Man, it doesn't take rocket appliances to figure this out:

http://i.imgur.com/hINie.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0PvEC.jpg

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my thunder, it's been stolen.

Hey ham, those clips look solid. What are they?

All City plastic quads. Haters gonna hate but I much prefer them to metal ones (which I have on my Kilo).

Count me in among the haters.

Oh. They look nice, I like the solid bottom, but I refuse to buy All-City. Not because they're garbage or anything, but because it's too damned hip. Do you have any idea how many of their caps and **** I see every day on complete jackass riders on jackass tarck bikes that look like they were inspired by Rainbo Brite or Jem? No thanks.

Also, I mean no offense to you at all for buying them.

Thanks Scrod and hamish. I realize it's not that difficult but I wanted to make sure.

ib4 leukybear's straps...
http://www.racingmix.com/wp-content/...oe_clips_d.jpg

Recommend a decent SS freewheel?

So stupid.

Shimano if you don't want to spend a ton of money. White Industries if you do.

I can't even tell what's going on...

Those pedals... I don't even know man...

I have a Shimano SF-MX30 on my bike. After about 500 miles of city riding it started clicking incessantly. Went to a shop and they said it's a common issue involving the bearings, and the mechanic said that his has done it for a year with no issues. I personally hate the click and don't trust it, so it's there only for emergencies. If you only ride SS, and you ride a lot, splurge on the White. Their new trials FW is great, but only comes in 18T. Review is on urbanvelo.org if you're interested.

Why are Thomson seatposts so popular?

Do you have any other black 27.2mm seatpost recommendations?

Also, is there any reason not to cut some of my extensively long seat post off? Obviously, I'd measure from the minimum insertion point to the bottom and not cut more than that.

Thomson stuff is popular because it's light and strong. If you want a setback seatpost, go with Deda. If you want no setback, FSA makes some decent ones that don't cost a ton.

Nothing wrong with cutting off the excess post.

WI really worth 5x the price?

I wouldn't really know. I don't coast.

I was very confused for a second

Sorry.

Thanks dad.

Scrod:

What do you think of the Scrambler v3 as a SSCX? The buyer reviews seem to suggest you can fit some decently sized tires in there and that it's relatively light weight.

I wouldn't want to race cross without canti breaks personally, but you might be able to get away with it. I would just spend more money and get a crosscheck (i think thats the one with the horizontal dropouts) and just run it ss.

^ Agreed.

http://www.bianchiusa.com/archives/2...gear/san-jose/
http://allcitycycles.com/bikes/nature_boy1/
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/uno.htm
http://www.masibikes.com/bikes/competition/cx-ss-2012

If you want an sscx why not get one? There are plenty of choices out there.

Ah, I guess I was being cheap. And vain (I really love that raw look). Okay, thanks guys. You're right.

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Hmm.... The On-One Pompino looks pretty good too.

Fantom cross uno?

I just need the frameset, but I suppose I could just buy a complete bike from BD and sell off the parts or donate them to the Bike Kitchen.

scrod honestly how is the leader cosmic saddle ? Is it comfy ?

scrod what if someone you sorta knew asked to take a test drive on your kagero?

and what if at the end of that test drive they started doing track stand tricks and ****ing around on it

This shouldn't even be a question; I'm pretty sure we all know the outcome of that one. :lol:

U locks be comin outtt