most important upgrade for your fixed gear
12-01-10, 09:14 PM
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most important upgrade for your fixed gear
finally broke down and got the one thing i needed to make my fixed gear complete.
flask cage and flask! (ok, that's two things, but i think of them as one).
drinking and biking is now so much easier.
flask cage and flask! (ok, that's two things, but i think of them as one).
drinking and biking is now so much easier.
12-01-10, 09:30 PM
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I don't like the idea of drinking and biking but that's just me.
12-01-10, 10:12 PM
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12-01-10, 10:23 PM
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1) Booze bottle
2) No brakes
3) No bar tape or plugs
4) Childish vulgar sticker on DT
Yeah, u r cool brah.
2) No brakes
3) No bar tape or plugs
4) Childish vulgar sticker on DT
Yeah, u r cool brah.
12-01-10, 10:25 PM
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12-01-10, 10:27 PM
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and why do i need bar tape or brakes? my bike rides quite fine without them.
lighten up dude, its a bicycle.
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12-01-10, 10:37 PM
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12-01-10, 10:39 PM
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Pablo honey, please come to Florida.
12-01-10, 10:40 PM
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Jackass non drive side pic.
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I mean, yea bar tape is pretty essential, but I feel like riding brakeless is so blown out of proportion on here.
12-01-10, 10:59 PM
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be careful. I know a guy who got 2 BUIs. Yes, Biking under the influence.
12-01-10, 11:17 PM
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OHAI I just noticed, is that a Bontrager mountain saddle? Weird coincidence if so; I put one of those on my first build because I had nothing else lying around.
12-01-10, 11:50 PM
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ok, seriously, i am asking a genuine question because i genuinely do not know the answer. why is bar tape so important? is it comfort? i'm quite comfortable without the tape. is it a safety issue, hand slippage or something like that? i've ridden in the rain, snow, all sorts of weather, i've yet to have my hands slip off the bars. i cannot think of another reason to need bar tape, other than looks. can someone please, without sarcasm or jokes, explain why bar tape is such a big deal?
12-02-10, 12:13 AM
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ok, seriously, i am asking a genuine question because i genuinely do not know the answer. why is bar tape so important? is it comfort? i'm quite comfortable without the tape. is it a safety issue, hand slippage or something like that? i've ridden in the rain, snow, all sorts of weather, i've yet to have my hands slip off the bars. i cannot think of another reason to need bar tape, other than looks. can someone please, without sarcasm or jokes, explain why bar tape is such a big deal?
12-02-10, 01:21 AM
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12-02-10, 02:21 AM
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Errr the flask is going to be so probable cause for a copper...
12-02-10, 02:45 AM
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i don't like the idea of getting squished by a car or breaking my face or skeleton while drunk and biking.
the idea of drinking and biking, in a world full of soft objects and no cars, would be awesome. that's not the world i live in. i know what it's like to bike wasted and i know what it's like to bike buzzed and neither is as good of a time as biking healthy.
and yeah, a cop would have a field day if he noticed it was a flask. even if it's water. keep stuff out of sight and don't consent to searches.
the idea of drinking and biking, in a world full of soft objects and no cars, would be awesome. that's not the world i live in. i know what it's like to bike wasted and i know what it's like to bike buzzed and neither is as good of a time as biking healthy.
and yeah, a cop would have a field day if he noticed it was a flask. even if it's water. keep stuff out of sight and don't consent to searches.
12-02-10, 02:50 AM
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Also, if the cops were nice enough to not give you a DUI on the bicycle, they are still inclined to give you a Public Intoxication charge.
So in the end, Dont be a ****ing ****** bag and ride around drunk. That makes you no better than someone who chooses to drive their car after drinking.
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