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Old 05-14-14 | 01:44 AM
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Old 05-14-14 | 03:23 AM
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Minus those brake calipers, Hot
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Hot.

The hammer's a nice touch.
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Old 05-14-14 | 07:09 AM
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what do the buttons do?
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Old 05-14-14 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by dudemanppl
As [MENTION=28956]Niloc[/MENTION] mentions, classic bike from American Flyers, but FYI that bike had Suntour Sprint and not Dura Ace. Still I remember it fondly and it really rode beautifully. with teh same caveat on the red brakes I'll give it a Hot. But from a thread and rules perspective the staging really sucks because all you see here is the frame. The bars, seatpost, saddle, etc. get lost in the shrubbery background. What would make this bike really work would be to see it against a nice neutral background. Sometimes a bike brings out a nice nostalgic feeling in me, and this is one of those.
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Old 05-14-14 | 08:41 AM
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slowjamz kitchen sink doubles as a bidet.
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Old 05-14-14 | 08:44 AM
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The cages aren't quite right. Almost hot.
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Interesting that this sink is actually on an RV / bus.

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Old 05-14-14 | 08:51 AM
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Needs more mud.
Agreed. That picture was taken literally right after I finished building it...I have some pictures of it muddy, but they're all terrible iPhone photos.
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Old 05-14-14 | 08:53 AM
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I dig it. 1 1/8" threadless stems rarely look good with 1" headtubes, but you pull it off well.
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Needs more mud.
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For a frame that certainly doesn't need another logo, which I generally hate, I really like the way this one looks. I think it is a hot bike. One thing I would change though would be to add some color on the bar/stem area. it is just way too black. I'd change it to blue or orange, to match the other colors on the frame.
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It's tough to follow that sink, but I'm going to go ahead and give this one a Hot.
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Hot. I also like deep on the rear, slightly less deep on the front.
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Thanks guys. Yes, it's true... it does look like a floating billboard.
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Old 05-14-14 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RJM
For a frame that certainly doesn't need another logo, which I generally hate, I really like the way this one looks. I think it is a hot bike. One thing I would change though would be to add some color on the bar/stem area. it is just way too black. I'd change it to blue or orange, to match the other colors on the frame.
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It's tough to follow that sink, but I'm going to go ahead and give this one a Hot.
Hot. Mind if I ask what it weighs?
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Hot. Mind if I ask what it weighs?
The sink or the bike?
The bike is 15.3#s. The power meter on the rear wheel is a bit on the heavy side.
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Hot. Mind if I ask what it weighs?
My opinion weights a lot.
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Old 05-14-14 | 01:50 PM
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Lol oops replied to the wrong post
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Old 05-14-14 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by lsberrios1
The sink or the bike?
The bike is 15.3#s. The power meter on the rear wheel is a bit on the heavy side.
Thx still pretty darn light
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Old 05-14-14 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by lsberrios1
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Hot! Your bike is too light anyways and this would help balance out the weight of the power meter in the rear. It would offset the seriousness of your ride and you can ring it as you blast past folks instead calling "on your left"
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