touring bike built!
06-23-10, 02:25 AM
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touring bike built!
so excited to start riding the highways. gonna be some fun camping trips coming up here in about a week 
06-24-10, 07:24 AM
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good luck riding that thing. yikes!
06-24-10, 07:50 AM
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Well, I guess you won`t be jumping into this week`s STI/Barcon debate or next week`s Canti/linear/disc party. You gonna pull a trailer behind it any chance? I`d hate to see you miss all the fun 
06-24-10, 08:28 AM
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Who needs panniers or brakes. You can hang grocery bags from the "drops" and with luck they'll get into the spokes when you need to stop. 
06-26-10, 10:13 PM
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Riding a fixie or single speed is like playing golf with just a 9 iron-- sometime during the game (ride) you might have the right tool (gear) for the job.
However, I don't ride a single speed or play golf so what the heck do I know
However, I don't ride a single speed or play golf so what the heck do I know
06-26-10, 11:46 PM
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there are people that ride fixed for touring, but I'm pretty sure all the ones that have survived the trip had fairly good brakes.
06-27-10, 12:20 AM
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are those bars custom?
06-27-10, 12:35 AM
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The bike is nicely set-up; except, I don't like the way the silver front rims clash against the rear black one. BTW, I'm looking at getting a set of those bars for my Miyata 1000.
06-27-10, 05:10 PM
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06-27-10, 06:11 PM
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Tavern tourer I would think.
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06-27-10, 11:01 PM
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Looks like a good bike, but I think the fork is bent. Also, need some white bar tape.
06-28-10, 09:22 AM
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