Sexy Curves [a Philly pothole story]
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Sexy Curves [a Philly pothole story]
so my girlfriend's brother hit a pothole in philly. here is the result.
i don't know what kind of "pothole" did this, but i laughed. hard.
the frame is fine, i'm rebuilding it as a single speed for him.
the only weird thing was its a JIS headset, so the fork is a little tricky to look for.
but i've tracked one down.
i don't know what kind of "pothole" did this, but i laughed. hard.
the frame is fine, i'm rebuilding it as a single speed for him.
the only weird thing was its a JIS headset, so the fork is a little tricky to look for.
but i've tracked one down.
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there's some huge holes low on walnut street right now that could probably do that. or some of the unpaved roads in south philly. maybe he tabletopped off a ramp over a pothole and landed in another one.
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he was drunk and didn't even see the pothole in north philly.
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Holy ****, that is a serious negative rake. Is the wheel busted too, or did the fork take all of it? And the frame?
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frame is fine. broke one spoke on the wheel. (it was an old steel wheel, and he wanted to convert the bike to ss, so its getting a new 700c wheelset with the new 700c fork)
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Is the headtube ovalized? I'd look very closely at the frame, just cause it's not as dramatic as that fork, doesn't mean nothing is effed. I'd also take a step back and look at the frame, cause sometimes being from a bit of a distanceis the best way.
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its been examined. and measured. and tinkered with. but thanks for the concern.
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Originally Posted by ryand
so my girlfriend's brother hit a pothole in philly. here is the result.
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Originally Posted by nicomachus
looks like that pothole seriously enlarged the fork? i mean, it's now three times as tall as the bike. that's one scary pothole.
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Originally Posted by kennykaos
damn, theres a huge one on south broad right in front of u arts at broad and spruce.
I always forget about that one, ive almost gone through it a few times.