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frantik 04-13-11 10:31 PM


Originally Posted by cc700 (Post 12504263)
i confess that i really want to make myself put a brake on one or both of my fixed gears but i can't

man still tearing yourself up with the brakes/no brakes huh :-p

i want to get a coaster brake hub so i can go "brakeless" but still coast and have brakes

ImChris 04-14-11 12:03 AM

I confess that every time i open a frick'n bag of goldfish, i eat the whole thing! I can never just have a couple, I always down the whole bag.

Another confession:

I tuck... Never know what might try to get my feet at night.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...1328054904.jpg

.Chris

PeDDeR27 04-14-11 12:06 AM

I do both of those, too! :lol: :thumb:

docboyd 04-14-11 12:14 AM

hahahahaha that is me exactly...i didn't think other people did it

ImChris 04-14-11 12:17 AM


Originally Posted by PeDDeR27 (Post 12504524)
I do both of those, too! :lol: :thumb:


Originally Posted by docboyd (Post 12504536)
hahahahaha that is me exactly...i didn't think other people did it

Know one ever thinks other people tuck. At least in the cooler climate states, like here in Michigan, i tuck all the time! My toes would freeze if i didnt...

dansjustchillin 04-14-11 12:25 AM

The tuck insures your feet don't pop out the end and get all cold. Good stuff.

cc700 04-14-11 12:29 AM

i want to sell all my bikes cept the cannondale and get a set of clincher zipps then just ride that everywhere.

i won't lock up when other people stop i'll just keep riding and when i need to buy groceries i'll ride my bike through the store.

jdgesus 04-14-11 01:02 AM

ppl bring their bikes into the madison co-op all the time, so, your instincts are spot on (or maybe that was you all 4 times.......................................................................)

RoadJerk 04-14-11 01:29 AM

I confess that:

I've always wanted a super short stem, just because of how it looks.

I've always wanted risers, just because how it looks.

I've always wanted it murdered out, because it looks awesome.

I've always wanted to ride a frame too small for me with a huge seat-to-bar drop, because I feel more aero, poised, but mostly because it looks more aggressive.

I've always wanted to make my own fake disc wheel, cause it looks awesome.

I've always wanted to keep my ****ty, thin 48 tooth chainring+crank that I salvaged from an old touring gruppe just because 48 tooth is slightly larger than 46 and I like how it looks better and nobody else has one.

I've ridden brakeless since day one, just because I was too lazy and impatient to put the brake on, and I never considered it since.

I've always wanted a fixed gear from day one, only because how it feels.

I've done all these things, And I'm not ashamed to keep doing them.

cc700 04-14-11 01:43 AM

i ride slower than 5mph down hills because i don't want to die and i don't want to buy new tires all the time and i don't trust drivers and i don't like brakes.

i race other commuters.

i want to ride fenderless because it looks so much better and i could give a **** about all these clubriding rando tarckbear *******s.

eat my spray *****es!

cc700 04-14-11 01:50 AM

also:

i want everything that Rapha makes.

hairnet 04-14-11 02:21 AM

I'm too tall to tuck my feet in :(

Butthash 04-14-11 02:54 AM

When I first got onto BFSSFG, I thought everyone had a conversion, and legit track frames were for rich track racers.... :(

Retem 04-14-11 03:53 AM

I carry a woobie (military poncho liner blanket thing) with me everywhere
I hated it when I worked at the local coop and these ******* would come in with a nice frame and some flashy parts and ask me to help them build a suicide hub because they ran out of money
I am in love with this little korean 26" road bike this guy rides around here it is so ridiculous its awesome
I have found myself bored in a foreign country
I love korean food
I am afraid to ride my bike off post here because korean drivers will kill you (I am not in seoul I am in the country)

vw addict 04-14-11 05:48 AM

I'm too lazy to clean my bikes, or lube their chains

youngandcurious 04-14-11 05:56 AM

I scan craigslist to much even in class, ive missed out on to many good deals

Scrodzilla 04-14-11 06:21 AM

I'm confessing that murdered-out - as awesome as it does look - isn't really my style. My 725 may be taking a little trip to the powdercoater.

adriano 04-14-11 08:25 AM

who doesnt have a 48t?

nuhtowel 04-14-11 08:31 AM

I really want a coastie

hamish5178 04-14-11 08:37 AM


Originally Posted by Scrodzilla (Post 12505074)
I'm confessing that murdered-out - as awesome as it does look - isn't really my style. My 725 may be taking a little trip to the powdercoater.

Have you ever posted pictures of it? I only recall one that was too close to really fap to.

Scrodzilla 04-14-11 08:39 AM

I haven't because I've been riding on a temporary rear wheel and don't want to post a whole bike pic until it's finished. I'm building my wheel tonight and will take some pics when it's done. I'll ride it for a while murdered-out and see if it grows on me but I think I like the idea of an all black bike more than having one.

hamish5178 04-14-11 09:42 AM

Understandable.

My confession: yesterday it was pretty cold here and I was staying dangerously close to the rear end of the car in front of me just to feel the warmth of the exhaust.

hairnet 04-14-11 10:11 AM


Originally Posted by adriano (Post 12505486)
who doesnt have a 48t?

Unfortunately, 48 is the biggest ring I can use and keep a perfect chain line

avner 04-14-11 11:33 AM

I like to dip at work. Just because it makes getting through the day easier.

rkd350z 04-14-11 03:20 PM

I love pulling stoppies using my front brakes, I think it's more fun than skids.

there's still some fear of going over the bar, but that makes it more fun! and satisfying when I can go far~

I'm used to it from MTB bikes and love doing it evevy time I have a chance and ride out backwards to maybe keospin if I can land it.

yea so,,,

Front Brake Stoppies > Skids

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7796075_n.jpg

PeDDeR27 04-14-11 03:30 PM

My friend is the same way. He seriously cannot stop without pulling a stoppie. He even does it at intersections, and has almost flipped over countless times.

hairnet 04-14-11 03:31 PM

Friend with new cross bike = stupid **** all the time

oh, and every VISP sucks compared to this
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/628...1290475862.jpg

avner 04-14-11 04:34 PM


Originally Posted by hairnet
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6282/lacm101290475862.jpg

sup sqrl.

were you at westside mosey?

Scrodzilla 04-14-11 04:35 PM

I wish there were good rides, shops or anything happening around here. Massachusetts sucks.

**** it...I'm packing up my Leaders and moving to LA.

Gao Jian 04-14-11 04:36 PM

^^^ that right there is a hello kitty build. Ugly as sin.


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