sp00ki

i'd say you couldn't tell, but then i looked at his jeans. you can always tell by the jeans.

cal_gundert05

"Scraper" (scrapper?) bike appears to be freewheel and has no brakes (unless it has a coaster brake) or foot retention.

EDIT: Foot retention wouldn't matter if it's not fixed.

craigcraigcraig

if you wreck this looks like it would become a razor and go right through a leg. other than that, ingenuity at it's finest.

rrooster

I want that jersey.

Vinylisbest

Wouldn't a disc brake on the crank put ridiculous stress on the chain? I mean, when most people skid they at least lean forward to reduce downforce on the back wheel. But if my 185LB hamburger-eating-PBR-drinking-ass were to be sitting on the saddle and just slammed on the disc brake (never ridden one so I don't know how responsive they are but I imagine pretty darn good) I think it could perhaps tear a cog/strip a hub/break a chain/break spokes....I don't know the physics on this but it seems it could be bad.

Anybody know? Otherwise, seems pretty cool.

edit: Plus, it wouldn't stop you as quick as a front brake...so I think. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.

skeletor3000

So, you don't think American media portrays blacks in a highly stereotyped way?

Wait, what am I saying... I forgot that Obama was president and now no racism exists any more any where ever.

On another note, scraper bikes are the new badass beach cruiser.

rrooster

I was sort of wondering that myself, wouldn't it be like a mechanically-assisted skid?

elTwitcho

It'd also put an incredible amount of stress on your bottom bracket spindle and you'd see a ton of flex but I doubt this setup was ever meant to be practical.

I don't disagree with that. The media portrays everything within a fairly narrow scope but it's unfair to assume everyone buys into the same homogenized world view because of that.

seanile

theres oddly plenty that could go wrong if you wreck on a bike without that in just that little region...your ankle could get caught up between the downtube and pedal and thatd realllly hurt..the chain could jump and the chain ring go sawzall on your leg, or even you puttin your foot down ahead of the pedal while youre rollin fast, your leg gets taken under by the pedal sorta like pitching machine motion, etc ..but yea...thatd really suck if that could potentially be a giant razor blade hahah

peabodypride

I feel like I'm in a sociology class again. Can we stop using phrases like "homogenized world view" and get back to jackass bikes?

jdmitch

However, I suspect said "brake" could be used to prove that a brake was installed that could "cause the wheels to skid on dry flat asphalt" which is the legal brake requirement in KS (of course, he'd prove it by "using" it to skid)... so, now that I think about it, that BB Disc brake is slightly more practical than the guy who mounted a brake lever on his seat tube...

craigcraigcraig

the no feet skid

cord13

beating a dead horse:

hes not poor. he has brand new chucks on. he is however, a jackass. if he gets up to decent speed he will throw that chain, then with no brakes, he will have no way to stop. but it appears to be a freewheel with no breaks, which is substantially more jackass than the afore mentioned situation.

cord13

beating a dead horse:

hes not poor. he has brand new chucks on. he is however, a jackass. if he gets up to decent speed he will throw that chain, then with no brakes, he will have no way to stop. but it appears to be a freewheel with no breaks, which is substantially more jackass than the afore mentioned situation.

schnee

Um, I've encountered people begging for change that were dressed a lot better than him. I've also seen rich kids that were hard to distinguish from the homeless. Clothes don't necessarily indicate someone's economic status.

mangpress

^ hear hear

cal_gundert05

ranggapanji

less kitteh, moar biekz

fuzz2050

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My only solace is that I saw this guy get a ticket for running a stop sign

blodorn

What's jackass about the bike?

Geordi Laforge

"in cog we trust"
that's just dorky.

fuzz2050

Is this one more jackass? I think we need a better working definition...

helloamerican

there is no working definition, thats the foundation of this thread- any ******* with an opinion can slander and bash any bike he hates with little remorse for logic [with the exception of no-brakes/clips, thats just a fool on wheels]

LeCollectif

Looks almost exactly like my bike, sans attempt at BSNYC fodder.

brendon_ak

lance's bike?