Filthy Tomii
10-13-17, 12:11 PM
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Filthy Tomii
Cleaning day after some gravel....
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10-13-17, 12:18 PM
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Is that supposed to be dirty?? 
You should see what my bikes look like after a ride.
You should see what my bikes look like after a ride.
10-13-17, 12:22 PM
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That looks like house dust......
I guess dirty by Felix Unger standards.....
I guess dirty by Felix Unger standards.....
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10-13-17, 01:40 PM
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Ooooops, missed a spot.
You better clean it all over again, wouldn't want to get your garage/house filthy!
You better clean it all over again, wouldn't want to get your garage/house filthy!
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10-13-17, 01:48 PM
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10-13-17, 02:28 PM
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"Filthy -- to me."
10-13-17, 03:32 PM
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Just ride it through a car wash, and you'll be good to go.
10-13-17, 04:06 PM
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An Aurora… those went scarce around here quite a while ago.
Nice power plant. Very unGM like interior for its day.
Nice power plant. Very unGM like interior for its day.
10-13-17, 04:11 PM
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10-13-17, 04:57 PM
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Once worked with a fellow with the last name Fujii. He was pretty fastidious. 
Sweet bicycle. I tend to treat a couple of mine with similar concern. Others... not so much. Shame on me.
Sweet bicycle. I tend to treat a couple of mine with similar concern. Others... not so much. Shame on me.
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10-13-17, 05:07 PM
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Dude- it's got hairs growing on it!!!!
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10-13-17, 06:12 PM
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When took my Holdsworth apart, about a year ago, i cleaned all the parts and sent the frame to @gugie for modification. When I got it back, freshly powder coated, I built it back up. And it looked pretty clean. Not as clean as that Tomii, but clean for me. Oy, you should see it now... what a mess.
10-13-17, 07:20 PM
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My bikes tend to have that "ridden" look.
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10-13-17, 08:55 PM
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In the past year I ride a bike till the drivetrain gets dirty they hang it up and pull down a clean one, in a year or two I guess I will have to start cleaning them up.
10-13-17, 09:16 PM
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Nao Tomii is a fabulous bike builder, and you are a smart and discerning rider. I would bet that he and his wife would approve of the dirt-
Nao gets "beausage".
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10-13-17, 09:42 PM
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You need to try my rain & winter weather bike
10-13-17, 09:45 PM
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