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#326
Don't be that guy
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#327
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The nitto mustache bars are in the process of being wrapped, along with the rest of the up grades that have been waiting to go on.
#329
it's easy if you let it.
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I'm not sure whether it's the flowers, the color, the bike, or the time of day, but I really like that set of pictures. I remember seeing them in the commuting forum some time ago, and loved them there too. It all just fits.
#330
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Does anyone run fairly low gear inches on their townie? I thinking of running a 66 (42/17) for the simple pleasure of riding at a fair pace and the low impact on my knees.
Can I get a register of the GIs all you townies are runin?
Can I get a register of the GIs all you townies are runin?
#331
Steel snob by accident
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#332
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My Jeunet packs lots of form and function for it's $22 price:
This bike won't leave the stable until I can find one with a nicer chainguard, which I don't think I will.
This bike won't leave the stable until I can find one with a nicer chainguard, which I don't think I will.
#333
Team Beer
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I run 42x16 but its flat as a pancake here in Sacramento.
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
#334
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I absolutely loved every page of this thread! Thanks for bumping it up for a new guy!
#335
Don't be that guy
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Schwinn has the Coffee. With their current 10% discount, it can be had for $225 at Performance: one speed (special for Performance, all others 3 speed), one-size-fits-all-frame, single piece crank, with rack, fenders, kickstand, coffee brown metallic paint, simple graphics and a horizontal top tube:
#336
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Check out www.djcatnap.com for articles on vintage Japanese & French bicycle restorations, components and history.
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#339
get ill
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#340
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Check out www.djcatnap.com for articles on vintage Japanese & French bicycle restorations, components and history.
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#345
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[QUOTE=Yan;7833178]
what tires are those, and what size? That's a nice bike..............
what tires are those, and what size? That's a nice bike..............
#346
Gone Tarcking. Back Later
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I'm running 46/18, which is about 68.5 or something like that. Note that my bike is by no means a "cruise" bike. Hills can suck sometimes (becoming rarer and rarer as I learn to spin smoother faster), but that's why I have a brake.
#347
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I run 42 x 16 but Sacramento is very flat.
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
#348
Fails at being impressed
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Here is my IRO Rob Roy. It's nice and upright, because it's hard to get into the drops in a heavy winter coat. Moustache Bars FTW!
#349
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I run 45 x 18 as I ride in the city with a ton of street lights (stop and go's) and the townie is a bit heavier than the all out fixie. I still get a nice pace with it.
#350
reTIRED
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I run 42-18 and it works for me, but I enjoy crusin, easy to get up a resonable speed but it ain't gonna win any races. Would do it again.