Is Steel Real? see the proof :)
10-23-10, 07:16 AM
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Is Steel Real? see the proof :)
Is this bike a real steel?
Please, disregard the car, it is a part of the image.
PS. If you care to know what the text says:
"Advertise with competitors" -- "Advertise with us"
Please, disregard the car, it is a part of the image.
PS. If you care to know what the text says:
"Advertise with competitors" -- "Advertise with us"
10-23-10, 07:27 AM
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That kicks a$$.
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10-23-10, 07:35 AM
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Can you picture yourself riding that up the Alp d'Huez?
10-23-10, 02:19 PM
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I don't think you will need to lock that bike.
10-23-10, 07:49 PM
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10-23-10, 09:17 PM
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That bike just cries out for a pair of Hed Stalingrads.
It might be a little slow on the climbs, but *nobody* could keep up with you on the descents!
It might be a little slow on the climbs, but *nobody* could keep up with you on the descents!
10-23-10, 11:20 PM
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And I thought gas pipe cruisers were the heaviest bikes made. That one must be close to 80+ pounds or so
Let it rust as that might decrease the weight
Let it rust as that might decrease the weight
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10-24-10, 09:50 AM
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I bet it flexes like a wet noodle. Rebar is not very stiff. With this person's obvious welding skills he/she could have done much better making a truss structure. Still, an admirable case of "necessity being the mother of inventiveness".
BTW, when you travel around Russia and the former soviet lands, you see amazing feats like this. These people obviously have the technical goods, it's a shame they can't put it to better use creating consumer products the rest of the world wants (besides AK's and Sukhois). Travelling around the Urals near Ekaterinburg you see incredible off-road vehicles made out of rusting Lada Nivas.
https://www.ekabu.ru/24584-bigfut-iz-nivy.html
BTW, when you travel around Russia and the former soviet lands, you see amazing feats like this. These people obviously have the technical goods, it's a shame they can't put it to better use creating consumer products the rest of the world wants (besides AK's and Sukhois). Travelling around the Urals near Ekaterinburg you see incredible off-road vehicles made out of rusting Lada Nivas.
https://www.ekabu.ru/24584-bigfut-iz-nivy.html
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10-24-10, 10:08 AM
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It seems the bike was made by the car owner 
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))I bet it flexes like a wet noodle. Rebar is not very stiff. With this person's obvious welding skills he/she could have done much better making a truss structure. Still, an admirable case of "necessity being the mother of inventiveness".
BTW, when you travel around Russia and the former soviet lands, you see amazing feats like this. These people obviously have the technical goods, it's a shame they can't put it to better use creating consumer products the rest of the world wants (besides AK's and Sukhois). Travelling around the Urals near Ekaterinburg you see incredible off-road vehicles made out of rusting Lada Nivas.
https://www.ekabu.ru/24584-bigfut-iz-nivy.html
BTW, when you travel around Russia and the former soviet lands, you see amazing feats like this. These people obviously have the technical goods, it's a shame they can't put it to better use creating consumer products the rest of the world wants (besides AK's and Sukhois). Travelling around the Urals near Ekaterinburg you see incredible off-road vehicles made out of rusting Lada Nivas.
https://www.ekabu.ru/24584-bigfut-iz-nivy.html
10-24-10, 10:33 AM
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Wow... You'd have to check your shot records to make sure you had your Tetanus shot prior to riding it.
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