Damn Cablestops!
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Damn Cablestops!
I just got a Jury frame and built it up as a fixed gear, so I have no use for the rear brake cable stops. I thought they were a little ugly but didn't really care. Today I was riding and the seem along the leg of my shorts caught it and tore a nice big hole in my last pair of unscathed dickies. Of course after that it continued to keep catching only making the hole bigger. If I ever get my frame powdercoated I'm cutting those MFers off! Oh well, lesson learned. Only ride in speedos.
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Am I missing something here? What's wrong with Dickies?
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From: Agua Dulce, CA
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Just go to a local muffler shop and give one of the mechanics $10 bucks to take their cutting torch to those cable stops.
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I actually was commuting to work, but in defense of dickies (rofl +12) I love them and wear the shorts all the time. Normally tough as nails and plain as poo. Just the way I like my clothes. Except for my speedos, I prefer them in leopard print.
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From: Toronto, ON
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High socks and rolled up jeans make you look more like an olde tyme butte-fayce. That's how I roll.





