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The Bike Shop / threadworthy: hubguards

« on: May 15, 2015, 06:08:30 PM »

so since i've been bmxing, hubguards have come a long way

from nothing except glands (which lets be honest are plug ugly, EXCEPT THE NEW ONES) really have done the job without spreading the frame etc

and now everyone (at last) seem to do them for their own hubs, threadable, slot on, etc

the merrit ones seem interesting but maybe the gland 4's already make them obsolete

thoughts? how much is too much for a guard? they are pricey for specific ones but arguably worth it

plus, plastic or 4130, and why?

very nerdy, but arguably, hub guards are what have come on the most

come at me bra


http://themerged.com/merritt-tension-hub-guard-available-now/

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The Bike Shop / Re: Brakes

« on: May 15, 2015, 06:00:09 PM »

zing

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The Lounge / Re: Weird Habits

« on: May 14, 2015, 05:05:04 AM »

I'm a grown man who frequents a bmx forum.

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The Lounge / Re: General election

« on: May 14, 2015, 04:59:22 AM »

they probably think it's cheaper than getting sued every so often

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The Lounge / Re: General election

« on: May 13, 2015, 04:34:06 AM »

zing


in my humble opinion it was labour who lost it rather than the tories who won it

i remember seeing ben milliband and thinking he was different to the usual shower of cunts but lo, he gets stabbed in the back and replaced with his brother who appears to of had a stroke

so what were the options?

lib dems - uni fees
greens - is that a vote for ukip?
ukip - i fucking despair
tories - 8bn nhs pledge? where's that come from? are we still in austerity? double dip recession? i don't know

when i broke my arm a few years ago i went to the royal london in east london, i was in physio for a few months with the same guy but different buildings over the course of time. it started out in the old building which looked like a mental asylum like you see in films with loads of staff helping lots of people. during this time we moved to the next and new building which was about four times the size and facilities for each physio and looked like the inside of a space ship. i remarked to my physio how lucky he was to have it to which he replied they were halving the staff leaving the ones who stayed with bonkers work loads. still, totally worth it to have another manager or two on board yeah?

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: April 17, 2015, 09:51:10 AM »

You must be farting a hole in the ozone layer.

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The Bike Shop / Re: has anyone given plastics a decent run? which brand holds up?

« on: April 17, 2015, 09:49:43 AM »

Pleg 2's have a smaller diameter than the originals.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: April 17, 2015, 06:49:34 AM »

first time my bikes been clean for longer than a day all year.

What's on your top tube?

Gaffa tape.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: April 14, 2015, 05:06:01 PM »

In other news, if you want to see how bad the bbc are nowadays, 'inside harley street' was on bbc2 last night at 9 so you can see it on the iplayer.

Anyway, Sot, the bicycle courier they talk to, is on the same fleet as me. So that's my job. Plus, when Robski comes out of the lab when they're talking to Sot at one point, Robski is rocking one of my alley cat posters in his bag. Swag.

If you do watch it, 80 miles is a bit pfffffffffff. like the big man says it's not unusual but that's not erryday.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: April 14, 2015, 02:45:46 PM »

first time my bikes been clean for longer than a day all year.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Eurotrash inside. Just terrible...

« on: April 06, 2015, 04:31:24 AM »

looks awesome but is the front wheel radially laced?

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The Bike Shop / Re: Running dual guards-Cult Dak/Federal V2

« on: April 02, 2015, 06:23:41 AM »

Try one of the new glands if they're out yet?

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The Lounge / Re: landlord issues/renovations to my apartment (help)??

« on: March 27, 2015, 01:48:07 PM »

deal with it at the root of the problem by finding a new place

that's not a crack house

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The Lounge / Re: Middle name my child.

« on: March 27, 2015, 01:44:03 PM »

danger

like austin power's middle name

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The Lounge / Re: landlord issues/renovations to my apartment (help)??

« on: March 25, 2015, 11:25:11 AM »

Check your contract first but it seems like a massive invasion of privacy plus I THINK landlords need to give 24 hours notice minimum if they want to swing by.

Check your contract tho.