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Old 06-17-14, 01:48 AM
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probably will stop any changes and ride this til I die



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You should plug those bar ends.
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Old 06-17-14, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by nelsonfung21
probably will stop any changes and ride this til I die
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You should plug those bar ends.
I can see the headline now:

Cyclist Plugged by Unplugged Bar End

god knows it's probably happened to somebody though
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Old 06-17-14, 01:02 PM
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I added a few new parts to it for my B-day. I added a front brake with a Paul E-Lever, a Surly Chain Tensioner, nitto bar ends. Also trying out a longer stem.
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Old 06-17-14, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by One4Five145
I added a few new parts to it for my B-day. I added a front brake with a Paul E-Lever, a Surly Chain Tensioner, nitto bar ends. Also trying out a longer stem.
Is it just me, or does the rear triangle look crazy long? nice set up though. I'm building a Pista right now as well
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Old 06-17-14, 02:19 PM
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Will have it plugged asap, ty for your suggestion
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Old 06-17-14, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 905
I can see the headline now:

Cyclist Plugged by Unplugged Bar End

god knows it's probably happened to somebody though

Last edited by Leukybear; 06-18-14 at 01:53 PM. Reason: We don't need to see that :/
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Old 06-17-14, 05:53 PM
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Uhhh.....
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Old 06-17-14, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by nelsonfung21
Will have it plugged asap, ty for your suggestion
It amazes me that you learned absolutely nothing from this.
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Old 06-17-14, 06:29 PM
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Long time lurker, first time poster! Here is my bike:



It's a Windsor Hour I got of Craigslist recently for $100 recently, plus some of my parts, which include: Fizik Saddle, Weinman DP18 wheelset (got cheap off a coworker), and Origin 8 bullhorns. It came with risers which I like a lot, but I just decided to rock the horns for a while. Super happy with this setup for now.

EDIT: sorry for the crappy cellphone picture. I need a new phone badly.
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Old 06-17-14, 07:24 PM
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i like it.

do you have a pic of it with drops?

and are your rims spraypained or professionally painted
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Old 06-17-14, 10:08 PM
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I don't have a set of drops for it yet
I do have risers, but I'm still considering a pair of track drops.

The rims are factory painted, I believe they came from a 2010 Rush Hour.
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Old 06-18-14, 03:01 AM
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Finally got my summer bike all put together. Needed something not carbon + clips for bar hopping, and something that is more gravel/dirt capable for hitting up the swimming holes. It's set up with a 17/20 dingle cog + 47/44 chainrings and a 20t freewheel on the other side. I tried to go as cheap as I could for the most part, reused a lot of parts I had sitting in the garage, hence mismatched headset spacers and chainrings, white stem, and 144bcd track cranks. It still needs the brake levers (no lbs had 24mm clamp levers, so had to amazon) and some kind of bar wrap, still not sure what I'll do. Black or light brown wrap? Whole bar or just the ends?



Dat 33mm tire profile on the 27.5mm wide rims, mmm.
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Finally riding again and with new tires

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Unicrown forks make me cry. This page was going so well too with the number of lugged forks!
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Old 06-18-14, 04:16 PM
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Yeah, well, it came with the bike. I want a Rockshox Reba but I dont know how long I will go before doing that $$$$$$$$$$$$$ Soon enough my 1 1/8 headtube will be obsolete and I will need a new frame

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Thanks that's my lil ae86 coupe. If I'm not pedaling im wrenching on the car.
Yeah that cars sick man, I need to go take my license test. Been thinking of getting something like that and learning a little bit of car mechanics. I'm 25 and don't have a license yet, gotta get that done this year.
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Old 06-18-14, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
It amazes me that you learned absolutely nothing from this.
+100
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Old 06-18-14, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Unicrown forks make me cry. This page was going so well too with the number of lugged forks!
Unicrown forks are perfectly fine on mountain bikes...
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Old 06-19-14, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
Finally riding again and with new tires

https://i.imgur.com/ZtIpEk0.jpg
I really, really like that one. I totally want a 2013 Unit -- hopefully I'll be able to afford one this fall.
Sadly, not that many Kona retailers in Sweden so might not be able to find one at discount.

By the way, is that a 20" or 22"?

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Old 06-19-14, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by jocke
I really, really like that one. I totally want a 2013 Unit -- hopefully I'll be able to afford one this fall.
Sadly, not that many Kona retailers in Sweden so might not be able to find one at discount.

By the way, is that a 20" or 22"?
It's a good bike. 20"
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raleigh
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I just put on a new San Marco Rolls saddle on Lucy. She is a freewheel but completely silent. All the homies wish they could ride her.
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