Today I (v2):
10-02-15 | 11:06 PM
Pirate/Smuggler
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,184
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From: Marigny/Leucadia
I never place a high initial bid in an auction, and wait until the last few seconds to snipe with whatever max amount I am will to pay. Usually that results in my winning the item for a lot less money than if I engage in a bidding war. It also means I won't get suckered by a shill.
10-02-15 | 11:44 PM
Fixie Infamous
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,480
Likes: 28
Sniping doesn't really work now that there's a max bid function.
Unless of course you assume a shill bid you up then by all means refuse to pay.
Unless of course you assume a shill bid you up then by all means refuse to pay.
10-03-15 | 01:10 PM
- 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
It's raining ATL too, so today I put the road bars on the Bianchi.
Critique welcome.
Critique welcome.
10-03-15 | 01:13 PM
Galveston County Texas
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 33,335
Likes: 1,286
From: In The Wind
Bikes: 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
10-03-15 | 01:22 PM
Veteran Racer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 11,866
Likes: 923
From: Ciudad de Vacas, Tejas
Bikes: 34 frames + 82 wheels
The only thing I don't like on the chrome Pista is the chainring. My choice would be classic silver like on the IRD Defiant.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
10-03-15 | 02:10 PM
canis lupus familiaris
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,254
Likes: 1
From: North Carolina
Bikes: En plus one
Well, i bit the bullet and went for a ride in the rain, or should I say drizzle. Been traveling a lot and will travel more so this is really my only chance.
[MENTION=418438]TimothyH[/MENTION] wins though, his time was much better spent. That Bianchi looks superb.
[MENTION=418438]TimothyH[/MENTION] wins though, his time was much better spent. That Bianchi looks superb.
10-03-15 | 02:37 PM
Brown Jersey Winner
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 8,797
Likes: 13
From: The Bad Woods.
last 3 days of riding here have been in the rain, cold too with lots of wind. i even put a rain jacket on, madness!
yesterday i had a 23mph tailwind tho on a nice straight stretch, so much speeds!
yesterday i had a 23mph tailwind tho on a nice straight stretch, so much speeds!
10-03-15 | 03:05 PM
- 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
Thanks everyone, for the kind words. It rides nice now that it has been on a diet. I read where Nagrom had a bikes direct bike down to 17 lbs? That's sick (in a good way).
Franswa's bike has lots of nice bits and I borrowed some of his ideas. I think he has the same IRD Defiant crank you linked to. I liked his short reach/shallow drop Nitto bars and can't wait for the rain to end so that I can try it out. I've had my eye on the Tange Prestige fork for a while and saw that they come stock on the Rush when he posted his bike but that will have to wait.
My bike has the Sram levers but I did a logo delete. Not sure about paint adhesion though - I'm pretty confident that it won't last. eBay Dura Ace Br-7900 calipers pull the levers back really well. The stock FSA Tempo crank is really heavy and will most certainly be replaced, maybe with Dura Ace, but that's enough $$$ for now. I need a new hot water heater and the HOA sent me a letter about my fence. I hate the HOA.
The only thing I don't like on the chrome Pista is the chainring. My choice would be classic silver like on the IRD Defiant.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
My bike has the Sram levers but I did a logo delete. Not sure about paint adhesion though - I'm pretty confident that it won't last. eBay Dura Ace Br-7900 calipers pull the levers back really well. The stock FSA Tempo crank is really heavy and will most certainly be replaced, maybe with Dura Ace, but that's enough $$$ for now. I need a new hot water heater and the HOA sent me a letter about my fence. I hate the HOA.
10-03-15 | 03:27 PM
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,776
Likes: 2
Screw HoAs, I don't want to pay people to tell me what I can do with stuff I own.
Installed the new fork on the the cross bike and redid the brakes, donated a bunch of bike parts to the coop, took a beer break and now I'm heading back home to fix up my girls dads bike.
Installed the new fork on the the cross bike and redid the brakes, donated a bunch of bike parts to the coop, took a beer break and now I'm heading back home to fix up my girls dads bike.
10-03-15 | 06:17 PM
Not actually Tmonk
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 17,380
Likes: 6,161
From: San Diego, CA
Bikes: road, track, mtb
nice Bianchi @TimothyH. It's like my cdale SS, but prettier.
In other news, I just got back from a big one: 5.25hrs, 86miles, 2900kj. Don't feel so bad either, I thought I'd be more drained. Good.
Up next: eat all of the things.
In other news, I just got back from a big one: 5.25hrs, 86miles, 2900kj. Don't feel so bad either, I thought I'd be more drained. Good.
Up next: eat all of the things.
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"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
"Your beauty is an aeroplane;
so high, my heart cannot bear the strain." -A.C. Jobim, Triste
Last edited by TMonk; 10-03-15 at 06:21 PM.
10-03-15 | 09:49 PM
- 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
Went to the Walmart tonight. It's what Southerners do when they are bored. Found a $99 "Fixie Thruster" in the bike rack, just my size...
Hardly anyone was in the store and so decided to take it for a test ride. Had to hold my camera with one hand and steer with the other...
Was a lot of fun and the two ladies working in the toy section didn't seem to mind so I headed out again. Wanted to dial it up to 400 watts and so left the camera in my pocket. I made it past the TV's and cellphones, around the video game section, past the cribs and strollers and then droped the hamer in the wide yogurt/milk aisle. Went pretty good even with flat tires but I couldn't get it to skid. Walmart bristles with security cameras and so I figured I was pressing my luck - headed back to sporting goods via the women's underwear section, racked the bike and no one in the store seemed to care.
Man that was fun! Laughed until I cried. Makes me want to buy a Go Pro.
Hardly anyone was in the store and so decided to take it for a test ride. Had to hold my camera with one hand and steer with the other...
Was a lot of fun and the two ladies working in the toy section didn't seem to mind so I headed out again. Wanted to dial it up to 400 watts and so left the camera in my pocket. I made it past the TV's and cellphones, around the video game section, past the cribs and strollers and then droped the hamer in the wide yogurt/milk aisle. Went pretty good even with flat tires but I couldn't get it to skid. Walmart bristles with security cameras and so I figured I was pressing my luck - headed back to sporting goods via the women's underwear section, racked the bike and no one in the store seemed to care.
Man that was fun! Laughed until I cried. Makes me want to buy a Go Pro.
Last edited by TimothyH; 10-03-15 at 10:04 PM.
10-03-15 | 09:58 PM
Veteran Racer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 11,866
Likes: 923
From: Ciudad de Vacas, Tejas
Bikes: 34 frames + 82 wheels
10-03-15 | 10:06 PM
- 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
Damn, I should have posted it in the ride pics thread!
I want to go back with a full kit.
I want to go back with a full kit.