I'd ride the hell out of it. My next bike will be a townie with mustache bars and a front beer rack.

And HEDs.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=319757

sorry, prolly. but you can be kinda JA

From one of my area's myriad clueless CL bike flippers... one of the stranger brake lever set ups I've seen:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2870/8...de223d8a_z.jpg
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"Where should I put my brake levers? Is there way I could set them up so that they eliminate comfort in my primary hand position and are also completely impossible to reach?"

Also, it that valve stem all bent to hell?

Damn, I hadn't even noticed that... but yeah, that's pretty f'ed up.

granted its a schrader valve, this is the reason i use the nuts on the valve stems

You can get fully threaded schraeders with nuts.

Valve stem's not bent, tube just isn't situated so that valve stem is anywhere near colinear to a radius.

I roll smooth stem, though, cuz it makes me feel sexy.

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/produ...e/ketrd3-2.jpg

tried it once, took away all the feelin.

ribbed for my pleasure now

smooth stems for lyfe
unless you're rolling toobless, you don't need a threaded stem.....

Threaded, my floor pump doesn't work well with smooth.

Which is better for no handed trackstands?

Schrader with dice or skull topper.

this one.

http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecac...ingmachine.jpg

Yeah, that's what I meant...apparently, I can't talk in logical sentences anymore, what the hell does "it that" mean. I need to proofread before hitting reply.

Seriously though, that doesn't seem good for the tube at all.

I have threaded and smooth and never had an issue with either. Whatever tubes are cheapest at the time when I need a new one. The $2 4 pack at competitive cyclist came smooth, so now I have 8 of those.

pencil tops work great on valve stems, just sayin'

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6...35vo3_1280.jpg

That is actually kind of a cool idea. Unfortunate anatomical placement for the Orangutan though.

I have the patron saint of rain rides on my rig today.

http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/...9_08_27_50.jpg

The cap serves no purpose on a presta valve once you take the tube out of the packaging. It is just there so the tube isn't punctured in the box.

I have changed over most of my bikes over to Schrader.

With nuts?

http://www.biketiresdirect.com/produ...0/cot262-2.jpg

why is the nut there, even. all arguments i have heard don't make sense to me, especially with the existence of threadless stems.