Bling and Being Noticed
09-23-11 | 06:56 PM
#77
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From: New Rochelle, NY
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
Next time save your champagne corks, they make much classier bar ends.
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An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
09-23-11 | 07:17 PM
#78
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Champagne corks shoved into the ends of handlebars has got to be the stupidest looking think I've ever seen on a bicycle.
I'm still looking for CK bar end plugs narrow enough for my handlebars. I'll settle for Calvin Klein at this point.
I'm still looking for CK bar end plugs narrow enough for my handlebars. I'll settle for Calvin Klein at this point.
09-23-11 | 07:17 PM
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From: Woodland Hills, Calif.
One thing I'll add about blingy vintage bikes: few people really care about or notice those because of the bling, either. I have my full Campy Nuovo Record equipped '71 Schwinn Paramount hanging in my bike shop; and hardly anyone notices it. When someone does notice it, a typical comment is something like, "Oh, I used to have a bike just like that." My interest piqued, I'll ask, "you had a Paramount?" They'll look at me blankly and say something like, "Oh, I don't know what it was called, just some bike we bought at JC Penney." I'll be tempted, for a moment, to explain to them about "the cage" at the Chicago Schwinn plant where the Paramounts were made by hand of Reynolds 531 and Nervex Professional lugs.....and then I just let it pass. They really don't care.
Bling, circa 1971:
Bling, circa 1971:
09-23-11 | 07:18 PM
#80
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From: Metro Indy, IN
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09-23-11 | 09:09 PM
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this is just what i don't get, i've never had the slightest problem with any of my headsets. granted, i haven't been biking for 20 years (maybe they go bad over time???). i know CK stuff is supposed to be great, i even have wheels with some CK hubs, but a headset seems like such a strange piece of equipment to make all fancy. it's like having high priced door hinges. maybe one day headsets will excite me.
09-23-11 | 10:08 PM
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this is just what i don't get, i've never had the slightest problem with any of my headsets. granted, i haven't been biking for 20 years (maybe they go bad over time???). i know CK stuff is supposed to be great, i even have wheels with some CK hubs, but a headset seems like such a strange piece of equipment to make all fancy. it's like having high priced door hinges. maybe one day headsets will excite me.
Sorry to get the thread off track, I know this isn't really what it's about. Seems like a lot have focused in the CK comment...
09-23-11 | 11:54 PM
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09-24-11 | 12:39 AM
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