My sweet new Fixie
03-19-06 | 01:38 AM
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Fast and Danger
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Toronto, Canada
Bikes: A bunch
My sweet new Fixie
Yea ya oh yea, pretty sweet right therr.
Dis here is teh "Sweet Elvish" i just built up to pwn all of your n00b fixies.
Custom paint job done by one of the finest frame painters, me and canadian tire spray paint.
Color scheme is elvish.
Ill.
KMC Kool chain, Mavic MAtrees laced to an über sovos reeeear track hub.
Vintage benotto crankset, no it's not a "track crank", but whotf cares, works primo.
Record Headset, chopped and flipped drop bars, Deda stem, Tektro brake lever, Knesis fork, and love.
42 in de front 14 in de back.
I like it, a lot it.
Dis here is teh "Sweet Elvish" i just built up to pwn all of your n00b fixies.
Custom paint job done by one of the finest frame painters, me and canadian tire spray paint.
Color scheme is elvish.
Ill.
KMC Kool chain, Mavic MAtrees laced to an über sovos reeeear track hub.
Vintage benotto crankset, no it's not a "track crank", but whotf cares, works primo.
Record Headset, chopped and flipped drop bars, Deda stem, Tektro brake lever, Knesis fork, and love.
42 in de front 14 in de back.
I like it, a lot it.
03-19-06 | 02:01 AM
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blacksheep the blemish
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From: Portland/Greendale
Bikes: 1973 Schwinn World Voyageur (manufactured by panasonic), Italvega Super Speciale (fixed, primary ride now), Kona 2004 JTS 10 spd
I would expect that elves would know how to forge a dropout, but ah well.
You could also be a cheerleader for the high school in my home town.
You could also be a cheerleader for the high school in my home town.
03-19-06 | 02:07 AM
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don't pedal backwards...
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Surly Long Haul Trucker set up for commuting and loaded touring, old Sekine road frame converted to fixed-gear, various beaters and weird bikes, waiting on the frame for my Surly Big Dummy build
Looks nice.
Where does that little door in the wall go?
Where does that little door in the wall go?
03-19-06 | 03:22 AM
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faster and dangerer
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Toronto
Bikes: Benotto w/Chorus and stunty parts, Giant ranier w/XT, Rossin Fixie w/campy, stronglight, ambrosio
Originally Posted by helvetica
fast and danger.
Ill Mitch is fly, lol
03-19-06 | 03:23 AM
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Fast and Danger
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From: Toronto, Canada
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Originally Posted by riotboy
what kind of paint did you use for the yellow? did you hand paint the lugs?>
For the writing on the frame I used a car touch up paint pen.
03-19-06 | 03:25 AM
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ya rly!
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From: central coast, ca
Bikes: Iro
Originally Posted by Ill Mitch
I taped off the lugs with some painters tape and just used some yellow spray paint.
For the writing on the frame I used a car touch up paint pen.
For the writing on the frame I used a car touch up paint pen.
ah i see...looks rad!
03-19-06 | 11:38 AM
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King Among Runaways
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: MKE
Bikes: 2004 Bianchi Pista, Cannondale Track, Soma Pake, Schwinn Breeze
Originally Posted by mikorp
did you see the thread for putting your bike up?
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03-19-06 | 01:03 PM
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well hello there
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From: Point Loma, CA
Bikes: Bill Holland (Road-Ti), Fuji Roubaix Pro (back-up), Bike Friday (folder), Co-Motion (tandem) & Trek 750 (hybrid)
I like those lugs!
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