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Aries

scalawag, what kind of bike is that? Looks nice but I wouldve went with a modern black saddle and black ourys to maintain the theme. Still looks like lots of fun

Scalawag

Mark V. I didn't wanna black it out, I just wanted little bits of color in there, so I did the Brown and White. I would've had brown Oury's but they don't make them to match that. I like it. Thanks though!

trueno92

pwned.

the geometry on the pista may be fine, but I don't think he would ever know....? you have many fine rides in your stable, but did ur mind really trick you to the point where u thought the road fork laxed the handling???

BaronDapcher

48 cm Schwinn I built for my sister here in the nation's capital. Beats taking the bus or metro and stickers don't stain my neighbor's patio.

beethaniel

^^^f-ing sweet!

Hutch

That sticker job is pretty boss. Nice work.

Sixty Fiver

Winter is upon us...

extremenergy3

Baron Dapcher, you riding on vuelta's from bikeisland? lol I have those in blue

Ep3licious

how about this. a stock pista vs mine. both set up for me. i like mine better. lol

Sublimejoe

I miss having a brick wall inside of my house. Random, I know.

trueno92

Fair.

digthemlows

New Pedals, New Bars wrapped in shellaced hemp twine, etc etc.........

nayr497

If you like the bicycle and how it rides, excellent.

But the issue is that what you have conceived of as being "set up for you" in your mind and how that setup performs, in reality, is actually incorrect. That is the problem.

And here is the larger problem with this: someone comes on the forum writing about how they did _____ to their bicycle and how it did _____ to the handling/performance.

Then someone comes in and writes, "I've only ever ridden a '92 Trek Hybrid, but here is my build list for a track bike...Should I do it?!" And the build list is based on too much forum reading and not enough bicycle riding. Someone was just asking yesterday about buying a $350 frame and putting on a number of unnecessarily nice/expensive parts, such as a Selle San Marco Rolls. Why do you need that? They wrote nothing about how much, how far, what style of riding, just new bike/parts list.

Rather than simply giving people a hard time for the pure pleasure of it, I think some forum members feel the need to point out, or contend, misinformation when they read it in this subforum. This is actually a pretty important issue in this forum, considering that, as I have gathered in a few years around here, a lot of people have very nice, very high quality, expensive bicycles (for one reason or another) yet do little of their own mechanical work and don't ride long/hard/far enough to understand some of the relationships between components/performance that they attempt to explain, or defend. People shouldn't attempt to explain virtual vs. literal performance of a bicycle if they don't know what they are saying; it spreads misinformation.

You explicitly stated you made a change in your fork to change the handling of your bicycle, yet, as pointed out, your upgrade has the opposite effect of your intent. You are simply sidestepping that point by saying you like your bicycle more than a stock bike.

No one is saying they are the next coming of the Great Mr. Sheldon Brown (though people like QP are pretty darn knowledgeable), but some of us do ride a lot and understand that something is baloney when it is, in fact, a bunch of hogwash.

If you love your bicycle, love to ride it, and it works for you, than have a nice Friday and enjoy the weekend.

wilsonov7

eggzackly! platforms pedals 4ever.

wrfixed

Steve90068

best looking SST ive seen...well done

JayNev

where's your hood scoop and red STi decals?

wrfixed

Thanks!

man, i was really trying to figure out where i would mount the scoop but i just cant figure out what would look good. do you have any ideas for me?
oh and i'd get mad flamage for putting STi decals on it since its not an STi.

Ep3licious

i must agree with you. i see way to often, unecessary modifications to cheap conversions. but unlike some people on the ssfg forum i actually ride my bikes. atleast 25 miles daily which is jus my daily commute which doesnt include my leasure rides. and yes my knowledge about fork rake and trail may not be up to par by your standards but i am a bicycle mechanic at one of the handful of local bicycle shops. and i have built every single one of my bike up from scratch

walking disease

I can't tell if the reference went over your head or not. just in case...

unogear

[QUOTE=BaronDapcher;7967494]48 cm Schwinn I built for my sister here in the nation's capital. Beats taking the bus or metro and stickers don't stain my neighbor's patio.
Nice!Especially you built for your sister!

wrfixed

i got it. thanks for the clarification though.

walking disease

nayr497

Cool, cool, cool. I didn't mean to get all over you, but make a point in general. I kind of will browse this subforum and after awhile I'll reach a tipping point and feel the need to make a PSA. Again, I'm no savior or genius. I guess I'm just trying to caution people that it is perfectly fine to build up a cheap conversion or ride a mid-range stock track bike; we all start somewhere in this little niche! No one is requiring them to put high-end parts on a Trek 400 from 1985 and while we'd all love a $3000 keirin racer, those often are more about form than function.

Very nice that you work on your own bicycles. Someone's signature is "learn how to fix your bicycle, it will respect you more." I love that idea.

Alright, get off the forum and get out and ride those 25. I'm off for an afternoon spin myself.