the ugliest bike you own...
03-20-13, 03:12 PM
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Lol, at first I worried about the pedals coming loose, but then I quickly found comfort in the assumption that they are probably as frozen as **** in the cranks.
03-20-13, 03:17 PM
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03-20-13, 03:51 PM
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03-20-13, 04:35 PM
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
03-20-13, 05:53 PM
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one time as a photo exercise i shot some of the bikes that get donated to our bike co-op, completely untouched, just as they came in, but treated as if they were $10k race machines.
03-20-13, 06:20 PM
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I it is some kind Pletscher rack, that mounts on the forkcrown
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
03-20-13, 06:57 PM
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03-20-13, 07:08 PM
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03-20-13, 08:23 PM
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I know I will not beat the Univega with wood grain vinyl but this Yokota frankenbike might be in the top 10. The frame was given to me and I built it up with what I had in the parts box. The size made it a good fit for my wife and for some reason she likes it.
03-20-13, 08:34 PM
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I don't think i've laughed harder on any other thread. Here's what i can pull up from my archives haha.
Note the 27 in. fork on the 700c frame, dented top tube, cyclocross front tire, and a hanger derailleur held on with a quick release. It does not stop there.
This Cannondale was an eyesore
This one can explain itself
Note the 27 in. fork on the 700c frame, dented top tube, cyclocross front tire, and a hanger derailleur held on with a quick release. It does not stop there.
This Cannondale was an eyesore
This one can explain itself
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03-20-13, 08:49 PM
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I've been told my Bridgestone is ugly, but she's beautiful to me. My favorite bike ever. Old RF turbine cranks turning a rapid-rise drivetrain with barcons. Cheap dynnamo hub providing the lighting. I've since swapped front racks for another blackburn with a wire basket.
03-20-13, 09:47 PM
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The first entire page of bikes and I thought it was the wrong title!
Here's my ugly grocery hauler! And those bags are truly waterproof!
03-21-13, 06:57 AM
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OC, OR
'nother one for the list to look out for for my rando build.
03-21-13, 09:39 AM
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03-21-13, 09:43 AM
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