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11-03-09, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Jynx
looks 1000x better already
I'm more interested in the wheels and frame though. Those wheels look like full carbon, like Lightweights, but I'm guessing he hand made them.
That's seriously impressive. No way I'd be riding a wheel that I made out of carbon myself.
11-03-09, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
you're confusing craft with art.
11-03-09, 11:34 AM
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did anyone notice his bibs say "STEPPENWOLF"?
How appropriate for someone going on a magic carpet ride.
How appropriate for someone going on a magic carpet ride.
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11-03-09, 12:22 PM
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Did none of you pick up on the reference to Lightweight?
Hello!!!!!
Their original concepts were sloppy versions of what many lust after and cost mega bucks now.
You could be looking at the very same thing.
Hello!!!!!
Their original concepts were sloppy versions of what many lust after and cost mega bucks now.
You could be looking at the very same thing.
11-03-09, 12:32 PM
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in all seriousness, that's probably what Di2 looked like when Shimano designers started to work on it...or even worse because it wasn't on a real bike, just a drivetrain in a lab.
11-04-09, 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Jynx
Also not sure about how this is programmed but the front shifter looks like a simple 2 position setup with no trim (looks like he is using a toggle switch for the front).
11-04-09, 01:55 AM
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It just looks down right dangerous. Cool, but dangerous.
11-04-09, 02:18 AM
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I wonder how much he wants for a set of those aerobars.
11-04-09, 11:32 PM
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11-05-09, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob Dopolina
Did none of you pick up on the reference to Lightweight?
Hello!!!!!
Their original concepts were sloppy versions of what many lust after and cost mega bucks now.
You could be looking at the very same thing.
Hello!!!!!
Their original concepts were sloppy versions of what many lust after and cost mega bucks now.
You could be looking at the very same thing.
The hyper-critics are people whose fabrication skills start and end in the bathroom. While the bike and the electronics have a long way to go, it's pretty impressive. The time and effort that goes into something like that is not trivial. Good on him for taking such a leap.
11-05-09, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by wanders
Is that the bradley gt of carbon frames?
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11-05-09, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
oh no. i've been 'pwnd' by a cat 5.
At least you're man enough to admit what's obvious to everyone else here, botto:
You definitely got pwnd.
I now command you to respond to this post! Good dog.
11-05-09, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by botto
you're confusing craft with art.
11-05-09, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by PurpleFender
I like it. It takes a big man to make his own stuff and then post it on the internet. Pioneering spirit is always a good thing. Kudos to that guy.
Can't resist a Jack Handy paraphrase:
"It takes a big man to make his own stuff and then post it on the internet, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
11-05-09, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
It's like the velo version of those PC idiots telling me about how slow my Mac video board is and how I should covet their clocked processors.
