Another "What don't you like about my bike" thread, anybody?
06-02-16, 08:11 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
06-02-16, 10:28 AM
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it's a rear light. so at night it flashes so that people see me and don't run into me. during the day it is usually off, but on super grey cloudy/rainy days sometimes i turn it on during the day for safety. and you are correct, this is not a truck, it is in fact a bicycle.
06-02-16, 10:43 AM
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it's a rear light. so at night it flashes so that people see me and don't run into me. during the day it is usually off, but on super grey cloudy/rainy days sometimes i turn it on during the day for safety. and you are correct, this is not a truck, it is in fact a bicycle.
it's a rear light. so at night it flashes so that people see me and don't run into me. during the day it is usually off, but on super grey cloudy/rainy days sometimes i turn it on during the day for safety. and you are correct, this is not a truck, it is in fact a bicycle.
06-02-16, 11:44 AM
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Just got this together last night, I still need to shorten the steerer a bit but what do you think?
06-02-16, 12:17 PM
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have one, use it on my other bike. the balls are actually quite bright and are probably safer because they bounce around & people tend to notice them, as you have.
track bike steamroller looks great. minivelo just looks fun
have one, use it on my other bike. the balls are actually quite bright and are probably safer because they bounce around & people tend to notice them, as you have.
track bike steamroller looks great. minivelo just looks fun
06-02-16, 01:28 PM
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Bars not wrapped the whole way (why?)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
06-02-16, 01:35 PM
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Bars not wrapped the whole way (why?)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
I'm not sure what you mean by "hubs don't match" but they are both Suzue Promax SB's.
The red freewheel is just the color that the White Ind. Eno comes in.
The wheels are both black Archetypes, the coating on the rear just didn't hold up as long.
The handlebars aren't wrapped at all, they just have Strong V grips on them. Just a personal preference.
06-02-16, 01:55 PM
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The only thing I don't like is the brake levers. But no one liked mine either. Oh, and no bottle mounts.
06-02-16, 02:04 PM
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Logos on rims are a bad thing now? I actually really like how H+Son's logos look.
Also, I'm a big fan of track grips on drops.
Also, I'm a big fan of track grips on drops.
06-02-16, 02:14 PM
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Bars not wrapped the whole way (why?)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
Logos on rims.
Hubs don't match.
Red freewheel dust cover brings eye away from rest of bike.
Tire logos not centered over rim logos or valve stem. (Although they are positioned equally so you get a consolation prize.)
Do you only use your rear brake or are the rims themselves different? (Shiny brake track on rear but not on front.)
And....
Black crank/silver ring.
Michelin sticker on chainstay.
06-02-16, 02:15 PM
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06-02-16, 02:37 PM
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Looks like the hub flange diameter is different. It bothers me. (May just be the picture.) Overall, the bike is great, but this isn't the "pad my ego and tell me my bike looks good" thread.
06-02-16, 03:01 PM
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I didn't post a picture of my bike thinking that this was the "pad my ego and tell me my bike looks good" thread. I'm not sure why you would come to that conclusion simply because I stated that the hubs are, in fact the same. Any way, the rear hub is covered completely by the freewheel and chain in that particular picture, so it can definitely give the effect of it looking smaller.
06-02-16, 10:52 PM
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@TenSpeedV2
have one, use it on my other bike. the balls are actually quite bright and are probably safer because they bounce around & people tend to notice them, as you have.
track bike steamroller looks great. minivelo just looks fun
have one, use it on my other bike. the balls are actually quite bright and are probably safer because they bounce around & people tend to notice them, as you have.
track bike steamroller looks great. minivelo just looks fun