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Old 07-07-14 | 02:56 PM
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I noticed I put a dent in my rear Dyad from off-roading yersterday. Hairnet is a sad man.
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Old 07-07-14 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
I noticed I put a dent in my rear Dyad from off-roading yersterday. Hairnet is a sad man.
I feel your pain. Scratches and chips in the frame's paint, show character but a dent in a wheel...yeah that sucks.
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Old 07-07-14 | 04:27 PM
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At least I can't feel it while riding, but that may not be true if I put on my 28mm tires. disk brakes ftw
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Old 07-09-14 | 01:28 AM
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Today I realized the fools on massdrop will buy anything. Did I mention ANYTHING for an outrageously inflated price?
How's $50+ for a set of 4 super light duty silicone spatulas that come in sweet fixie colors? Worse is there's nearly 20 people committing to it with it being posted for under 5 hours.

Fools and their money parted.
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Old 07-09-14 | 02:08 AM
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Today I saw Fleshgod Apocalypse and Septicflesh
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Old 07-09-14 | 06:22 AM
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Today I got in an even dozen miles before work on my beater Gitane fixed-gear, working in some bonus hill climbs and smiling at everyone I met, because it felt really good to be out early and turning 45x17 and feeling metric gauge Reynolds 531 do its thing under me. And the people I encountered were all decent at least and smiled back at best, which is pretty good for 6:whatever in the morning.
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Old 07-09-14 | 11:11 AM
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today I saw a cannondale in [MENTION=159729]hairnet[/MENTION] size. Up in canada, tho.

TALL 28in 71cm Cannondale ALUMINUM touring 80s 18spd Sugino

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Old 07-09-14 | 11:15 AM
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Yellow too
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Old 07-09-14 | 11:17 AM
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I love that old cannondale banana yellow. Makes me hungry for some 'nana pudding!
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Old 07-09-14 | 11:31 AM
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71cms and the saddle is still jacked up high. Gotta be an NBA bike.
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Old 07-09-14 | 12:15 PM
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Let me know when you find a racing bike my size
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Old 07-09-14 | 12:48 PM
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today im bout to test-drive the vintage unicanitor, padded type. always heard these were v uncomfy so no i will figure it out. from first impressions the padding is dense and nice, the plastic shell is then and flexy. looks like its gonna be good.
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Old 07-09-14 | 02:57 PM
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vintage ass-hatchet
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Old 07-09-14 | 03:04 PM
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today im bout to test-drive the vintage unicanitor, padded type. always heard these were v uncomfy so no i will figure it out. from first impressions the padding is dense and nice, the plastic shell is then and flexy. looks like its gonna be good.
Should've gotten a volare
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Old 07-09-14 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bro
today im bout to test-drive the vintage unicanitor, padded type. always heard these were v uncomfy so no i will figure it out. from first impressions the padding is dense and nice, the plastic shell is then and flexy. looks like its gonna be good.
I found the padded Unicanitor comfortable when I was twenty-something. Now, at 59, I prefer a Brooks Professional.
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Old 07-09-14 | 09:54 PM
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Set a PR on the local 13k TT, 21min 17sec with a 23.4mph avs on 46/15(fixed).
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Old 07-10-14 | 02:25 AM
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zomg, love this seat. the plastic is thin and very flexible, almost like a hard rubber. the padding is like a dense foam rubber, and leather is very nice. john thom, never had a real brooks. had a fake swallow and it was comfy enough but having to retension it bothered me as the saddle got very long and strange looking. i wanna try the brooks select models, with the extra thick non-dyed leather. those look promising. i intend on gripping a brooks and a vintage ideal though at some point. but i know this cinelli boi lighter weight doe. also nice zeus pista avatar. over all, for $35 shipped im very happy with my purchase, love it. gonna get more of these 2 stock up

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Old 07-10-14 | 06:59 AM
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for weeks now i havent been able to sleep longer than 6 hrs and i constantly wake up with lower back pain, i sleep on my side and attempt to sit correctly in my chair all day, what the ****.
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Old 07-10-14 | 10:53 AM
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Lookie what I found


Source: Boss sent me a pic of Cannondale's 2015 catalog... : FixedGearBicycle
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Old 07-10-14 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
for weeks now i havent been able to sleep longer than 6 hrs and i constantly wake up with lower back pain, i sleep on my side and attempt to sit correctly in my chair all day, what the ****.
see a chiro
get a foam roller
squat and deadlift

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Old 07-10-14 | 11:31 AM
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Cannondale to launch CAAD10 track bike? | road.cc
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Old 07-10-14 | 11:41 AM
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I wonder if they're going to sell frameset only...
Looking at the components I have a good feeling it's going to be over $1500 with a dealer's take

Would've been extra nice if it was bb30 w/ track hollowgrams haha
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Old 07-10-14 | 12:05 PM
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... because it felt really good to be out early and turning 45x17...
THE perfect 700c all-around ratio if you ask me. Climb-able, fast on the flats, and I don't rev-out until about 30mph.
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Old 07-11-14 | 10:24 AM
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I haven't been active here in a while, came back for some info. Got great help as usual.
Anywayyy so the past few months I've been doing renovations in apartments, cause I hate the butcher shop. My friends buying a 2009 madison and we're gonna strip it to the chrome on sunday probably will post pics
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Old 07-11-14 | 11:30 AM
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Heading up to Seattle today to do the stp, gonna be riding it fixed and do it in two days. I haven't done any real mileage outside of track racing/commuting/alleycats so this might hurt.

If anyone else is riding it, I'll be stopping at Centralia for the beer garden.
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