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Old 04-21-10, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bbattle
Vixtor says helpful things.

Are you planning on using the triple crank or will you replace that? Triples require bottom brackets with longer spindles so the chainrings clear the chainstay. That will make getting a good chainline harder. When you replace the triple crankset as I urge you to do, get a new bottom bracket as well. I recommend the Sugino RD and matching bottom bracket.

You can see in this pic, the rider chose to use the inside ring on his crankset. Most likely a 39T so he's probably tooling around at 6 mph, spinning a cadence high enough to churn butter. Not good.


Note the ironic method of locking the bike. Padlock to one spoke. Then there's the broom handle bars. And I suppose that top tube protector is to keep his jeans polished as he waits for his frappaccino at the Starbucks drive through.

Beware the slippery slope of cheapness.
That's a bit of sly Jackassed tarck rider of the day action right there!

See mods! Without the thread, people will just post this stuff randomly in other unrelated threads!
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