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Old 08-09-09, 05:37 AM
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So much better with a normal wheelset.

I just can't get behind a tri-spoke tubular in the front and an aero clincher in the back. It reminds me too much of an arrospok-and-a-deep-v.
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Old 08-09-09, 11:26 AM
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i do love high polish aero rims. post MOAR.
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Originally Posted by trelhak
I just can't get behind a tri-spoke tubular in the front and an aero clincher in the back. It reminds me too much of an arrospok-and-a-deep-v.
Pretty sure they were both tubbies. And your analogy is no where near accurate.
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Originally Posted by REMspeedwagon
i do love high polish aero rims. post MOAR.
give me a minute.
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Old 08-09-09, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by beeftech
Pretty sure they were both tubbies. And your analogy is no where near accurate.
Observe the original picture closely and you'll see that the rear tire is a Michelin. Michelin does not manufacture tubular tires. So unless he decided to reinforce a clincher with glue in the front, he's got a tubular and a clincher.

I don't think my analogy is at all inaccurate. Instead of an Aerospoke and a Formula+Deep-V, this guy had the money to buy what appears to be a HED3 and a home-made carbon wheel fairing. Three spokes vs. Five, deep carbon vs. kinda-deep aluminum.
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Old 08-09-09, 02:02 PM
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Old 08-09-09, 02:17 PM
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So. Much. Win.
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Old 08-09-09, 02:39 PM
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gross leather bike is still a gross leather bike even if it's accompanied with a token flask.

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Old 08-09-09, 04:24 PM
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Saddle, flask holder and handgrips would've been plenty of leather. The tube covers go WAY over the top.

Nice bike, though.
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Old 08-09-09, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by psirue
gross leather bike is still a gross leather bike even if it's accompanied with a token flask.

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Old 08-09-09, 07:16 PM
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i concur
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Old 08-09-09, 09:14 PM
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The light blue Vanilla is owned by the guy who used to run Black Sheep Cycles(RIP) in Charlotte, NC...shes a beauty. Even more so in person.
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Old 08-10-09, 07:41 AM
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Is it really meant for riding though?
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is it really meant for quoting all ten images though?
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Old 08-10-09, 08:15 AM
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Of course. Even though those Vanillas have been linked-to in this thread about a half-dozen times, apparently, one can never have enough of them.
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Ive had enough.
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Old 08-10-09, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by myfixedgear
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Old 08-10-09, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by deathhare
Ive had enough.
i'd rather see bikes that people actually ride.
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Old 08-10-09, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
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It looks exactly like your bike!
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Old 08-10-09, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbris1
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lmao its like a mirror.
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Originally Posted by Soil_Sampler

Wonder how the half-radial + brakeless is going to hold up over time.
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Unless that wheel is dished the it's the wrong application of that style of lacing but he'll find that out eventually. And why in the h3ll did he alternate the spokes on the radial side.
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because he's a CoolGuy™5000
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