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11-03-11, 03:01 PM
#4926
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Not a fan of that color choice either if it was neon pink it might work for me, but that magenta is the nazzz.
11-03-11, 03:02 PM
#4927
Happy go lucky
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11-03-11, 04:02 PM
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Got my risers in the mail today from scrod. holy **** theyre comfy. i need to do some saddle adjustments now, puts me in a completely different position. a longer stem would nice now....after months of tracking down a shorter one on ebay this summer
and i was a complete ****ing idiot installing them and made some ridiculous scuffs, so pissed b/c they were mint before. sorry scrod
and i was a complete ****ing idiot installing them and made some ridiculous scuffs, so pissed b/c they were mint before. sorry scrod
11-03-11, 04:09 PM
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Got my risers in the mail today from scrod. holy **** theyre comfy. i need to do some saddle adjustments now, puts me in a completely different position. a longer stem would nice now....after months of tracking down a shorter one on ebay this summer
and i was a complete ****ing idiot installing them and made some ridiculous scuffs, so pissed b/c they were mint before. sorry scrod
and i was a complete ****ing idiot installing them and made some ridiculous scuffs, so pissed b/c they were mint before. sorry scrod
11-03-11, 05:10 PM
#4931
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11-03-11, 06:24 PM
#4932
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
Got this today. All I know is that it's a Shwinn. Going to head over to the vintage forum later.
11-03-11, 06:27 PM
#4933
Happy go lucky
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Crown Royal and Coke? Sure, I'll take one.
11-03-11, 09:10 PM
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thanks, i have no idea how they stack up against other steel frames but i like it so far. i want an njs frame someday or at least a higher quality steel frame of some sort. all the new ones have 1 1/8 head tubes and it kills the classic look for me. so itll prob be njs. plus i have a really short upper body and super long legs so the longer seattubes i see on the ones for sale would be nice. in the meantime, i'm just going to beat this thing into the ground. i love bikes that look like they've been ridden
11-03-11, 09:19 PM
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Soma keeps the 1 inch head tube I think, just fyi. their steel frame is super classy in my opinion
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11-03-11, 10:39 PM
#4936
rue the whirl
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11-04-11, 12:12 AM
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Nice looking bike, reminds me of this: https://www.yksivaihde.net/site/fooru...ic.php?id=9276
Some pictures of that Gitane were taken in a "fixies and rainbows" photo session in the local velodrome, below another photo from the said session ^_^
Some pictures of that Gitane were taken in a "fixies and rainbows" photo session in the local velodrome, below another photo from the said session ^_^
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11-04-11, 02:04 AM
#4938
shaken, not stirred.
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My fixed gear, wet weather commuter. Lots of fun but a bit cramped. I need to get a longer, tall stem.
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11-04-11, 08:26 AM
#4942
Antarctica awaits
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After I get all my fancy components purchased and installed. 
Just finished paying off my medical bills, so it should be moving along.
Just finished paying off my medical bills, so it should be moving along.
11-04-11, 12:50 PM
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yep. shimano dynohub connected to a B & M taillight and a home made front light. I didn't make the light but some kind soul on BF made it for me.
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11-04-11, 04:44 PM
#4948
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
Thanks gents!
The paint on he frame is pretty bad, I kinda want to sand it down and polish it, is that even possible with this? I have no idea what I'm doing with this old of a frame. I'm pretty sure I need a shorter stem
The paint on he frame is pretty bad, I kinda want to sand it down and polish it, is that even possible with this? I have no idea what I'm doing with this old of a frame. I'm pretty sure I need a shorter stem
11-04-11, 04:55 PM
#4949
Just smang it.
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Edit: Apparently, with about 50 hours of polishing, you can polish cromo steel. Some BMX guy did this w/ 50 hrs of polishing. Seeing as you're unemployed at the moment you could do this between interviews and applications...
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11-04-11, 06:11 PM
#4950
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
It's steel so you could chemically strip the paint off but you're not going to get far polishing raw steel. If you want to make it somewhat shiny you could clear-coat it after it's been stripped.
Edit: Apparently, with about 50 hours of polishing, you can polish cromo steel. Some BMX guy did this w/ 50 hrs of polishing. Seeing as you're unemployed at the moment you could do this between interviews and applications...
Edit: Apparently, with about 50 hours of polishing, you can polish cromo steel. Some BMX guy did this w/ 50 hrs of polishing. Seeing as you're unemployed at the moment you could do this between interviews and applications...