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Old 09-28-11 | 05:44 PM
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today I stripped my hub because of a crappy formula lockring. super bummer
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Old 09-28-11 | 05:45 PM
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My wife just came back from work. Time to take delivery of her new coffin!

Originally Posted by calbob76
today I stripped my hub because of a crappy formula lockring. super bummer
Oof, I hope you learn from your mistakes; formula rings are so bad they literally get chunks taken out of them by spanners during the tightening process...
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Old 09-28-11 | 05:51 PM
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My wife just came back from work. Time to take delivery of her new coffin!
But isn't your wife a model?
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Old 09-28-11 | 05:53 PM
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That turned out quite nicely. I love polishing stuff.
i agree. cost 13 bucks in sandpaper and took about 2 hours. i have been polishing car exhausts and wheels for some time. great tool of the trade to have at your disposal!
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Old 09-28-11 | 05:56 PM
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But isn't your wife a model?
That's on the side; she does corporate accounting.

She's also a vampire; have you ever seen twilight? The wicked wretch made me cold blooded.
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:05 PM
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That's on the side; she does corporate accounting.

She's also a vampire; have you ever seen twilight? The wicked wretch made me cold blooded.
Cool. Does she look like this? (from the Twilight series)



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Old 09-28-11 | 06:11 PM
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You didn't get it. =/ Oh well.

As for how my wife looks like; I'll let your guys imagination go wild.
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:15 PM
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Oof, I hope you learn from your mistakes; formula rings are so bad they literally get chunks taken out of them by spanners during the tightening process...
yeah I noticed that when I was taking it off. I'd say I've taken this one off and on only like 2 times and the notches in it had already started to get messed up. should have taken that as a hint as to how the threading was. Today I feel like a dingus
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:20 PM
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As for how my wife looks like; I'll let your guys imagination go wild.
Here we go...
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by calbob76
yeah I noticed that when I was taking it off. I'd say I've taken this one off and on only like 2 times and the notches in it had already started to get messed up. should have taken that as a hint as to how the threading was. Today I feel like a dingus
Nah no need to be, it happens to all of us. A formula rear is bombproof once you get it properly set up with a DA lockring.
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:39 PM
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As for how my wife looks like; I'll let your guys imagination go wild.
I am going with fat and ugly, probably a dwarf, too.
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Old 09-28-11 | 06:41 PM
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i am going with fat and ugly, probably a dwarf, too.
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Old 09-28-11 | 07:21 PM
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How did you know?

You guys are just the worst and also the reason why I keep coming back.
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Old 09-28-11 | 07:27 PM
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Old 09-28-11 | 07:39 PM
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put a clamp-on front brake on the '09 Fuji League. just in case.......
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Old 09-28-11 | 07:57 PM
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Finally stopped being a pansy and flipped it. Oh man I hope I don't kill myself tomorrow.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:17 PM
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scored Radiohead tickets for tomorrow night and got my Thomson stem in the mail...good day today
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaytron


Finally stopped being a pansy and flipped it. Oh man I hope I don't kill myself tomorrow.
Big applause for you!

You're going to realize it's not that bad and it's actually more fun. Looking forward to hearing about it.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by kageones
scored Radiohead tickets for tomorrow night and got my Thomson stem in the mail...good day today
Implying Radiohead is good.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:33 PM
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How did you know?

You guys are just the worst and also the reason why I keep coming back.
hurts so good!
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:36 PM
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:41 PM
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Today I am up studying for Espaņol... really want to do well tomorrow.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by redpear
Big applause for you!

You're going to realize it's not that bad and it's actually more fun. Looking forward to hearing about it.
I rode it around for a few minutes and it's kinda scary. LOL

I tried to skid for ****s and giggles and definitely almost ate it. I also can't trackstand for the life of me. Man this sucks. I'm at negative street cred.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:52 PM
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It takes time. No one does that **** first day. Practice and you'll get it.
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Old 09-28-11 | 08:58 PM
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Implying Radiohead is good.
They are not bad, I have seen them before, more for the wife. She gets tickets I get parts = me happy x 2!
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