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Obi Wan gets Fixed and goes Gorilla...

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Old 10-27-09 | 03:03 PM
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I can see it now:

Promising wall street trader on his way to the top, makes a bad move and loses it all.
Thrown to the streets with nothing but his fixie, he has to fight his way back.

But this time, he's got nothing to lose.
Ha! YA!
Ya he cool,
likes everythin on two wheels, read in a blog he had a Pakéeeeee.

Dang didnt realize there were SW geeks in tha house.

Ay just go cheapie and get a Kilo Stripper in raw or gold!
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Old 10-27-09 | 03:19 PM
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"FRAME all tubes in double butted Columbus Neuron Nivacrom"

What is Neuron Nivacrom?
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Old 10-27-09 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ichitz
"FRAME all tubes in double butted Columbus Neuron Nivacrom"

What is Neuron Nivacrom?
$$

[edit] Make that $$$$
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Old 10-27-09 | 03:58 PM
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For a $700 frame I'd drop it back down to two dollar signs.
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Old 10-27-09 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dsh
I can see it now:

Promising wall street trader on his way to the top, makes a bad move and loses it all.
Thrown to the streets with nothing but his fixie, he has to fight his way back.

But this time, he's got nothing to lose.
i died.

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Old 10-27-09 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by mumblesmumbles
For a $700 frame I'd drop it back down to two dollar signs.
With complete bikes available for $300, shouldn't a $700 frame rate four?
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Old 10-27-09 | 05:07 PM
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Old 10-27-09 | 05:08 PM
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With complete bikes available for $300, shouldn't a $700 frame rate four?
You're comparing apples to oranges.

A $300 complete is in a completely different category than a Gorilla frame build up.

Sure, they'll both get you from point A to B but the quality and materials can't be compared.
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Old 10-27-09 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mumblesmumbles
You're comparing apples to oranges.

A $300 complete is in a completely different category than a Gorilla frame build up.

Sure, they'll both get you from point A to B but the quality and materials can't be compared.
Exactly.
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Old 10-27-09 | 05:20 PM
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But I still don't see your point as to why it should be a four dollar sign frame. To me a four dollar sign frame would be the same steel, full lugs, custom fit, custom paint and or chrome.

$700 seems appropriate for a higher end stock frame. You could spend more...
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Old 10-27-09 | 05:52 PM
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Are you guys really fighting over about the number of dollar signs that most accurately describes the relative cost of a gorilla frame set? Really?


Let me help out and suggest three $s. Everyone cool with that?

On topic now, nice bike. Does anyone know what the movie is about? Is the track bike incidental or is cycling a bigger part of the movie?
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Old 10-27-09 | 06:09 PM
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Are you guys really fighting over about the number of dollar signs that most accurately describes the relative cost of a gorilla frame set? Really?


Let me help out and suggest three $s. Everyone cool with that?
Figured it would be different than arguing about brakes/breaks, foot retention, licensing, cats, helmets, etc.

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On topic now, nice bike. Does anyone know what the movie is about? Is the track bike incidental or is cycling a bigger part of the movie?
According to IMDB: A love story set in a city where people are slowly losing their sensory perception.

So he must be riding fixed to be one with the bike and avoid losing his sensory perception. His brake/break will be edited out in post production as to not incite a fixed purist riot.

Or perhaps he's losing his sensory perception and had to add the brake/break.
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Old 10-27-09 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RooNYC
Are you guys really fighting over about the number of dollar signs that most accurately describes the relative cost of a gorilla frame set? Really?


Let me help out and suggest three $s. Everyone cool with that?

On topic now, nice bike. Does anyone know what the movie is about? Is the track bike incidental or is cycling a bigger part of the movie?
Yes. Yes we are. I would have suggested three, but I rarely compromise that easily.
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Old 10-27-09 | 07:59 PM
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arnt these the same thing as the bareknuckle frameset?
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Old 10-28-09 | 07:47 AM
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Judging by the $$$, I'm going to say "no".
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