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Old 01-08-09, 09:05 PM
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go for it
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Oh hell...take your best shots.



'One Less Car' sticker in front of your garage door. Although, I'm only making an assumption.
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Old 01-08-09, 09:11 PM
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he could need a place to stage his lawnmower collection...
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Originally Posted by MPLSdunk
op has too many spacers and delorian has ugly wall paper. heres mine.
all I can saying 'WOW'! and your bike is hottie!
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Old 01-08-09, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by bboysubhuman
'One Less Car' sticker in front of your garage door. Although, I'm only making an assumption.
It's my friend's garage door... my garage is full of bikes and tools and if I had a car I would not waste valuable indoor space for parking.
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Old 01-08-09, 09:16 PM
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I hate flat bars on most bikes... this is no exception.
Say whaatt? Must be the angle. I hate flat bars too.

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rduenas - I should have added that I don't like risers on track bikes either.

I see that you already have a tt protector for when you see the light and put some track drops on that bike... which is beautiful.

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haha well the bars make it over the top tube but the stem nudges right there.

Man, I know what you mean. I LOVE track drops, especially the deda pista bars. But, I've tried them so many times in the past and I just can't get comfortable on them. I don't get it. I've messed with fit and everything.
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Old 01-08-09, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rduenas
This should be fun


love it!
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
Oh hell...take your best shots.




not really diggin the stem
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looks great man...you should ride in the drops more though! they don't look dirty enough
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Originally Posted by rduenas
haha well the bars make it over the top tube but the stem nudges right there.

Man, I know what you mean. I LOVE track drops, especially the deda pista bars. But, I've tried them so many times in the past and I just can't get comfortable on them. I don't get it. I've messed with fit and everything.
You have to use what makes you happy and comfortable... most people think my bar positions are a little odd but I'm an old geezer who doesn't gives a rats arse what people think...

Most of my drop bars are randonneur bars...they have a subtle lift at the ends before they drop and then flare out and are my favourite type of drop bar. They are really nice for climbing and accelerating from the drops.

I have some narrower straight drops on my work bike (I salvaged these) so I can get a few more inches of clearance when I am splitting lanes...

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Old 01-08-09, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by blueyesrise
not really diggin the stem
Duh...

I actually changed that stem out before the last century ride I took on the old girl and swapped the clipless for clips and straps.

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Old 01-08-09, 09:46 PM
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h8 (inb4 saddle angle also it is fixed now)

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Originally Posted by dcraver
it's on a bed. and i've just never liked brown and black. but hope it rides well
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Originally Posted by 91MF
make fun of my bike. here is a pic from when i first put it together.

awesome, your bike look like hottie chic Carmen Electra!
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I'm actually gonna use these for an urban photo contest. Hate on. I love it to death, and it came out to about $350 total.
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Originally Posted by rduenas
This should be fun


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have at it.
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have at it
..those are very neat bikes!
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I guess no one hates my bike. I expected alot of hate.
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h8 (inb4 saddle angle also it is fixed now)


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Originally Posted by Critical Jeff
I guess no one hates my bike. I expected alot of hate.
Give me a minute...
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He's still working on the list hahaha
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Originally Posted by dcraver
h8 (inb4 saddle angle also it is fixed now)
Considering you already got the seat angle covered. I like it overrall, though if the rear wheel was the same as the front, the entire bike would look much cleaner and classier. The spokecard in the front is a bit silly. Great frame color.
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Originally Posted by dcraver
h8 (inb4 saddle angle also it is fixed now)
Wood-grain veep, ugly stem, ugly seatpost, ugly saddle, and most of all the COMPLETELY useless top-tube "protector" which looks like a single pass of white electrical tape. That's not gonna do much to stop your bars from denting your bike, fyi.
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Originally Posted by SpaceFace
have at it.
Anodized everything, is a Sparton.
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