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el bebé jesús está llorando.

time for a new posting account?

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Originally Posted by stovb (Post 12634746)

time for a new posting account?

That's a violation of forum guidelines. You can get banned for posting from multiple accounts. And I know it's you, because you put your location in your user info as well as the other thread. Don't do it.

hahah oh wow i did not see that to be interpreted that way. Im also sure that a mod has checked my and the original posters IP addresses to verify that we are not the same people.

Yeah sorry, I was way off. Carry on.

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Originally Posted by striknein (Post 12634477)

That would make you an apprentice, or an assistant, or an enthusiast, or someone who "dabbles in bike building". A mechanic should damn well know how to mount a tubeless tire, build a wheel, or work on a MTB suspension. Even remove a cottered crank, since they were used extensively for what, 50 years?

i somewhat agree. regardless of knowing how to mount a tubeless tire, i find it hard to believe that someone who has spent many years on bikes, some of which working in a shop, would not even recognize a tubular tire. if nothing else, cyclocross uses them all the time to this day.

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Originally Posted by wearyourtruth (Post 12636047)

While use of tubular tires in road racing is on the wane, they are still commonly used in track racing, where higher pressures than can be used in clinchers are required. As far as mounting tubular tires properly is concerned, I've found that many bike shops do not have personnel that are capable of doing a proper job, and have always done this myself. I've yet to roll a tire off a rim while riding.

Being a "bike mechanic" doesn't necessarily make one incapable of ruining a vintage track bike.

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Originally Posted by ianjk (Post 12634549)

A bike is original only once. You had an uber rare original condition track bike. You could have flipped it to a collector for a small fortune. By trashing the paint, it lost almost all of its value.

http://www.ehow.com/video_4946571_vi...iginal-vs.html

Not saying that you should have flipped it for 10-20x what you paid, but should have kept it original IMO.

A good example is an original Schwinn Stingray/Krate/whatever musclebike. Literally, millions were made, one in original condition (even if it is in rough shape like yours) can easily snatch up a couple hundred bucks... Now take a bike that may be a one-of a kind (like yours... I can't find any info on that model, and very little on the make, so it is more than likely pretty rare, toss in the fact that most companies that made track bikes also didn't skimp on quality)... do the math.

I didn't buy the bike with intention of making it a history lesson, I got the bike because it's my gf's size. If you want a super rare bike go find one yourself. You all act like the bicycle police. The purpose is to have fun, so many haters. Go ride and stfu.

Cool story.

/thread before this turns into another dumb argument.