Filthy Tomii

Flog00 · 2017-10-13 18:11:07

Cleaning day after some gravel.... https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4454/37676691811_e44ea4b6a1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ZpmTQF)20171013_135534 (https://flic.kr/p/ZpmTQF) by flog00 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82511246@N02/), on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4479/37626507226_6ba44b9f48_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ZjVFHd)20171013_130212 (https://flic.kr/p/ZjVFHd) by flog00 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82511246@N02/), on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4491/37642790152_5981458696_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Zmn94j)20171013_130030 (https://flic.kr/p/Zmn94j) by flog00 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82511246@N02/), on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4470/36965211364_1d0e7a2c48_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Yjunuq)20171013_130009 (https://flic.kr/p/Yjunuq) by flog00 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82511246@N02/), on Flickr https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4511/37642783992_0f546bdb58_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Zmn7e7)20171013_125955 (https://flic.kr/p/Zmn7e7) by flog00 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/82511246@N02/), on Flickr

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10-13-17 | 12:11 PM

Flog00

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Filthy Tomii

Cleaning day after some gravel....

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10-13-17 | 12:18 PM

Salamandrine

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Is that supposed to be dirty??

You should see what my bikes look like after a ride.

10-13-17 | 12:22 PM

Flog00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Salamandrine

Is that supposed to be dirty??

You should see what my bikes look like after a ride.

LOL!
For me it's dirty!

10-13-17 | 12:30 PM

Chombi1

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That looks like house dust......
I guess dirty by Felix Unger standards.....

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10-13-17 | 01:27 PM

Ex Pres

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I think that must be the after pics. But we need before, too

10-13-17 | 01:40 PM

Wildwood

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Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?

Ooooops, missed a spot.
You better clean it all over again, wouldn't want to get your garage/house filthy!

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10-13-17 | 01:48 PM

Flog00

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My shop foreman told me to clean it!

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10-13-17 | 02:28 PM

noobinsf

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"Filthy -- to me."

10-13-17 | 03:32 PM

nlerner

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Just ride it through a car wash, and you'll be good to go.

10-13-17 | 04:02 PM

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Hobbiano

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From: Baton Rouge La

From now on, only ride on dry, paved roads.

10-13-17 | 04:06 PM

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repechage

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An Aurora… those went scarce around here quite a while ago.
Nice power plant. Very unGM like interior for its day.

10-13-17 | 04:10 PM

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Flog00

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Cleaning and polishing the Tomii is therapy.

10-13-17 | 04:11 PM

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ThermionicScott

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Salamandrine

Is that supposed to be dirty??

You should see what my bikes look like after a ride.

My bikes look like that before a ride!

10-13-17 | 04:21 PM

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gomango

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Beautiful cat!

No offense, but that's not so grubby......

10-13-17 | 04:57 PM

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USAZorro

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Once worked with a fellow with the last name Fujii. He was pretty fastidious.

Sweet bicycle. I tend to treat a couple of mine with similar concern. Others... not so much. Shame on me.

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10-13-17 | 05:07 PM

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Dude- it's got hairs growing on it!!!!

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10-13-17 | 06:12 PM

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rhm

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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

When took my Holdsworth apart, about a year ago, i cleaned all the parts and sent the frame to [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION] for modification. When I got it back, freshly powder coated, I built it back up. And it looked pretty clean. Not as clean as that Tomii, but clean for me. Oy, you should see it now... what a mess.

10-13-17 | 06:31 PM

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RobbieTunes

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I saw "Filthy Tomii" and thought "Tomei" and well, enough said.
Bummer.

10-13-17 | 07:20 PM

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jimmuller

What??? Only 2 wheels?

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My bikes tend to have that "ridden" look.

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10-13-17 | 08:55 PM

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repechage

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In the past year I ride a bike till the drivetrain gets dirty they hang it up and pull down a clean one, in a year or two I guess I will have to start cleaning them up.

10-13-17 | 09:00 PM

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Vonruden

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Bikes: Looking for a Baylis or Wizard in 59-62cm range

And still very purty...what a beauty.

10-13-17 | 09:16 PM

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Coreyk

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From: Greenland-on-The-Mississippi

Bikes: 1978 Raleigh Competition GS, 1980 Raleigh DL-1, 2012 Bianchi Volpe, 1995-8 Caloi "Semi-Otto" homage thingy

Nao Tomii is a fabulous bike builder, and you are a smart and discerning rider. I would bet that he and his wife would approve of the dirt-
Nao gets "beausage".

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