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10-20-14 | 02:58 PM

#3926

Elvo

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From: Orange County, CA

What's so unique about it? Do people actually recognize bikes by their nicknames?

10-20-14 | 03:10 PM

#3927

seau grateau

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From: PHL

Bikes: Litespeed Catalyst, IRO Rob Roy, All City Big Block

Classy as hell, love those cranks. How much did you get it for?

10-20-14 | 03:15 PM

#3928

jlafitte

Pirate/Smuggler

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Posts: 1,184

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From: Marigny/Leucadia

cha-ching

10-20-14 | 03:37 PM

#3929

IcySmooth52

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From: Portland, ME

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvo

What's so unique about it? Do people actually recognize bikes by their nicknames?

Every one of my bikes has a name, and this one has it's name on the downtube. Voskhod is the second satellite put in space (by the Russians), and my first fixie was a Jamis Sputnik. My biking friends know the names of my bikes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hairnet

What does this mean?

It has layers of certain kinds of tapes that prevent scratches/dents, and also make it not slide when I lean it up against the top tube. Done to look perfectly clean by cutting pieces to certain shapes (top tube is't just round), and kept for 3 years now.

10-20-14 | 03:57 PM

#3930

Ramona_W

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From: Should have made a left turn near Albuquerque.

Bikes: 1995 Trek 820, 1994 Trek 930 (project), 1/2 of a 1980s Colin Laing tandem

Quote:

Originally Posted by seau grateau

Brohemian.

I like that.

10-20-14 | 04:09 PM

#3931

thewilson

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From: Portland / ME

Bikes: CAAD10/Wabi

Fort Williams?

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Wabi Special / CAAD10 / Yo Eddy!

10-20-14 | 04:11 PM

#3932

eastbay71

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From: SF Bay Area

Bikes: the bikes own me

too new...not Bohemian

10-20-14 | 04:19 PM

#3933

IcySmooth52

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From: Portland, ME

Quote:

Originally Posted by thewilson

Fort Williams?

Yes.

10-20-14 | 06:52 PM

#3934

velofinds

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Posts: 1,593

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From: NYC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carcosa

Daaamn! Would ride, A+

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carcosa

Picked up another bike off Craigs on Saturday. I have a problem and it's SS/FG's fault.

I like to think I had something to do with it

10-20-14 | 07:11 PM

#3935

Zei

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My 2011 54cm Fuji Classic. Only frame, seat post collar, and bottom bracket are stock. Ridden everyday for 2 years.

More here: 2012 Fuji Classic - Pedal Room

10-20-14 | 10:21 PM

#3936

Carcosa

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From: Raleigh

Thanks for the love guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by seau grateau

Classy as hell, love those cranks. How much did you get it for?

Wait for it.....

300

Quote:

Originally Posted by leegf

I like to think I had something to do with it

I think you definitely had a hand in it.

10-20-14 | 10:35 PM

#3937

MattoftheRocks

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$300 for a pron bike?! Gumwalls, different cages, new pics and post in pron thread.

10-20-14 | 10:40 PM

#3938

JamesCraps

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From: Canada

the wholllleeee bike for 300$ WTF?

10-20-14 | 10:58 PM

#3939

seau grateau

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From: PHL

Bikes: Litespeed Catalyst, IRO Rob Roy, All City Big Block

Well done.

10-20-14 | 11:01 PM

#3940

Bakersb

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Better photo!

Raleigh x Macaframa Rush Hour Pro

10-21-14 | 12:50 AM

#3941

iTripped

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From: Vancouver, BC

Bikes: Phil Barge Pista SC

Quote:

Originally Posted by bexinsf

I came home late from bike party last night pretty happy, if you know what I mean, and I knew what you meant. Yes, all NJS approved stems for mens keirin are quill. Also......

Oh cool, how big was it? We had about 7000 people turn out for the Vancouver Bike Rave this past summer, biggest turnout yet.

10-21-14 | 11:07 AM

#3942

50voltphantom

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Joined: Feb 2014

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From: SD

Bikes: Handsome Fredward, Trek 1.1

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carcosa

Picked up another bike off Craigs on Saturday. I have a problem and it's SS/FG's fault.

Pedals, seat and bar tape will all be changed. Then much polishing.

Aw yiss! Amazing score!

10-21-14 | 11:53 AM

#3943

T13

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From: CLE-OH

Bikes: '84 Basso Pista, Masi Heinz '57 SS beater. Couple Stingrays...

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcySmooth52

It is a unique bike.

Kinda argueable, idn't it?

Yer "biking friends" know the names of yer bikes?

Wait, is this a joke post?

10-21-14 | 12:32 PM

#3944

Wspsux

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From: Vermont

Bikes: Tanglefoot Hardtack, Riv Sam Hillborne, a Purple Waterford

my cell phone friends know my name in their phone...

10-21-14 | 12:42 PM

#3945

SquidPuppet

Calamari Marionette Ph.D

Joined: Dec 2013

Posts: 7,861

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From: Coeur d' Alene

Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcySmooth52

Voskhod is the second satellite put in space (by the Russians), .

This is wrong, in more ways than one.

10-21-14 | 12:58 PM

#3946

UltraManDan

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From: Gainesville, FL

Bikes: 2015 Aventon Diamond

Quote:

Originally Posted by IcySmooth52

Voskhod is the second satellite put in space (by the Russians)

Wasn't Voskhod a spacecraft?? Not a satellite

10-21-14 | 01:11 PM

#3947

bones_mcbones

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Posts: 2,975

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From: Winnipeg

Bikes: Fiori Fixie powder blue w/ granny bars

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bakersb

Better photo!

Raleigh x Macaframa Rush Hour Pro

take a link out of the chain and slam that back wheel

10-21-14 | 01:36 PM

#3948

SquidPuppet

Calamari Marionette Ph.D

Joined: Dec 2013

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From: Coeur d' Alene

Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors

Quote:

Originally Posted by bones_mcbones

take a link out of the chain and slam that back wheel

Looks like he could yank 2 out.

10-21-14 | 04:13 PM

#3949

Carcosa

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From: Raleigh

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattoftheRocks

$300 for a pron bike?! Gumwalls, different cages, new pics and post in pron thread.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JamesCraps

the wholllleeee bike for 300$ WTF?

Another member on here posted the Craigs link in Scrod's thread asking if he should buy it. I waited a week and a half to give him a chance and when it was still around had a friend pick it up for me from the nice older woman who had it.

Fit is perfect and, although there are a few scratches here and there, I was really surprised the shape it was in after 32 years of life.