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Old 09-23-11, 08:25 PM
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Just to make Adriano cringe since I'm not going to have my track bike critiqued, so I'll post the DJ bike instead.

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adriano is going to LOVE your stem!
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Originally Posted by adriano
hey i met you at vpede last night.
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Old 09-24-11, 09:17 AM
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brakeless hipster points, needs hoods, meh on brooks, valve caps, frame a size too small, reach too short, branding, frame stickers
i dig the understated additions
classy/10


wheel mismatch, stem mismatch, short reach, trade lever for hoods, tape saddle mismatch, meh post, needs silver crank headset and spacers, jack drops
almost there/10


rims, weak basket, basket way forward, uncurved fenders, top tube pad
taking care of business/10


trade lever for end levers, valve caps, branding, get drops and clipless, unwrapped and nds as you said, tape ought to match saddle
very sensible/10


black stem, you could get a bit more reach, needs bell and cages, tape saddle mismatch, frame stickers
nice cockpit setup
very solid/10


get gyro for ze barspins, meh phone pocket thing, probably not enough leg exension, stem too long, needs front rack and second cage
i dig the fat slicks
bootylicious/10


potentially dangerous revx, visually jarring revx, black stem, short stem, jack drops, trade lever for hoods, unwrapped where its needed, black chainring, singles would suffice, meh on chain
color is sick
epic schwinn is not a misnomer/10


meh on deep rims, branding, stock tires, short stem, brakeless hipster points, singles would suffice, get drops and hoods, move reach out and maybeup a bit
also using almost appropriate crank position for pictars
chicks love the green/10


hopefully brakeless racer points and not brakeless hipster points, could get lighter wheels, stem a bit short, needs ritchey post
sick photograph and everything
ill/10


picture on wrong side of garage door, trade lever for end levers, get drops and hoods, frame a bit long, silver clamp, singles would suffice
im jelly that you have a garage
poppin/10
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frame stickers, unused front disc tabs, meh on bontrager tires, chainstay rear brake mount would be better
longer stem would not be stiff enough
balls that big/10
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hey, tim!
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my miyata 621st.

plans for smaller tires/fenders/rack. yes needs longer stem. yes corncob+triple.

sorry crap iphone pic is crap



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Old 09-24-11, 11:04 AM
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OK I have to go again, just swapped to alum road drops from previous steel track drops and lost 1.3 lbs. Now weighs 17.2 lbs, wheels are still lead weights


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Old 09-24-11, 11:36 AM
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One more, swapped saddle & cranks

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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
Just to make Adriano cringe since I'm not going to have my track bike critiqued, so I'll post the DJ bike instead.

https://i423.photobucket.com/albums/p...0/103_3711.jpg
10/10 would smash
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Old 09-24-11, 11:45 AM
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okay then
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Originally Posted by adriano

brakeless hipster points, needs hoods, meh on brooks, valve caps, frame a size too small, reach too short, branding, frame stickers
i dig the understated additions
classy/10
Thanks! How can you tell I have a frame too small and that the reach is too short?
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oh hai gt35built.
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Old 09-24-11, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cc700
okay then
**** man that is sick!
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Old 09-24-11, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cc700
okay then
We finally got pics! Looks great!
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Old 09-24-11, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by calv
Thanks! How can you tell I have a frame too small and that the reach is too short?
If you need that many spacers to be comfortable, it's too small. Your seat is a little forward of center, and the angle of the fork combined with the height of your stem makes the reach shorter than it should be, unless you have t-rex arms.
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Old 09-24-11, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by adriano
frame stickers, unused front disc tabs, meh on bontrager tires, chainstay rear brake mount would be better
longer stem would not be stiff enough
balls that big/10[/QUOTE]

i really expected a comment on seat angle.
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Old 09-24-11, 07:10 PM
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Old 09-24-11, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by jlind
Someone had to post one of these sooner or later!


I fully expect the stem to be too short! However, the seat color does match the bar . . . ummm . . . rubber grips . . . and it comes stock with a very unique (and large) spoke card!
Is that your bike? If not, you should probably remove it and post to the jackass thread.
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Originally Posted by carleton
Is that your bike? If not, you should probably remove it and post to the jackass thread.
Done
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Old 09-24-11, 08:55 PM
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well, ok. why not. two from my stable.


daily bike.


joke bike...
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Old 09-24-11, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by onezerozeroone

joke bike...
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Old 09-24-11, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by onezerozeroone
well, ok. why not. two from my stable.
Nice bikes! Which bell is that on the kilo? I'd like to get something like that for mine so I don't have to shout.

(I'd send PM but apparently don't have enough posts)
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Old 09-24-11, 09:40 PM
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thanks. it's the VO spring bell on a headset spacer mount.

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