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It had a coaster brake rear hub on it (and all the other necessary parts, this is just the frame), thick ass tires. I just flipped the bars, switched grips, changed BB bearings, cleaned rust, changed the rack. And now it's my campus bike. It's a pos, but a free and awesome pos that makes me happy.
BTW, when this frame dies, the swallow headbadge goes on my next beater. It is just too awesome. |
in fact, this is the exact frame and parts. http://bikecult.com/works/collections/ukraina.html
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Now the Czech's on the other hand put together this beauty. Favorit with Nervex lugs no less.Attachment 36331
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it is a POS, but it is the sort of POS that can be cheaply made to proveide mobility to the masses. not some effete fancy **** for you bourgeois parasites. this one is for the working man. and the working man will ****ing bury you someday.
I calll vanguard. |
power to the proletariate!
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I like those bars anyone know what they are :)
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
Does it look like the seat stays are bolted to the the seat clamp?
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For those that are not Cyrillicly-inclined (and are interested), the label on the downtube is written in cursive, which is equivalent to "Украина" in block letters. This translates to what is apparently the bike's model name: Ukraine.
The head badge looks like it reads "XB3," however, the "3" is most likely not a number; it is a Cyrillic letter that is equivalent to the Roman letter "Z." I'm guessing that stands for "Харьков Велосипед Завод" which transliterates to "Kharkov Velocipyed Zavod" and translates to "Kharkov Bicycle Plant." |
Originally Posted by SyntaxPC
For those that are not Cyrillicly-inclined (and are interested), the label on the downtube is written in cursive, which is equivalent to "**********??" in block letters. This translates to what is apparently the bike's model name: Ukraine.
The head badge looks like it reads "XB3," however, the "3" is most likely not a number; it is a Cyrillic letter that is equivalent to the Roman letter "Z." I'm guessing that stands for "**********?? **********???? **********" which transliterates to "Kharkov Velocipyed Zavod" and translates to "Kharkov Bicycle Plant." |
The one on ebay looks as though it says Record. But I am unsure what the last letter is. It looks like a д, but could be an O. If it is an O I have no idea what PEKOPO is.
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And I just noticed it already had the translation in the description. Sorry.
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Originally Posted by SyntaxPC
For those that are not Cyrillicly-inclined (and are interested), the label on the downtube is written in cursive, which is equivalent to "Украина" in block letters. This translates to what is apparently the bike's model name: Ukraine.
The head badge looks like it reads "XB3," however, the "3" is most likely not a number; it is a Cyrillic letter that is equivalent to the Roman letter "Z." I'm guessing that stands for "Харьков Велосипед Завод" which transliterates to "Kharkov Velocipyed Zavod" and translates to "Kharkov Bicycle Plant." wow. so stalinst somehow. slightly OT, but who has that picture of the chinese communists riding two on the bike, with one shooting the runningdogreformists while riding on the pegs? |
I WANT the headbadge
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
Does it look like the seat stays are bolted to the the seat clamp?
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Originally Posted by jol
The logo is so sweet.
Looks like an old Schwalbe poster - reproductions are on ebay all the time. |
Wow, that russian track bike looks ass ugly in the first photo and yet so beautiful in the second. It all makes sense when you see it in its natural habitat I guess.
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^ totally...
that's why i posted the 2nd, kinda surprised me. |
Originally Posted by SyntaxPC
For those that are not Cyrillicly-inclined (and are interested), the label on the downtube is written in cursive, which is equivalent to "Украина" in block letters. This translates to what is apparently the bike's model name: Ukraine.
The head badge looks like it reads "XB3," however, the "3" is most likely not a number; it is a Cyrillic letter that is equivalent to the Roman letter "Z." I'm guessing that stands for "Харьков Велосипед Завод" which transliterates to "Kharkov Velocipyed Zavod" and translates to "Kharkov Bicycle Plant." |
Doesn't look like anything special, I'd probably just take the badge off and junk it.
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Originally Posted by Fixxxie
Where can I get that Soviet font? I love the way they look
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red menace should rock it this summer at kissena
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