is there a functional reason for grooves in seatposts? or is it mainly aesthetic?

I meant good rats bike.. with the loved turbo saddle

everytime somebody says a bike or a bike part is "sexy" i hate it. it makes me think of some pimple-faced nerd whacking it spewing on his bike while getting busted by his dad (ala american pie). i wish that phrase trend would just die off. carry on.

what? you are a moron

I find the Cinelli on the last page sexually attractive and have a strong desire to have sexual intercourse with it's bottom bracket shell.

kilo whip in its current form:

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1518/img8470he4.jpg

It's a RIH, Campagnolo stamped dropouts, I don't know much else about the frame. From the looks of it it had been re-painted quite a while ago, so there are no tubing stickers or decals. I've been told it's most likely Reynolds 531, but I really have no idea. I picked it up for a really good price though so I'm happy.

Very nice.

It's complete bull****.

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Fixed

This person is right.

Dude, its a Cane Creek hub.

uh theyre talking about seatposts

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/...db546f70b2.jpg
Stripping the frame... how could I remove the shifter bosses? or is there an after market product I could bolt on there like a bottle opener of something. I'm paranoid because there sharp and I had a gyro tab slice my knee in the bmx days.

grinder

scissors

LOL. Ok I'll use a grinder it just seemed so harsh.

that looks like a nice frame, don't ruin it by taking off all the braze-ons.

They aren't all ss/fg. But they are all rad.http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/...2f9cb4f1_b.jpg
From the left, the first is my friend's Univega conversion. Then there's his roomie's Trek roadbike, a sandwich delivery bike, a MTB beater, my fg touring rig, a friend's randonneuring bike, and my buddy's trailworthy conversion.

how's that? i have a college degree. oh, i insulted you. :lol:

Out of curiosity, what did you do for your BB as I have a 1975 Raleigh Grand Prix that I just converted.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...hfixedgear.jpg

P.S. I got the bike with all original factory parts for 20 bucks.

What kind of front wheel do you have? Is it machined?

http://www.comparestoreprices.co.uk/...i-pro-3950.jpg

Best tool next to a Visa. :D

take an acetylene torch to it to remove the brazing. should come right off.

though that looks like a nice frame. it would be shame to modify it permanently, but hey, it's yours. just screw something on to it. i've seen a baby doll arm once. totally creepy.