I finished my bike
01-22-05 | 07:41 PM
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I finished my bike
A c.1970 Magneet Type Sprint. I don't know if cross-posting is frowned upon, but details can be forund here:
https://forums.bicycling.com/thread.j...10807&tstart=0
Constructive criticism is always welcome. Destructive criticism will be ignored.
https://forums.bicycling.com/thread.j...10807&tstart=0
Constructive criticism is always welcome. Destructive criticism will be ignored.
01-23-05 | 03:23 AM
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From: hustletown, TX
Bikes: 05' bianchi pista, 80's maruishi rx-7
in that other forum it said you were from houston. Thats cool, thats where im from. I am also wondering if i know you because i am salmost sure thtat between my roomies and i we know everybody in houston that rides fixed.
01-23-05 | 09:57 AM
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From: PGH
Looks really great... I love the Magneet logo. The bike looks pretty darn classy with the tan sidewalls, cream-ish frame and classic components.
Only things I would change would be the bar tape and handlebar rotation. On such a classic rig, it seems odd to have mid-90's inspired yellow/grey/black splash bar tape. Maybe a nice yellow cotton tape with enough shellac to make it a deep amber? Maybe leather bar wrap? Maybe just solid black or solid white cork tape? I'd want the subtle details of the frame to be what I first notice, not so much the bar tape. Also, and this is a personal opinion purely in terms of aesthetics, but I'm a big fan of having the bottom flats of road bars be at the same angle as the stem (which, in this case, appears to be parallel to the ground). Just seems to help the eye flow over the lines of the bike better.
Hope you get many enjoyable miles out of her.
Only things I would change would be the bar tape and handlebar rotation. On such a classic rig, it seems odd to have mid-90's inspired yellow/grey/black splash bar tape. Maybe a nice yellow cotton tape with enough shellac to make it a deep amber? Maybe leather bar wrap? Maybe just solid black or solid white cork tape? I'd want the subtle details of the frame to be what I first notice, not so much the bar tape. Also, and this is a personal opinion purely in terms of aesthetics, but I'm a big fan of having the bottom flats of road bars be at the same angle as the stem (which, in this case, appears to be parallel to the ground). Just seems to help the eye flow over the lines of the bike better.
Hope you get many enjoyable miles out of her.
01-23-05 | 10:14 AM
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From: Sacramento CA
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Nice. Great bar tape. "official cartographer of loki land"? Are you in mapping?
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I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
01-23-05 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mpatrick
in that other forum it said you were from houston. Thats cool, thats where im from. I am also wondering if i know you because i am salmost sure thtat between my roomies and i we know everybody in houston that rides fixed.
01-23-05 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Endo, Esq.
Steel rims? If so, is there a special brake pad compound you use that'll actually slow the bike? (mine don't).
Good-looking bike except for the sad bar tape.
Good-looking bike except for the sad bar tape.
