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2016 Post Your Singlespeed/Fixed Gear Megathread

Old 04-04-16, 07:55 PM
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Finally got my Latigo bars wrapped and installed. All that's left is to replace my worn and torn Toupe with probably a Power and i'll be content for now.
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Originally Posted by carlomdy




Finally got my Latigo bars wrapped and installed. All that's left is to replace my worn and torn Toupe with probably a Power and i'll be content for now.
Your bike is making my pants uncomfortable.
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Old 04-05-16, 02:51 AM
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Is there a reason dosnoventa frames are so expensive? I'm guessing the craftsmanship and materials they use?
They are really goddamn sexy though!
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I thought they only existed on Instagram.
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@thedapperest - bike looks meeean now, nice! (the bar angle looks good to me)

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^Yay for Spaced!
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
^Yay for Spaced!
YAY for anyone that knows spaced!

i would hug the **** out of you right now.
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Old 04-05-16, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
I thought they only existed on Instagram.

Had one in the shop last week

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Old 04-05-16, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
YAY for anyone that knows spaced!

i would hug the **** out of you right now.
I binge-watced the entire first season in one sitting when it was on Netflix. Noticing the crossover in Shaun of the Dead was pretty neat.
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Old 04-05-16, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
I binge-watced the entire first season in one sitting when it was on Netflix. Noticing the crossover in Shaun of the Dead was pretty neat.

they actually have cameos and/or little easter eggs in every movie they do that go back to spaced, its ****ing awesome

if i could get any show to come back it would be spaced, i absolutely love that show. got me through a ****ty time in life and i connect with it on so many levels
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Old 04-05-16, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Mumonkan
they actually have cameos and/or little easter eggs in every movie they do that go back to spaced, its ****ing awesome

if i could get any show to come back it would be spaced, i absolutely love that show. got me through a ****ty time in life and i connect with it on so many levels
I love how tidy they dealt with Tim & Daisy having a relationship. You never see that in American TV.
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Old 04-05-16, 05:53 PM
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Couple little fresh bits. Changed out the fork to an older set I had kickin' around, new stem and seat, and moved on over to platforms for the ultimate townie cruiser.

Love this little clown bike it's grown into.

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Old 04-05-16, 06:01 PM
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after seeing that bike^^ i must have handelbar streamers
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Old 04-05-16, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 50voltphantom
I love how tidy they dealt with Tim & Daisy having a relationship. You never see that in American TV.

most of the greatness on the really good shows from the uk you never see in american tv/cinema. but im ok with that, when i need some real good **** i know where to look

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i love that friggin thing @DarkShot.

@Scrodzilla gave me some orange spokebeads and when i put them on i thought of you

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Old 04-05-16, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by franswa
Had one in the shop last week

Nice bar angle.
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Old 04-05-16, 11:34 PM
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I seriously need that rekt stigga.
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Old 04-06-16, 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
Nice bar angle.
It's cool bro, it matches the saddle angle.
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Old 04-06-16, 08:13 AM
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Old 04-06-16, 01:49 PM
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From last night's ride


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Old 04-06-16, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2
I seriously need that rekt stigga.
Get Rekt: Stickers | Redbubble
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Old 04-06-16, 07:33 PM
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Got my new wheelset it, put the brake on the front .... I'm in love with this bike now

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Old 04-07-16, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
Interesting. Are you going to build it raw or paint it?
I wanted to wait until I had one of my own before making any firm judgments in re: the finish, though now that I have one here I am most certainly leaving it as it is:

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that thing looks tough as hell, im excited to see it built up
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Thanks for that, @Mumonkan... I now exist in that limbo whereby I wait for all of the myriad pieces to arrive. A side effect of this build is that I have been able to assess rather scientifically the performance of various online retailers—some of which I have never done business with before. I designed this thing before ordering all the parts and so the orders were all put in around the same time, give or take three days. One retailer in particular has really vexed me by delaying their shipment for days and therefore I can't even install the damn seatpost until next week.

Cue Louis C.K.
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Old 04-07-16, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ethet
I wanted to wait until I had one of my own before making any firm judgments in re: the finish, though now that I have one here I am most certainly leaving it as it is:

Those look like Paul Components dropouts. Beefy.
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