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10-02-15, 11:06 PM
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I never place a high initial bid in an auction, and wait until the last few seconds to snipe with whatever max amount I am will to pay. Usually that results in my winning the item for a lot less money than if I engage in a bidding war. It also means I won't get suckered by a shill.
10-02-15, 11:44 PM
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Sniping doesn't really work now that there's a max bid function.
Unless of course you assume a shill bid you up then by all means refuse to pay.
Unless of course you assume a shill bid you up then by all means refuse to pay.
10-03-15, 12:09 AM
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Sniping can work if you know the trending price of the item. Always add a dollar.
10-03-15, 01:10 PM
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It's raining ATL too, so today I put the road bars on the Bianchi.
Critique welcome.
Critique welcome.
10-03-15, 01:11 PM
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That looks sharp as hell. Would ride.
10-03-15, 01:13 PM
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10-03-15, 01:22 PM
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The only thing I don't like on the chrome Pista is the chainring. My choice would be classic silver like on the IRD Defiant.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
10-03-15, 01:31 PM
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I almost think that would be too much chrome. The black chainring balances it all out.
10-03-15, 01:39 PM
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That Bianchi is
10-03-15, 02:10 PM
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Well, i bit the bullet and went for a ride in the rain, or should I say drizzle. Been traveling a lot and will travel more so this is really my only chance.
@TimothyH wins though, his time was much better spent. That Bianchi looks superb.
@TimothyH wins though, his time was much better spent. That Bianchi looks superb.
10-03-15, 02:37 PM
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last 3 days of riding here have been in the rain, cold too with lots of wind. i even put a rain jacket on, madness!
yesterday i had a 23mph tailwind tho on a nice straight stretch, so much speeds!
yesterday i had a 23mph tailwind tho on a nice straight stretch, so much speeds!
10-03-15, 02:42 PM
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Careful out there.
10-03-15, 03:05 PM
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Thanks everyone, for the kind words. It rides nice now that it has been on a diet. I read where Nagrom had a bikes direct bike down to 17 lbs? That's sick (in a good way).
Franswa's bike has lots of nice bits and I borrowed some of his ideas. I think he has the same IRD Defiant crank you linked to. I liked his short reach/shallow drop Nitto bars and can't wait for the rain to end so that I can try it out. I've had my eye on the Tange Prestige fork for a while and saw that they come stock on the Rush when he posted his bike but that will have to wait.
My bike has the Sram levers but I did a logo delete. Not sure about paint adhesion though - I'm pretty confident that it won't last. eBay Dura Ace Br-7900 calipers pull the levers back really well. The stock FSA Tempo crank is really heavy and will most certainly be replaced, maybe with Dura Ace, but that's enough $$$ for now. I need a new hot water heater and the HOA sent me a letter about my fence. I hate the HOA.
The only thing I don't like on the chrome Pista is the chainring. My choice would be classic silver like on the IRD Defiant.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
https://images.bigcartel.com/bigcarte...defiant-wm.jpg
Otherwise, I think it looks great. Looks a lot like franswa's bike to me.
My bike has the Sram levers but I did a logo delete. Not sure about paint adhesion though - I'm pretty confident that it won't last. eBay Dura Ace Br-7900 calipers pull the levers back really well. The stock FSA Tempo crank is really heavy and will most certainly be replaced, maybe with Dura Ace, but that's enough $$$ for now. I need a new hot water heater and the HOA sent me a letter about my fence. I hate the HOA.
10-03-15, 03:27 PM
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Screw HoAs, I don't want to pay people to tell me what I can do with stuff I own.
Installed the new fork on the the cross bike and redid the brakes, donated a bunch of bike parts to the coop, took a beer break and now I'm heading back home to fix up my girls dads bike.
Installed the new fork on the the cross bike and redid the brakes, donated a bunch of bike parts to the coop, took a beer break and now I'm heading back home to fix up my girls dads bike.
10-03-15, 05:02 PM
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Great looking Pista, very well done. Also another vote in favor of the black chainring, nicely complements the other black components.
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10-03-15, 05:11 PM
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DA7710 with a logo delete or bust.
Jk, that's just what was on my kilo.
Jk, that's just what was on my kilo.
10-03-15, 05:14 PM
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But isn't the Dura Ace logo half the point?
10-03-15, 05:40 PM
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The nicer the logo you remove the cooler you are.
10-03-15, 05:46 PM
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Not sure if totally punk or totally materialistic.
10-03-15, 06:17 PM
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nice Bianchi @TimothyH. It's like my cdale SS, but prettier.
In other news, I just got back from a big one: 5.25hrs, 86miles, 2900kj. Don't feel so bad either, I thought I'd be more drained. Good.
Up next: eat all of the things.
In other news, I just got back from a big one: 5.25hrs, 86miles, 2900kj. Don't feel so bad either, I thought I'd be more drained. Good.
Up next: eat all of the things.
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10-03-15, 09:49 PM
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Went to the Walmart tonight. It's what Southerners do when they are bored. Found a $99 "Fixie Thruster" in the bike rack, just my size...
Hardly anyone was in the store and so decided to take it for a test ride. Had to hold my camera with one hand and steer with the other...
Was a lot of fun and the two ladies working in the toy section didn't seem to mind so I headed out again. Wanted to dial it up to 400 watts and so left the camera in my pocket. I made it past the TV's and cellphones, around the video game section, past the cribs and strollers and then droped the hamer in the wide yogurt/milk aisle. Went pretty good even with flat tires but I couldn't get it to skid. Walmart bristles with security cameras and so I figured I was pressing my luck - headed back to sporting goods via the women's underwear section, racked the bike and no one in the store seemed to care.
Man that was fun! Laughed until I cried. Makes me want to buy a Go Pro.
Hardly anyone was in the store and so decided to take it for a test ride. Had to hold my camera with one hand and steer with the other...
Was a lot of fun and the two ladies working in the toy section didn't seem to mind so I headed out again. Wanted to dial it up to 400 watts and so left the camera in my pocket. I made it past the TV's and cellphones, around the video game section, past the cribs and strollers and then droped the hamer in the wide yogurt/milk aisle. Went pretty good even with flat tires but I couldn't get it to skid. Walmart bristles with security cameras and so I figured I was pressing my luck - headed back to sporting goods via the women's underwear section, racked the bike and no one in the store seemed to care.
Man that was fun! Laughed until I cried. Makes me want to buy a Go Pro.
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10-03-15, 09:58 PM
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10-03-15, 10:06 PM
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Damn, I should have posted it in the ride pics thread!
I want to go back with a full kit.
I want to go back with a full kit.