Are carbon forks bad for tricks
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From: Victoria, BC
Bikes: Cypress track bike
Are carbon forks bad for tricks
I have an oppertunity to get a track bike at a very good price, but it has a carbon fork and tubular tires, I'll probablly end up replacing the rims, I don't feel like skidding through $$ of tubular tires, but is a carbon fork bad for tricks or not?
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circus bear
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From: Austin
Bikes: 97(?) GT Richochet, 00 Schwinn SuperSport
if you do it anyway, post pics of your dental work, stitches and possible neutering.
Or just buy a cheap bike for stunts/playtime/recess and ride the nice bike for RealRides.
or did I just take the bait of a troll..?
Or just buy a cheap bike for stunts/playtime/recess and ride the nice bike for RealRides.
or did I just take the bait of a troll..?
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Dances With Cars
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From: Toronto, Canada
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I feel like someone's going to jump out from behind the bushes and whack me with a bat for reading this thread. Am I just an old school bike Luddite now? Sounds like the whole bike was setup for the velodrome, cheaper to get a crap street fixie built up for your needs.
Carbon Fork = NOT FOR TRICKIN'
Carbon Fork = NOT FOR TRICKIN'
Last edited by TRaffic Jammer; 03-07-09 at 09:39 AM.
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Carbon fiber is for high disposable income yuppie scum bags. Carbon fiber is also one of the worst materials for the environment.
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
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chickenosaurus
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From: Boston, MA
Bikes: 2010 Motobecane Team Track, 1997 GT Edge, 2012 Kilo TT Stripper
steel is the best for tricks, carbon fiber will shatter when cracked.
better this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5sVV8PvBo
than this
https://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/2...for-broke.html
better this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5sVV8PvBo
than this
https://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/2...for-broke.html
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From: Deep in the heart of Texas
Bikes: Presto NJS build, Specialized Allez Pro w/ full Dura Ace and Ksyrium SLs, 1990something Specialized Sirrus
Carbon fiber is for high disposable income yuppie scum bags. Carbon fiber is also one of the worst materials for the environment.
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
#15
partly metal, partly real
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From: Philadelphia.
Bikes: Hummer H2
Carbon fiber is for high disposable income yuppie scum bags. Carbon fiber is also one of the worst materials for the environment.
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
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steel is the best for tricks, carbon fiber will shatter when cracked.
better this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5sVV8PvBo
than this
https://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/2...for-broke.html
better this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c5sVV8PvBo
than this
https://fixedgearbikes.blogspot.com/2...for-broke.html
#17
unofficial
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From: san rafael, CA
while this guy isnt riding a carbon fork, if you were tricking on one, something like this would be a lot more eminent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe6KqdJndcU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe6KqdJndcU
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Comanche Racing
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From: Deep in the heart of Texas
Bikes: Presto NJS build, Specialized Allez Pro w/ full Dura Ace and Ksyrium SLs, 1990something Specialized Sirrus
#21
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From: Van BC
ModernDivo I recommend that you reconsider both this bike project and your affiliation with Amway, whose get-rich-quick MLM scheme you're advertising in your avatar. Get a cheap steel IRO or whatever from Dream if you want to do tricks, don't smash up a nice race machine. And if you want to make money then go to school, study hard and get a real job.
Last edited by mander; 03-07-09 at 01:47 PM.
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Fixed-gear roadie
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From: Wilmington, NC
Bikes: 2008 Masi Speciale Fixed
Carbon fiber is for high disposable income yuppie scum bags. Carbon fiber is also one of the worst materials for the environment.
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
The yuppy scumbags over on the road forum think I am being discriminatory of them because I make clear that steel is the least toxic of all bicycle materials. Its not fiction, it is fact.
If you want to be an idiot go ahead. How can it be a good deal if you need new rims and a fork?
Protip: Ever see the inside of a steel mill? It's like a giant fuming industrial Hell.




