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

« on: January 02, 2017, 10:04:25 AM »

Been awhile, Bikeguide.

Here's my main three right now:

Work bike. Also have a backup geared/cargo-racked work bike for the winter that's just waiting on a new crankset.


Fast bike.


Fun bike.  Speaking of the L.D. stem, it needs one.

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Riding Photos / Re: Papoy riding

« on: April 02, 2016, 10:54:55 AM »

Man, European infrastructure is pretty cool.  Interesting spot.

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The Lounge / Re: Besides the T1 dudes, what riders are you guys stoked on lately?

« on: February 06, 2016, 08:17:37 AM »

I'd have to say, even though I'm more of a street peg jibber, that Richard Forne is one of my favorites to watch.  I'm not even sure why, but I love watching his stuff. 

Speed.

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

« on: January 25, 2016, 03:40:55 PM »

Wwwhhhaaat, that's so good!

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

« on: January 20, 2016, 08:24:05 AM »

It's a CETMA 5-Rail, can't recommend it enough.  It can carry like 70+ lbs. and mounts to pretty much any bike.  The stays are kinda like fork ends and bolt straight to your axle, so no special eyelets or anything.  The owner Lane is a great dude, too.  Shipping to UK might be steep though, you can only order them straight through him.

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

« on: January 19, 2016, 09:27:54 AM »

Also if anyone wants a nearly mint, lavender 58cm Big Block for a very reasonable price, holla atchya boy......

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

« on: January 19, 2016, 09:25:44 AM »

My work bike is the only one of my bikes that's changed significantly in the past year or so, but it's been through a lot recently.

Re-cracked my original Big Block at the chainstay, right next to where I patched welded a prior crack (you can see it where the shitty primer job is)...



Switched to my Masi for a week or so while I procured a new frame. Remembered 25c tires were less than ideal in the city.



Found a 58cm Big Block on eBay, and hated how it felt.



Around this time, it was stolen from inside one of our clients' buildings during a pick-up, and my cross bike and the company Bullitt became my work bikes for a bit.  A few days later, the owner of my LBS saw it being ridden around by some smackhead, so I caught up with them and stole it back.  Shockingly, they hadn't changed anything about the bike, not the pedals, not the drivetrain, not even the saddle height.

Finally bought another 55cm Big Block off a friend a month or two ago and been loving it.





Thank fuck for tax write-offs.

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The Lounge / Re: you bunce of old *****

« on: January 16, 2016, 09:19:24 AM »

28 years old.  Not married but will have been living with the lady for a couple years this spring.  Kids; hell nah.  No pets anymore either, and not in a huge hurry to adopt more.

Would eventually like to own a home but the housing market where I live and work is fucking bonkers right now.  I'm hoping my landlord decides to sell off some of her buildings in her old age so I can actually buy one for a reasonable price (she's done it before and I've known her for years so that's not as implausible as it sounds).  Either way, I like my neighborhood and I'm staying here even if I have to keep renting.

Business ownership includes enough responsibility that I feel like a real adult finally, but I'm still afforded enough free time to have fun.  All in all enjoying my late 20s, the lifestyle is pretty good.

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The Lounge / Re: lewingston idaho, also portland

« on: December 06, 2015, 09:52:18 AM »

^What he said.  There's a pretty well-known park with a full loop in Sun Valley if you make it that far south, too.

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The Lounge / Re: MANDATORY TEST! Members over a certain threshold will be banned immediately.

« on: November 04, 2015, 08:14:55 AM »

25... I think I took this same test a few years ago and scored like a 33 haha.  Guessing I'm not actually on the spectrum.

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

« on: October 23, 2015, 09:31:58 AM »

Sizing question, because I usually go for smaller frames:

Back story, I cracked my beloved work bike, an All-City Big Block, at the chainstay.  Found another one on eBay in that sweet lavender color they did a few years ago.

Thing is, I've been riding a 55cm, and this new one's a 58cm.  Only significant difference in geo is (obviously) a 3cm increase in seat tube length, and a 2cm increase in top tube length.  But the angles, chainstay length, BB height, all identical between the two sizes.

I'm not really worried about fitting it technically, since on the 55cm Big Block I was running a 120mm stem and like 16cm of exposed post.  I am, however, worried about how it'll feel.  My favorite thing about my old frame was how zippy and quick it felt through traffic, and besides, that setup was comfortable to boot for 8-hour-a-day riding. 

Should I be worried?  Or do you reckon I'm just being a wuss and it'll feel just about the same as the old one, provided a shorter (~100mm) stem?

edit-- The long stem has more to do with my choice in bar (quite a bit of sweep), than my being outsized for the 55cm.

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The Lounge / Re: What do you do?

« on: October 19, 2015, 03:18:28 PM »

Oh hey, it's that guy.  The, "give me something for free so I'll shut up" guy.  Ten cents?  Seriously dude.

I don't know if I'd call them a tight-ass, Alex, maybe just an ass.

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

« on: October 13, 2015, 04:14:32 PM »

Normal size bottle cages fit wine bottles perfectly.

Depends on the size of the wine bottle, I guess? Anyway, it can fit a Nalgene and it looks nice.

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

« on: October 13, 2015, 08:08:32 AM »

2. Chainrings. My last ones were some obscure french ones and seemed to be made of shit aluminium. Wore away super fast although lubing them with olive oil when i was in a bind in the middle of nowhere probably didnt help. Steel ones would be nice and I need them to fit on a triple. Surly?

Surly rings are great in my experience, although I've never used them on a geared bike so I'm not sure how well they shift.  But they are super durable.  Had one on my work bike for like 3 years of full time riding and it barely looked worn, and another one on my polo bike that bent like an inch out of true after taking a direct hit from a ball... bent it back with an adjustable wrench and haven't had a problem since.

4. Huge bottle cages. Something that can fit a 1.5 or 2 litre bottle. Dont give a shit what they look like but id like them to be sturdy. haha.

These cages are pretty cool: http://www.arundelbike.com/product/loony-bin/.  Look pretty nice and can fit a wine bottle.

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The Lounge / Re: Golfer's elbow, ugh.

« on: October 03, 2015, 12:36:09 AM »

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110716133638AAO9dkn

Yahoo Answers is a definite MAYBE.  Hold on, lemme ask my dad.

Edit - He says yeah.