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Forum: Commuting
11-05-12, 04:17 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 829
Posted By akkando

I was really just going to use it for putzing...

I was really just going to use it for putzing around town on weekends, the occasional weeknight ride into the city for food, and the occasional more long distance ride with friends. I have some 32...
Forum: Commuting
11-04-12, 09:59 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 829
Posted By akkando

Person claims price is firm. We will see I...

Person claims price is firm. We will see I guess. Bike has been on sale for 5 days at least. I have been waiting to get a good deal on a surly cross check but in about a month I haven't been...
Forum: Commuting
11-04-12, 09:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 829
Posted By akkando

Buying a used SOMA DoubleCross, does this price seem reasonable?

$985

Frame- 54cm Soma double cross
Wheels- 32 hole XT hubs on Salsa Delgado rims (hand built)
Tires- 32c WTB cross wolfs
Shifters- 3X9 Shimano Dura-Ace
Brakes- Avid Shorty 6
Cranks- Outboard...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-06-10, 02:18 AM
Replies: 746
Views: 494,960
Posted By akkando

for rack and fenders look at this steamroller...

for rack and fenders look at this steamroller here
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/july/3/MichaelandAlisonGillette.htm

Info on it in this thread...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-16-10, 11:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 885
Posted By akkando

Eastlake / University Bridge Wall of Death ...

Eastlake / University Bridge Wall of Death

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1100/803696432_de7041d854_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik_cee/803696432/lightbox/...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-09-10, 08:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 885
Posted By akkando

under the Cowen Park bridge?

under the Cowen Park bridge?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-29-09, 08:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,616
Posted By akkando

The nice lady at...

The nice lady at http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/july/3/MichaelandAlisonGillette.htm wrote me back telling me how she did hers and sent me a picture.

"Fenders and rack were indeed mounted...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-27-09, 10:58 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,616
Posted By akkando

Where can I buy p-clips, a hardware store?

Where can I buy p-clips, a hardware store?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
12-27-09, 06:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,616
Posted By akkando

Steamroller with full fender? p-clips, Berthoud fenders?

How would I go about getting full not ****ty fenders on a Surly Steamroller? As far as I can tell everything fits, but the problem is there are no eyelets for the fenders to attach to unless you get...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-04-09, 10:01 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,268
Posted By akkando

The line to get into the free show was at least...

The line to get into the free show was at least an hour long and I decided I did not want to wait, so I walked back to the subway stop and took pictures on the way so my time was not totally wasted. ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-03-09, 02:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,268
Posted By akkando

You ****ing dip****, I took the god damn picture,...

You ****ing dip****, I took the god damn picture, and it ****ING SAYS ASTOR IN THE PICTURE. You think I don't know where the **** I was when I took it? I thought people wanted to maybe see bikes on...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-02-09, 02:33 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,268
Posted By akkando

I thought it was supposed to be like that but I...

I thought it was supposed to be like that but I dunno. It is bowed up for sure.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-02-09, 02:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,268
Posted By akkando

Well no I took it the next day on my lunch break...

Well no I took it the next day on my lunch break at work but I didn't think that made it less interesting to include in the set.

But thanks for your input.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
09-02-09, 01:25 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,268
Posted By akkando

A zillion bikes from Brooklyn NYC pics

I took random pictures of bikes while I was in Brooklyn NYC during the pool party concert thing Aug 30th.

I thought people might enjoy some of them. Most of the hipster douchbag crazy bikes were...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-24-09, 12:09 PM
Replies: 746
Views: 494,960
Posted By akkando

I actually bought it from Universal Cycles...

I actually bought it from Universal Cycles website because I got a ridiculous deal on it and no tax. I had to wait a long time for it in the mail though and of course no free shop tune ups.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-10-09, 10:39 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 8,139
Posted By akkando

You don't get talk **** about skateboards you...

You don't get talk **** about skateboards you talentless hipster ****ing piece of ****. Clearly you could NEVER EVER summon enough talent to do anything on a skateboard or anything else that took an...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-03-09, 12:50 PM
Replies: 746
Views: 494,960
Posted By akkando

Threw some flop and chop bullhorns on my...

Threw some flop and chop bullhorns on my Steamroller and a water bottle cage.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2556/3779318298_37e4da04bd_b.jpg

and a few out and about
...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-17-09, 10:43 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 945
Posted By akkando

I hear a mini U lock is ALWAYS better than a...

I hear a mini U lock is ALWAYS better than a large U lock as the large U lock provides more leverage for an attack? True or False? You might want to always use the smaller U Lock as I believe it to...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-17-09, 09:36 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 945
Posted By akkando

Most people can't tell if it is a thief taking...

Most people can't tell if it is a thief taking the bike or the owner. There is a video floating around on youtube of a guy locking his bike up and then breaking the lock later with bolt cutters and...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-17-09, 09:29 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 945
Posted By akkando

I keep wanting to try one of these with the...

I keep wanting to try one of these with the hardened steel plates.


http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=31084&category=111

I use one small Krypto Evo U lock for the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-15-09, 10:07 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,995
Posted By akkando

Well doing a trackstand is useful, like when you...

Well doing a trackstand is useful, like when you are at a light. Who knows if he can do bar spins etc. I can not do a track stand, but I wish I could, and I will learn soon.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-10-09, 10:28 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,006
Posted By akkando

I ride my steamroller in NYC and have had a lot...

I ride my steamroller in NYC and have had a lot of flat problems on the front tire.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-29-09, 09:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 594
Posted By akkando

Is that because no native Boston would ride a...

Is that because no native Boston would ride a bike because it is for *******?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 08:00 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,937
Posted By akkando

On the WT are the decals under the clear coat or...

On the WT are the decals under the clear coat or over? I would purchase a Steamroller over the WT just because I can take the decals off easily.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 06:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 17,762
Posted By akkando

Just posted, same problem, same tires. ...

Just posted, same problem, same tires.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=556430

Been doing 120 PSI, maybe I will try less. Can't really get a straight answer if I should inflate to...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 05:08 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,482
Posted By akkando

My best friend has a degree in photography and my...

My best friend has a degree in photography and my roommate is a pro photographer so I am exposed to it a lot, and always enjoyed it myself. I recently bought a new Panasonic DMC-LX3 camera because...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 04:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 819
Posted By akkando

$200 wont buy anything except conversions from...

$200 wont buy anything except conversions from the used market. That might be a good place to start for you? $350 gets you a new cheap bikesdirect.com bike with a decent/good frame and bad parts...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 03:48 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,612
Posted By akkando

What do you guys think about Panaracer tires or...

What do you guys think about Panaracer tires or Continental tires for city street riding? That's what the guy at the bike shop recommends. He says the maxis detonators I have are not puncture...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 02:02 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,612
Posted By akkando

Yeah but I pumped up both front and rear to 120...

Yeah but I pumped up both front and rear to 120 psi before I left yesterday. Sometimes I give a it a few extra pumps to maybe 123 psi or something before taking the pump nozzle off because I assume...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 02:00 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,612
Posted By akkando

Should I avoid curbs? I got a new tube...

Should I avoid curbs?

I got a new tube after the first flat. I had an LBS change the tube the first time. The guy there inflated the bad tube and eventually pointed out a small puncture that...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-28-09, 11:53 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,612
Posted By akkando

Problem getting flats, what to do?

I got a flat on the front about a week ago, I had not inflated the tires for a week or so at the time of the first flat and suspected that to be the reason. Yesterday I got another one after putting...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-25-09, 01:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,603
Posted By akkando

Go and test ride the madison and then go and test...

Go and test ride the madison and then go and test ride some other fixed gears to at that shop, other shops, and the used market if you can.

Get clips and straps.

You said you would be...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-25-09, 12:09 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,853
Posted By akkando

doesn't a short stem mean you lean forward more...

doesn't a short stem mean you lean forward more or hunch over more and not sit upright?

I ride in the city and it hurts my hands
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-22-09, 10:14 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,403
Posted By akkando

It doesn't tame much imagination to figure out...

It doesn't tame much imagination to figure out people are thinking they are going to BRING bottles of their OWN beer in BOTTLES to somewhere on their bike. They need a way to open the bottles of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-20-09, 02:51 AM
Replies: 746
Views: 494,960
Posted By akkando

I used a credit card and just slammed it against...

I used a credit card and just slammed it against the decals until they came off. Do that outside if yu can it sucks to clean up.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-20-09, 02:20 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 4,869
Posted By akkando

You are just bitter because you are a hipster.

You are just bitter because you are a hipster.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-15-09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 726
Posted By akkando

Well I think it's sand and and crap from my last...

Well I think it's sand and and crap from my last ride stuck to the chain, crank, cog, and between the crank and the bottom bracket. I think that is mostly what I feel when I pedal is a piece of crap...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-14-09, 01:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 726
Posted By akkando

It's all new. Kind of felt like it was in the BB...

It's all new. Kind of felt like it was in the BB to me, but I really don't know what I am talking about.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-14-09, 12:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 726
Posted By akkando

Feel a click sometimes when I pedal

So I rode maybe 10 miles today and I noticed there was a weird click that I could hear and feel when I pedal that happened maybe about every 2 minutes or so about 5 miles through the ride.

I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-12-09, 11:47 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

Someone else being convinced it is wrong doesn't...

Someone else being convinced it is wrong doesn't make so either.

Seeing as how it seems to be a gray area I am willing to let the person taking the frame determine if they are playing the role of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-12-09, 11:34 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

You can twist this stuff anyway you want. If...

You can twist this stuff anyway you want.

If I joke with you, and you are extremely offended you may think I was making a verbal attack on you think I was an ******* from your perspective. From...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-09, 06:10 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

All that is required is the person who takes the...

All that is required is the person who takes the frame to determine before hand in their head that it was abandoned or not. It is almost impossible to have all the facts for most decisions we make...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-09, 04:24 PM
Replies: 11,184
Views: 2,795,807
Posted By akkando

Hey gas works park!

Hey gas works park!
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-09, 01:17 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

Well if one were to believe it was abandoned then...

Well if one were to believe it was abandoned then taking it no longer is stealing and just becomes a little project on how to get the frame. So the whole thief/stealing thing goes out to window if...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-11-09, 08:59 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 14,284
Posted By akkando

Why not just go ride one to see what you think?

Why not just go ride one to see what you think?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-09-09, 09:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 607
Posted By akkando

I had a clicking issue yesterday. I could hear...

I had a clicking issue yesterday. I could hear it but not feel it. I pedaled with just the left foot, and then the right foot, narrowed it down to only happening when I pedal with the right foot. ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-08-09, 10:24 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,324
Posted By akkando

Can I ride my fixed gear in the rain? I don't...

Can I ride my fixed gear in the rain? I don't have any lube for the chain. Just a tube a of grease around.

Is one ride in the chain without getting re lubed going to damage the chain a lot?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-08-09, 10:22 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

It is not stealing if its been abandoned lol. ...

It is not stealing if its been abandoned lol. This thread is out of control.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-07-09, 10:00 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

He probably feels it's a shame that someone else...

He probably feels it's a shame that someone else is going to steal parts and pieces who won't appreciate it and will just sell it off. And it's a shame that the frame and front wheel that are left...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-07-09, 09:57 PM
Replies: 189
Views: 11,436
Posted By akkando

OWN a computer, lol. Get it, ownership.

OWN a computer, lol. Get it, ownership.
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