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Old 10-27-21, 08:33 PM
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Interesting bikes.

I am pretty sure both of these are owned by the same guy.

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Old 10-28-21, 04:11 AM
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What's with the blue tires on the ground?
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Old 10-28-21, 04:46 AM
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What's interesting?
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Old 10-28-21, 04:48 AM
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Please tell me that it doesn't have to do with social distancing. Bikes cannot transmit the 'rona to one another.
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Old 10-28-21, 07:10 AM
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The blue spaced tires are interesting.
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Old 10-28-21, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by grant40
I am pretty sure both of these are owned by the same guy.


Putting the lie to the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words?

Maybe explaining why you think they're interesting might be a good idea. Because right now, all I get is people set up handlebars in ways I wouldn't like riding. This is not surprising.
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Old 10-28-21, 08:58 AM
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Old 10-28-21, 09:06 AM
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I'm feeling the nonfiled cutoff bars. I mean, really feeling them. There's a dangerous situation waiting for an opportunity. Both of them set up to do some slicing/dicing.
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Old 10-28-21, 10:11 AM
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Might not be street legal. Many states require both a front and rear brake. Though none enforce it. However a clever attorney might use that to their advantage if any injury case was to go to court.
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Originally Posted by Fredo76
What's with the blue tires on the ground?
bike social distancing
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Old 10-28-21, 10:22 PM
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On bike 2 the knee-activated downtube shifter is kind of interesting, and that the saddle and stem share the same angle is at least funny.
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Old 10-30-21, 02:54 PM
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Bull horns, ready to gore.
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The radially spoked cut-out high flange hubs are likely to break before the month is over.
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This is the same bike as the bottom picture with the doll face on it and all but it was re painted.


I really enjoy seeing these bikes.
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Old 05-22-22, 11:49 AM
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Are those Larry’s bikes?

Or his homeless drinking buddies’ bikes?
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Are those Larry’s bikes?

Or his homeless drinking buddies’ bikes?
Do you know the person who makes these?
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Old 05-22-22, 04:59 PM
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This thread gets my vote -- for what I'm not sure.
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Originally Posted by grant40
Do you know the person who makes these?
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Originally Posted by grant40
Do you know the person who makes these?
Thankfully, no.
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Originally Posted by livedarklions
Putting the lie to the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words?

Maybe explaining why you think they're interesting might be a good idea. Because right now, all I get is people set up handlebars in ways I wouldn't like riding. This is not surprising.
yes, they are interesting in a quirky way - however the radial-laced wide-flange front hub in the first pic looks like one good pothole away from catastrophic failure. That would be interesting.....
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Old 05-29-22, 07:27 PM
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it is just an old steel bike and blue tires,What is else interesting?
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Originally Posted by Fredo76
What's with the blue tires on the ground?
Handicapped parking?


That stem height, dannng...
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Originally Posted by Troul
Handicapped parking?


That stem height, dannng...
It was a social distancing thing and they had people stand inside the tires to make sure they were distanced. This was taken a while ago.
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