What to do with a nice track bike?
11-01-06, 10:18 PM
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What to do with a nice track bike?
So you have a real hott track bike, hand made steel, or something equally sexy. Its a real nice machine, and you really respect it and appreciate it.
How do you best show your love of this bike? Ride it as hard as you can, earning it plenty of nicks and dings, or treating it real gingerly, like a work of art?
How do you best show your love of this bike? Ride it as hard as you can, earning it plenty of nicks and dings, or treating it real gingerly, like a work of art?
11-01-06, 10:23 PM
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Yes.
11-01-06, 10:30 PM
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race it at the track and stop being a baby about it. unleash the beater inside, as jim-bob said in that other dumb thread!
11-01-06, 10:34 PM
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ride it hard put it away wet
restore when necessary
that's what cyclart and new parts are for.
restore when necessary
that's what cyclart and new parts are for.
11-01-06, 10:48 PM
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Ride it to your house, break your computer, ride it back to my house.
11-01-06, 11:06 PM
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11-01-06, 11:27 PM
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you ride it. alot. you take care of it. you take pictures of it and talk about it. alot. you devote mad time to just looking at it. you look for ways to improve it or yourself. learn everything about it.
11-01-06, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by bobdanger
you ride it. alot. you take care of it. you take pictures of it and talk about it. alot. you devote mad time to just looking at it. you look for ways to improve it or yourself. learn everything about it.
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11-01-06, 11:51 PM
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11-02-06, 07:24 AM
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Sacrifice to Ba'al. Buy another one on ebay. Repeat.
11-02-06, 07:45 AM
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dont ask people on the internet what you should do.
11-02-06, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by no tengo coche
So you have a real hott track bike, hand made steel, or something equally sexy. Its a real nice machine, and you really respect it and appreciate it.
How do you best show your love of this bike? Ride it as hard as you can, earning it plenty of nicks and dings, or treating it real gingerly, like a work of art?
How do you best show your love of this bike? Ride it as hard as you can, earning it plenty of nicks and dings, or treating it real gingerly, like a work of art?
11-02-06, 08:27 AM
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the only to treat it like a work of art would be to enjoy it. that doesn't mean being stupid, like locking it in times square during monsoon season and pooping in the seattube. you can still ride it hard and take care of it and love it and whatnot.
11-02-06, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by queerpunk
that doesn't mean being stupid, like locking it in times square during monsoon season and pooping in the seattube.