Collection of Single speeds, and more
10-23-06 | 08:51 PM
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Collection of Single speeds, and more
So I was asked a while ago by some posters to show a few of the s/s bike I rode while living in India. I finally got around to looking through the 3500 some odd photos I have tofind them. I added a couple other pics just so people could laugh at me.
Enjoy.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyze-guy
Enjoy.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pyze-guy
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10-23-06 | 09:04 PM
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nice photos. Those are some crazy swoopy chainguards!
10-23-06 | 09:43 PM
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Here is one of the ss bikes I brought back from India... it is pretty much a standard ride over there. the "absolute" in painfully cheap parts, but I love them... I brought four different one back with me, and have since given two of them away. the other one I kept is orange, from a Hindu temple. I'll try and post a pic later of that one....
I also have pics of some amazing bicycle uses I'll find and post...I'd love to see some of your India pics pyze-guy.
I also have pics of some amazing bicycle uses I'll find and post...I'd love to see some of your India pics pyze-guy.
10-24-06 | 02:32 AM
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I met a guy in India who went every year, and was bringing a Hero roadster back, on piece at a time. He'd buy one, ride it for 3 weeks, take off the saddle, or bars, or whatever was next, and give the rest of the bike to a beggar. He hadn't quite figured how he was going to bring back the frame.....
Did you seriously ride an Indian made dual suspension bike though? I fixed one of those for a kid on the street (a rich kid) and it weighed more than my car! I'd totally have bought a roadster, but not, I think, one of those...
Did you seriously ride an Indian made dual suspension bike though? I fixed one of those for a kid on the street (a rich kid) and it weighed more than my car! I'd totally have bought a roadster, but not, I think, one of those...
10-24-06 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Sammyboy
Did you seriously ride an Indian made dual suspension bike though? I fixed one of those for a kid on the street (a rich kid) and it weighed more than my car! I'd totally have bought a roadster, but not, I think, one of those...
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10-24-06 | 11:59 AM
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A F/S SS? That thing is whacky in a cool way. Nice bar setup.
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07-29-07 | 11:18 PM
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This is how I got mine back. I took it apart. I hacksawed the chainstays near the bottom bracket. When I got home I welded it back together. Put it back together.
My son demonstrates an aero position on my Hero Bicycle. Yes, that is an entire bicycle in a suitcase. Customs didn't say a thing.
My son demonstrates an aero position on my Hero Bicycle. Yes, that is an entire bicycle in a suitcase. Customs didn't say a thing.
07-30-07 | 09:06 AM
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omg
I love those Hero bikes.
I think they are really classy looking and I love how instead of cabling it uses straight metal to pull the brakes. So old school.
I think they are really classy looking and I love how instead of cabling it uses straight metal to pull the brakes. So old school.
