Pics....
07-10-07 | 08:11 PM
#1
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Pics....
Whats up with all the crappy pics today.
If you want your bike ID'd....
1. Pretend it got arrested
2. Take mug shots.
3. that means straight on shots.
4. that means no angles
take....
1. complete photo from the gear side
2. straight front shot
3. shot of rear derailleur area
4. shot of crank area
rant is now....OFF
If you want your bike ID'd....
1. Pretend it got arrested
2. Take mug shots.
3. that means straight on shots.
4. that means no angles
take....
1. complete photo from the gear side
2. straight front shot
3. shot of rear derailleur area
4. shot of crank area
rant is now....OFF
07-10-07 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by miamijim
Whats up with all the crappy pics today.
If you want your bike ID'd....
1. Pretend it got arrested
2. Take mug shots.
3. that means straight on shots.
4. that means no angles
take....
1. complete photo from the gear side
2. straight front shot
3. shot of rear derailleur area
4. shot of crank area
rant is now....OFF
If you want your bike ID'd....
1. Pretend it got arrested
2. Take mug shots.
3. that means straight on shots.
4. that means no angles
take....
1. complete photo from the gear side
2. straight front shot
3. shot of rear derailleur area
4. shot of crank area
rant is now....OFF
And whilst posting try to keep them to a reasonable size so they fit on one screen
Aaron
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
07-11-07 | 09:03 AM
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From: Lancaster County, PA
Bikes: '39 Hobbs, '58 Marastoni, '73 Italian custom, '75 Wizard, '76 Wilier, '78 Tom Kellogg, '79 Colnago Super, '79 Sachs, '81 Masi Prestige, '82 Cuevas, '83 Picchio Special, '84 Murray-Serotta, '85 Trek 170, '89 Bianchi, '90 Bill Holland, '94 Grandis
If it's a steel, lugged bike, a pic of the decal indicating the tubing type, as well as a decent shot of the seat stay attachment, headlugs, and fork crown are really helpful. Pretty shots of shiny components are helpful for IDing components, but are of limited value IDing frames.
Last edited by Picchio Special; 07-11-07 at 09:12 AM.
