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Old 02-23-15 | 11:41 AM
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To sum it up in one sentence, because they're bratty idiots who like to start **** with everyone in the cycling community instead of being a part of it.
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Old 02-23-15 | 11:42 AM
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Bastids.

In other news, i'm about to step into a **** storm of an office wide meeting to announce our closure. Super! I guess this means i can bike more
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Old 02-23-15 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Today I am extremely pissed because some dumb kids who got themselves kicked out of the shop have been blasting our Yelp page with fake bad reviews. It's a good thing I don't have more important things to do.

Death to fixie foos.

just looked, seems like theyre mostly on the not recommended reviews page anyway, and noone ever looks there

also not a single one of them was without spelling errors

****em, if they come around again do burnouts on the moped and shoot tire chunks on their bikes and faces
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Old 02-23-15 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
just looked, seems like theyre mostly on the not recommended reviews page anyway, and noone ever looks there

also not a single one of them was without spelling errors
I especially like the one about coming in to buy "gripes".
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Old 02-23-15 | 11:58 AM
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I especially like the one about coming in to buy "gripes".
Where do I find these gems ? I'm stuck at home today due to a winter storm and need some entertainment.
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:06 PM
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Today I can hardly walk. Got this owl on Saturday. Took 8 hours. Today it feels like I got hit in the leg with a sledge hammer like 40 times.
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:07 PM
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Where do I find these gems ? I'm stuck at home today due to a winter storm and need some entertainment.
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:28 PM
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I especially like the one about coming in to buy "gripes".
soon as i saw that i was like oh yes. this is great.

Originally Posted by LouCypher
Got this owl on Saturday.
looks dope. can we get a frontal?

i need to make an appointment, i havent gotten anything new since march
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
soon as i saw that i was like oh yes. this is great.



looks dope. can we get a frontal?

i need to make an appointment, i havent gotten anything new since march
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:43 PM
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Today I can hardly walk. Got this owl on Saturday.
Jealous, I've been on the fence of either building up a computer since my laptop died or getting a new tattoo. Life is filled with hard choices, man.
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Old 02-23-15 | 12:52 PM
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Damn, 8 hours in one sitting. That's hard core.
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Old 02-23-15 | 01:15 PM
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The first time I wrapped them yesterday I got both sides done before I realized I had a huge gap on the inside near the left brake lever. Re-wrapped, and then had a small gap on the outside near the top of the lever. I nailed the right side on my first try but now I'm re-doing both again tonight to make adjustments.

Good gawd, man. Is it awful to find it somewhat comforting to know that I am not the only one who encounters silly wrapping issues?
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Old 02-23-15 | 01:34 PM
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Good gawd, man. Is it awful to find it somewhat comforting to know that I am not the only one who encounters silly wrapping issues?

The worst is when you get done, and it looks all "lumpy" haha
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Old 02-23-15 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by franswa
Damn, 8 hours in one sitting. That's hard core.
I don't have any tattoos so I don't know the drill, but I'm guessing that it was spendy too.
[MENTION=387932]LouCypher[/MENTION]. How long does it take to completely heal?
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Old 02-23-15 | 02:23 PM
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shincore
nice, i like the cross in the eye and geometry, good colors, will look sweet healed
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Old 02-23-15 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
I don't have any tattoos so I don't know the drill, but I'm guessing that it was spendy too.
@LouCypher. How long does it take to completely heal?
Yea I got a really good deal honestly. Normally you would split this tattoo into 2 sessions because most artists don't want to drill on the same thing for that long. Now I understand why someone wouldn't want to get drilled that long lol. These last 2 days have been extremely painful. Even just sitting down feels like ****.
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Old 02-23-15 | 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LouCypher
Yea I got a really good deal honestly. Normally you would split this tattoo into 2 sessions because most artists don't want to drill on the same thing for that long. Now I understand why someone wouldn't want to get drilled that long lol. These last 2 days have been extremely painful. Even just sitting down feels like ****.
I remember hearing people talking about getting the outlines done in one sitting and the shading done in a second sitting. So when I saw your tattoo I was a little . It seems like that would take even longer than eight hours. The artist must be really fast ans efficient.
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Old 02-23-15 | 03:09 PM
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I don't even sleep for eight hours. I'm covered, head to foot, and I've never sat for more than 4. No way.
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Old 02-23-15 | 03:28 PM
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I don't even sleep for eight hours. I'm covered, head to foot, and I've never sat for more than 4. No way.
I'm stupid. It's hard for me to find time to get in the chair so when I get tattoos its always last minute and im trying to get a bunch done.

Severely broke my collar bone last winter playing ice hockey (worst pain ever). Knew I was gonna be off work that Monday so I drove to Cinci to get my chest piece started..... .which covers my collar bone..... Which then became the worst pain I have ever put myself through. Almost passed out im pretty sure.
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Old 02-24-15 | 11:28 PM
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I guess this is the suspect review:

This shop is below average. I bought some handle bars from this shop and two days later they came off while I was riding. I had to get two stitches on my elbow because of the low quality item. I went back to try to come up with a solution and they completely blew me off. Last time I ever buy from here. Also, the shop smelled funky (weed). I wouldn't recommend this place.
Just wow.
Anyhow, the writer of the review should've died if anything from those handlebars scrod sold him.

*waits for owner's yelp rebuttal to said review
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Old 02-25-15 | 08:41 AM
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Old 02-25-15 | 10:05 AM
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I think the smell of weed coming from a bike shop is a good thing.
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Old 02-25-15 | 11:21 AM
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You mean, that isn't incense?
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Old 02-25-15 | 03:55 PM
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Today I came around a turn too fast... pedal strike and down I go. First time I've made contact and wasn't able to recover. The lens came out of my sunglasses and gave me a nice gash along my eyebrow. 8 stitches later, I'm taking the day off of work. Nothing broken and the bike is OK outside of some cosmetic scratches, so I'm not upset, just sore.
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Old 02-25-15 | 04:01 PM
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I rode my bike to get Taco Bell for lunch -- Havent eaten at one in seriously about 7 years. It was good but know my ass is going to pay for it later
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