The Strange Things Messengers Do (Build Pics)
06-21-10, 06:58 PM
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The Strange Things Messengers Do (Build Pics)
Start with a sweet frame:
Get those those pedals on
Adjust that seat and height
Tighten the headset bolt and..... WTF IS THIS!!!
I still dont get it
Ok good idea
Done!!
Get those those pedals on
Adjust that seat and height
Tighten the headset bolt and..... WTF IS THIS!!!
I still dont get it
Ok good idea
Done!!
06-21-10, 06:59 PM
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Some info on the Rider (culled from the Internets)
HIROYUKI SHINOZUKA aka Sino
A well known messenger from Japan
Winner of the 2008 Messenger World Championships
Hit by a car and broke a leg (brakeless comment deleted) in 09?
From Chari Blog:
"FOR THOSE THAT DIDNT KNOW, HE GOT INTO A SERIOUS BIKE ACCIDENT
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, HE HAS BEEN TRAINING ON A ROAD BIKE DURING
HIS RECOVERY. JUST YESTERDAY, AT CHARI & CO NYC, IT WAS HIS
FIRST TIME BACK RIDING ON A TRACK BIKE. THE BICYCLE YOU
IS A KINFOLK MADE FOR HIM TO RIDE ON A UPCOMING
NIKE EVENT WHICH SINO WILL BE ATTENDING."
At the Nike TIED TOGETHER event
HIROYUKI SHINOZUKA aka Sino
A well known messenger from Japan
Winner of the 2008 Messenger World Championships
Hit by a car and broke a leg (brakeless comment deleted) in 09?
From Chari Blog:
"FOR THOSE THAT DIDNT KNOW, HE GOT INTO A SERIOUS BIKE ACCIDENT
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, HE HAS BEEN TRAINING ON A ROAD BIKE DURING
HIS RECOVERY. JUST YESTERDAY, AT CHARI & CO NYC, IT WAS HIS
FIRST TIME BACK RIDING ON A TRACK BIKE. THE BICYCLE YOU
IS A KINFOLK MADE FOR HIM TO RIDE ON A UPCOMING
NIKE EVENT WHICH SINO WILL BE ATTENDING."
At the Nike TIED TOGETHER event
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06-21-10, 07:02 PM
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Get those those pedals on
The only thing I got from this thread is dude seems to be missing a bit of his leg.
The only thing I got from this thread is dude seems to be missing a bit of his leg.
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
06-21-10, 07:33 PM
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He's like the fastest messenger in Japan. Whatever suits him...
06-21-10, 07:44 PM
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06-21-10, 07:54 PM
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lol. i thought the same thing.
He made it way more complicated than it had to be.
He made it way more complicated than it had to be.
06-21-10, 08:07 PM
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Oh man, just realized what was going on with the bars.
Though, I have run some goofy setups in the past, I wouldn't feel comfortable riding that.
Maybe it's an artistic impression of the broken leg...a constant reminder how it was mended. Or the bars are "tied in."
Though, I have run some goofy setups in the past, I wouldn't feel comfortable riding that.
Maybe it's an artistic impression of the broken leg...a constant reminder how it was mended. Or the bars are "tied in."
06-21-10, 09:05 PM
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apparently he's
* read the shirt
* read the shirt
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06-21-10, 09:44 PM
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That's just the the way he likes his bars i guess. He's been running this set up for years.Some people just like things they're used to.
06-21-10, 09:52 PM
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Too bad he isn't going to be keeping that frame.... nike's gonna have an auction for it to benefit project red from what I heard.
06-21-10, 10:59 PM
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When I grow up, I want to be fast enough and have enough street cred to run weird, impractical handlebars and have no one question it.
Just cause I can.
Just cause I can.
06-21-10, 11:20 PM
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06-22-10, 07:19 AM
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I think that bar set up started out this way to make a bar narrower than available from the manufacturer(although chopped flatbars with ends would have done the trick).It also makes for easily adjustable reach and height if desired,i've seen pics where the bar ends where in front of the flat portion.
06-22-10, 08:32 AM
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go to japan and you'll see funky bar setups left and right. some of my friends experiment with some super weird bars too. i love it!
06-22-10, 08:57 AM
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Just googled the bike because I honestly didn't know that much about it. ¥135,000 for a custom built frame, thats $1488.10 for us yankees.
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06-22-10, 09:20 AM
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damn they're pretty dope frames. I'd consider copping one if it was $400 less.
06-22-10, 01:54 PM
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are those carbon handlebars he chopped down? or is that just the grips?
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you know, i was originally for closing down the jackass thread, but now there are like 30 other threads that are trying very hard to not cross the line into the jackass thread, but are generally about someone's jackass bike... i liked it better when it was in one place.
