opinions on moth frames
10-18-06 | 05:54 PM
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10-18-06 | 05:57 PM
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10-18-06 | 06:03 PM
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i bought a moth frame with a slice carbon fiber fork, headset, and stem for real cheap and i have been riding it around alot, i have never seen one on the street and I'm scared that no one rides them cause their ****ty, but 5 months ago when i was thinking about buying an iro i felt the same way, now i see them everywhere
10-18-06 | 06:03 PM
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I was think custom builder for some reason.
10-18-06 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Batson
...i was thinking of getting one, but i wasnt to sure about its street cred...
There was that one time when I wore unfashionable pants. I wonder if that goes against my rating?
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10-18-06 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Serendipper
More importantly, where can I get a stret cred report, to check how high my street credit is?
There was that one time when I wore unfashionable pants. I wonder if that goes against my rating?
There was that one time when I wore unfashionable pants. I wonder if that goes against my rating?
10-18-06 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Batson
freestreetcredreport.com, 900 pts being the highest. as for the pants it shouldnt matter unless they were acid wash with pleats.
10-18-06 | 07:59 PM
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如果你能讀了這個你講中文
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I haven't ridden one, but I do know that the fork brake hole has a weird tube that goes all the way to the back hole. So if you knock the star nut in too far, you can't knock it all the way down the steer tube and back out. ****ty design, IMHO. Whats more, its got an integrated headset. Integrated headsets are ****ing stupid.
Otherwise, it seems fine for a budget fixie. I love the name, too.
Otherwise, it seems fine for a budget fixie. I love the name, too.
10-19-06 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
it has poor kerning
edit: totally agreed. remember last time we talked about this bike and i showed you the worst kerning to hit graphic design since ever?
or do you need a reminder?
10-19-06 | 01:38 PM
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Thanks ryand. I had no freaking idea what kerning was, and that's the last sort of thing I'm going to google at work.
10-19-06 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by genericbikedude
I haven't ridden one, but I do know that the fork brake hole has a weird tube that goes all the way to the back hole. So if you knock the star nut in too far, you can't knock it all the way down the steer tube and back out. ****ty design, IMHO. Whats more, its got an integrated headset. Integrated headsets are ****ing stupid.
Otherwise, it seems fine for a budget fixie. I love the name, too.
Otherwise, it seems fine for a budget fixie. I love the name, too.
10-19-06 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ryand
or do you need a reminder?
it looks like when you open a quark doc without suitcase turned on
10-19-06 | 03:33 PM
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(i don't do print design, this may be why we disagree)
10-19-06 | 03:36 PM
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well it's designed for dtp, ie print, so yeah if that's not what you're using it for there are probably better solutions. i like it very well, for magazines. have used it for 12 years - it's like second nature to me. i prefer it to indesign, but i'm a bit of a stick-in-the-mud