2015 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread
07-17-15, 12:36 PM
#1526
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Yep, exactly. I love those grips. Whenever I see an old beater, if i don't want the frame, I grab the grips anyway. They are produced in China now a days, so it's nice to have the old ones if ya come across them. I think some mustache townie bars and schwinn grips would look sweet on that thing...
) on five bikes. 
07-17-15, 12:50 PM
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Isn't it weird how you grab weird little bits over the years, cause they are so well made, and you know they are being phased out, sometimes even if you don't have a use for them? Is that part of getting old? I have boxes of random ****, everything from those grips, to Triumph triple trees/dampers, Case pocket knives, Swatches from the 80's Indy skateboard trucks, Fender bass bodies, Old Penn fishing reels, I could go on and on...
07-17-15, 01:12 PM
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Isn't it weird how you grab weird little bits over the years, cause they are so well made, and you know they are being phased out, sometimes even if you don't have a use for them? Is that part of getting old? I have boxes of random ****, everything from those grips, to Triumph triple trees/dampers, Case pocket knives, Swatches from the 80's Indy skateboard trucks, Fender bass bodies, Old Penn fishing reels, I could go on and on...
07-17-15, 01:14 PM
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I envy that. Although, I can honestly say that I own no real "junk". Maybe that's just justifying though.
07-17-15, 01:25 PM
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Easy to see why I am the way I am, eh?
07-17-15, 01:48 PM
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Yep, exactly. I love those grips. Whenever I see an old beater, if i don't want the frame, I grab the grips anyway. They are produced in China now a days, so it's nice to have the old ones if ya come across them. I think some mustache townie bars and schwinn grips would look sweet on that thing...
07-17-15, 01:58 PM
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My Dad is a hoarder. Bad! He has stuff in unopened packages that he bought 20 years ago. He has 17 of the same tool because "I might need them some day." He has a 1,000 sqft detached shop and there isn't a space inside big enough for two people to walk past each other. If you confront him about the mess and the anxiety it causes my Mom, all you hear are the illogical ramblings of a madman. It's weird because he is "normal" in all other facets of life, but if you try to persuade him to reduce the amount of stuff he has, it's like trying to take a bottle away from a hard core drunk. Lies, threats, blame and rage.
Easy to see why I am the way I am, eh?
Easy to see why I am the way I am, eh?
Man, that sounds like my dad. Same way. He's a chemist so he has TONS of lab supplies and equipment(as well as computer parts from the 80s up to now, lab notebooks used of course, motorcycle parts, weird tools that he made for specific things that will never be used again, etc) Also, it stresses my mom the **** out.
07-17-15, 05:28 PM
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FWIW, those grips take me back. To my first dream bike, that I rode everywhere all the time until it got stolen. 
07-17-15, 07:48 PM
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Newly (re)built. The 32's I bought a while back didn't fit, so I threw my old 25c T-Servs on it for now.
Oh, and welcome back.
07-17-15, 08:04 PM
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Thanks! It's more pink in person -- my potato phone doesn't pick up color too well.
07-18-15, 08:53 AM
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Frame came from Colossi US in Brooklyn, everything else came from Retrogression.(who get a giant recommendation from me)
07-18-15, 09:08 AM
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Now that's a lovely frame. Is that a custom color? It contrasts beautifully with the chrome lugs.
07-18-15, 09:19 AM
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Actually, I was going to order a frame in a different color and the guy at Colossi said that they had this one in my size at their shop. I'm not typically a huge fan of green but after he sent me the pics of the frame I was really digging it.
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07-18-15, 09:45 AM
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07-18-15, 03:26 PM
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Made my bike a little faster.
07-18-15, 09:27 PM
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The frame was one that they had on display at their shop so I never went through the process of ordering specific paint but I'm pretty certain the chromed lugs are standard on the Mondial.( bottom of this page Mondial Track ? Colossi.us )
07-18-15, 09:52 PM
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The frame was one that they had on display at their shop so I never went through the process of ordering specific paint but I'm pretty certain the chromed lugs are standard on the Mondial.( bottom of this page Mondial Track ? Colossi.us )