T13

Oh I'm sorry, are you not an American?

I think yer smart enough to know I'm generalizing. It's a pretty safe generalization.

prooftheory

It's not. There's pretty good evidence that Americans are actually the most work obsessed, success driven people on the planet. The cultural perception that Americans are lazy is weird.

T13

Are you smoking crack? Americans aren't "work obsessed". We are "stuff obsessed". We want everything for cheap. We are obsessed with god bless the USA or "we will put a boot in yer ass", but don't think twice about dropping a paycheck on disposable Chinese made stuff at Wal-Mart. We have become a big image, with nothing to back it up, besides the past when we actually did work hard. We are spoiled, crybabies, still clinging to the "if I work hard I can make it or maybe become rich" , 1950s mentality that rich people still try to feed the rest of us, so that we keep the wheels turning, so they can stay rich. Joe Punchclock will ***** and complain about gas prices, but still drive the biggest vehicle he can afford. Happy as long as he can still afford a 12 pack and cable tv, so he can occuppy himself with sports. And don't you DARE try and make his 'Merica anything like Europe! We do things our way, and our way is the right way. The American way.


Gimme a break dude. That **** yer selling is a dying idea. People are realizing that.


Ok. I'm done.

Mumonkan

i love when white americans have the balls to tell immigrants to get out of their country, hilarious.

iirc modern cities in japan such as tokyo have the most work obsessed culture, some dont even have homes but rent "pods" to sleep in for a few hours between shifts, and have high stress and the highest suicide rate which correlates to employment

HEY LOOK A BIKE

T13

Haha no kidding. What year is the cut off for when you can be considered a "real American" and not an immigrant anymore?



What hub is that on the front?

Mumonkan

both hubs are sturmey archer, front is a drum brake, rear is a s3x but i dont have the shifter installed so its just a SSFG right now

fixed the img so it links to pedalroom if anyone cares, i havent updated it in a while tho

HEY LOOK ANOTHER BIKE



which currently sits sadly in pieces awaiting warmth and parts to return

T13

Oh cool. I have a box with maybe a dozen of those SA 3speed shifter hubs. I always liked those.

Mumonkan

theyre good hubs if you treat them right. i blew up the innards of it last year (long story, brake cable got all monged up, had to footbrake on srs offroad downhills halfway thru a century ride far from home) but SA has great customer service. i contacted them, told them upfront that i bought the hub secondhand (from a forum user here) and they still sent me a replacement cartridge and shifter for nothing.

my only complaint is that they have quite a bit of resistance in the cable pull, maybe ill try some high quality housing/cable next time

nocluejimbo

1492.

TenSpeedV2

Is the MASH tape on these bars or the bullhorns? Info on tape please. Bike looks great btw.

Jimsl78

not so hard core (but I wanted brakes)

Mumonkan

its on the drops, bullhorns were wrapped in old tube, lol.

grassy ass.

cDiff Notorious

murrellington

Nice looking bike. Sir, I commend you

TenSpeedV2

I keep going back to this, and just looking, and liking. I like the color, how it is fairly plain looking, yet so clean. Nothing over the top, not a single gawdy sticker on it (that I can see), and that color combo.....win. I am really liking what you have done here. Quoted a second time, because it deserves it.

SquidPuppet

You know what? Based on our (USA) obesity rates and health issues, it's natural to consider Americans as a lazy people. But in reality, we work way more hours, and receive far less benefits than most industrialized countries.

Some surprising reading on the subject. The U.S. is the Most Overworked Nation in the World

Edit: Oops...I see Proof beat me to it.

SquidPuppet

That's nice.

50voltphantom

9/10 would ride.

Wspsux

you sound like lots of fun at parties.

T13

Glad you think so.

BilbroSwaggins

wait when did this become the pron thread?

Leukybear 

To this day I regret not getting those wheels off of mconlonx

Mumonkan

should build em up anyway, theyre a great pairing, and very atypical. i love weird **** and i love that i have a 3 speed rando touring fixed gear commuting bike that i ride offroad with

i broke one spoke but he was so kind as to include extras, other than they they havent even needed truing and i put these things through absolute hell
im considering building a second set with the bigger drum front and the SA 8 speed freewheel in the back to use my tricolor stuff that i got for $25

franswa

There are quite a few porn worthy builds in this thread. Red ones in particular.

AngryScientist 

hey SSFG forum. long time no post.

this is what gets the winter miles, if there are any to get lately: