I've been a BAAAADD Boy
05-13-21, 01:30 PM
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I've been a baaad Boy!
Finally! After delays due to equipment breakdown at fork builder. Picked up Tuesday and was able to squeeze a ride 16 mile in yesterday. Was having second thoughts about all the black parts on green, but I like it... A LOT! Wound up fork is great looking.
My LBS, Mason at Westerville Bike Shop had bike pretty much perfectly set up for me to jump on and ride! I only had to rotate the bars up a few MM.
Great acceleration and handling. Hopefully winter passes quickly for longer rides. My wife actually noticed new bike in garage! All is well.
Shhh! Don't tell my wife!
My first (and probably only) bespoke build bike! Rim brake, Willow Green with Vanilla Shake panels. Chorus 12 speed. Hed Ardennes LT wheelset.
My LBS, Mason at Westerville Bike Shop had bike pretty much perfectly set up for me to jump on and ride! I only had to rotate the bars up a few MM.
Great acceleration and handling. Hopefully winter passes quickly for longer rides. My wife actually noticed new bike in garage! All is well.
Shhh! Don't tell my wife!
My first (and probably only) bespoke build bike! Rim brake, Willow Green with Vanilla Shake panels. Chorus 12 speed. Hed Ardennes LT wheelset.
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05-13-21, 02:43 PM
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It's so good to be bad!
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05-13-21, 03:03 PM
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too bad, that's a good thing.
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05-13-21, 03:51 PM
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I believe that would be a perfect fit for me. Great color choice!
05-13-21, 03:51 PM
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Damn, they'll put a pump peg on? I miss those. Still have that Zefal frame pump, too.
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05-13-21, 05:24 PM
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Good for you. 
I had vanilla panels on my bespoke Bucket List once....
But my frame color was grey. Scratched that itch only.....17 years ago. Wow, how time flies.
I had vanilla panels on my bespoke Bucket List once....
But my frame color was grey. Scratched that itch only.....17 years ago. Wow, how time flies.
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05-13-21, 05:55 PM
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I've got a printout like that of my frame from them - though it's a Gunnar. Had the secretary at work use her fancy giant printer to make a poster, which I hung in my garage. Just an idea for you...
Looks like you're not having the fork painted to match the frame?
Looks like you're not having the fork painted to match the frame?
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05-13-21, 07:07 PM
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You make a motorcycle beg
You make aluminum steel
You make an old bike blush
You make a new bike squeal
It'll be yours pretty soon buddy
Yours and yours alone
...I'm here to tell ya buddy,
that your bad to the bone.
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone.
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You make aluminum steel
You make an old bike blush
You make a new bike squeal
It'll be yours pretty soon buddy
Yours and yours alone
...I'm here to tell ya buddy,
that your bad to the bone.
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
B-B-B-B-Bad
Bad to the bone.
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05-13-21, 07:27 PM
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Dude... She will never notice... You could never get burned keeping something like this from her...
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05-13-21, 08:02 PM
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Chose Wound Up carbon fork. Feel it looks great showing fiber weave with the gorgeous polished crown.
05-13-21, 08:06 PM
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05-13-21, 08:08 PM
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05-14-21, 05:18 AM
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So, how much did you tell the wife the frame costs, and what percent of that is part of the real price. I usually stick to 50% when I tell my wife how much stuff costs.
05-14-21, 06:25 AM
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Awesome! Pics when you pic it up please.
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05-14-21, 07:14 AM
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A few months later, when the frame was almost ready and the shop was about to start the build, we got an unexpected check in the mail. First words out of her mouth were "Is there anything more on your bike that you want to upgrade?"
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05-14-21, 09:30 AM
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My wife used to be a keeper, but lately, I dunno....
05-16-21, 05:55 AM
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If you can keep that from your wife then you make WAY more money than I do.
Beautiful set up.
Beautiful set up.
05-17-21, 08:40 PM
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This is what you need. LBS's in my area tell me that they get fake receipt requests frequently (but they don't charge 
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Fresh picture in original post! And here. I'll get some more and weight soon...
