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07-26-06, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by billypilgrim
this is rascal
rascal is the snacks.
rascal is not finished yet, but i thought maybe the bf style police could help me. she is currently still in partial STP mode, hence the fatty handlebars and bottle cage, but the gearing is back to 47/18 from 47/16. rascal has the wheelset off my yellow conversion. i have a black paul hub which im planning on building up, but i dont know what rims to choose for the new wheelset. also need a new engine,i was thinking black 75s and goin to 1/8". and new wrap perhaps. this bike is used primarily for commuting downtown, going to school, picking up groceries, combatting terrorists, carrying laundry, running over snakes, working as a messenger, singletrack, spreading freedom and democracy, double centuries, cyclocross, working as a bike cop, racing in alleycats, keirin racing, the tour de france, fighting supervillains, and climbing 6000m peaks without supplemental oxygen.
rascal is the snacks.
rascal is not finished yet, but i thought maybe the bf style police could help me. she is currently still in partial STP mode, hence the fatty handlebars and bottle cage, but the gearing is back to 47/18 from 47/16. rascal has the wheelset off my yellow conversion. i have a black paul hub which im planning on building up, but i dont know what rims to choose for the new wheelset. also need a new engine,i was thinking black 75s and goin to 1/8". and new wrap perhaps. this bike is used primarily for commuting downtown, going to school, picking up groceries, combatting terrorists, carrying laundry, running over snakes, working as a messenger, singletrack, spreading freedom and democracy, double centuries, cyclocross, working as a bike cop, racing in alleycats, keirin racing, the tour de france, fighting supervillains, and climbing 6000m peaks without supplemental oxygen.
07-26-06, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by billypilgrim
this is rascal
rascal is the snacks.
rascal is not finished yet, but i thought maybe the bf style police could help me. she is currently still in partial STP mode, hence the fatty handlebars and bottle cage, but the gearing is back to 47/18 from 47/16. rascal has the wheelset off my yellow conversion. i have a black paul hub which im planning on building up, but i dont know what rims to choose for the new wheelset. also need a new engine,i was thinking black 75s and goin to 1/8". and new wrap perhaps. this bike is used primarily for commuting downtown, going to school, picking up groceries, combatting terrorists, carrying laundry, running over snakes, working as a messenger, singletrack, spreading freedom and democracy, double centuries, cyclocross, working as a bike cop, racing in alleycats, keirin racing, the tour de france, fighting supervillains, and climbing 6000m peaks without supplemental oxygen.
rascal is the snacks.
rascal is not finished yet, but i thought maybe the bf style police could help me. she is currently still in partial STP mode, hence the fatty handlebars and bottle cage, but the gearing is back to 47/18 from 47/16. rascal has the wheelset off my yellow conversion. i have a black paul hub which im planning on building up, but i dont know what rims to choose for the new wheelset. also need a new engine,i was thinking black 75s and goin to 1/8". and new wrap perhaps. this bike is used primarily for commuting downtown, going to school, picking up groceries, combatting terrorists, carrying laundry, running over snakes, working as a messenger, singletrack, spreading freedom and democracy, double centuries, cyclocross, working as a bike cop, racing in alleycats, keirin racing, the tour de france, fighting supervillains, and climbing 6000m peaks without supplemental oxygen.
Did you do STP in one day or two? How were those rolling hills fixed?
07-26-06, 03:55 PM
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stp 2 days, but it was a blast. i ran 47/16 both days, but i would have ran something stiffer the first day if i had known how flat it was going to be. a LOT of fun. dont normally ride CM but i probably will this month after what happened in june.
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07-26-06, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by billypilgrim
stp 2 days, but it was a blast. i ran 47/16 both days, but i would have ran something stiffer the first day if i had known how flat it was going to be. a LOT of fun. dont normally ride CM but i probably will this month after what happened in june.
Cool. Yeah. Lotsa rolling hills on the second day.
I did two days with gears last year and one day with gears this year. I'm considering 1 day fixed for next year but I have plenty of time to wuss out. 47x16 seems plenty tall to me, but then I run 46x18 most of the time.
I managed to miss the excitement at last month's Mass but it sounded pretty messed up to me. I'll be there.
07-26-06, 06:33 PM
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The Serotta is in fact custom built. About the stem: of course as you know modern stems attach directly to the steerer tube of the fork, and come with excess tubing that you cut off to your optimum height, spacers were left on so to allow progressively lowering the stem to the optimum height. Of course I could a have just chopped the tube to the kit specified height and flipped the stem when I got it, but that’s a radical and less flexible option. As I dial it in, the spacers with most likely go, but for now there fine, even if dorky or something The bike fits like a glove, Serotta’s are amazingly engineered, stiff yet never harsh, responsive, fast, and agile, the best bike I’ve ever ridden.
The chain is 1/8" and no, the fork is not bent.
The chain is 1/8" and no, the fork is not bent.
07-26-06, 06:44 PM
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Ceya, you need to invite Sasha over for a picture sesh so that your bikes can truly be done justice!
07-26-06, 08:28 PM
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07-26-06, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by itsacosbysweate
Ceya, you need to invite Sasha over for a picture sesh so that your bikes can truly be done justice!
I am not worry about the pics. I stated that they are old pics and someone asked me about my Somec so I posted.
S/F,
Ceya!
07-26-06, 09:29 PM
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whut? gears? huh?
07-26-06, 09:50 PM
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that is just asking for trouble
07-26-06, 09:57 PM
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i know, i see a subsequent picture of him writhing in pain.
07-26-06, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
i know, i see a subsequent picture of him writhing in pain.
07-26-06, 10:33 PM
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ha ha, i don't dream of you racking yourself. however, your position in the photo does lead one to certain conjecture, certain predictions....
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
i know, i see a subsequent picture of him writhing in pain.
07-27-06, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
whut? gears? huh?
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07-27-06, 01:12 PM
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here's how my GTB currently looks. i'm planning on switching some things up pretty soon, though.
07-27-06, 01:25 PM
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Off topic, but where do you get a GT frame at? I assume it's older, so what year would I look for?
sick bike by the way.
sick bike by the way.
07-27-06, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by big boy phil
Off topic, but where do you get a GT frame at? I assume it's older, so what year would I look for?
sick bike by the way.
sick bike by the way.
they don't make them anymore, so you just have to track the used ones down. i'm not sure what the exact year is, but i think they're mainly from the 1998-2001 range; something like that, at least.
just keep an eye out around here and ebay, they pop up from time to time. good luck!
It is on page 423.
07-27-06, 10:17 PM
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Before I was a little drunk. Now I'm a little drunk and a little confused.
07-28-06, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jesse M
here's how my GTB currently looks. i'm planning on switching some things up pretty soon, though.
07-28-06, 02:34 PM
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Still waiting for some parts to replace the parts bin stuff thats on there now but here's a teaser:
Big thanks to Ceya for answering all my lame questions about his Motta.
Big thanks to Ceya for answering all my lame questions about his Motta.
07-28-06, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by zerobug
07-28-06, 04:59 PM
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I just put some riser bars and Oury grips on my C'dale. I'm really happy with the looks. I won't be able to ride it for a couple more weeks. I just had surgery to release a compressed nerve by my calf muscle. At least I have something to look forward too during my recovery. Not to mention possibly having my first pain free ride in over a year.
Wheels are the next upgrade or cranks who knows.
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