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Old 11-26-08 | 05:51 AM
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White bikes.

Are pretty awesome, I never used to like them. Something pretty badass about a complete white bike. I am looking to get an Alien frame and might go with the white, now matte or glossy is the question.
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Old 11-26-08 | 05:52 AM
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Old 11-26-08 | 07:05 AM
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here in NYC, the only all-white bikes are ghost bike memorials:







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Old 11-26-08 | 07:13 AM
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i do like that it comes with cross levers and a chrome fork.
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Old 11-26-08 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ZiP0082
here in NYC, the only all-white bikes are ghost bike memorials:









Pretty cool.
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Old 11-26-08 | 07:51 AM
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It strikes me as bad juju to ride around on a ghost bike
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Old 11-26-08 | 08:46 AM
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I wouldn't have it completely white, just the frame.
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Old 11-26-08 | 08:52 AM
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sounds fresh as hell to me, you should do it. Personally I'm liking murdered out bikes (all black).
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Old 11-26-08 | 09:05 AM
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Okay I am old! When did this saying "murdering" start? I hear it all the time now.
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Old 11-26-08 | 09:06 AM
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murdered out bikes
Seriously dude, that sounds really really lame...
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Old 11-26-08 | 10:01 AM
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i dig all white frame with matte black components. it is my plan for my ruckus.

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Old 11-26-08 | 10:02 AM
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All white = bikes of death. No thanks.
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Old 11-26-08 | 10:56 AM
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I also like white bikes. I have an all black road bike and was thinking of an all white SS (for some karmic balance....)

I thought about the perfoemance bike, it was only $340 last week.

I'm also thinking about this as there are some good cross tracks around here. I wish it came with removable decals though.

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Old 11-26-08 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by akcapbikeforums
Who knows when it started... it kinda makes sense.

"Murdered Out" at UurbanDicitonary.com:

When a vehicle has black paint and black everything. If it's a car, the window tint should also be really dark and other aftermarket accessories such as black taillight covers etc. should aid in blacking out the ride.

"That Escalade is truly murdered out man."

I don't know what term is worse, "murdered out" or "fixie"
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Old 11-26-08 | 12:19 PM
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I don't know what term is worse, "murdered out" or "fixie"
It's like having our very own BF William Safire.
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Old 11-26-08 | 12:27 PM
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i blame Rob Dyrdek for popularizing the term "murdered out"...
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Old 11-26-08 | 12:28 PM
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get it painted with reflective all white paint and then at night it'll look like a real ghost bike...
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Old 11-26-08 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by akcapbikeforums
I thought this was an interesting development from
Performance Bike (not shilling), the Liberty City
(one of a series of new single speeds that offer color,
handlebar, fender variations on the same bike):

Anyone know how these bikes compare to the Bikes Direct Bikes? The price is about the same.
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Old 11-26-08 | 01:05 PM
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Don't get a white bike, my white windsor is already dirty looking.
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Old 11-26-08 | 01:13 PM
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get it painted with reflective all white paint and then at night it'll look like a real ghost bike...
Also wear a white bedsheet with cut out eye-holes while you ride your ghost bike.
That would be awesome!
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Old 11-26-08 | 01:51 PM
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Don't get a white bike, my white windsor is already dirty looking.
Yeah I hate it when my bike looks like I ride it. You can buy my white bike I just decided to sell it because it's dirty
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Old 11-26-08 | 02:12 PM
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Old 11-26-08 | 02:16 PM
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my snow killer is a mostly white ride(frame, fork, bars, grips, saddle) with black offset (wheels/crank/stem/seatpost) and it is indeed *****in.
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Old 11-27-08 | 09:47 AM
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Old 11-27-08 | 10:37 AM
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See, that's the advantage. Get a white bike, and if you get hit, it'll mean less work for your survivors to set up a ghost bike.
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