oh dear
05-24-06 | 07:40 AM
#32
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From: Lexus Texas
Originally Posted by les walters
what ever i still think a stock bianchi is way cooler than half the lame conversions i see
Half the stock Pistas I see riding around have platform pedals and the chain tension of a rope bridge.
I was at a street fair last weekend and stopped one such rider.
Hey nice bike is that a Pista? (decals were removed, stock seat gave it away)
Uh, yea.
Cool, what kind of hubs are those?
Uh, I dont know they came with the bike.
What gear are you running?
Uh, I don't know.
I see, listen I notice you removed the brake.
Uh, yea it's a fixed gear so I don't need one.
Yea, I noticed that too. I also noticed you chain is really loose, that's not too safe you should snug that up when you get a chance.
Uh, OK....rides off into traffic.
Enjoy
05-24-06 | 08:10 AM
#33
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I have the same model, so I can tell- the wheels arent stock- they look worse. He turned the fork upside down to raise the handlebars. I doubt this is a bianchi ad.
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05-24-06 | 08:13 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by Hobartlemagne
I have the same model, so I can tell- the wheels arent stock- they look worse. He turned the fork upside down to raise the handlebars. I doubt this is a bianchi ad.
also, if you turn the fork upside down, you'll lower the handlebars quite a bit. and have extremely odd ride characteristics. would anybody with photoshop skills like to illustrate this, please?
05-24-06 | 08:20 AM
#38
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From: Lexus Texas
Originally Posted by queerpunk
without as much negativity as it sounds: who cares?
also, if you turn the fork upside down, you'll lower the handlebars quite a bit. and have extremely odd ride characteristics. would anybody with photoshop skills like to illustrate this, please?
also, if you turn the fork upside down, you'll lower the handlebars quite a bit. and have extremely odd ride characteristics. would anybody with photoshop skills like to illustrate this, please?
But what do I know about Pista riders?
Enjoy
05-24-06 | 08:51 AM
#39
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
also, if you turn the fork upside down, you'll lower the handlebars quite a bit. and have extremely odd ride characteristics. would anybody with photoshop skills like to illustrate this, please?
05-24-06 | 08:52 AM
#40
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From: 40th, up in the 30th
Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
i associate bricks with the east coast. what can i say.
gone for over 24 hrs and memories of sf are already fading....
help..... mee.........
gone for over 24 hrs and memories of sf are already fading....
help..... mee.........
true...we got plenty bricks
05-24-06 | 08:55 AM
#41
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oh i get it this was to be another nathan fabian type of thread lol! no
05-24-06 | 09:17 AM
#44
eert a ekil yzarc
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I hope that isn't what he thinks is trackstanding.
You could just stand all day with that setup.
Originally Posted by dirtyphotons
glad to be of service
05-24-06 | 10:05 AM
#47
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From: Plano, Texas
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Ok- ha ha ha. I mis-typed and you are all very funny. I meant a Pop Top type stem like this:
The one on the pista angles down, and when inverted will raise the level of the handlebars.
The one on the pista angles down, and when inverted will raise the level of the handlebars.
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05-24-06 | 10:08 AM
#49
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Originally Posted by LóFarkas
With a cigarette in his mouth?
05-24-06 | 10:12 AM
#50
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Maybe bianchi thinks that cigarettes are cool? I dunno. They don't think celeste is cool anymore, so I question their overall taste.