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Old 07-10-09, 09:03 AM
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mini cooper bike?

https://www.bikerumor.com/2009/05/22/...fixie-bicycle/
its from may, but its the first time ive seen anything about it
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That's interesting. I like mini coopers, maybe their bikes turn out to be good if it's true.
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more republik bikes?
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everyone's coming in pretty late on this cashcow.
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just fyi for anyone curious... the cooper car company has long since ceased making mini coopers, that is all done by BMW now (though still built in england). the cooper car company now makes aftermarket tuning kits for cars like the mini
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Weee! I drive a MINI, that would be awesome if one of the colors was nightfire red. All matchy and stuff.
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mini=more appropriate mid life crisis car than miata
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Weee! I drive a MINI, that would be awesome if one of the colors was nightfire red. All matchy and stuff.
what color is nightfire red? i've only ever heard of chili red. mine's pepper white =D
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I hope people dont mod the bike like they mod their coopers, stickers are not a performance mod!
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what color is nightfire red? i've only ever heard of chili red. mine's pepper white =D
It's a dark red, metallic paint, not flat. Here's mine:

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Pepper white represent!
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never seen nightfire red before... must be an '07+ color?

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Pepper white represent!
'06 pepper white FTW...



this is now a mini cooper thread.

my dream mini, minus the carbon scoop...


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To be fair, not a CAR manufacturer, and more of a team-up than anything but...

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Originally Posted by dddave
never seen nightfire red before... must be an '07+ color?
Yep. Mine's an '08, it's the first year it was out, and it's only a Cooper color (not S, Clubman, or JCW).
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Originally Posted by dansjustchillin
Pepper white represent!
My '05 at MINIs On Top: (Mt. Washington - NH)

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Originally Posted by allez
Yep. Mine's an '08, it's the first year it was out, and it's only a Cooper color (not S, Clubman, or JCW).
so there's a really cool blue that i've only noticed on '07+ coopers. i had never seen it on an S so i guess it's cooper only. bummer... it'd look sick on an S.
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Originally Posted by dddave
so there's a really cool blue that i've only noticed on '07+ coopers. i had never seen it on an S so i guess it's cooper only. bummer... it'd look sick on an S.
Yeah, it's called Oxygen Blue, it's has a sort of teal hue to it. (Laser Blue is S only, both have Horizon Blue)

I think all of MINI's paint schemes would look awesome on a frame.
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My old MINI. Was an awesome car!
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nice to see so many euro plates. our plate is actually our CA license number, though.

red/black is my favorite color scheme, on just about anything. srsly, my dream mini is chili red, black roof, no stripes, black wheels, aero kit/black grille, tinted windows. pretty much the one i posted. i also love british racing green with white roof. ugh, so many choices.
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hmm, I wonder when they will release more info, I'd pick one up to go with my mini (its the red one):

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