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Old 06-02-10, 05:57 PM
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Then you're not agreeing much....
agreeing on women, booze and drugs
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Old 06-02-10, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver

I would have to buy a bike or take up drinking, boozing, and carousing.
buy the bike and come down to L.A., ride with Midnight Ridazz, and spend the rest of your money on booze for everyone on the ride
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Old 06-02-10, 07:25 PM
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I'd buy one of these and piss everyone off by converting it to SS. Bar clip-ons would have to go, too.

https://www.bikesportmichigan.com/rev...B12-2009.shtml

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Old 06-02-10, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sixty Fiver
On the 3 weeks to learn how to build a frame... this is just the basics.

Building a frame well takes a lifetime of devotion, much practice, and many failures along the way.

Very true. But, maybe a new passion is discovered?

I actually really like schnee's idea. Start somewhere around a grand, and "trade-up" while documenting the whole experience.
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Old 06-02-10, 09:37 PM
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probably would buy a road bike like others have said, and then take it on some nice long trips
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A pair of these:





+ a new mac pro, some room treatment panels, and a cheap fixay with whatever cash I have left over
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its got to be the carbon district.
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Old 06-02-10, 10:44 PM
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I'd spend most on music: records, CDs, concerts, maybe some headphones and the rest on a mediocre fixed and a road bike as well as a professional bike fit. Saving the rest for the future.
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Originally Posted by adriano
its got to be the carbon district.
Yea baby ... belt drive rocks ...
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...rict/district/



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Old 06-02-10, 11:08 PM
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Agreeing with the belt drive, although I'd take those stupid "car-scratcher" bars off. Not only will they inevitably lead to an ass-kicking/run-over-ing, but one fall onto those and you'll get served up with a lower-intestine shiskebob.

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Old 06-03-10, 02:46 AM
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well played!
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Originally Posted by CharneK
Very true. But, maybe a new passion is discovered?

I actually really like schnee's idea. Start somewhere around a grand, and "trade-up" while documenting the whole experience.
I can't take credit for it, there was a dude that traded a paperclip up and eventually got a house:

https://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/
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I'd buy half a bike. But, that's just what I'd do with 5k.
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Old 06-03-10, 06:24 AM
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some guy built up a cervelo P3 into a fixed gear......Id do that.
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Old 06-03-10, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cleanupinaisle3
I'd probably buy a nice road bike instead.
mhm~ I'll throw in a few hundred more bucks and buy this:

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Old 06-03-10, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by youngandcurious
I agree but instead of a kilo get a little better bike
What is better than a Kilo TT? A Kilo WT
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Old 06-03-10, 01:18 PM
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Probably build up a Cinelli MASH in green:


Such a pretty frame.

Edit: I'd pocket the rest, I don't need a $5k bike.
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Old 06-03-10, 01:34 PM
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build a scrambler and decoupage it in 100 dollar bills
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<3 my Cinelli Mash in Green. Rode it last night, it's freaking sweet.

So Mavic IO + Kilo TT anyone? Hahaha.

In all seriousness, probably an Anchor Frame. =)


Or a BMC Track Machine
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Old 06-03-10, 02:01 PM
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I'd buy a pugs... and a big dummy.
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and the remainder....if any...on wimmin and scotch. Free money demands a stipend be allocated for vice.
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god those anchor frames are so hideous
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Originally Posted by Ouhei
Probably build up a Cinelli MASH in green:


Such a pretty frame.

Edit: I'd pocket the rest, I don't need a $5k bike.


thats a good looking frame ... there were allot of good looking ss/fixies all over Manhattan when we were there a few weeks ago.
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Old 06-03-10, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by FlatSix911
This is how i would go. And then yes, of course, booze. I am the founder of the Logan chapter for the Knights of the PBR Table after all
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