Your wisdom does not cease to amaze me.

And your lack thereof is truly baffling as well. Considering how you're still thinking certain frames are made for specific bcd cranks, you're in no position to be pointing fingers and flinging roundabout insults.

If you honestly think you would notice a difference in handling when using a fork having a few mm less rake and a 20ish mm act measurement, you are a true wizard.

Here's my first SS/FG in quite some time. I'm enjoying the heck out of it. I don't super love the wheels so I'll probably replace them at some point. And I'll most likely upgrade the crank at the same time. I'm in the market for some bullhorns as well. But for now, here she is...











P.S. The tires were brand new in this photo so no razzing me about the little tabby things being on the seams.

If I possess any true wizardry, it must be the power to annoy you. But I think you must enjoy it, since you keep responding with witticisms, rather than information my dumb ass can actually use.

What do you guys think of my first home done spray job? Keep in mind the entire bike (not just the frame) was bought for a little over a hundred bucks.

Shot of it as originally bought


Close-up on the flaking


Old frame fully stripped


Another shot of the flake


Shot of the fork

Nice find. I like the new frame color.
Any pictures of the thing pieced back together?

I have to let it harden for 2-4 weeks. It was cooking in the sun, but had to bring it in due to rain.

Nice. Diggin' that yellow-gold color. Really well done! Can't wait to see it pieced back together.

Here's a pic of mine. Only had it a short while so far. It's a Hopworks Pub Runner, built by SE Racing and put together with a local brew pub. I'm rather fond of the handy bottle opener under the seat. Gimmick, I know, but no one complains when we have good beer and no way to open it. I'm using it as a commuter primarily. Really enjoying the fixie world so far. So simple, so quiet. I will be installing a rack and panniers because I'm tired of a backpack. Probably switch to ThickSlicks once these tires go.

always clean and tasteful builds scrod.

This is like the cycling equivalent of a sasquatch photo. Perhaps you could upload another blurrier, less detailed photo.

My bad. I didn't have the time to have the pic taken at a studio. I'll seek out a pro just to make you happy. Manners, if you had any, would get you much farther in life than your snarky comments. It's people like you that make others hate cyclists. Not to mention how many people like you run off from an otherwise good forum.

Just take it outside and snap a pic. At least disable flash and turn on every light in yer house.

Wow, you sure told him.

For the record, the pics of my bike on the previous page were taken in my garage using only my phone and the natural light coming through the open garage door.

Obviously, this forum isn't for a person with zero patience. Y'all have fun.

Thank you.

I thought his post was actually quite full of manners compared to many posts on this forum. If you can't take that then you better get out while you can.

I think I'm in love with that frame

Wow, you are super touchy. It was a joke, bud. Relax. Comments and advice are given with heavy doses of sarcasm around here.

In all seriousness, you should definitely invest in a nice U-lock, if you don't already have one. That cable lock in your picture can be cut far too easily.

I am sorry, when you can only tell that the pic is a pic of a bike and not what brand or what the true color is you need to be criticized. At least wait until the sun is out and take it out side and then before you take the picture clean the lens. Todays phones have great cameras, don't blame the phone, and when you take the picture, hold the phone/camera still.

Your other bike pic on photobucket looks nice but that pubrunner pic sucks.
And make the bed.

I don't know what you expected man, you gave us a picture that may or may not have been taken with a potato.

Holy crap, what a crybaby.

Here, let's get back on track:

^ very clean, what bars are those?

3T Ergonova.

(Click my PR sig link for full specs.)