View Poll Results: fixie essentials
decal remover and flat black krylon paint
8
25.00%
angst face 3;-/ 24/7
3
9.38%
cuff my pants, helmet makes too much sense and covers my green hair, d00d checkout those orange rims!! w00t
2
6.25%
PBR bottle opener where water bottle cage WAS, on my frame
4
12.50%
repeat "I'm actually *not* a hipster" repeatedly, say again
6
18.75%
shop the adidas.com 'classics' store for cool gear
1
3.13%
messenger bag large enough to carry a 53" flat screen tv, even though I only put trail mix and a water bottle in it
12
37.50%
8" saddle to bar drop, 26 cm wide bars with drops that are never used, goes well with track geo that is totally improper for urban use
8
25.00%
full-sleeve tats make the transition to "human doodle-pad" nearly complete
2
6.25%
outsider mentality--society has me down--**** the man--drunk 24/7--shants is my hero--**** everything man!! wErd!!
11
34.38%
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POLL: Essentials for ss/fixie
01-01-06, 09:43 PM
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Hello, my Karate Monkey is working quite well--it's an atb-style frame though, not the "unicycle with a trailer attached" geometry of a track bike
so I will be purchasing some stuff and need to know what is important, for fixie flair
any tips are appreciated
so I will be purchasing some stuff and need to know what is important, for fixie flair
any tips are appreciated
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01-01-06, 09:49 PM
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white belt, black jeans, chrome bag...
Seriously, tho, what are you trying to do? Make it pretty, or lighter/faster? Or both?
..dem's fightin' words 'round here. Just sayin'. 
Seriously, tho, what are you trying to do? Make it pretty, or lighter/faster? Or both?
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..for fixie flair
01-01-06, 09:51 PM
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high-quality rear wheel.
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01-01-06, 10:07 PM
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Ah! I just read the poll.
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01-01-06, 10:29 PM
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The only thing essential about "fixed gear culture" is that you should swear up-and-down how much more reliable your gear is compared to "broken" bikes, but you should post at least once a week about how your rims/hubs/cog self-destructed on you. Also, you get to dress like a Krusty Punk and run super-comfortable 700X20c tyres.
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the karate monkey was a good buy. i'm still thinking about getting one myself, but i can't decide which bike goes, if i get a new one. 'cause thats the way i do things.
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Seriously, though, it seems like a Karate Monkey is just begging for Nitto Moustaches, Zig.
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yeah, with brown leather brooks tape
I saw a sycip java boy with moustache bars, I might try them--I even considered Jones H bar, but those are more $$$ than I wanna spend
I think a rear seatpost-mount rack would be advisable as well
I still have decal removing to do--will leave the surly on the downtube though
nice bike so far, it's like a swiss army frame, it's got braze-ons for EVEYRTHING (which is annoying now, but might be cool if I decide on another config for the bike)
I saw a sycip java boy with moustache bars, I might try them--I even considered Jones H bar, but those are more $$$ than I wanna spend
I think a rear seatpost-mount rack would be advisable as well
I still have decal removing to do--will leave the surly on the downtube though
nice bike so far, it's like a swiss army frame, it's got braze-ons for EVEYRTHING (which is annoying now, but might be cool if I decide on another config for the bike)
01-01-06, 10:48 PM
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have you considered midge bars? i'm itching to get my hands on a pair, since i keep hearing so many good things.
moustaches are pretty awesome too though. i've been doing single-track with my crosscheck on moustaches, and they're fun.
moustaches are pretty awesome too though. i've been doing single-track with my crosscheck on moustaches, and they're fun.
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I'll post some, I've had it for about 6 months
it has easton black seatpost, bars and stem and they have these yellow/orange graphics on them
how to remove?
I had a ti seatpost and used acetone to dissolve, but those were decals, and I think acetone would remove paint on alum or steel bits
my bars are different, but the logos are like these below I want them OFF
it has easton black seatpost, bars and stem and they have these yellow/orange graphics on them
how to remove?
I had a ti seatpost and used acetone to dissolve, but those were decals, and I think acetone would remove paint on alum or steel bits
my bars are different, but the logos are like these below
I want them OFF
01-01-06, 10:54 PM
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My friend just took a hairdryer and his thumb nail to his surly decals.
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that stuff can be taken care of with oven cleaner, or so i hear. i don't know how much i personally trust it, because i'm sure that it does take off some metal, but it's hard to say how much.
01-01-06, 11:10 PM
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It's not a poll.
It's a laundry list for bored trolls.
And it keeps getting bumped. Stupid hipsters.
It's a laundry list for bored trolls.
And it keeps getting bumped. Stupid hipsters.
