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Seen on the street (FGSS 'spotted' thread)

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Old 05-01-15, 11:47 AM
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Sweet fixy whips.

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Old 05-01-15, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by leegf
Today's sightings:
Is he eating her hand?
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Old 05-01-15, 05:56 PM
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Looks more like a she, just sayin
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Old 05-01-15, 06:47 PM
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Could be. Androgynous zombie either way.
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Old 05-01-15, 08:54 PM
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Not too many of these in the Dakotas, so I snapped a pic.

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Old 05-02-15, 07:36 AM
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So it finally happened. Either this guy (see the first post of this thread) took his saddle and post in with him (not impossible, though I'm skeptical) or, more likely, he got himself jacked of those items.

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Old 05-02-15, 09:39 AM
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and his rack. thatl teach you to lock your bike properly!

has it been parked there the whole time or is that just his usual parking spot?
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Old 05-02-15, 09:46 AM
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Usual spot. Rack came off (or got stolen, don't know which) awhile ago.
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Old 05-02-15, 09:49 AM
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Why wouldn't a thief with an Allen key set have taken the bars and stem as well though? The brake wouldn't stop him.
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Old 05-02-15, 10:00 AM
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He probably bought a better saddle and decided to carry it with him instead of leaving it on the bike
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Old 05-02-15, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by leegf
So it finally happened. Either this guy (see the first post of this thread) took his saddle and post in with him (not impossible, though I'm skeptical) or, more likely, he got himself jacked of those items.

The fact that he didn't pull a little further forward and lock the rear wheel to the rack bugs the hell out of me.
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Old 05-04-15, 06:38 PM
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Old 05-05-15, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by leegf
jackass thread?
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Old 05-05-15, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by icepik1234
jackass thread?
Why?
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Old 05-05-15, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by prooftheory
Why?
Aerospokes and whatever is happening with the handlebars.
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Old 05-05-15, 12:24 PM
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Handlebars, what handlebars!?!
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Old 05-05-15, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2
The fact that he didn't pull a little further forward and lock the rear wheel to the rack bugs the hell out of me.
It's locked to the frame which is good enough. If he locked 2x to the rack, it limits other people from locking upbehind him.

Don't be this guy
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Old 05-05-15, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by icepik1234
Aerospokes and whatever is happening with the handlebars.
Aerospokes by themselves don't really earn you a spot in the jackass thread, nor do cut down handlebars, although they do seem a little short. The aerospokes on this bike kind of make sense.
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Old 05-05-15, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
It's locked to the frame which is good enough. If he locked 2x to the rack, it limits other people from locking upbehind him.

Don't be this guy
That guy is clearly taking up way more space than he/she should.
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Old 05-06-15, 06:44 AM
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Old 05-06-15, 07:42 AM
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One of these days I'm going to come in this thread and find that you've photographed my bike Leegf
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Old 05-06-15, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Huffandstuff
It's locked to the frame which is good enough. If he locked 2x to the rack, it limits other people from locking upbehind him.

Don't be this guy
In Texas we just hang bike thieves like we use to do horse thieves. If they are Isis nuts we shoot them. Ask the Garland cop!
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Old 05-06-15, 11:56 PM
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Found this gem locked up next to Nagroms bike.
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Old 05-07-15, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by leegf

Ugh. I can't stand the look of bikes with "fat" seat tubes, especially when the seat post is still 27.2, or whatever the new size is typically these days.
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Old 05-14-15, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by T13
Ugh. I can't stand the look of bikes with "fat" seat tubes, especially when the seat post is still 27.2, or whatever the new size is typically these days.
Now that you mention it, it does look nasty. This is not my style of bike at all, so my eyes hardly linger over the details.
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