would you like a fake loft to go with that track bike?
04-07-07, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JaredG
i'd bet theres a dick in that box.
04-08-07, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by bobdanger
yes i would cos i cant afford to buy a new chain on account of my new digs costin 700+per mo. as opposed to $20 for 1 chain and some peace of mind
04-08-07, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepy
$^&ing lofts. Gentrification nation. So it's a Fixie, big whup, but you know what? #@ck lofts and this "urban" artificial yipster lifestyle.
How long before the cities in this country start to resemble Sa Paulo?
How long before the cities in this country start to resemble Sa Paulo?
Fake lofts are the suck, real lofts are pretty cool
04-09-07, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by anomaly
Wow, you found a place that cheap?
04-09-07, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by coelcanth
it's a troll doll lying next to a pile of swiss chard (or maybe rhubarb)..
i would be into this place only if they spelled brix like that because it's Cool.. and in newark..
brix city !
i would be into this place only if they spelled brix like that because it's Cool.. and in newark..
brix city !
condo's are teh worst . . . there are too many new startups in boston, all with convenient parking.
04-09-07, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by gregtheripper
a friend i had from newark who liked to say that they called it brix city because a crackhead stole a city block worth of bricks in a stolen dump truck. but i assume its something less outlandish than that, like streets and buildings made of bricks.
condo's are teh worst . . . there are too many new startups in boston, all with convenient parking.
condo's are teh worst . . . there are too many new startups in boston, all with convenient parking.
**** ni**a please, it's tha brick city 'cause all da ballers outa that hood hit nothin but brick.
04-09-07, 11:12 AM
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Woe is oh so visual me.
04-09-07, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by doofo
i wish all these fixed gear riders would stop moving into lofts just to be cool
ive been living in a loft for years
and i just cant wait for the fad to pass and the market to be flooded with cheap high quality lofts
these fixed gear riders will just chase the next "in" abode
log cabins maybe
ive been living in a loft for years
and i just cant wait for the fad to pass and the market to be flooded with cheap high quality lofts
these fixed gear riders will just chase the next "in" abode
log cabins maybe
hahahahaha yea that'll be the same week I find that open pro/phil wood wheelset for $25 on ebay...
04-09-07, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by I Like Peeing
C'mon, you should be listening to Swing Kids instead like your little quote indicates.
Who are the Swing Kids and what do thay have to do with Willie Nelson?
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04-09-07, 09:17 PM
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Swing Kids are an old Emo[back when Emo didn't sound like Boy/verb/noun, or any hot topic sponsored crud] band from the 90's, that incorporated a little of swing/jazz music in their songs.... I think?
05-06-07, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by killsurfcity
funny thing about that image is that the people who actually have money for those lofts don't know what the **** that piece of **** gearless bike even is.
woo hoo, i finally saw my first track bike in the area of lofts i near where i live!!!
since for the life of me i couldn't see the connection of trackbikes with lofts.
other than my neighbor being a former messenger, but he didn't ride fixed so maybe that doesn't count either-
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05-06-07, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sleepy
Swing Kids are an old Emo[back when Emo didn't sound like Boy/verb/noun, or any hot topic sponsored crud] band from the 90's, that incorporated a little of swing/jazz music in their songs.... I think?
05-08-07, 12:25 PM
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you guys think about this stuff too much. It was probably some graphic designer who downloaded 3 stock images from a website and, like 90% of the people looking at these places, doesn't even know what a fixed gear is. I don't like all the shoe-box condos going up around my city, either, but in my opinion I'd rather see a banner with a picture of a bike on it than a picture of a big-ass hummer on it.
you guys think about this stuff too much. It was probably some graphic designer who downloaded 3 stock images from a website and, like 90% of the people looking at these places, doesn't even know what a fixed gear is. I don't like all the shoe-box condos going up around my city, either, but in my opinion I'd rather see a banner with a picture of a bike on it than a picture of a big-ass hummer on it.
05-08-07, 12:44 PM
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Less offensive if...
Would this pic be less offensive if it was a freewheeler? If we pretend it is a freewheel maybe we can debate brakes again.
05-08-07, 12:59 PM
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Who cares? Plus, is $700 a month supposed to be expensive? You can't rent a toilet in Southampton for that, never mind London. You people don't know you're born.
05-08-07, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
Who cares? Plus, is $700 a month supposed to be expensive? You can't rent a toilet in Southampton for that, never mind London. You people don't know you're born.
05-08-07, 01:53 PM
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build a track in your loft...
it would be crazy.
i have seen a few loft halfpipes but never a loft track.
somebody get on it
it would be crazy.
i have seen a few loft halfpipes but never a loft track.
somebody get on it
05-08-07, 02:03 PM
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t'would only be possible if i took everything out of the main living area, and my music gear and girlfriend would not be happy. we have a sweet new couch on the way though, maybe i could ride circles around that
05-08-07, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by reinventingevan
"...we're born" what the hell is that supposed to mean.
I'm implying that if you think $700 (or £350) a month rent is expensive, you either live in some sort of fantasy world, or in your parents bedroom.
05-08-07, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
I'm implying that if you think $700 (or £350) a month rent is expensive, you either live in some sort of fantasy world, or in your parents bedroom.
05-08-07, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by blu3d0g
while on either coast of the US that's not bad rent for a city apartment, in the midwest that would be crazy expensive. rent there is so ****ing cheap it's not fair. then again, it is the midwest.
My "1 bdr" loft that i share with my girlfriend is 852/month, 966 sqft. Then again, it's rent controlled low income housing for artists.