Top 5s
#1
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Top 5s
this can be a thread where you post your top five favorite things from any given category. could be favorite bands, favorite food, anything. inspired by crailtap's top 5s.
i'll start(not focusing too much on order):
top 5 favorite saddles:
1. san marco concor
2. san marco rolls/italia turbo
3. ariake jaguar/kashimax etc saddles
4. cinelli unicanitor
5. brooks/ideale etc leather saddles
top five favorite bikes:
1. curved-seat tube schwinn paramount track bikes
2. european 70s/80s track bikes
3. japanese njs track bikes
4. 70s/80s italian road racing bikes
5. flying pigeons
top 5 favorite cyclists:
1. eddy merckx
2. fausto coppi
3. bernard hinault
4. you
5. me
top five favorite things to do when i'm depressed:
1. sleep
2. ride bikes
3. drink alcohol
4. eat food
5. shop at thrift stores
4. smoke cigarettes
top five favorite foods:
1. fruits and berries
2. mexican food
3. indian food
4. korean food
5. american breakfast food
go!
i'll start(not focusing too much on order):
top 5 favorite saddles:
1. san marco concor
2. san marco rolls/italia turbo
3. ariake jaguar/kashimax etc saddles
4. cinelli unicanitor
5. brooks/ideale etc leather saddles
top five favorite bikes:
1. curved-seat tube schwinn paramount track bikes
2. european 70s/80s track bikes
3. japanese njs track bikes
4. 70s/80s italian road racing bikes
5. flying pigeons
top 5 favorite cyclists:
1. eddy merckx
2. fausto coppi
3. bernard hinault
4. you
5. me
top five favorite things to do when i'm depressed:
1. sleep
2. ride bikes
3. drink alcohol
4. eat food
5. shop at thrift stores
4. smoke cigarettes
top five favorite foods:
1. fruits and berries
2. mexican food
3. indian food
4. korean food
5. american breakfast food
go!
Last edited by bro; 05-16-13 at 04:39 AM.
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Top five BFSSFG thread topics, perpetually present in some form or another on the first page...
1. What size Kilo TT should I get?
2. Clipless vs Clip+Straps?
3. What's a good fixie for under $___?
4. Help I'm new to fixies need advice
5. Is ____ a good tire for swaayt skidzz?
Scrod's top five most common replies ;-)
1. Funny GIF
2. Something mildly offensive to OP, hilarious to the rest of us
3. Kilo TT
4. Something completely useless to OP, hilarious to the rest of us
5. Most excellent advice/info drop
1. What size Kilo TT should I get?
2. Clipless vs Clip+Straps?
3. What's a good fixie for under $___?
4. Help I'm new to fixies need advice
5. Is ____ a good tire for swaayt skidzz?
Scrod's top five most common replies ;-)
1. Funny GIF
2. Something mildly offensive to OP, hilarious to the rest of us
3. Kilo TT
4. Something completely useless to OP, hilarious to the rest of us
5. Most excellent advice/info drop
Last edited by fxdgrjedi; 05-19-13 at 11:38 AM.
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top 5 things that I love when they get mentioned:
1. "get off my spoon!"
2. "how dare you point out things you don't like in the "things you don't like about my...." thread!"
3. "hey Scrod, can you google this for me?"
4. Nagrom's bike weight
5. Superb
1. "get off my spoon!"
2. "how dare you point out things you don't like in the "things you don't like about my...." thread!"
3. "hey Scrod, can you google this for me?"
4. Nagrom's bike weight
5. Superb
#5
Pirate/Smuggler
beers, not in order
Tripel Karmeliet
St Bernardus Abt 12
Unibroue Fin du Monde
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Hoegaarden
Tripel Karmeliet
St Bernardus Abt 12
Unibroue Fin du Monde
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Hoegaarden
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:)
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Favorite Saddle:
1. Specialized Romin
Favorite Music:
1. Anton Bruckner
2. Gustav Mahler
3. Bobby McFerrin
4. Gustav Holdst
5. Shostakovitch
Bike Frames based on nothing.
1. Ritte Vlaanderen
2. Guru Evole-R
3. BMC Impec
4. CAAD 10
5. Argon 18 Gallium Pro
1. Specialized Romin
Favorite Music:
1. Anton Bruckner
2. Gustav Mahler
3. Bobby McFerrin
4. Gustav Holdst
5. Shostakovitch
Bike Frames based on nothing.
1. Ritte Vlaanderen
2. Guru Evole-R
3. BMC Impec
4. CAAD 10
5. Argon 18 Gallium Pro
#8
Bike rider
First five adult bikes i have owned by my money alone.
1.2010 raleigh misceo 1.0
2.2010 windsor stratford
3.2011 Cannondale CAAD10-5
4.1995 Trek 9900 oclv
5.2010 Trek 520 touring bike
1.2010 raleigh misceo 1.0
2.2010 windsor stratford
3.2011 Cannondale CAAD10-5
4.1995 Trek 9900 oclv
5.2010 Trek 520 touring bike
#9
Still kicking.
Favorite Music:
1) Descendents
2) Dag Nasty
3) Soilwork
4) Deftones
5) The Pogues
1) Descendents
2) Dag Nasty
3) Soilwork
4) Deftones
5) The Pogues
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
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This thread is actually gettin pretty good. Lists not necessarily in rank order.
IPAs
1. Mendocino Brewing White Hawk
2. Dogfish Head 90min
3. Green Flash
4. Bear Republic Racer 5
5. Victory Hop Devil
Albums (recent)
1. Matmos - The Marriage of True Minds
2. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
3. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
4. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
5. Toro y Moi - Anything in Return
Albums (all time)
1. Elliott Smith - Figure 8
2. Patti Smith - Horses
3. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
4. Daft Punk - Discovery
5. Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Forever
IPAs
1. Mendocino Brewing White Hawk
2. Dogfish Head 90min
3. Green Flash
4. Bear Republic Racer 5
5. Victory Hop Devil
Albums (recent)
1. Matmos - The Marriage of True Minds
2. Eluvium - Nightmare Ending
3. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
4. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
5. Toro y Moi - Anything in Return
Albums (all time)
1. Elliott Smith - Figure 8
2. Patti Smith - Horses
3. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
4. Daft Punk - Discovery
5. Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Forever
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Fresh Garbage
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Top Five Favorite bike rides/trails for fixed gear
1. Chief Ladiga, Alabama
2. Silver Comet, Georgia
3. Swamp Rabbit, South Carolina
4. New River Gorge, Virginia
5. Metric century to Cat Square, NC
1. Chief Ladiga, Alabama
2. Silver Comet, Georgia
3. Swamp Rabbit, South Carolina
4. New River Gorge, Virginia
5. Metric century to Cat Square, NC
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thats only one observation
where are the other four?
thats only one observation
where are the other four?
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so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
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you would.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
#20
Still kicking.
I'm also fine with being called by my name btw, I'm actually surprised I was on that list. I thrive on the mundane.
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
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In no particular order, subject to change whenever I feel like it.
Top 5 Meals:
1. Steak, baked potato, salad
2. Chipped beef chicken casserole
3. Carne asada chimichanga plate from Los Pericos
4. Grilled cheese sandwich, made w/ kraft singles
5. Chili over rice
Top 5 artists:
1. MGMT
2. Kimbra
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Childish Gambino
5. A Tribe Called Quest
Top 5 school subjects:
1. Nuclear physics
2. Fluid dynamics
3. American History
4. The physics of music (favorite class I've ever taken)
5. Calc II (it was fun...)
Top 5 card games:
1. MTG (of course)
2. Naruto CCG (just got cancelled too. I quit a couple years ago)
3. Battle Spirits (only lasted like... 6mo in the US)
4. VS. System
5. Pokemon
Top 5 authors:
1. Ray Bradbury
2. Thomas Pynchon
3. Chuck Palahniuk
4. Umberto Eco
5. Don DeLillo
Top 5 rappers of all time:
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
5. Dylan
Because he spits hot fire.
Top 5 Meals:
1. Steak, baked potato, salad
2. Chipped beef chicken casserole
3. Carne asada chimichanga plate from Los Pericos
4. Grilled cheese sandwich, made w/ kraft singles
5. Chili over rice
Top 5 artists:
1. MGMT
2. Kimbra
3. Kendrick Lamar
4. Childish Gambino
5. A Tribe Called Quest
Top 5 school subjects:
1. Nuclear physics
2. Fluid dynamics
3. American History
4. The physics of music (favorite class I've ever taken)
5. Calc II (it was fun...)
Top 5 card games:
1. MTG (of course)
2. Naruto CCG (just got cancelled too. I quit a couple years ago)
3. Battle Spirits (only lasted like... 6mo in the US)
4. VS. System
5. Pokemon
Top 5 authors:
1. Ray Bradbury
2. Thomas Pynchon
3. Chuck Palahniuk
4. Umberto Eco
5. Don DeLillo
Top 5 rappers of all time:
1. Dylan
2. Dylan
3. Dylan
4. Dylan
5. Dylan
Because he spits hot fire.
#22
Fresh Garbage