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09-24-15 | 08:50 AM
#3427
pro in someone's theory
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,236
Likes: 3
From: Las Cruces, NM
Bikes: FTP
09-24-15 | 08:53 AM
#3428
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
Likes: 100
From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
The bike is gone now. I've been stocking shelves in the back room and didn't get to see who rode away on it. Dammit! I bet he was a true Superhero.
09-24-15 | 10:35 AM
#3429
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 4,347
Likes: 22
Bikes: Felt TK2, Felt Z5
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...l#post18184169
https://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycli...o-small-2.html
09-24-15 | 11:49 AM
#3430
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 8
From: NYC
I've been out of bikes for 10+ years and recently got back into it.
I know Thomson stuff is nice and everything is threadless....but every time I see a fat threadless stem on a beautiful slim track bike, it just kills it. Yeah, quill stems are old/flexy/PITA....but it's crazy how a simple 70 degree-ish quill (or even a 2A/Jaguar) just makes a bike look sooooo much sexier.
My old 80's Ciocc was a flexible flyer with a Cinelli quill stem but I loved looking down on that during long rides....a quill stem just looks so much better from every angle (down, side, etc..)
Yeah, I'm on the rocking chair yelling at the whippersnappers but I can't help it.
I know Thomson stuff is nice and everything is threadless....but every time I see a fat threadless stem on a beautiful slim track bike, it just kills it. Yeah, quill stems are old/flexy/PITA....but it's crazy how a simple 70 degree-ish quill (or even a 2A/Jaguar) just makes a bike look sooooo much sexier.
My old 80's Ciocc was a flexible flyer with a Cinelli quill stem but I loved looking down on that during long rides....a quill stem just looks so much better from every angle (down, side, etc..)
Yeah, I'm on the rocking chair yelling at the whippersnappers but I can't help it.
09-24-15 | 01:50 PM
#3431
- Soli Deo Gloria -
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 14,779
Likes: 743
From: Northwest Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Rodriguez Custom Fixed Gear, 2017 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2015 Bianchi Pista, 2002 Fuji Robaix
Not sure if anyone has posted the Varbike yet...
Varbike
"Thanks to its efficient vari-drive, you are unbeatably powerful and fast."
Varbike
09-24-15 | 03:03 PM
#3436
- Soli Deo Gloria -
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 14,779
Likes: 743
From: Northwest Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Rodriguez Custom Fixed Gear, 2017 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2015 Bianchi Pista, 2002 Fuji Robaix
09-24-15 | 03:53 PM
#3438
Calamari Marionette Ph.D
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 7,861
Likes: 41
From: Coeur d' Alene
Bikes: 3 Chinese Gas Pipe Nerdcycles and 2 Chicago Electroforged Boat Anchors
09-24-15 | 04:21 PM
#3441
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 670
Likes: 56
Needs more Jackasshattery...maybe a cable replacing the downtube aka Slingshot MTB and a Softride type seat post suspension/extension.
Do love the handlebar setup...it's like someone photoshopped out some track drops.
EDIT: The more I stare at that photo, the more I become irritated.
Do love the handlebar setup...it's like someone photoshopped out some track drops.
EDIT: The more I stare at that photo, the more I become irritated.
09-24-15 | 04:58 PM
#3442
- Soli Deo Gloria -
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 14,779
Likes: 743
From: Northwest Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Rodriguez Custom Fixed Gear, 2017 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2015 Bianchi Pista, 2002 Fuji Robaix
Speaking of jackass....
Yep, this was me today. I made it about a mile before I saw an inverted helmet in the mirror and was like, "oh shet!" Those are my gloves in the helmet too.
Yep, this was me today. I made it about a mile before I saw an inverted helmet in the mirror and was like, "oh shet!" Those are my gloves in the helmet too.
09-24-15 | 05:07 PM
#3443
- Soli Deo Gloria -
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 14,779
Likes: 743
From: Northwest Georgia
Bikes: 2018 Rodriguez Custom Fixed Gear, 2017 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2015 Bianchi Pista, 2002 Fuji Robaix
09-24-15 | 06:30 PM
#3444
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 539
Likes: 2
From: Novi, MI
Bikes: Franken-mountain bike, mid-90s Performance TR1000, 1990 Cannondale ST400
Not sure if anyone has posted the Varbike yet...
Varbike
"Thanks to its efficient vari-drive, you are unbeatably powerful and fast."
Varbike
09-24-15 | 09:06 PM
#3445
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 8,088
Likes: 5
From: Phoenix, AZ
09-25-15 | 03:07 AM
#3447
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 131
Likes: 3
From: The Hague, The Netherlands
Bikes: Fuji Feather 2015; Electra Rally Sport
09-29-15 | 10:26 PM
#3448
Senior Member
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 298
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Bikes: 2014 Salsa Colossal 2,1995 IndyFab Independence, 1995 Specialized Hardrock Sport
BAMF Bike Co.
this page
"BAMF stands for exactly what you think it does. BAMF doesn’t roll like those pretty boys with matching lycra kits and expensive power meters. If you ride a bike, and we mean really ride a bike, you know the cold burn on your face in the dead of winter, the sound of a body hitting the ground and the taste of a warm beer in the morning. You don’t ride so you can shave your legs and drive around town with a bike on the rack hoping to be seen…You hunt those types down and smirk as you rip past leaving them and their GPS and sunblock keychain wondering what the hell happened?
All the BAMF bikes are black (like the guys at BAMF are going to fight over color pallets) and come with minimal decal and a killer 4 color (gold, white, purple and blue) sticker kit for you to create the look you want. Put the stickers on the bike, a cop car or your friend’s back. They take bikes seriously…like tattoos. They don’t want you to show up and see the exact same machine as some poser. BAMF wants you to make it your own. Bikes are a permanent fixture in their life and they pour that passion into their work. The Piledriver is a serious bike as you can tell from the name. It will turn your world upside-down."
this page
"BAMF stands for exactly what you think it does. BAMF doesn’t roll like those pretty boys with matching lycra kits and expensive power meters. If you ride a bike, and we mean really ride a bike, you know the cold burn on your face in the dead of winter, the sound of a body hitting the ground and the taste of a warm beer in the morning. You don’t ride so you can shave your legs and drive around town with a bike on the rack hoping to be seen…You hunt those types down and smirk as you rip past leaving them and their GPS and sunblock keychain wondering what the hell happened?
All the BAMF bikes are black (like the guys at BAMF are going to fight over color pallets) and come with minimal decal and a killer 4 color (gold, white, purple and blue) sticker kit for you to create the look you want. Put the stickers on the bike, a cop car or your friend’s back. They take bikes seriously…like tattoos. They don’t want you to show up and see the exact same machine as some poser. BAMF wants you to make it your own. Bikes are a permanent fixture in their life and they pour that passion into their work. The Piledriver is a serious bike as you can tell from the name. It will turn your world upside-down."
09-30-15 | 01:52 AM
#3450
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 131
Likes: 3
From: The Hague, The Netherlands
Bikes: Fuji Feather 2015; Electra Rally Sport
From the BAMF link:
"BAMF’s foundation is solid steel chromoly creation with a 120mm track rear end"
"Frame
Riiiiiiight
(and I'll just ignore the "we're not catering to posers, reaaaaaaally" marketing trash
)
"BAMF’s foundation is solid steel chromoly creation with a 120mm track rear end"
"Frame
- BAMF Hi-Ten Steel 700C Track Frame "
Riiiiiiight
(and I'll just ignore the "we're not catering to posers, reaaaaaaally" marketing trash
)