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05-22-09, 09:29 AM
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It was custom. I saved enough $ to either get a used car or buy a nice bike so I went with the bike since I have no desire to drive and ride bikes to get places.
05-22-09, 09:33 AM
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Comanche Racing
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you are really lucky to live in a city that allows you to do that. I would love to only have a bike. Austin is bikeable, and I bike to about 75% of places, but sometimes I need to go like 30 miles and i'm on a time crunch. But, good news: last night the Austin city just approved a plan that will add 250 miles of bike lanes to our city and several bike only paths. Sounds like a pretty significant improvement.
05-22-09, 09:49 AM
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Don't really have a bike.
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+1 vote to see the cross check with the hed3s!
05-22-09, 10:00 AM
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you are really lucky to live in a city that allows you to do that. I would love to only have a bike. Austin is bikeable, and I bike to about 75% of places, but sometimes I need to go like 30 miles and i'm on a time crunch. But, good news: last night the Austin city just approved a plan that will add 250 miles of bike lanes to our city and several bike only paths. Sounds like a pretty significant improvement.
nah, I just like to bike is all
05-22-09, 11:41 AM
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aka Tom Reingold
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gyeswho, how fast do you go? I'd love to take a ride with you. I bring my bike to the city from time to time.
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05-22-09, 01:23 PM
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My Sekai 400 conversion:
Still need to cut down and tape the bars, but here it is now:
Still need to cut down and tape the bars, but here it is now:
05-22-09, 02:27 PM
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Some frame called "Universal" it said made in Poland on it, sanded it with sand paper, spray painted it with black bbq paint.
Took off the bullhorns, jammed those flat bars in there REALLY hard, really, really hard.
All of you who have been saying "I love clean conversions", you are going to hate this.
wait till i post my as of yet un-found conversion. it's gonna be ugly. all i have right now are the rear wheel, cog and tire!
05-22-09, 02:36 PM
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One-Jersey Wonder
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05-22-09, 02:56 PM
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Cool, I'll private-message you when I expect to be in the city. Do you ride in Central Park?
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05-22-09, 03:38 PM
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Waiting for his CX
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New conversion. Built it for my gf to ride, hence the low gearing. Yes, it has two brakes. That means I can stop about 10% faster than those with just fronts and about 80% faster than those with none. I just don't get the whole no brakes thing. Yeah i know you can skid, I also know that the static coefficient of friction is almost always higher than the kinetic and your front wheel bears most of the braking force. Its not fixed BTW. Enjoy
05-22-09, 03:43 PM
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hateful little monkey
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05-22-09, 04:10 PM
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MWHAAHAHAHAHA!!!!! It's Aero-Check
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05-22-09, 04:16 PM
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Sweet, all ready for the grocery store time trial!
05-22-09, 04:20 PM
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hey
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05-22-09, 04:55 PM
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I hear that man. Cars used to be my life. Since I moved here I would never want one again. I have more into my bike than my last car cost, and I'm totally fine with that. If any of you guys need people to ride with hit me up. I'm usually solo...
05-22-09, 05:14 PM
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Apologies for a slightly delayed rehash & not wanting to rain on satan's cute cousin's parade but if riding fixed you may, seriously, want to consider foot retention, aka cages & straps. Only the seriously skilled ride fixed with free pedals. I know this will add to your admirably low cost but will take you to another place is terms of power transfer & make it possible for you to skid with greater ease.
05-22-09, 06:11 PM
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hey
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apologies for a slightly delayed rehash & not wanting to rain on satan's cute cousin's parade but if riding fixed you may, seriously, want to consider foot retention, aka cages & straps. Only the seriously skilled ride fixed with free pedals. I know this will add to your admirably low cost but will take you to another place is terms of power transfer & make it possible for you to skid with greater ease.
05-22-09, 07:46 PM
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05-22-09, 08:28 PM
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05-22-09, 10:32 PM
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05-23-09, 02:15 PM
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Some frame called "Universal" it said made in Poland on it, sanded it with sand paper, spray painted it with black bbq paint.
Took off the bullhorns, jammed those flat bars in there REALLY hard, really, really hard.
All of you who have been saying "I love clean conversions", you are going to hate this.
Raise you a:
Hammered on stem,
Custom bullhorn bars with hockey tape,
Half sanded frame,
Duck taped seat with a ziptied light,
And call:
Custom straps
Now thats what I call bike poker
05-23-09, 02:20 PM
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Hilarious.
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