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Gao Jian 04-05-11 12:01 PM


Originally Posted by pylea (Post 12462287)
Man this is creeping me out. I go to Cory the Bike Fixer or Wheel & Sprocket, depending on where I am.

hahah, creep out questions are over. Cory's for me as well. I would have just sent PM but don't have 50 posts yet. Anyway, have fun riding in MKE. If you see a Kona Paddy Wagon on the road with bullhorns give a shout out.

pylea 04-05-11 12:14 PM

Oh yeah I'll be sure to shout "NI HAO GAO JIAN" if I see anyone on a Paddy Wagon with bullhorns...

Was that snarky? Oh well. Maybe you can be my bike buddy. Cuties only though.

m4rx12 04-05-11 12:16 PM


Originally Posted by Squirrelli (Post 12461455)
Alex Rims could be awesome, they make good budget wheels. Still rolling on my Alex DA22 I built 2 years back.




sweet fixie my fellow broskis, brosephs and brodozers

:twitchy: I have the same rims

riot2003 04-05-11 12:19 PM

I like goth chicks.

vw addict 04-05-11 12:37 PM


Originally Posted by jdgesus (Post 12462080)
wow. u made it along time.
i've fallen 5 or more times cuz of the f'n tracks!!!1!1!:ODFDHJKL:FDHJLSDFHJKS

bunny hop, that is all.

Gao Jian 04-05-11 12:56 PM


Originally Posted by pylea (Post 12462391)
Oh yeah I'll be sure to shout "NI HAO GAO JIAN" if I see anyone on a Paddy Wagon with bullhorns...

Was that snarky? Oh well. Maybe you can be my bike buddy. Cuties only though.

I'll only respond if you get the tones right.

streetdude 04-05-11 01:00 PM


Originally Posted by Squirrelli (Post 12459696)
I will stop and turn around to play with cats on the street.

Oooh, good one. I do this a lot. Maybe not much of a confession on the internetz, though.

pylea 04-05-11 01:31 PM


Originally Posted by Gao Jian (Post 12462644)
I'll only respond if you get the tones right.

Oh come on. I'm Chinese.

Gao Jian 04-05-11 01:34 PM


Originally Posted by pylea (Post 12462875)
Oh come on. I'm Chinese.

So is my girlfriend and her Mandarin is terrible... Cantonese if perfect though.

avner 04-05-11 01:52 PM

ah! wo shuo yidar zhong wen.

Gao Jian 04-05-11 02:02 PM


Originally Posted by Das Stig (Post 12462106)
only time I see a fixed gear near uvm is someone pushing it past the library, in flip flops

Lets hope we don't get a lot of these confessions. But I have to say, I see a lot of that around here too.

Gao Jian 04-05-11 02:03 PM


Originally Posted by avner (Post 12463022)
ah! wo shuo yidar zhong wen.

With a good old Beijing accent as well, I see. :)

I Have a Bike 04-05-11 02:08 PM

I like to have long drawn out should-be-in-a-pm conversations in otherwise fun threads too.

On Topic: I think tri-spokes are horrendously ugly and no where near as street-swag-y as aerospokes.

Gao Jian 04-05-11 02:13 PM


Originally Posted by I Have a Bike (Post 12463134)
I like to have long drawn out should-be-in-a-pm conversations in otherwise fun threads too.

On Topic: I think tri-spokes are horrendously ugly and no where near as street-swag-y as aerospokes.

You are completely right.

On Topic: I get a giant grin on my face when someone comments on my bike or does a double take.

yummygooey 04-05-11 02:30 PM

I helped my friend sell stock Kilo TT wheels for $90, too. That's a lot more than I would have paid for them.

pylea 04-05-11 02:41 PM

Wtf where did my post go? I am trying to sell them for $75. I guess I don't feel as bad now.

bikessuck 04-05-11 03:53 PM

I get depressed when I look at myself and realize I'm riding a fixed gear conversion with cut off shorts, a cycling cap, a mustache, and a chrome bag..

yummygooey 04-05-11 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by pylea (Post 12463358)
Wtf where did my post go? I am trying to sell them for $75. I guess I don't feel as bad now.

She sold hers unridden, with tires + cog + lockring.

cal_gundert05 04-05-11 04:06 PM

I may have locked myself out of my house--I'll have to see if the door's unlocked when I get back.

UPDATE: Locked :(

dk2ck 04-05-11 05:16 PM

Sometimes I impulse bid on eBay auctions. I bid on a Concor Supercorsa at a really good price until I realized shipping was ~$20. Ruh roh.

redpear 04-05-11 05:23 PM

I used to think fixed gears were stupid and a blatant denial of modern technology, and then I rode one.

I like MASH.

nuhtowel 04-05-11 07:40 PM

My bike started out as a 10 speed, broke, and I built it up as a fixed gear with the cheapest parts I could find. The total investment, including the bike is less than 200 dollars, and every part is "new" including a fresh powdercoat. Even though so many people on this site have awesome bikes, I have absolutely no desire to upgrade anything on it. Cheap, problem free, and glorious.

xkillemallx16 04-05-11 08:05 PM

having a geared bike is always running through my head. planning on getting something with sram force or rival or even apex one day or another, been looking at the litespeed m1 complete. maybe this summer even.

46/16 gearing feels too high for me in flat alameda.

sometimes the only thing in my messengerbag is a lock. i like riding it around.

if im out for a while i usually change out of my walkable mtb shoes.

as much as i hate to admit njs is nice, but i dont go out of my way for it.

i dont usually stop at stopsigns.

spin to win.

plowmanjoe 04-05-11 08:06 PM

I don't think classic steel track bikes are all that great.

Squirrelli 04-05-11 10:59 PM


Originally Posted by cal_gundert05 (Post 12463765)
I may have locked myself out of my house--I'll have to see if the door's unlocked when I get back.

UPDATE: Locked :(

Hmm, you didn't get carried away by a bunch of hawks, did you?

avner 04-05-11 11:11 PM

I'm slowly becoming a hipster.

Squirrelli 04-05-11 11:14 PM

pics plz?

avner 04-05-11 11:16 PM

don't have no pics.

But I've got a beard, long unkempt hear, I generally dress like I don't really care how I look.
Today's outfits
"1000bikes.org" T shirt that's a little tight on me. Swrve trousers, with one pant leg rolled up all day and old, beat up orange and black Nike Dunk Highs.

Squirrelli 04-05-11 11:18 PM

hipstarr

hairnet 04-05-11 11:35 PM

It just occured to me how dorky I look. Oh well

Avner having a beard interests me.


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