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Old 11-23-15, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
This build really is spot-on. Every component makes sense.
Thanks! I like your site, too. That's a great name. I subscribed to the RSS feed earlier.

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Nerd bars with tape. Seal of approval!

The mood is captured nicely in the photo too.
Thanks for that Being able to comfortably ride in the 'bottoms' (tops?) when dealing with a 10ºF headwind is nice. And, admittedly, I think it looks nifty.
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Originally Posted by ethet


Thanks for that Being able to comfortably ride in the 'bottoms' (tops?) when dealing with a 10ºF headwind is nice. And, admittedly, I think it looks nifty.
We are brothers.



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Old 11-23-15, 11:52 AM
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Phew... That thing is beautiful. It's so laid back... It reminds me of:



My bars were once fully wrapped as well, but something possessed me to re-wrap them and confine the tape to the bottoms. I think I might be addicted to chrome.

My word, your bicycle is pretty. I can't wait for my spacer bell mount to arrive so I can be even more like you
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Originally Posted by ethet

That's a pretty good comparison to how it rides and handles. Unless there is a downhill tailwind, it just Sloths along.
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Old 11-28-15, 03:38 PM
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Anyone see the new frost blue frame in person?

Im wondering what side the "lightness of color" falls on the feminine/male spectrum.
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Some changes...
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From my first ride on it.

Had to use the pedals from my mountain bike until my new ones come in.


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Schweeet!
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Schweeet!
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Ceci n'est pas un Surly.
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Ceci n'est pas un Surly.
Get a mod on that right away.
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Not mine, but I had to post it in here.

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Old 02-26-16, 11:27 AM
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Winter setup. Figured I should post it soon, because I think it'll be an early spring.



Was funny, I tried to search for this thread, searching for "steamroller" in the title of posts, and I got this message:

  1. The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search:
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Really? Seems like every biking-oriented word is going to become "too common" for searching, at some point.
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I guess my camera was really dirty

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I guess my camera was really dirty

This is cool. I don' t see many race-y looking Steamrollers.
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This is cool. I don' t see many race-y looking Steamrollers.
That's because the steamrolly is definitely not a bike that was designed for the velodrome lol
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Old 02-28-16, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
This is cool. I don' t see many race-y looking Steamrollers.
-17 degree stems help tremendously.
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I impulse bought a used Steamroller last night, fit is still a work in progress so calm down nerds. Saddle is a placeholder too until I find something better, came with a Flite that I could barely do half a mile on without my ass screaming.

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Sort of a racy steamroller in that I put faster wheels and a bigger ratio on it for the NYC suffercat:

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Project #dreamroller


Bullesye Hubs laced to Archetypes. I got the rear axle machined to 120mm at a machine shop.


Compass Bon Jon Passes 700x35. They rule! Paul Racer Meds, Chris King, etc.
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Old 05-14-16, 07:18 PM
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Daaaaaang!
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Daaaaaang!
Jerk is stealing my centerpulls-on-Steamroller thunder over here.

JK

This bike rules.
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