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Riding single speed with only a front brake?

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Old 02-15-14, 02:14 PM
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This is a great thread.
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The wreck happened long ago on this one.

That said, I'm going to hit the garage and check both the brake cables on my SS, and think about how nice it'll be to ride it again once the 1 1/2' of fricking snow eventually melts!
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im hungry.
I made yam fries along with steak and sweet&sour peppers for Valentines day. Would do again
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took the lady out for valentines dinner last night and the waitress told her "you're very lucky to go home to this beautiful man every night."
the cheese fries were good, also.
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Originally Posted by hairnet
I made yam fries along with steak and sweet&sour peppers for Valentines day. Would do again
I'll be right over.
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I am so unfit. Just went for a stiff ride in hills and if I tried to eat now, it'd be a case of repeat business.
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I made Valentines Chili, with a bottle of scotch ale and a bar of dark chocolate
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Let's just talk about Pontiac Fieros.
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lol
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Pontiac Fieri's ftw.

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he triggers my punch reflex.
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That dude sucks but his show is good.

At any rate, it's nice to see that mods decided to keep this highly informative thread open.
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If beating up Guy Fieri were a carnival game I'd pay about 15 bucks to have a go.

20 if there were prizes.
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i like the fat italian dude that goes around and eats the biggest things he can find.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
That dude sucks but his show is good.

At any rate, it's nice to see that mods decided to keep this highly informative thread open.
Besides manufacturing and quality issues which got sorted out by the end of the production, the Fiero suffered from looking like a sports car that had been designed as an economical 2 seater commuter.

My friend had one of the 4 cylinder models with the Iron Duke L4... it was actually fun to drive, never caught on fire, and was very thrifty... and since she was a smoking hot blonde (but almost old enough to be my mom) and a size 0-1 she felt the car was also pretty spacious.

We need an SS / FG car thread methinks...
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Keep the front brake, go fixed and never go back
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Why didn't this get locked?


Let's talk about Fieros.
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Why didn't this get locked?
We were waiting for you to make some wisecrack.

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Why didn't you guys tell me?

****, I've left my people waiting.
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That's one of my favorite movies.

HOLY ****ING ****. It came out almost 15 years ago. That sounds weird to say.
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