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Old 12-29-07 | 09:42 PM
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Old 12-29-07 | 09:50 PM
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youve missed the point of the thread
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Old 12-29-07 | 11:25 PM
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We should mark people riding this bike as outcasts, just to spite this Manifold Man (if that's even his real name)
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Old 12-29-07 | 11:39 PM
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youve missed the point of the thread
so you think.

i would rather miss the point in a thread than the point in life. enjoy your thread
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Old 12-29-07 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pitboss
so you think.

i would rather miss the point in a thread than the point in life. enjoy your thread
lol
well, its not my thread but this is an internet forum and its actually all about the threads its composed of.
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Old 12-29-07 | 11:50 PM
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The bike ain't so horrible but the copy for the frame description on the
Fisher site reads:

"Fisher VS full cromoly horizontal drops, fender and rack mounts"
https://www.fisherbikes.com/bike/model/triton

Ok fender and rack mounts are good, but what are horizontal drop[out?]s
and thanks for the chromo but what about other tubing attributes--butting?
For 600 some odd bucks it seems you could do worse (or better with a Flite 100),
but could they get some better info?
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Old 12-30-07 | 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kjohnnytarr
We should mark people riding this bike as outcasts, just to spite this Manifold Man (if that's even his real name)
That'll certainly teach him
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Old 01-08-08 | 04:40 PM
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From the subject of this thread

Thought you all might like to see what I really thought. Hope you enjoy.

https://manifoldman.wordpress.com/200...lurb-response/

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Old 01-08-08 | 04:47 PM
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Huh.
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Old 01-08-08 | 05:34 PM
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Mani, I don't think any of the people in here are any different than the dozens you interviewed regarding fixed gear bikes. They dis as anyone you spoke with face to face would have, because of the hype you attempted/failed to generate with your exciting copy.
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Old 01-08-08 | 10:35 PM
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Oh I get it, it was just a misunderstanding. When you said x you meant y. Thanks for clearing that up.
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Old 01-08-08 | 10:58 PM
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What's wrong with that bike?

By the time I had my $350 Kilo TT setup the way I wanted it my total out the door cost was $600+.

Sometimes I don't understand the hipster/fixie mentality.

Oh, and I rock both a front and rear brake.

/goes back to the road forum
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Old 01-08-08 | 11:08 PM
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What's wrong with that bike?

By the time I had my $350 Kilo TT setup the way I wanted it my total out the door cost was $600+.

Sometimes I don't understand the hipster/fixie mentality.

Oh, and I rock both a front and rear brake.

/goes back to the road forum
This thread isn't about the bike.
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Old 01-08-08 | 11:55 PM
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That's one sweet ass ride.
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Old 01-08-08 | 11:55 PM
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i actually saw one of those the other day, the thinggie on the handlebars goes around, it looks like it's a place to put your lights/bell/speed-o-meter.

I know that no one really cares, but i thought it was neat-o.
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Old 01-09-08 | 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ManifoldMan
Thought you all might like to see what I really thought. Hope you enjoy.

https://manifoldman.wordpress.com/200...lurb-response/

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This place is full of haters but for every 1 person who posted something snide, 20 didn't think there was anything wrong with what you wrote. Don't sweat it, just enjoy the bike.
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Old 01-09-08 | 09:25 AM
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Hey, wait! I thought our culture was not for sale!
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Old 01-09-08 | 09:47 AM
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Hey, wait! I thought our culture was not for sale!
It's not man!

Unless I can make money off it.
 
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Old 01-09-08 | 10:28 AM
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there needs to be an internets battle royale
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Old 01-09-08 | 06:11 PM
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When I say things like ‘This bike will get you to and from [locations] quickly and in style’ what I really am talking about is my respect for those people who ride them.
huh?
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Old 01-10-08 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kemmer
This place is full of haters but for every 1 person who posted something snide, 20 didn't think there was anything wrong with what you wrote. Don't sweat it, just enjoy the bike.
+1 no need to get worked up. have fun riding it.
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Old 01-10-08 | 10:59 AM
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props for even riding a bike at all, but getting hyped on "bike culture" and trying to be "accepted in the fixie/singlespeed community" rings as superficial. Ride your bike because you like riding your bike, everything else is secondary. Don't ride your bike because you're in love with the image of it.

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Old 01-10-08 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewssohip
props for even riding a bike at all, but getting hyped on "bike culture" and trying to be "accepted in the fixie/singlespeed community" rings as superficial. Ride your bike because you like riding your bike, everything else is secondary. Don't ride your bike because you're in love with the image of it.
who are you to tell someone else why they should ride a bike? some people ride bikes cause it's cool right now. some people ride cause they can't afford a car and/or hate public transpo. some people ride cause they got a DUI. some people ride for fitness. some people ride for the environment. some people ride cause it's fun. in the end, everyone who's riding a bike isn't driving an SUV so who cares why they're doing it?
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Old 01-10-08 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by kemmer
who are you to tell someone else why they should ride a bike? some people ride bikes cause it's cool right now. some people ride cause they can't afford a car and/or hate public transpo. some people ride cause they got a DUI. some people ride for fitness. some people ride for the environment. some people ride cause it's fun. in the end, everyone who's riding a bike isn't driving an SUV so who cares why they're doing it?
Yeah, really. I guess I'd rather live in a world where people show off by riding in unconventional manners rather than trying to buy the bigger vehicle.

Now I'm all morally confused...
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Old 01-10-08 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kemmer
who are you to tell someone else why they should ride a bike? some people ride bikes cause it's cool right now. some people ride cause they can't afford a car and/or hate public transpo. some people ride cause they got a DUI. some people ride for fitness. some people ride for the environment. some people ride cause it's fun. in the end, everyone who's riding a bike isn't driving an SUV so who cares why they're doing it?
you're right in a lot of ways, but at the same time, not everyone riding a bike <b>isn't</b> driving an suv. I suppose i was more just musing personal opinion than pass any sort of judgment.
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