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Old 05-09-11, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by subaruscotty
Posted in the other thread, just thought I'd post here too.

I could've sworn I saw someone riding this bike in L.A. today...
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^ Rims are different colors!



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1983 Raleigh Olympian

Heh, just realized this is in the fixed gear section! Oh well..

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Old 05-10-11, 02:25 AM
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I love the oldtimey horn but the saddle looks hideous.
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Old 05-10-11, 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
The fragile sticker really has to go.... super bad karma especially with how things go with concepts....
And especially considering that you're rolling on an exploding rear wheel and crankset rumored to be problematic.
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Old 05-10-11, 09:33 AM
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my FG / Leader 722...still playing with handle bar position (raised it a bit yesterday and felt better). Originally had a Rb-009 on it, but didn't like the drop....RB-018 are perfect.



my SS / 2010 SE Floval Flyer XL (ha...just wanted to show it off).

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Originally Posted by nukeout
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Old 05-11-11, 08:22 AM
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what kind of brakes are those on your third picture?
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affinity lo pro-current set up by hwdxbassist, on Flickr

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Old 06-30-11, 10:09 PM
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Needs toshi doubles in black. Seriously why skimp on such a solid build with unlaminated straps?
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Old 06-30-11, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Needs toshi doubles in black. Seriously why skimp on such a solid build with unlaminated straps?
Because I ride everywhere and I lock up my bike a lot, in "bad" neighborhoods so spending 100$ on some straps that could get taken super easily isn't worth the risk. that's why I got a cheap stem/handle bar set up and saddle.

My stuff has been stolen in the past, so I sacrifice Fancy names and quality for components that simply get the job done. but the drive train and the hubs are a different story, I cant skimp out there those are more important to me because they account for a lot of the bikes performance and feel-but that's just one mans opinion-
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Old 06-30-11, 10:35 PM
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have at it
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Old 06-30-11, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hwdxbassist
Because I ride everywhere and I lock up my bike a lot, in "bad" neighborhoods so spending 100$ on some straps that could get taken super easily isn't worth the risk. that's why I got a cheap stem/handle bar set up and saddle.

My stuff has been stolen in the past, so I sacrifice Fancy names and quality for components that simply get the job done. but the drive train and the hubs are a different story, I cant skimp out there those are more important to me because they account for a lot of the bikes performance and feel-but that's just one mans opinion-
Oakland? Yea I know what you mean.. although I've never had my stuff lifted and wound up in the laney college flea market aka the holy grail of stolen bikes/ bike parts.

Anyhow for my toshis I run them through sylvans... where installing them is hard and removing them is even harder.
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Old 06-30-11, 10:37 PM
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Put a bird on it!
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Old 07-01-11, 05:14 PM
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Old 07-01-11, 05:20 PM
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Its a fuji track pro painted black.
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Old 07-01-11, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by chrischrischris
Seat angle and my personal dislike of black & gold schemes. (kind of just hate gold in general)

Otherwise looks like a super fun bike. Do you have any better pictures (drive side, higher resolution)?
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Old 07-01-11, 05:34 PM
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Yeah but i was either black or gold and i wasnt really diggin the black so i went for the gold. Im saving up some money for deep v's. And yeah very fun to ride. wasnt the best decision to get a track pro as a street bike, but i got used to it.
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Old 07-01-11, 05:58 PM
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And no its my phone camera pretty much best picture I could get.

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Old 07-01-11, 06:43 PM
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Hi chrischrischris, you should say hi to the forum member craigcraigcraig.
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Old 07-01-11, 07:36 PM
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Old 09-13-11, 06:37 PM
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we cant let this thread sink
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Old 09-13-11, 06:44 PM
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The red bottle cage kinda bothers me, but I'm just nitpicking. Looks great!
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Old 09-13-11, 06:45 PM
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I might as well join in on the fun too:



Fire away plz.
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Old 09-13-11, 06:51 PM
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The red bottle cage kinda bothers me
Same, but it isn't my pretty bike.
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Old 09-13-11, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
Same, but it isn't my pretty bike.
True. Plus I think a white bottle cage would be too much for me.
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