2016 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
02-20-16, 09:46 PM
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Yeah, lots of redneck pickup trucks around here with balls hanging from trailer hitches. Peoples with small brains and weenies.
02-20-16, 10:30 PM
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lol, forgot those were back there when i took the pictures. silly x-mas gift from the gf that i figured would get stolen pretty quick. almost two months in and honestly they are a solid rear light and for some odd reason roadies really ****ing love them. once a week somebody in full kit chases me down just to yell "nice balls!" the lady in her ~40"s who threw in a sexy wink has been my favorite so far.
02-21-16, 01:07 PM
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02-21-16, 06:11 PM
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Big shot dublin had a Raleigh technician Olympian ft and got this never looking back... was about 450 of best money ever spent.. threw a 25c gatorskin on backend for skids and tire has not lost really any tread
02-21-16, 08:43 PM
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Oh lordy lordy lordy. The only thing that I am grateful for when I had my Dublin is that it got me riding fixed. Everything else including every cent I spent on it, I regret it.
02-21-16, 09:13 PM
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man its not that bad... i have had mine for a while and besides the tires and pedals it came with i havent had any problems at all... this is durable as crap.. im a big boy about 6'2" 275...
02-21-16, 09:22 PM
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02-21-16, 09:25 PM
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Nothing broke. I just realized that it was a heavy bike with a garbage crank that flexed. The headset was garbage. The pedals that came with it were garbage. The tires were garbage. Even the tubes were garbage. I replaced the tires, tubes, both wheels eventually, fork, cranks, bottom bracket, pedals, saddle, stem, and the brake. Had I known what I was in for, I would have saved up and bought something with higher quality parts.
02-21-16, 09:29 PM
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Nothing broke. I just realized that it was a heavy bike with a garbage crank that flexed. The headset was garbage. The pedals that came with it were garbage. The tires were garbage. Even the tubes were garbage. I replaced the tires, tubes, both wheels eventually, fork, cranks, bottom bracket, pedals, saddle, stem, and the brake. Had I known what I was in for, I would have saved up and bought something with higher quality parts.
02-21-16, 09:45 PM
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nah you aint killin no dreams, i work on a base so my dream was killed when they said "YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BRAKE." Everyone has there different experiences with different bikes.. i absolutely will not by a trek or raleigh again... so i feel ya.
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02-21-16, 10:10 PM
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Nothing broke. I just realized that it was a heavy bike with a garbage crank that flexed. The headset was garbage. The pedals that came with it were garbage. The tires were garbage. Even the tubes were garbage. I replaced the tires, tubes, both wheels eventually, fork, cranks, bottom bracket, pedals, saddle, stem, and the brake. Had I known what I was in for, I would have saved up and bought something with higher quality parts.