped much to build it. So now, it's maybe my turn to share some experience.
Best wishes, Tim.
09-11-15, 01:23 PM
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Greetings!
Restarted cycling in 2012, and became a big singlespeed bicycle fan. As usual, when I get interested in something, I want to make it by hands. Same history with cycling.
First bike was hand decorated, and fully rebuilt. Others where fully built from components. Then in 2014 I ask myself, what to do when hard times started in our country. The answer was simple: go on with doing what you love. And day to day I developed my workshop to be able to create anything I want or need.
Now riding my hand-built carbon fiber commuter. This forum helped much to build it. So now, it's maybe my turn to share some experience.
Best wishes, Tim.
Restarted cycling in 2012, and became a big singlespeed bicycle fan. As usual, when I get interested in something, I want to make it by hands. Same history with cycling.
First bike was hand decorated, and fully rebuilt. Others where fully built from components. Then in 2014 I ask myself, what to do when hard times started in our country. The answer was simple: go on with doing what you love. And day to day I developed my workshop to be able to create anything I want or need.
Now riding my hand-built carbon fiber commuter. This forum helped much to build it. So now, it's maybe my turn to share some experience.
Best wishes, Tim.
09-21-15, 08:22 AM
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My ride: 
Yes, looks like cyclocross, but I call it commuter, cause of heavy-duty wheels, and usage. I use it for home-to-work and home-to-friends biking.
Yes, looks like cyclocross, but I call it commuter, cause of heavy-duty wheels, and usage. I use it for home-to-work and home-to-friends biking.
09-21-15, 03:23 PM
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09-21-15, 03:35 PM
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Nice bike. I see you like to take some risk, going with the KKK brand. Just a cautious warning, Fascism is not well liked in Europe and, I presume, neither in the US since they bothered to safe us from forementioned some odd 70 years ago. Just curious where you stand on this issue.
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09-21-15, 04:33 PM
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Mmmm, thanks for pointing that out. I actually missed the KKK connotation ... It was certainly not what I meant to imply.
09-22-15, 01:29 AM
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Nice bike. I see you like to take some risk, going with the KKK brand. Just a cautious warning, Fascism is not well liked in Europe and, I presume, neither in the US since they bothered to safe us from forementioned some odd 70 years ago. Just curious where you stand on this issue.
This sticker was made for an exhibition https://www.facebook.com/kyivkustomkulture
Just like a word play.
09-22-15, 03:32 PM
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Some cool stuff on that FB page! And Chuck Berry, so I guess we're safe. 
