yeah i just havent felt like logging out and back in

When people say they're upgrading to "better parts," did you ever notice that they usually mean "trendier parts"?

why are they " trendy " in the first place?

well they also mean "more expensive parts" usually. and of course the labour theory of value tells us that the more expensive a product is, the more labor went into it, therefore the better it is.

Are you ****ing kidding? Has anyone believe labor theory of value since.. say.. 1920? I guess it might still hold some weight if you consider yourself a Marxist, but ruling that out, it's basically useless except to provide historical context for something like the subjective theory of value.

In modern economics (and society), "more expensive" ≠ "better"


God, who knows, but certainly you're not implying that Deep V rims and MKS pedals with Toshi double-straps are popular because they're substantially better than other, less-expensive options, are you?

better than stock stuff on pistas,fujis,and khs flites,
toshis are better than less expensive straps, mks pedals are cheap and tuff, and deep vs love them or hate them are strong as hell for banging around on the street. is there other options yes.
but yes they are upgrades.

so yes I guess I am implying that

my fixed gear

http://oldskaters.com/bikes/dave600x450.jpg

singlespeed

http://oldskaters.com/bikes/kabuki600x450.jpg

both are now well ridden (ridden well?) and generally less awkward looking, but no pics alas

Bars? BARS?! LOVE THOSE BARS.

oldskaters, i like your fixed very much, very clean and simple. it looks like you have crank brothers pedals, am i right? i bought some of their stainless eggbeaters recently and one of the spindles is defective. their sending me a new one but since then i have heard many malfunction stories. how have they been treating you?

Pink is the new stealth?

http://i8.tinypic.com/5x810no.jpg

def. need some toe clips -- but here's how she is as of now

recent picture of my commuter:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1360/...d05f73c945.jpg
and yes it is a carbon saddle aka ass hammock:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1327/...ec7a230917.jpg

pricey saddle. Aspide Composite would be a thief magnet, or do you take it into the building?

i got it for super super cheap so I wouldn't be heartbroken if it were stolen.
Locked outside at campus, brought into bike shop while at work.

ding ding ding

Thanks S-C, it's a little lighter these days, as I now have my summer tires on

Yes, the pedals are the MXR's - the cleanest looking I think, like that they are without wrench flats (and cheap) - I've had no problems with them, they've spun maybe 5-600km so far, I have had problems with the Smarty's that I use on another bike, cap fell off without warning and the outboard bearings all fell out, but crankbrothers are warranty'ing them and have been super helpful and friendly so far...

if that's me you're talking to, then I thank you

fixed: Nitto noodle's (46's) wrapped in Soma thick 'n' zesty camo tape with Soma locking end caps
singlespeed: swept back risers from a Peugeot Campus bike and Oury's

stem and bar heights and angles on both are all a little lower, shorter, straighter and more comfortable these days and the singlespeed is also running 700's now...

no fool.

bikeage: So hot. You have such awesome builds.

Mine

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6797/pic0036ph5.jpg

^^ this bike makes me want to put a Huffy decal on my bike, even though it's not a Huffy

It makes me want to get a new bike so I can put the huffy logo from the current bike on the new bike.

No, not really.

that is f-ing brilliant... !

how comfortable is that? looks like it would feel like you were riding on a log...