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Old 12-19-05 | 09:09 PM
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biggest, best, shiniest....hardly me. heh.
hey, you can insert any adjective you want. lots of "crap" is considered "hip," so sometimes it's the dullest, oldest, most holes, most vintage...

i'm just playin'; no need to take me seriously.
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Old 12-19-05 | 09:23 PM
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habitus, i think i like you best when you're "a little grumpy"
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Old 12-19-05 | 09:27 PM
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habitus, i think i like you best when you're "a little grumpy"
yeah.

ink, you've been a little grumpy for a while now, right?
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Old 12-19-05 | 10:32 PM
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Old 12-19-05 | 10:36 PM
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1 track
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plus, lots of parts and a need for more bikes.
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Old 12-19-05 | 10:49 PM
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2 kids bikes
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(For a family of four)
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Old 12-19-05 | 11:52 PM
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1 geared mtb
1 fixed pink nightmare conversion
1 ssified Kona Smoke (currently rocking a dirtjump fork and tank-like wheels)
1 ssified old Raleigh mtb waiting for an IRO wheel for winter tank-like fixing (on its way from QC City)
1 steamroller frame waiting for me in Philly that will get the nightmare's parts, and the nightmare will become a ss cruiser for Philly nightmaring.

How many one speed bikes in how many cities are necessary?

I'm so moving to CO Springs and moving in next to isotopesope instead of finishing my bike projects. Looks like y'all ride the same size bike too. How convenient, neighbour!
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Old 12-20-05 | 08:38 AM
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1 1971 steel conversion
1 hybrid - my biggest mistake - but I did not know any better then and I was coming from back surgery
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Old 12-20-05 | 09:06 AM
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ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.

like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".

nawm sayin'? do ya?
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Old 12-20-05 | 09:29 AM
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Old 12-20-05 | 10:57 AM
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1 fixed, 1 road that never gets ridden anymore

i'm a 1-at-a-time kind of dude. don't know if i could handle a threesome, know what i mean?
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Old 12-20-05 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by brunop
ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.

like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".

nawm sayin'? do ya?
my track bike doesn't do too well through rock gardens. my trials bike isn't too great at commuting, especially since it doesn't have a seat and has a near one to one ratio. my road bike doesn't do too well in the mud or snow. the bell on my chopper goes ding dong.
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Old 12-20-05 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by brunop
ya only need one. be a minimalist. don't crowd yer life up with stuff. be free. it feels good. as a sage said right here on this very site: throw yer tv at yer car. i still have a car, but don't feel good about it.

like the ol' zen story about the monk whose hut burned down--he said: "now i can see the sky".

nawm sayin'? do ya?
I dunno man... I could simplify by just using sporks too, but I really like how well my different silverware works. Especially my grapefruit spoons.
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Old 12-20-05 | 03:13 PM
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I dunno man... I could simplify by just using sporks too, but I really like how well my different silverware works. Especially my grapefruit spoons.
good 'un! i see what yer sayin' but yer junk'll weigh ya down. that's why ya ride fixed anyhow!!
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Old 12-20-05 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by habitus
yeah.

ink, you've been a little grumpy for a while now, right?

i have attained a state of permanent grump. it just goes along with novice ascetic luddism. my computer is a constant source of personal shame.

Aeroplane...funny you should mention sporks...i'm wholly dedicated to mine.
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Old 12-20-05 | 04:21 PM
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1 Cruiser
1 Folder
1 Cross
1 Comfort
.....it's an addiction....

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Old 12-20-05 | 04:26 PM
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Bikes: 80's Puch fixed gear and 80's Iron Man

I have about 20 in the garage... mostly cruisers that I'm building up for friends, a folding bike, a trike, two fixies, a single speed and some road bikes.
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Old 12-20-05 | 04:33 PM
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Bikes: 2006 DeBernardi Track, Home-made Tall Bike, Custom 3-Speed Schwinn? Road Bike.

lets see...

2 fixed
1 road
1 mtn
1 bmx
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5

that's not too many. There's another 3-4 frames sitting around in the garage waiting to be either 1) built up or 2) stripped of paint and taken apart for frame building practice.

1 track frame coming, once the brazing skills are up to par.
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Old 12-20-05 | 05:07 PM
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i have attained a state of permanent grump. it just goes along with novice ascetic luddism. my computer is a constant source of personal shame.
i've been there.

"novice ascetic luddism": that's a good one. i've gone through some misanthropic periods in my life, but in the last few years have made addressing, in some way, racism, sexism, and heterosexism a priority. basically, people have become a priority. not sure how that relates.
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Old 12-20-05 | 07:12 PM
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Bikes: 2 roadies, 7 fixed-gears, 1 hardtail, 1 full suspension mtb, and 1 hybrid...so far.

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On the average how bikes do most people own here? I am working on another build right now and it got me to thinking. I have one complete bike built up, an extra frame lying around and a grip of parts for the second build. What about the rest of you?
I bought a new Ultegra 10-speed Scattante R660 roadie at a pawn shop last night for $700 + tax.
That makes fourteen bikes for me. Of those, six are fixie conversions and the Van Dessel is currently
running single-speed with a flip/flop fixie option. I have another project bike or two sitting around as well.
My house has bicycle related items in nearly every room.
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Old 12-20-05 | 07:17 PM
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Old 12-20-05 | 07:38 PM
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Bikes: Stella fixy conversion, Trek 2300, Specialized Rock Hopper, Schwinn Collegiate 3, Mz Skorpion

5 total:
- fixed conversion
- road bike
- mountain bike
- three speed cruiser
- folding bike (train/transit bike)
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