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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-17-11, 03:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 457
Posted By special ed

Time to put some money into my budget ss/fg and need help with picking a fork.

So I got the frame for a burrito and the rear wheel on a bargain and it has done me good throughout the years. But it has been sporting a nasty steel fork for way too long and that is where most of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-14-10, 01:35 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,121
Posted By special ed

i don't bother looking at spoke cards on bikes...

i don't bother looking at spoke cards on bikes around here, i am pretty sure there is no meaning to most of them and i will feel sad. i think i did notice one that was an obama card(i live in...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-10, 05:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 682
Posted By special ed

might do that when my fingers are less sore....

might do that when my fingers are less sore. haha, that deep v is a little harder than my front wheel.

i think there was too much pressure in there. i usually go over about 10psi to account for...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-10, 05:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 682
Posted By special ed

it's not really that bad. just a rubbing noise...

it's not really that bad. just a rubbing noise because the cog isn't completely lined up.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-10, 05:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 682
Posted By special ed

it's turned into a big deal personally haha. ...

it's turned into a big deal personally haha.

1. my dog got sick, so i had to wait a couple days to pick it up
2. last night, i am having a beer and i hear the tube pop from my livingroom as it...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-10, 05:12 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 682
Posted By special ed

wtf bike shop effed up?

so i drop my bike off to get a bigger chain ring and a new chain. i wanted a professional to work on it since it hasn't seen a shop in a couple years.

so i finally get a chance to ride it and it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-10, 07:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,236
Posted By special ed

to be completely honest, i really don't know much...

to be completely honest, i really don't know much about this bike. i got it for the MS ride last year, but had to drop out for personal reasons. so it never got used much, i prefer my fixed gear. ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-07-10, 07:38 PM
Replies: 228
Views: 30,560
Posted By special ed

haha this will be the new fad. the hipsters have...

haha this will be the new fad. the hipsters have **** beer, **** music, **** clothes, and now **** bikes. all in the name of irony. i don't care how sturdy it seems, i am not taking the hills of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-07-10, 06:57 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,236
Posted By special ed

want to upgrade to more modern (inexpensive) wheels.

got this 80s peugeot last summer but haven't ridden it much. it's sleek and lightweight, but it feels slower than my fixed gear which is geared at 39x14. i am thinking that the sluggishness comes...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-09, 12:50 PM
Replies: 22,329
Views: 4,653,307
Posted By special ed

haha one of those sold around here for around 800...

haha one of those sold around here for around 800 with matching deeps converted to a fixed gear. but what isn't converted to a fixed gear around here? it's a new thing to nova scotia, i guess. it...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-27-09, 11:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

damn it. i had a long thing written out about...

damn it. i had a long thing written out about the state of the bike. so i am not typing it out again.

your pb-10 is pretty tight, i considered ss/fixed, but i already have one.

i got some...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-09, 11:12 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,502
Posted By special ed

funny seat. i think it's a girl's raleigh and...

funny seat. i think it's a girl's raleigh and that is about it. i saw a really clean one at a thrift stor here and i was tempted to buy it for donor parts on my sprite. would have kept the build...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-09, 11:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 503
Posted By special ed

has the fixed gear had the bosses filed off? my...

has the fixed gear had the bosses filed off? my klein cannot go back to a geared bike because the derailleur mount was ground off. can a flip flop hub take a cassette? the fixed gear may be a much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-09, 10:56 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

this bike is awesome. i bought it a couple hours...

this bike is awesome. i bought it a couple hours ago. much lighter than my previous peugeots and it's closer to a purple color, sweet.

does need some better pedals and there is a set of old 105...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-10-09, 05:00 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

looks like it. maybe a trick used to make it...

looks like it. maybe a trick used to make it easier for a shorter rider. he said his son is 5'7".
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-09, 08:29 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

i am liking the response. sounds like a nice...

i am liking the response. sounds like a nice bike, but not collector status, so i won't feel as bad upgrading parts. prolly just change to 700c wheels and some different pedals.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-09, 07:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

it could very well be a canadian model, but i...

it could very well be a canadian model, but i cannot find anything on canadian peugeots. the only thing i know is that they are much easier to work on. i really want to buy this thing because too...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-09-09, 05:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,656
Posted By special ed

having trouble identifying a peugeot i am looking at tomorrow

i am pretty much sold on this bike. it's clean, blue, and most important a peugeot. in the ad, it states that it is a "PB10" but the closest thing i can find is a pbn-10, which doesn't have much...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-09, 09:52 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,304
Posted By special ed

yeah, i saw the thread when i was searching...

yeah, i saw the thread when i was searching around for stuff, i was about to top that thread, but it was 2 years old, i think.


something tells me that someone already fixed up this bike, flipped...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-27-09, 07:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,304
Posted By special ed

i really like that. i am very tempted to keep it...

i really like that. i am very tempted to keep it around. how hard is it to come by flip flopped 27s?

here are some crappy pics
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/omfgspecialed/100_0336.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-09, 06:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,289
Posted By special ed

i scored one at a highschool garage sale. i...

i scored one at a highschool garage sale. i walked by it at 10 bucks. then they announced half price on ****, so i went back and stood over it, continued walking. "attention, the sale is over, if...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-09, 06:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,304
Posted By special ed

yeah, this inspired me. ...

yeah, this inspired me.

http://www.therecyclery.com/bikes/raleigh-sprite-27

when it comes to polishing, do i use sandpaper and work my way up in grit? can a get away with repainting it? i...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-26-09, 03:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,304
Posted By special ed

what to do with this raleigh sprite??

so i got a rusty sprite from a thrift shop for 10 bucks. fit me perfect, so i couldn't pass it up. put new pads on it and oiled the chain. i was considering converting to a single speed, polishing...
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