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Old 10-29-13, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghost Ryder
1st its all about staging, then its not about staging, now it all about staging again...

RIGHT?!? I just wanna see pretty bikes!

(and actually enjoy the more interesting backdrops as a bonus)
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Old 10-29-13, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Ghost Ryder
1st its all about staging, then its not about staging, now it all about staging again...
Oh stop it! You can't be that thick.

Well, maybe . . . .

Again, all the noise about insignificant minutia on the bike is trivial compared to being able to actually see the bike in an uncluttered environment.

Ya gotta be pretty dense to not know what I'm talking about.
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Old 10-29-13, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Oh stop it! You can't be that thick.

Well, maybe . . . .

Again, all the noise about insignificant minutia on the bike is trivial compared to being able to actually see the bike in an uncluttered environment.

Ya gotta be pretty dense to not know what I'm talking about.
I'm just bustin your balls...
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Old 10-29-13, 03:44 PM
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@K1196A I'll give that Wilier a "tentative" Hot, until you shoot it on a plain background. Then it'll probably be Hot regardless of where the valves or pedals or stem are positioned.

All that nonsense of judging the crank and the grouppo and the chain and the stem and the valves & pedals as detracting from the bike is a bunch of BS.
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Old 10-29-13, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by K1196A
Pretty bike to start with... hope I didn't ruin it by making some changes to the wheels, the cables, the brakes, the seat/seat post, the chain rings, and the bars.





(no white garage door, but the pictures are framed so I hope that balances out...)
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OK... fair enough! :THUMB:
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Old 10-29-13, 05:27 PM
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Old 10-29-13, 06:30 PM
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Super hot Land Shark.
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Old 10-29-13, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by K1196A
RIGHT?!? I just wanna see pretty bikes!

(and actually enjoy the more interesting backdrops as a bonus)
But what's that building in the background?
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Old 10-29-13, 08:10 PM
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Old 10-29-13, 08:21 PM
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Nobody can accuse that Land Shark of not having a perfectly level saddle... look at it in relation to the garage door panels. Great bike!
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Old 10-29-13, 08:22 PM
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What bars are on the bike?
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Old 10-29-13, 08:29 PM
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FSA Wing Pro.
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Old 10-29-13, 08:45 PM
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Land Shark is pretty hot, just wish it had a -17 stem to make it level with the ground and top tube.

Wish more bikes were still using level top tubes.
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Old 10-29-13, 09:17 PM
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I've been looking for a -17/100mm Salsa quill for ages.
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Old 10-30-13, 07:22 AM
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Old 10-30-13, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TheRealFaux
I've been looking for a -17/100mm Salsa quill for ages.
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Old 10-30-13, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Rustle
I like! But I think that we need a Hot Classic category. This was a very cool bike in 1990-1.
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Old 10-30-13, 02:12 PM
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Pretty! But not hot though.
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Old 10-30-13, 02:13 PM
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Cooler than cool... ICE COLD! It burns too... so it's hot.
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Old 10-30-13, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TMonk


1) im not a photographer. photo suggestions welcome.
2) component (aesthetic) suggestions welcome, although the build isn't likely to change
3) yes, those are monodisperse silica nanoparticles that I made at work on the poster. in case you were dying to know.
HOTTT... I think the SRAM Red cranks would look good colorwise, but I'm guessing DA7800(?) chainrings shift better? Are you running the SRAM Red FD? (I can't tell)
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Originally Posted by stevemtbr
New steel ride.

HOTTT... very classy! Custom frame, right?
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Old 10-30-13, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Rustle

hot. what wheels are those? and give me a better pic w/o the pump. you're welcome
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Old 10-30-13, 02:34 PM
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