Weird bike.
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Something about it that I just dig.
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Highly modified asian Schwinn. That Shimano FFS is awful.
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Hey, @gugie, I think your long-lost cousin with a MIG welder is sending out a distress signal.
-Kurt
P.S.: How did they manage to crack the headtube in half? I see something that looks like two holes in it, but can't really make it out.
-Kurt
P.S.: How did they manage to crack the headtube in half? I see something that looks like two holes in it, but can't really make it out.
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Work of art. I’m jealous.
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I agree, I mean it needs some TLC, but it's pretty cool
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I have a large friend who has cracked several headtubes (on similar frames to this) like that! I’ve learned that “my headset feels weird” really means “time for a new frame”.
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How about the added Campus Green Suburban fenders? Fantastic!
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Methinks the racks could benefit from triangulation.
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"there we go... that ain't goin' nowhere..."
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Hey, @gugie, I think your long-lost cousin with a MIG welder is sending out a distress signal.
-Kurt
P.S.: How did they manage to crack the headtube in half? I see something that looks like two holes in it, but can't really make it out.
-Kurt
P.S.: How did they manage to crack the headtube in half? I see something that looks like two holes in it, but can't really make it out.
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Was someone perhaps smoking weed with Grant?
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Some people would resort to anything to get Positron to work. No kinks in my kable!
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All irrelevant. The bike is too large to be ridden by humans.
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I see the very long floppy cable going to the RD, but I don't think it's hooked up to a shifter.
I also wonder what the weight limit on that unsupported rear rack is: a 6" Subway sandwich lashed to it with a bungee cord?
I also wonder what the weight limit on that unsupported rear rack is: a 6" Subway sandwich lashed to it with a bungee cord?
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Somebody took a mig welding art class and then applied it to a bike. As long as the head tube isn't actually cracked, it is a pretty cool looking bike. I agree, some supports under the racks are necessary to make it practical, and with the right curves they could even add to the aesthetic.
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