I have a bike that I just don't like
03-25-05, 11:10 AM
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Out of breath again.
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Originally Posted by Prosody
Find someone who wears long, flowing, flowered skirts, who has changed her name to Willow (doesn't work if her parents named her Willow), and who owns an assortment of crystals to which she attributes some kind of power. Maybe she can take care of your bike.
Even better... find a space queen named Willow with a LARGE trust fund.
03-25-05, 01:11 PM
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Interocitor Command
Originally Posted by Blackberry
Ever been to France?
03-25-05, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Morbius
. I even saw the Glockenspiel in Munich.
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03-25-05, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackberry
I wouldn't say that too loudly or Haagen Das will want to to show you his Glockenspiel.
Oh no! Can't have that. He's already describing his turds. 
03-25-05, 07:38 PM
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DON'T GET ME STARTED ABOUT MY ALL-TIME WORST BIKE PURCHASE!!!! 
The "guilty" bike: A Mongoose "Pro" "Crossway 350" (2000).
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
Even HUFFY couldn't do worse!!!
The thing began by handling like flaming dog dung with the original POS suspension fork !!
I replaced it with a rigid fork: It STILL handles like pony plop!! (P-U!!) It weighs a TON...the components are about as bottom- of-the- barrel as would ever darken a LBS's door...the original Cheng Sh*t...excuse me, Cheng SHIN... tires failed early (The front one had a defective bead. It slipped, causing a blowout after only 107 miles!! The tire was so damaged, it could not be re-used!!) The stock saddle is cheaply-made BUTT-TORTURE...I could go on-and-on...
It's SO BAD, in fact , I wouldn't give it away to my worst enemy!! MY LBS DOESN'T CARRY THIS BRAND ANYMORE, EVEN!!
Wonder why???
The "guilty" bike: A Mongoose "Pro" "Crossway 350" (2000).
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
Even HUFFY couldn't do worse!!!
The thing began by handling like flaming dog dung with the original POS suspension fork !!
I replaced it with a rigid fork: It STILL handles like pony plop!! (P-U!!) It weighs a TON...the components are about as bottom- of-the- barrel as would ever darken a LBS's door...the original Cheng Sh*t...excuse me, Cheng SHIN... tires failed early (The front one had a defective bead. It slipped, causing a blowout after only 107 miles!! The tire was so damaged, it could not be re-used!!) The stock saddle is cheaply-made BUTT-TORTURE...I could go on-and-on...
It's SO BAD, in fact , I wouldn't give it away to my worst enemy!! MY LBS DOESN'T CARRY THIS BRAND ANYMORE, EVEN!!
Wonder why???
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03-25-05, 07:50 PM
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Now with racer-boy font!
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03-25-05, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Black BudThe "guilty" bike: A Mongoose "Pro" [color=blue
"Crossway 350" (2000)[/color].
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
The moral of the story is don't buy anything from Pacific Cycles as it will be a peice of scheiße.
03-25-05, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Bud
DON'T GET ME STARTED ABOUT MY ALL-TIME WORST BIKE PURCHASE!!!!
The "guilty" bike: A Mongoose "Pro" "Crossway 350" (2000).
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
Even HUFFY couldn't do worse!!!
The thing began by handling like flaming dog dung with the original POS suspension fork !!
I replaced it with a rigid fork: It STILL handles like pony plop!! (P-U!!) It weighs a TON...the components are about as bottom- of-the- barrel as would ever darken a LBS's door...the original Cheng Sh*t...excuse me, Cheng SHIN... tires failed early (The front one had a defective bead. It slipped, causing a blowout after only 107 miles!! The tire was so damaged, it could not be re-used!!) The stock saddle is cheaply-made BUTT-TORTURE...I could go on-and-on...
It's SO BAD, in fact , I wouldn't give it away to my worst enemy!! MY LBS DOESN'T CARRY THIS BRAND ANYMORE, EVEN!!
Wonder why???
The "guilty" bike: A Mongoose "Pro" "Crossway 350" (2000).
To put it mildly: This flaming piece of cycling GUANO is the WORST piece of cycle s*it the planet has EVER SEEN!!
Even HUFFY couldn't do worse!!!
The thing began by handling like flaming dog dung with the original POS suspension fork !!
I replaced it with a rigid fork: It STILL handles like pony plop!! (P-U!!) It weighs a TON...the components are about as bottom- of-the- barrel as would ever darken a LBS's door...the original Cheng Sh*t...excuse me, Cheng SHIN... tires failed early (The front one had a defective bead. It slipped, causing a blowout after only 107 miles!! The tire was so damaged, it could not be re-used!!) The stock saddle is cheaply-made BUTT-TORTURE...I could go on-and-on...
It's SO BAD, in fact , I wouldn't give it away to my worst enemy!! MY LBS DOESN'T CARRY THIS BRAND ANYMORE, EVEN!!
Wonder why???
03-25-05, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Doctor Morbius
Any bike under the umbrella of Pacific Cycle is not worth owning. It's Walmart stuff. That's why I stated in a previous post "pre-Pacific Cycle buyout of GT" as GT bikes were once a very innovative companay. Then the founder died and they were bought by Schwinn and blah blah blah.
The moral of the story is don't buy anything from Pacific Cycles as it will be a peice of scheiße.
The moral of the story is don't buy anything from Pacific Cycles as it will be a peice of scheiße.
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03-25-05, 08:57 PM
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No, you must come to terms with your bike and break it in.
right now it dosent respect you, it sees you as weak, and powerless.
Take it on a long hard ride, and make some adjustments. You must break the will of your bike, and then it will then respect you. Once there is respect, then it will comply.
There must be trust, with out trust it will just push you away.
kinda like teenagers......
cough cough*/
right now it dosent respect you, it sees you as weak, and powerless.
Take it on a long hard ride, and make some adjustments. You must break the will of your bike, and then it will then respect you. Once there is respect, then it will comply.
There must be trust, with out trust it will just push you away.
kinda like teenagers......
cough cough*/
