What in tarnation
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What in tarnation
A friend sent me this and wasn’t really sure what I was looking at or what to do with it except for obviously post it here. I’ve got no context other than someone in Germany made it.
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They couldn’t find schedule 40 pipe?
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I’m curious how you choose which components to pair with such a thing. The ones chosen appear to be crap from what we can see...but then why wouldn’t they be? I imagine with however this thing rides, a nicer crankset and pedals aren’t going to make a difference.
Of course it’s also going to come down to what they are able to actually stretch to a bike that wasn’t meant to be a bike.
Of course it’s also going to come down to what they are able to actually stretch to a bike that wasn’t meant to be a bike.
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Medieval training device used to teach consumers the importance of buying the proper size frame, this one demonstrates the downfalls of a frame that is too large.
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Ribbed for someone’s pleasure.
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I'm just trying to understand why there is a lock on that bike. Seems a bit superfluous.
Steve in Peoria
(and nomadmax already posted my first reaction... i.e. this is just the ultimate Schwinn Varsity)
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(and nomadmax already posted my first reaction... i.e. this is just the ultimate Schwinn Varsity)
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It's for attaching and securing other (more worthy) bikes as theft deterrence.
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MUP battering ram. Takes a while to get it up to speed, but once there even a pram in the wheels won't slow it down. That's over an inch of solid steel in each "tube".
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At first I thought this was a Columbus SLX build, but then I remembered the spiraling is supposed to be on the inside..
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Looks like some construction worker had too much time on his hands. Probably should have used green bar for rust protection.
Looks like #8 main frame at 2.67#/ft
Looks like #8 main frame at 2.67#/ft
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