What is the most impractical bike you've ever purchased?
04-06-07, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by donnamb
Do it and let us know if their faces freeze that way! 
04-06-07, 08:08 PM
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For me!!!
Which is why it is now for sale.......... PM me if you want it!
Which is why it is now for sale.......... PM me if you want it!
04-06-07, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by StokerPoker
unfortunatly, they didn't. I'm going to have to come up with something just as obnoxious this year and see what happens
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04-06-07, 08:47 PM
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My mother bought me a "12-speed" after somebody stole my BMX 36/36 Scrambler. (Odd choice since we lived on a dirt/gravel road.) I lived on the BMX Scrambler, but I only rode the 12-speed maybe 10 times in 10 years, and it killed cycling for me for over a decade. After trying to jump it off curbs the spindly fork bowed out so much that the brakes didn't contact the rim anymore. Hated that thing.
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04-06-07, 08:48 PM
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A recumbent trike with a full fairing. Most of the time the fairing was just an extra 38 lb of fiberglass to drag around.
04-06-07, 09:04 PM
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Bring the pain.
Bring the pain.
04-07-07, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by donnamb
I'll bet if you started a seeking advice thread in Alt Bikes, they would be overjoyed to help you out.
04-07-07, 05:11 AM
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I would have to say my bikeE recumbant. It is not that there is anything wrong with it, it was just the wrong bike for me.
04-07-07, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert C
I would have to say my bikeE recumbant. It is not that there is anything wrong with it, it was just the wrong bike for me.
04-08-07, 07:36 AM
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The most impractical bike I ever bought...hmm I don't know. I guess not buying a bike is impractical. 
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04-19-07, 11:58 AM
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Yeah, that's pretty much how I view the Schwinn Sidewinder mountain bike my aunt dumped on me. It works, it's tough as heck, but...I HATE mountain bikes. 99% of my riding is ON-ROAD. Maybe I should sell it or something
