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Old 02-19-13, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBighead
And here is my little boy's new bike....

Kinda want one for my kid. Can't afford this:

But then there's also this:
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At least plug the bars.
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Old 02-19-13, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
At least plug the bars.
Do you mean me and my kid's bike? If so, the bars are plugged...
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Old 02-19-13, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by garlic_rice
Kinda want one for my kid.
Well, I couldnt afford a whole lot either so I found his on Craigslist for $50... It started out like this...


It was a little crazy for me, so I murdered it out. I like how everything came out...
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Old 02-19-13, 10:43 PM
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It's too big for me.
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Old 02-19-13, 11:16 PM
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Old 02-20-13, 08:31 AM
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Nice! I was wondering where you could get a murdered-out kids bike. Looks awesome.
Slap some of these on for extra cred/lulz.
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Old 02-20-13, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by garlic_rice
Nice! I was wondering where you could get a murdered-out kids bike. Looks awesome.
Slap some of these on for extra cred/lulz.
I am relatively certain you are making fun of me... but either way, thanks for checking it out... It was a Christmas gift for my 3 (now 4) year old and he loves it. Then again, he would have loved it if it was a mismatched neon beater... The things we do for our kids! Ha...
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Originally Posted by JohnnyBighead
I am relatively certain you are making fun of me... but either way, thanks for checking it out... It was a Christmas gift for my 3 (now 4) year old and he loves it. Then again, he would have loved it if it was a mismatched neon beater... The things we do for our kids! Ha...
Nonononono totally not making fun of you! I honestly dig it, and plan on doing something similar when mini-me is old enough to ride on his own. Also I think i'm past the age of making fun of people on the internets.
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Nonononono totally not making fun of you! I honestly dig it, and plan on doing something similar when mini-me is old enough to ride on his own. Also I think i'm past the age of making fun of people on the internets.
Ha, well thanks! It was a fair amount of work stripping, painting, etc, but I am pleased with the outcome... It was a lot of fun, and now I want to do my own build... Never ending...
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
At least plug the bars.
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Do you mean me and my kid's bike? If so, the bars are plugged...
Sorry, that was in reply to this, Garlic's ninja'd his post in front of mine.
Originally Posted by BoSoxYacht

When I find the right stem I'll tape the bars..

Oh yeah, I also don't like the blackwall tires.
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
Sorry, that was in reply to this, Garlic's ninja'd his post in front of mine.
yeah, i thought that was probably the case... Sorry for gumming up the thread!
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
Sorry, that was in reply to this, Garlic's ninja'd his post in front of mine.


Ok back to bikes. Just for derailing the thread i'm throwing up my whip (Scattante SSR, former brakeless tarck machine now sensible knee-friendly SS). Photo is from last summer but it hasn't changed since. Flame on!

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Old 02-20-13, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by aquateen


this is my everyday bike. no bling, just function.
Yup, my next bike will definitely the fantom cross uno

love it other then the pedals
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Old 02-20-13, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by garlic_rice
The levers are a bit high, and the bar could be rotated a little. nothing really wrong with it.
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Old 02-20-13, 05:28 PM
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The commuter

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Missing a rack and Brooks
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The commuter

Dat frok.
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Old 02-20-13, 07:57 PM
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eh, why not.
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I got nothing, great build.


non-edit, edit: the bars are rotated (down) a touch past level.
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Originally Posted by hailandkill
Yup, my next bike will definitely the fantom cross uno

love it other then the pedals
Same, going to save up my rupees and get one in the fall. Been eyeing them up for some time now.
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Dat frok.
I'm not in love with the looks of it either, but I needed to replace the original(bent steerer).

This one was free, free is good.
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Free is ugly.
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eh, why not.
The cyclometer sensor should be on the front of the fork, and trim the tab off of the head unit mount.
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Missing a rack and Brooks
Brooks saddles don't work well for me, and they look goofy when paired with threadless stems.
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