Seen on the street (FGSS 'spotted' thread)
10-22-15, 03:27 PM
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This fellow appears to have been bitten by the upgrade bug:
Is that stem locked too?
10-22-15, 03:46 PM
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What a noob. Dude forgot to lock his crank, stem bars and seatpost.
10-22-15, 04:48 PM
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^ nah they're not gonna get the seatpost, he took all the slack out of the cable. Pedals are good as gone tho.
10-23-15, 07:11 AM
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^ nah they're not gonna get the seatpost, he took all the slack out of the cable. Pedals are good as gone tho.
But, crooks are afraid of pedals, always wondering why the can only get one pedal off.......
10-23-15, 09:41 AM
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But, crooks are afraid of pedals, always wondering why the can only get one pedal off.......
Ok that one went over my head.
10-23-15, 12:49 PM
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10-23-15, 02:52 PM
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Ok that one went over my head.
Because the left one is reverse threaded?
10-23-15, 03:11 PM
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Because the left one is reverse threaded?
Ok, duh. I'm going senile.
10-23-15, 03:22 PM
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10-23-15, 03:33 PM
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^^ That's pretty freakin' awesome.
10-23-15, 03:59 PM
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10-23-15, 04:09 PM
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How much was it to rent that chair?
10-23-15, 05:06 PM
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How much was it to rent that chair?
Meh, it was only a block from my apartment.
btw that's an actual wasp nest tied next to the cupholder, go figure
10-23-15, 05:17 PM
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That front tire clearance tho
10-23-15, 07:44 PM
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so much bling O.O
10-23-15, 08:07 PM
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10-23-15, 08:23 PM
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Because the left one is reverse threaded?
Imagine the effort they put into trying to steal it!
10-24-15, 06:27 AM
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Cmon, antlers and wasp nest? Jackass thread is that-a-way----->
10-24-15, 08:49 AM
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10-24-15, 11:51 AM
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10-24-15, 07:56 PM
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I hate the stem, bars and mis-matched wheels, but I still kinda like this bike.
10-24-15, 08:59 PM
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That black and blue Mash Histogram has long been one of my favorite frames.
10-24-15, 11:08 PM
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No foot retention = single speed with only a front brake? Booooooo
10-24-15, 11:12 PM
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Or fixed with a front brake. It's not that unreasonable.
10-25-15, 08:02 AM
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I don't know why people act like riding SS with just a front brake or fixed without foot retention w/ front brake is taboo. I've had more complications riding fixed brakeless then riding either of the two ways mentioned and yet that seems okay by most.