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Me again, Got me a SS

Old 07-22-06, 12:15 PM
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Me again, Got me a SS

Bad pics, cuase it was dark, and the sky was bright... and im lazy...

Lol i was cleaning the bike and it turned in to a SS... also its full of water and im afraird its gona rust up... i did spray WD-40 type stuff every were, but its the wheel hubs, and BB im woried about...







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whoa! you were cleaning your bike and it turned into a SS? I wish I had that gift.
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Old 07-22-06, 12:30 PM
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that's a pretty nice fence
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What is the tower in the upper left hand corner of the second picture?
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ghetto.... put the rear brake back on.
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Old 07-22-06, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Learn_not2burn
What is the tower in the upper left hand corner of the second picture?

you mean upper right???

I have no clue, its been there since i got here....

EDIT, i photo shoped it in cause the cam can focus with those extremes... its like a K away
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Old 07-22-06, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dutret
ghetto.... put the rear brake back on.
my rear wheel is too out of true, i had to have it so loose, and i never use it any who, but it would be a lot safer incase the front failed lol...

Hey once i get a fixed rear hub ill feel safer...

EDIT: speaking of ghetto... after a 40min ride the left crank bolt came loose... i use the crank bolt tool and a hammer, ill keep an eye on it...

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Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
that's a pretty nice fence
Once you see it in person you wont like it.
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Originally Posted by diff_lock2
Once you see it in person you wont like it.

I'm sure that was a joke
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Originally Posted by ernest
I'm sure that was a joke
no joke
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That bike is scary as scheat. Ye-ikes!
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I like it. It's white-trash-ilicious!
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OP, you have balls of brass.
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Originally Posted by drewnolan82
whoa! you were cleaning your bike and it turned into a SS?
Some of the parts were apparently only held on by the dirt. If he cleans it again it will be a unicycle.
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Get a Brooks, and get slicks...
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dang, how many times you wrecked that bike? My Raleigh wasnt even that scratched up after it got dragged by a car.
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Originally Posted by aadhils
Get a Brooks, and get slicks...
Yes, polish the hell out of that turd!
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wipe the WD-40 off your rim before you try to brake!
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slicks coming soon

I cleaned up the front rim, it stops very well.

And this bike rides real nice, and the seat is great, (i broke it, i think some spring cracked or somthing...)

The bikes like a early 90's bike... and were i used to live the way the bike was parked cause the fork to look like that...
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Yey, got new handle bars! cost me 30eu...

Much faster lol, realy! wind isnt so much a factor any more, im not an air brake!

EDIT: i bought these for my comuter, but the shimano nexus 4 speed shifter didnt fit ARG!

EDIT2: i know the cables a bit short, im too lazy to get a new cable/housing, i have a few meters but im not gona bother... this bike is just for fun, i dont comute, or rely on it..BUT im planing to go on a 25k (one way) trip soon... like AUG4 so i get slicks and stuff before that... and my 600eu well 40 is going for a 20" wide screen... unless i find somthing else... im on a 15" (tft) and its too small....








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dude, no.

you'd fit right in on the lakeshore path with those bars, though.
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You have a style all your own, I will grant you that. Give it a rattle can paint job, and it will look a lot nicer. If that is a single speed and not a fixed gear you really should run a rear brake.

Have fun on it.
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Originally Posted by Jesse M
you'd fit right in on the lakeshore path with those bars, though.
dont get it...

and about the rear brake... I'm trying to "fix" it.
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is it feeding time already? splendid.
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