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05-11-07 | 12:49 PM

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Raiyn

I drink your MILKSHAKE

Joined: Jul 2002

Posts: 15,061

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by deputyjones

Nice bike. I just bought my son a Hardrock Sport and it is a great bike. I was riding it the other day thinking it would make a great commuter (I like the MTB style for commuting) with a rigid fork and bigger chain rings like you have. Hmmm, maybe in a few years when he upgrades I might take it back from him and commuterize it.

It's been good to me the last 7 years. The only thing that's stock on it now is the seat post and the steel frame. The chain rings are still a standard for a MTB 44-32-22, but it has a "road" 11-23 in the back.

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Originally Posted by deputyjones

The "stealth" car idea with police traffic cars is really nice one that is up and coming. The town I live in has one and this is a pic of Holland PD's "casper" car:

It's something I was toying with for a couple years, but when I spotted that .gif of the black cop car on Galls.com (also where I got my tape) I knew it would work fine on a bike. I kept the tape in the rear red as FL law demands "Every bicycle in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and a lamp and reflector on the rear each exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear." and I don't want a ticket on a technicality.

I used the same tape technique on my girlfriend's bike. The tape doesn't match the frame color as neatly as it does on mine, but the same effect is provided.

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