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Seen on the street (FGSS 'spotted' thread)

Old 11-24-14, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
That pic makes me cringe. Poor bike. Looks like the chain stays, chain ring/crank, and fork are all grinding on that concrete. Ouch.
Is that a "scooter" behind it???
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Old 11-24-14, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
It's a bike not a Ferrari
Bikes deserve better treatment than cars.
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Old 11-24-14, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by T13
Is that a "scooter" behind it???
It looks like a floor pump with wheels.
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Old 11-24-14, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
It's a bike not a Ferrari
This. Scratches add character.
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Old 11-24-14, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
It's a bike not a Ferrari
which post are you referring to?
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Old 11-24-14, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet
That pic makes me cringe. Poor bike. Looks like the chain stays, chain ring/crank, and fork are all grinding on that concrete. Ouch.
Beausage. Wabi-Sabi. Learn to love it.
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Old 11-25-14, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by GENESTARWIND
It's a bike not a Ferrari
I wouldn't chain my Ferrari to a fence like that either.
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Old 11-25-14, 08:35 AM
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^^ Nice Bianchi.

I guess I'm being nitpicky, but if you're gonna sticker bomb your bike, I say start at one end then work your way to the other and overlap. The gaps and random placement and of the stickers gives me OCD.
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Originally Posted by leegf
how am i supposed to guess this locations. no landmarks. you're ruining my game.

edit: That Bianchi Rules.
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Old 11-28-14, 06:01 PM
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^^^ nice.

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I can't decide whether to post this here or in the J/A thread but I saw this thing today. Also, note the lock job.

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Old 12-05-14, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
I can't decide whether to post this here or in the J/A thread but I saw this thing today. Also, note the lock job.

Haha. But would that bike get stolen in Portland? Serious question.
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Old 12-05-14, 11:07 PM
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Yeah you could probably get a decent amount of meth for that bike.
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
Yeah you could probably get a decent amount of heroin for that bike.
Fixed that for you, gotta go to Gresham or vancouver for that ice.
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Old 12-06-14, 05:32 AM
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Damn, my regional drug stereotypes are way off these days.
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Yeah, get it together. We classy up here in Portlandia.
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
Fixed that for you, gotta go to Gresham or vancouver for that ice.
Seriously? I remember St. Johns being what seemed like the meth capital of the country back in the late 90s.
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Originally Posted by Scrodzilla
Seriously? I remember St. Johns being what seemed like the meth capital of the country back in the late 90s.
Big time gentrification has happened in the last decade. Everyone got pushed out to the east, Mississippi which used to be "the hood" is now just condos and white people in subarus.
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