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Old 10-07-21, 08:43 PM
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Here is The Beast.
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Originally Posted by grant40
Here is The Beast.
What exactly is the jackass part? Yes maybe some crappy parts on it but it actually doesn't look that terrible! Would I have put on a front brake, hell yeah, would I swap out that saddle, you betcha but all in all it looks like someone actually tried with this one. It looks like a budget build but not just a slop together build.
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
What exactly is the jackass part? Yes maybe some crappy parts on it but it actually doesn't look that terrible! Would I have put on a front brake, hell yeah, would I swap out that saddle, you betcha but all in all it looks like someone actually tried with this one. It looks like a budget build but not just a slop together build.
Mainly the cable routing.
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Would I have put on a front brake, hell yeah….
It looks like a smaller front wheel was used, maybe 26”, such that the distance from the fork crown to the rim is too great to use a front brake.
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Old 10-12-21, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by grant40
Mainly the cable routing.
Not pretty, for sure, but perfectly functional, so NOT jackass.
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Originally Posted by grant40
Mainly the cable routing.
Really because he wrapped it? That is jackass? I mean like TT said functional and honestly doesn't look terrible. I have seen some worse stuff. Sorry not jackass

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
It looks like a smaller front wheel was used, maybe 26”, such that the distance from the fork crown to the rim is too great to use a front brake.
Yeah I was thinking that looking upon it but wasn't 100%

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Not pretty, for sure, but perfectly functional, so NOT jackass.
Exactly
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Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
Not pretty, for sure, but perfectly functional, so NOT jackass.
I don't want to sound like a gatekeeper but... That cable routing routing looks like it would not work at work as well as just using zip ties.
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Originally Posted by grant40
I don't want to sound like a gatekeeper but... That cable routing routing looks like it would not work at work as well as just using zip ties.
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
What exactly is the jackass part?
Gotta be that Murray chainrig cover. And the saddle. And the cable routing. But, then again they're all kinda funky, too.
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Originally Posted by 8bits
I love the description at his pedalroom page!




Just wanted to post my Softride, too. It's a Traveler touring with a ton of upgrades. There's nothing jackass about it. Except maybe the guy who rides it.
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Originally Posted by GhenghisKahn

Just wanted to post my Softride, too. It's a Traveler touring with a ton of upgrades. There's nothing jackass about it. Except maybe the guy who rides it.
I love the description and the OP's comments.
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That's the "Miles Davis" bike: "kinda blue."
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Hopefully, that is just a temporary setup as a test mule.
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Those tires have air in them?
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That Softride with a disc wheel up there, just want to point out it's in the small ring in the picture.........womp womp womp.
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From buying this one. Setup looks comfy.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...432592828.html

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I can't tell if he stepped in a tub of plaster or if that is bandage wrapped around his shoes
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Originally Posted by Senrab62
From buying this one. Setup looks comfy.

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...432592828.html

One of the funniest things about this besides the bars is that those grips are from a really cheap Huffy.
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