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02-28-08 | 01:14 AM

Bardleyrichard

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Tape on the stem

Does anyone else put handlebar tape on the stem?
Or is this stupid and frowned upon? Haha...
I do, because I often find myself using the stem to steer.
I might put some pictures up later if I can find my camera.

02-28-08 | 01:16 AM

kidtwisty

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sounds dangerous at any kind of moderate to high speed.

02-28-08 | 01:18 AM

bonechilling

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?!?

02-28-08 | 01:22 AM

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why use the stem, when you have handlebars??

02-28-08 | 01:23 AM

666pack

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DUH!!! handlebars iz for pozers now!
reel courier types uze stemz 4 steeering!

02-28-08 | 01:24 AM

Cyclist0383

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Why would you steer with your stem?

And what part of Toledo are you from? I'm from there originally....

02-28-08 | 01:34 AM

delicious

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i rocked a quill stem w/oury setup for a while. i'll get some pictures up asap.

02-28-08 | 01:37 AM

kidtwisty

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I went all out and rocked benotto tape on my fork blades...no handlebars OR stem.
made skidz super easy.

02-28-08 | 01:38 AM

delicious

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kidtwisty

I just like going all out and steering with my hands barely grasping my fork blades..no stem OR handlebar.
People just hate 'cuz they can't accept seeing something different in their lives.

all you need to steer are grips...i hope you had some soyos on that jawn

02-28-08 | 01:40 AM

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kidtwisty

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hahah edited

02-28-08 | 02:24 AM

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skanking biker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bardleyrichard

Guess you are going for that "hands around a scarf being flushed down the toilet look" about which BikeSnob always speaks.

This is right up there with "Hey guys, ever put extra soles on the bottom of your shoe so you don't wear it out braking your tire with your foot?"

02-28-08 | 02:24 AM

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ah yes. the second draft is 10% funnier.

02-28-08 | 08:17 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by skanking biker

This is right up there with "Hey guys, ever put extra soles on the bottom of your shoe so you don't wear it out braking your tire with your foot?"

thats an ACTUAL thread? (link please)

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02-28-08 | 08:53 AM

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skanking biker

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Originally Posted by j0e_bik3

thats an ACTUAL thread? (link please)

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"if da vinci was alive today he'd be eating microwave sushi naked in the back of my limousine!!" -Darwin Mayflower

Well, not exactly, but here is something pretty close: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...rake+shoe+tire

and then there is this gem from another:

Quote:

Originally Posted by fixedpip

I knew a few people who had old school emergency brakes in the form of thick pieces of leather on the palm of their gloves. You can then plam the tire to have a pretty effective front brake.

Can also do the shoe against the back tire but its much harder to stop quickly and good shoes are a lot more expensive than brake pads.

See people--the search function really does work!

02-28-08 | 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by skanking biker

See people--the search function really does work!

What did you put in the search box? "Friggan ********"?

02-28-08 | 10:51 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by NitroPye

What did you put in the search box? "Friggan ********"?

Rofl haha

02-28-08 | 10:54 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 666pack

DUH!!! handlebars iz for pozers now!
reel courier types uze stemz 4 steeering!

Yes but it's uncool to use tape.... gotta roll naked

02-28-08 | 11:14 AM

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What a waste of bandwidth.

02-28-08 | 11:17 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bardleyrichard

fixtard

02-28-08 | 12:08 PM

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real men dont even use forks, i hold on to the track bolts. gives me a way more aero position.

02-28-08 | 12:12 PM

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Shakes head.

02-28-08 | 12:17 PM

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jgarcia186

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what is this? whatdawehavehere? handlebars i doneven hafta stteeerrr!!!

02-28-08 | 12:49 PM

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EivlEvo

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If the tape matches the bartape... thats played. you gotsta mix and match.

02-28-08 | 03:15 PM

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a b seize

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why you do this?

02-28-08 | 03:29 PM

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skanking biker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by a b seize

why you do this?

Today I went to Autozone to find some new driving gloves; see, I kinda like steering my car by holding onto and rotating the steering column by hand and find the steering wheel to be an annoyance. I found the gloves, but unfortunately, they didn't sell any grip tape to wrap around the steering column, so I will just have to beef up my arms at the gym.

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