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The Lounge / Re: When's the last time you rode your bike?
« on: March 30, 2018, 10:50:05 PM »
I've not ridden since last Easter. Each year I ride less and less in the (southern hemisphere) summer and now I too have a rooted knee
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The Bike Shop / Re: Brake pads?
« on: March 30, 2018, 10:43:14 PM »
Front brakes are always harder to get to lock. Clear on clean chrome is about the best you can do for locking without going hydro or using tar on your rims (which shreds pads like crazy)
Brakeless or shit mechanic dudes always wanted to ride my bike with fronts and then would complain when trying to use the brake alone for ends or nosepicks (the trick is to shift your weight as well...)
Brakeless or shit mechanic dudes always wanted to ride my bike with fronts and then would complain when trying to use the brake alone for ends or nosepicks (the trick is to shift your weight as well...)
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The Lounge / Re: My plans are to move to the LA area in under two years.
« on: March 29, 2018, 07:21:59 AM »Socal might be jarring if you are used to Wisconsin. Norcal is still hella clement
How you mean?
SoCal can get pretty warm
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The Bike Shop / Re: Profile/Nankai 36h shell
« on: March 27, 2018, 05:19:45 AM »
I'm sorry to bump with no solid help or expertise, but would it be possible with some kind of pant?
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The Bike Shop / Re: Gsport uniguard
« on: March 16, 2018, 06:02:02 AM »
The hub you run can make a difference, Joytech clones typically have the chainline 13mm inward from the inside of the dropout, Ratchet is 11.5mm. The Antigram is probably the same given it's pretty much a 17mm version of the Ratchet
I still run a Ratchet and I run my chain loose as fuck so I might have to shape a Uniguard by the sounds of it...
I still run a Ratchet and I run my chain loose as fuck so I might have to shape a Uniguard by the sounds of it...
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The Bike Shop / Re: About Rebuilding a v1 cult coaster
« on: March 11, 2018, 09:23:46 PM »
I finger my bum in Thiarry's shower
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The Bike Shop / Re: Gsport uniguard
« on: March 08, 2018, 06:42:45 PM »
Fess up now before Bunky comes back
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The Bike Shop / Re: Gsport uniguard
« on: March 08, 2018, 04:47:39 PM »
Are you running some kinda of atypical setup mitch? Like 10t, loose chain or bulky chain?
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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches
« on: March 01, 2018, 07:48:36 AM »You could always try sticking 18 inch wheels on a 20 inch frame as long as you don't ride brakes.
This kinda makes me want to put 20 inch wheels on one of my cruisers just to see what it feels like... Or even 12 inch wheels just to go to the extreme end with it.
Pedal strikes would be a nightmare.
That's one issue, you're pedals are an inch closer to the ground. Shorter cranks would help somewhat, going from 175 to 165 or 160 is a difference or 10 or 15mm, two fifths and three fifths on that inch at the cost of some leverage. Speaking of that part of the bike being closer to the ground, the effectual 10.5 to 10.75 BB height might feel shit too
I like having the option of brakes but to try out an adult BMX built around smaller wheels it's not a deal breaker. I knew a guy decades ago who had 16" on a 20" and rode it on dirt too but it felt so wrong to me the one time I rode it
Fun food for thought but at the end of the day I can't really expect to be able to hug every cat
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The Bike Shop / Gsport uniguard
« on: February 27, 2018, 08:31:20 PM »
Anyone got any negative feedback on these or do they live up to the hype?
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The Bike Shop / Re: 22 inches
« on: February 27, 2018, 08:28:55 PM »
I'd like to try a franke and fork built around 18" but with adult geometry. I rode an 18" a bit on a backyard mini and I could do much cleaner 540s than on my 20 but it was too small for front end stuff like barspins or tabes and it looped out way too easily
Actually, 19" would be nice to try but it's too small an increment to expect anything to be made for it, i.e. rims and tires
Actually, 19" would be nice to try but it's too small an increment to expect anything to be made for it, i.e. rims and tires
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The Lounge / When's the last time you rode your bike?
« on: February 20, 2018, 08:10:45 AM »
Are you a slacker or a shredder? Fess up before the bad cop comes back
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Riding Videos / Re: Phone clips
« on: February 15, 2018, 06:49:09 AM »
How can such a popular site as instagram not have a volume or even mute control lol
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