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SoulOnIce said:smoking_robot said: there's sufficient fixey hatred up in here
there is? this thread is ancient, so I don't remember it all that well, but it seems to me anyone that obviously understands and is into bikes was down for fixed or whatever. weekend warriors ranting about "hipsters riding bikes with no brakes!!1!!" don't really count.
nice set-up, by the way.
i was trying to be tongue in cheek, but i think at the start of the thread there was some "only hipsters ride fixed gear bikes".
but thanks btw, you get that masi built yet?
and to whomever posted that all city crank and chain ring - its an awesome crank set
there is? this thread is ancient, so I don't remember it all that well, but it seems to me anyone that obviously understands and is into bikes was down for fixed or whatever. weekend warriors ranting about "hipsters riding bikes with no brakes!!1!!" don't really count.
nice set-up, by the way.
i was trying to be tongue in cheek, but i think at the start of the thread there was some "only hipsters ride fixed gear bikes".
but thanks btw, you get that masi built yet?
and to whomever posted that all city crank and chain ring - its an awesome crank set
smoking_robot said:
but thanks btw, you get that masi built yet?
Still probably a week away - waiting on some cranks in the mail, been trying desperately to find a NOS
pair of DK "Iron Cross" platform pedals (was on the phone with bike shops in Arkansas, Philly and California after some deep googling the other day, but no dice) but may settle for something else soon, and the wheels I have I bought second hand and need some spoke replacement and to be trued.
also not sure I want the bars that were in the deal for the frame - I was initially seduced by the "bullhorn" design but after seeing them in the chrome I'm remembering I like my bars straight and somewhere around 8 inches across haha. I may just chop them.
but thanks btw, you get that masi built yet?
Still probably a week away - waiting on some cranks in the mail, been trying desperately to find a NOS
pair of DK "Iron Cross" platform pedals (was on the phone with bike shops in Arkansas, Philly and California after some deep googling the other day, but no dice) but may settle for something else soon, and the wheels I have I bought second hand and need some spoke replacement and to be trued.
also not sure I want the bars that were in the deal for the frame - I was initially seduced by the "bullhorn" design but after seeing them in the chrome I'm remembering I like my bars straight and somewhere around 8 inches across haha. I may just chop them.
went to the bikesnobNYC book reading on Saturday. If you read his blog, you'd like the book; it's not just some other bloggerbooks, where they just press "print." I bought two.
I made his blog:
storm shadow or some shit wtf?
looks like they went on a ride afterwards, pretty much right back to my apartment... still broken, I took the bus.
I made his blog:
storm shadow or some shit wtf?
looks like they went on a ride afterwards, pretty much right back to my apartment... still broken, I took the bus.
Yeah that was me. Real excited to get that thing on.
Unfortunately I've been out of commission while nursing a fractured scapula back to health. I was riding home on an unlit road from a buddy's after a couple brews. The story I've been telling people is that I hit a cat.
I went back after the fall and found no rocks, potholes or other reasons for being tossed 10 feet. My bike was left unharmed with the exception of some scratches on the bar tape so I have mo idea what really happened.
After four weeks of being off the whip you guys are making me extremely jealous. I got a mix of stir-crazy and cabin fever that won't go away till I'm healed up in early July.
J i m s t e r said
ude is that a cap brim or did you break your cheekbones too? 
I look at myself every day, and I have no idea how the pic turned out like that. It is me, I have my paint-on beard and a ballcap and my jacket was on my shoulder, and that's where I was standing (quick getaway- and look at the rest of those freaks- related), but I don't know...maybe I'm a demon or a vampYre or something, and it only shows up on camera. I can't figure out where my nose is, or which way I'm looking, or why my beard goes all the way up over my whole face like one of those mexican wolf boys.
I don't remember wearing a ski mask, is all I'm saying...
ude is that a cap brim or did you break your cheekbones too? I look at myself every day, and I have no idea how the pic turned out like that. It is me, I have my paint-on beard and a ballcap and my jacket was on my shoulder, and that's where I was standing (quick getaway- and look at the rest of those freaks- related), but I don't know...maybe I'm a demon or a vampYre or something, and it only shows up on camera. I can't figure out where my nose is, or which way I'm looking, or why my beard goes all the way up over my whole face like one of those mexican wolf boys.
I don't remember wearing a ski mask, is all I'm saying...
the other day on a break, my friend let me ride his fuji track pro - i just turned in a bunch of records to facilitate the cost of that frame. hello alloy.
Hey all lurker here and brand new to bikes. I was hoping someone here could tell me where I shoud start--hybrid or mountain. I live in philly and want to start biking from here to there, but also may want to ride off the road when I have the chance--light trail bike paths (no mountain dew shit). I thought I wanted a hybrid, then someone said go mountain bike, it works on road fine and keeps your options open. I will mostly be in the city with it though. Feedback would be helpful, even any heads up what to look for, brands all of that...
marwal_bust said:Hey all lurker here and brand new to bikes. I was hoping someone here could tell me where I shoud start--hybrid or mountain. I live in philly and want to start biking from here to there, but also may want to ride off the road when I have the chance--light trail bike paths (no mountain dew shit). I thought I wanted a hybrid, then someone said go mountain bike, it works on road fine and keeps your options open. I will mostly be in the city with it though. Feedback would be helpful, even any heads up what to look for, brands all of that...
same advice as in this thread, from me: hit up CL for that sub-200 dollar rigid mountainbike. Can't go really go too wrong. Comfortable durable and cheap. Ride it around. It'll work.
same advice as in this thread, from me: hit up CL for that sub-200 dollar rigid mountainbike. Can't go really go too wrong. Comfortable durable and cheap. Ride it around. It'll work.
Funny this thread came up, I've just pulled my bike out of mothballs and I'm really falling in love with the sport all over again. I'll start out with the gear porn, this is my 1991 Fisher Paragon:
I've put thousands of miles on this bike, from '92 to '95 I didn't have a car so this was my primary mode of transportation. I've worn out a lot of parts over the years, I've replaced both derailleurs, the crank set, the brake levers and shifters, both wheels, the pedals, the crank-set, a couple of bottom brackets, the seat post and at least three saddles. You can keep your full suspensions and carbon fiber frames, a good steel bike has served me well. My only complaint is that it has a 1 1/4" Threaded Headset, which was pretty rare at the time so often bike shops wouldn't have the correct size wrench to work on it.
I don't think anybody who actually knows anything about bikes would hate on fixies, they are a lot of fun but I've grown too old and cautious to ride one in an urban setting.
I've put thousands of miles on this bike, from '92 to '95 I didn't have a car so this was my primary mode of transportation. I've worn out a lot of parts over the years, I've replaced both derailleurs, the crank set, the brake levers and shifters, both wheels, the pedals, the crank-set, a couple of bottom brackets, the seat post and at least three saddles. You can keep your full suspensions and carbon fiber frames, a good steel bike has served me well. My only complaint is that it has a 1 1/4" Threaded Headset, which was pretty rare at the time so often bike shops wouldn't have the correct size wrench to work on it.
I don't think anybody who actually knows anything about bikes would hate on fixies, they are a lot of fun but I've grown too old and cautious to ride one in an urban setting.
I've never had an adult bicycle in my life. Except taking a break during college, I've been involved with bmx since I was 10.
This is my flatland bike. It is an Ares Ashura. I only have like $50 invested in it. Everything else was through hook ups or product that was reviewed when I ran an on-line bmx magazine.
If you are over 30, in Austin and involved in bmx, you have to own a 24 cruiser. I got a good deal on it. This is my ride to the coffee shop, run the neighborhood, ride to the store bike.
Not pictured is my Standard Lengthy that was my street/park bike that is about halfway built, missing cranks and a front wheel.
I have been contemplating an adult bike, but I just don't see them as fun to ride.
This is my flatland bike. It is an Ares Ashura. I only have like $50 invested in it. Everything else was through hook ups or product that was reviewed when I ran an on-line bmx magazine.
If you are over 30, in Austin and involved in bmx, you have to own a 24 cruiser. I got a good deal on it. This is my ride to the coffee shop, run the neighborhood, ride to the store bike.
Not pictured is my Standard Lengthy that was my street/park bike that is about halfway built, missing cranks and a front wheel.
I have been contemplating an adult bike, but I just don't see them as fun to ride.
djJazzOne said:
I have been contemplating an adult bike, but I just don't see them as fun to ride.
this is true. however, if you can get away from any bmx people who may make fun of you, mountainbikes are great.
also, my cruiser is super fun to ride, but because of it, I cannot ride any bikes right now...so there's that...
if I were able to ride trails like my bmx friends, I probably wouldn't ever touch any other kind of bike, but I cannot...just like I started snowboarding to pretend to be Gonz skateboarding, MTB can make me feel like a BMXer... I'm too old to pay the dues, honestly. The high speed hiking aspect of MTB is perfect, when you add a little squish and pretend you're boosting on a beemer...but I completely understand not requiring an adult bike...
I have been contemplating an adult bike, but I just don't see them as fun to ride.
this is true. however, if you can get away from any bmx people who may make fun of you, mountainbikes are great.
also, my cruiser is super fun to ride, but because of it, I cannot ride any bikes right now...so there's that...
if I were able to ride trails like my bmx friends, I probably wouldn't ever touch any other kind of bike, but I cannot...just like I started snowboarding to pretend to be Gonz skateboarding, MTB can make me feel like a BMXer... I'm too old to pay the dues, honestly. The high speed hiking aspect of MTB is perfect, when you add a little squish and pretend you're boosting on a beemer...but I completely understand not requiring an adult bike...
djJazzOne said:
If you are over 30, in Austin and involved in bmx, you have to own a 24 cruiser. I got a good deal on it. This is my ride to the coffee shop, run the neighborhood, ride to the store bike.
when I was heavy into BMX in my mid-20's I bought a 24" to do courier work on.
dudes thought I was insane doing 6-mile round-trip deliveries on a BMX, and I did burn out on it after a while and switched to a track bike for deliveries, but damn that period of riding a 24" 8 hours a day through the city was sick. I could throw that thing around like crazy ... I got all jacked ... and my 20" seemed so much lighter when I would ride it that I got iller on that, too.
If you are over 30, in Austin and involved in bmx, you have to own a 24 cruiser. I got a good deal on it. This is my ride to the coffee shop, run the neighborhood, ride to the store bike.
when I was heavy into BMX in my mid-20's I bought a 24" to do courier work on.
dudes thought I was insane doing 6-mile round-trip deliveries on a BMX, and I did burn out on it after a while and switched to a track bike for deliveries, but damn that period of riding a 24" 8 hours a day through the city was sick. I could throw that thing around like crazy ... I got all jacked ... and my 20" seemed so much lighter when I would ride it that I got iller on that, too.
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