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Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-11-08, 03:08 PM
Replies: 1,440
Views: 265,012
Posted By dystaind

yeah, i'd say it's been through quite the bit....

yeah, i'd say it's been through quite the bit. definitely showing mesh in a lot of areas. there's a local upstart company that's supposedly using a lighter/more flexible pvc lining (and it isn't pvc...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-11-08, 12:36 PM
Replies: 1,440
Views: 265,012
Posted By dystaind

Question to freight bag owners-- thinking about...

Question to freight bag owners-- thinking about getting a backpack and was curious on how well the liner is holding up. My chrome liner is ripping and has holes in it just from repeated...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-23-08, 11:26 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

http://bp2.blogger.com/_G-RMunMK1XE/R2fBE5haJPI/AA...

http://bp2.blogger.com/_G-RMunMK1XE/R2fBE5haJPI/AAAAAAAAADI/KopdDD4D61o/s320/IIICover.jpg
cursed - III Architects of Troubled Sleep

it's a nasty cold night out, but i'm tempted to put this on...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
02-23-08, 06:51 PM
Replies: 7,147
Views: 558,605
Posted By dystaind

have: nitto RB-021-- 42 cm. very little use, no...

have:
nitto RB-021-- 42 cm. very little use, no wrap residue!
-170 mm sugino road cranks. not sure what bcd-- but i have a 40t and 42t 3/32" chainring for'em.
-170 mm campganolo road cranks-- got...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-29-07, 01:27 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,644
Posted By dystaind

i just saw that bike this weekend infront of GR...

i just saw that bike this weekend infront of GR in SF. :)
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
08-29-07, 03:18 AM
Replies: 1,440
Views: 265,012
Posted By dystaind

had this one made by mike arena a while back....

had this one made by mike arena a while back. really pleased with the way the embroidery came out.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/dystaind/IMG_0163-1.jpg

a blinkie light goes in the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-19-07, 12:33 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 21,847
Posted By dystaind

just recently got a rack from REI. They have...

just recently got a rack from REI. They have special clamps for the back if you don't have the braze-on's. they cost me $1.00 for 2... but they fit nicely-- had plastic sheaths to prevent paint...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-24-07, 11:21 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

http://static.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/11...

http://static.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/1144472/162342.jpg
flower travellin band

psychin out. tomorrow midnight snake is playing and i'm pretty stoked.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-24-07, 12:38 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,783
Posted By dystaind

i've been rocking shop glasses-- they work well...

i've been rocking shop glasses-- they work well on cold-snappy nights when you're bombing down a hill and you don't want to tear up.

i recently came across a nice fitting pair-- but i think they...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-21-07, 01:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,067
Posted By dystaind

Help picking a hip bag/fanny pack

So I've been mulling over some thoughts in my head of late about hip bags. I think I definitely want one-- so I can tote around my mini-U and some other useful things without the summer sweaty back. ...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-17-07, 12:58 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,332
Posted By dystaind

anyone how water resistant and durable this stuff...

anyone how water resistant and durable this stuff is? is it pretty cushy compared to cork/gel?

i just bought some cork/gel wrap-- but perhaps i'll keep this stuff in mind for my next wrapping job...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-17-07, 12:53 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 782
Posted By dystaind

Free Ride will take'em too. :) Maybe you can do...

Free Ride will take'em too. :)
Maybe you can do a parts swap with some people.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-12-07, 02:34 AM
Replies: 314
Views: 29,968
Posted By dystaind

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/dystaind/IM...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/dystaind/IMG_0050.jpg

late night in the park.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-11-07, 07:48 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,532
Posted By dystaind

oh boy. those are beautiful retem. Yeah,...

oh boy. those are beautiful retem.

Yeah, i'll give progre-ss one more day. and then i'll start negotiating with others.

i'm cleaning out my house tomorrow so I will have plenty of time to check...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-11-07, 01:40 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,532
Posted By dystaind

at the moment I am negotiating with Progre-ss. ...

at the moment I am negotiating with Progre-ss.

however if my bartering sounds appealing to you-- well-- if it doesn't work out with progre-ss i would be happy to trade/barter with you.

I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-10-07, 07:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,532
Posted By dystaind

yo-- any of you guys interested in sewing up a...

yo-- any of you guys interested in sewing up a pack for me? I'd be willing to trade/swap some stuff-- I have some printed t-shirts, screen prints, handmade book, and other things.

i have a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-09-07, 12:29 AM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

http://web30.kunde.xc-host.ch/images/covers/One_Ey...

http://web30.kunde.xc-host.ch/images/covers/One_Eyed_God_Prophecy_-_Discography.jpg

yeah. this isn't helping me sleep at all.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-07-07, 07:16 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

probably the only singer who can consistently...

probably the only singer who can consistently bring me to tears.

uh... on that note, I am listening to Gorilla Biscuits and Hot Cross. Gonna be a late one tonight.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
05-04-07, 01:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,176
Posted By dystaind

Chopped + flipped vs. Drops on a long distance trip

Anyone have any opinions which is comfier for a week long bike trip? Taking the Allegheny Passage in PA down to Washington DC.

Right now I have chopped + flipped and have been lovin it. I'll take...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-27-07, 12:14 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 34,094
Posted By dystaind

Just finished this one last night. I'm kinda sad...

Just finished this one last night. I'm kinda sad to see it go to the show/for sale before I could sit in it more...

But hopefully it sells. The last thing I need is another big, heavy, possession...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-22-07, 11:51 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

going to see lightning bolt tomorrow. this is...

going to see lightning bolt tomorrow. this is seriously one of those things on my list of I want to do before I die. I am really really really really excited.
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-22-07, 03:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,191
Posted By dystaind

Yeah, could be a disaster. I guess it's a good...

Yeah, could be a disaster. I guess it's a good thing I'm looking into a new lock. Thanks for the sites. I've seen the kryptonite locks around a local shop. I'll look into the U-locks... now comes the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-22-07, 03:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,191
Posted By dystaind

Similar lock recommendations: Specialized Rapper Lock

http://www.mcconveycycles.com/smsimg/2/559rapper.jpg

I currently have a specialized rapper lock for about 2 years now. So far so good... *knocks on wood* but I might be moving into a better bike I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-22-07, 02:40 AM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

Saviours...

Saviours http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/covers/00838.jpg
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-07, 04:37 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

AH! so I may have come up with a great idea for a...

AH! so I may have come up with a great idea for a compromise!

If the wheelbuilder cannot dissemble my fixed gear wheelset (both sides are stripped), why not turn THAT into my singlespeed wheelset?...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-07, 01:33 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

yeah. i actually was late picking up someone for...

yeah. i actually was late picking up someone for a video shoot-- and as a result my rush made things worse. I didn't get time to check my batteries and the whole shoot basically went to waste since...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-07, 10:58 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

if that went according to plan-- i'd probably get...

if that went according to plan-- i'd probably get a nice track bike AND a nice wheelset
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-07, 10:39 AM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

i need more walls of death in my life

i need more walls of death in my life
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-16-07, 12:47 AM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

awesome. i'm afraid the late 80's for me...

awesome.

i'm afraid the late 80's for me were my toddler years. in any case-- what was around the bay area in the late 80's you felt was a golden era?
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 01:39 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

Sorry, I'm at a loss as to what this means?...

Sorry, I'm at a loss as to what this means? Meaning that I can't put a price down on parts? Just because I don't have an immediate encyclopedic knowledge of parts, their cost, their labor cost, I...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 12:54 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

yeah. i missed out on that golden era of bands....

yeah. i missed out on that golden era of bands. neil perry, lickgoldensky, majority rule, pg. 99, city of caterpillar, you and i, uranus, textbook traitors, saetia, orchid.

while they were tearing...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 12:29 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

Kids Like Us The Bronx Joshua Fit for Battle ...

Kids Like Us
The Bronx
Joshua Fit for Battle
Hot Cross

gotta finish making a karaoke video today for the Mamas & the Papas - California Dreaming. I'm actually not sick of the song yet which is...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 12:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

One of her friend has pissed on her car...

One of her friend has pissed on her car already...

I'm not getting along with her because she just sits around the house and does nothing. She doesn't clean, she doesn't turn off lights, she has...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 02:03 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

Just asked for $200. I expect the back wheel...

Just asked for $200. I expect the back wheel rebuilt will probably cost me in the neighborhood of $100. (originally the wheelbuilder built my wheelset for around $175)

This also means I gotta sit...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 01:29 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

Oh, the completely trashed singlespeed rear wheel...

Oh, the completely trashed singlespeed rear wheel I won't bother with. Rim's bent-- probably won't even try to salvage the hub and the spokes are all ****ted up. This is the 27" that my housemate ran...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 01:09 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

The other option i was thinking about was...

The other option i was thinking about was charging her a lot of money and just having the local wheelbuilder try and rebuild my fixed/back wheel... maybe instead make it a flip-flop hub rather than...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 01:07 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

er--- sorry, i mean the tires + inner tube on the...

er--- sorry, i mean the tires + inner tube on the 27 are fine.

Well.. i could charge her for the 700c... but that means I gotta get a new front wheel.... and a set of tires + inner tubes for that...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-15-07, 12:42 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,984
Posted By dystaind

Housemate owes me a new single speed wheelset. $$$??

I've basically lost 4 bikes in one semester. Yesterday was the pits when it came to things going wrong... Technically I have 2 bikes... but 3 of my wheelsets have practically been put out of...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 11:30 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 9,199
Posted By dystaind

I'd say Pittsburgh isn't that friendly of a bike...

I'd say Pittsburgh isn't that friendly of a bike city. The roads are pretty eaten up, the hills are tough, and the drivers don't always pay attention to the bikers. However there seems to be plenty...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 12:35 PM
Replies: 212
Views: 9,199
Posted By dystaind

haha I'm being asked a lot of personal info. Ok,...

haha I'm being asked a lot of personal info. Ok, here it is:

I'm an art student at Carnegie Mellon.

Sometime earlier someone mentioned they didn't have a fixie/were buliding it up. Dude. That's...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 01:02 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 9,199
Posted By dystaind

current "jobs": -teaching Final Cut workshops...

current "jobs":
-teaching Final Cut workshops and how to use equipment from our lending office (DV cameras, HDV cameras, SLRs, audio recorders, mics, tripods, etc.)
-designing random things on the...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 12:51 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,034
Posted By dystaind

less likely to get stuff caught in the chain?...

less likely to get stuff caught in the chain? just a random thought...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 12:32 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 9,199
Posted By dystaind

Yeah-- i did do some work in a San Fran post shop...

Yeah-- i did do some work in a San Fran post shop so I figure it'd be worthwhile to check it out. It paid great, fed great, and had some decent perks. i was more interested in being the tech +...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 12:10 AM
Replies: 212
Views: 9,199
Posted By dystaind

Jobs

didn't find any threads on this and I'm curious:

What do you guys do during the day (or night) to make ends meet?

Don't need to include salary-- I'm not trying to make a socio-political...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-10-07, 12:05 AM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

nice. yeah, hilarious guys. although I hear in...

nice. yeah, hilarious guys. although I hear in Philly their jokes fell upon way too serious kids with shaved heads and looked like they could/or do belong to the military.

Listening to:
Joanna...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-08-07, 04:16 PM
Replies: 9,750
Views: 493,412
Posted By dystaind

Yo-- did you see I adapt when they came here?...

Yo-- did you see I adapt when they came here? Great guys.

I just ripped No Pasaran onto my computer (i got nothing to play vinyl on so I reluctantly had to pass up on their stuff)
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-06-07, 12:27 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 34,094
Posted By dystaind

The black is a "paisley" print. It doesn't quite...

The black is a "paisley" print. It doesn't quite look the way I would want it too-- but for a first edition it is starting to get there.

I'm selling them for $15 + shipping. They are American...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-05-07, 08:22 PM
Replies: 519
Views: 34,094
Posted By dystaind

bandanna shirt: ...

bandanna shirt:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/dystaind/front1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v168/dystaind/back1.jpg

i wanted to create a ridiculous/absurd shirt using...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
04-04-07, 12:32 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,199
Posted By dystaind

Welding cogs

Yeah... so half a week ago i made a thread questioning if I stripped my cog/hub. I most definitely did. Luckily my hub had 2 fixed sides... so I just flipped it and stupidly put my cheap cog back on...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
03-31-07, 02:50 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 434
Posted By dystaind

Broken blinker clip

I have one of those bell night shield lights and recently had the clip for attaching it to the seat post/messenger bag/belt loop break.

Anyone have any recommendations for glues?

just for...
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