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01-16-12, 04:05 PM
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I was actually asked by the Brown and RISD security to remove bikes with U-locks on them cuz they couldnt without either cutting the frame or the bike rack and in exchange for cleaning up their campuses of old abandoned bikes the co-op i volunteer at got all the bikes. and i have no shame or guilt about doing this. cuz a bike that sits too long becomes worthless, and if the person who left it there clearly doesnt want it why not actually get it ridden and used again?
01-18-12, 10:54 PM
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i'm 28 and really psyched to feel like less of an adult than i have in years. my main focus of the next two weeks is to ride my bike as much as possible
02-07-12, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bragi 
02-07-12, 08:46 PM
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I sold my fixie with a Swift Ti leather saddle and Phil wood high flange hubs for less than $300 to eat and pay the rent. I wish now that I'd been evicted and went hungry and starved to death while riding that bike.
02-07-12, 09:13 PM
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02-07-12, 09:22 PM
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02-07-12, 10:12 PM
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I no longer have a commute, and my riding has suffered IMMENSELY as a result.
02-07-12, 10:50 PM
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02-07-12, 11:30 PM
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listening to music is not illegal everywhere near is sidewalk riding.
just most places.
and only one of the two is overly dangerous as long as you look behind you regularly...
just most places.
and only one of the two is overly dangerous as long as you look behind you regularly...
This would be more like it
02-08-12, 04:41 AM
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You guys are not alone, I've been lusting BMC as of lately too... if my roadie asks, I didn't post this. And we're all pretty much nocturnal huh? 
02-08-12, 10:24 AM
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I now have more road bikes than SS bikes 
Altho I'm thinking about buying one of those SSCX Fuji bikes since a LBS here sells them as framesets for pretty cheap.
Altho I'm thinking about buying one of those SSCX Fuji bikes since a LBS here sells them as framesets for pretty cheap.
02-08-12, 03:42 PM
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After exclusively riding brakeless for forever, I love having hoods and brakes on my new bike D:
I tell people I have a single speed road bike or just road bike. Fixie and fixed gear sound weird.
I want a trick bike with a rear rack for commuting and nose pivoting.
I try to make my bike as least flashy as possible.
I like compact geo now more than pershoot bikes, what the hell is wrong with me.
I want to run a full 3/32" drivetrain so bad.
Out of my friends I'm the only one who doesn't buy "the good ****".
The only bike parts I really ever buy are tools :/
I'm so lame
EDIT: I **** on people who have Aerospokes, but desperately want to run a dual set up, so that I can ride the **** out of them.
I also like how they look on the rear when one skids
I tell people I have a single speed road bike or just road bike. Fixie and fixed gear sound weird.
I want a trick bike with a rear rack for commuting and nose pivoting.
I try to make my bike as least flashy as possible.
I like compact geo now more than pershoot bikes, what the hell is wrong with me.
I want to run a full 3/32" drivetrain so bad.
Out of my friends I'm the only one who doesn't buy "the good ****".
The only bike parts I really ever buy are tools :/
I'm so lame
EDIT: I **** on people who have Aerospokes, but desperately want to run a dual set up, so that I can ride the **** out of them.
I also like how they look on the rear when one skids
Last edited by MincedFeet; 02-08-12 at 03:45 PM. Reason: AEROSPOK