rubbish heap two
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yin and yang... the flow of nature... the philosophy of buddhists and taoist are amazing...
Yeah +100
Confuciusism, Daoism, Buddhism and Hinduism all have some really well thought out stuff. Can't say I follow any one wholly, but there's elements of truth in them all.
Plato was a cool dude, too.
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"dudebrah... like, the stars and galaxies and shit... spirits and heaven and earth... whoa and the government man...
ever think the universe was an atom and we're like part of some guy's fingernail?? and like... yaaahhh.."
LMAO
SO FUNNY CUZ ITS SO TRUE
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I never heard of the tape. I'd recommend glue for tubulars, tape sounds sketchy.
dude c'mon now, if you've never heard of something then how is it possible to form a valid opinion on it? tape is completely fine if you use tufo brand tires (since tufo makes the tape for their tires), i was just asking about non-tufo tires. so far i've heard mostly good reports... i was hoping for someone who specifically used conti tires with the tufo tape.
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So far as I can tell it's just as strong and much easier. I know some people rather use glue, but theres a few guys at the track that swear by the tape.
Haha if my name was Rubbish, I wouldnt forget sealant either.
have you gotten by using non-tufo tires with the tape?
i got some conti sprinter gatorskins, they should be bombproof enough w/o sealant... i don't think i've ever flatted a clincher gatorskin before, and never a front tire period.
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anyone's experience with tufo tape.
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who runs tubulars here? joker? swedish?
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i'd probably throw down $200 on it then.
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If it's not something instantly (historically) special looking, old road bikes are sold by the pound. Price is more customary than that thing actually having a monetary value. $150. No more than $180 if you like the guy.
On second look the dude's got track drops on it. Walk away.
nah soup, a lot of old school bikes had drops that deep. they didn't have the same bend at the stem that track drops have. it's just an older style, pre-ergo drops. i like it myself.
i have no idea what a sante group is. if it had all campy record he could ask a lot more. i'm gonna say no more than 180-200 if everything is in perfecto working order.
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fuck all this macho shit.
no one thinks you are cool because you brag about drinking your coffee black
yeah likewise you're not cool if you blow a line at your lunch break, that makes you a junkie.
this thread is lame.
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yeah that's pretty crazy, if i had the dough i'd throw down but then again i already have 2 bikes and no money...
is your other bike japanese steel or what?
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madlib approved
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Perfect time to ride right now. Super snowy here in 541. My 700x23's can't corner for shit, where's the damn zip-ties at :(
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one proper ass bike. why sell such a beauty?
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700c
what the fuck is 600 ? don't you mean 650?
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a mercedes steering wheel for your bike?
I was actually gonna tell my uninitiated, non-cycling friends that it indeed was an extra large steering wheel :cool:
Paid 2 bills, shipped. Gotta get a skewer and Conti Sprinter.
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arrived today. tubular. and please believe it will be seeing the velodrome.
666 bitches.
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Lame, joker. 100 miles south, it's nice and sunny and about 25 outside. Good with wool on, bad with anything else.
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no, there's a seperate thread titled "motorbikes". you just revealed your intelligence to everyone here bro :)
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Track cranks vary in stiffness but unless you're a sprinter and pushing a big gear, you're probably not going to notice. Pedals make a bigger difference for efficiency. Andel/Radius is making a decently priced crank right now for like 75 for the arms. I'd recommend against the cheaper Sugino RD's as I had them and they gave me a substandard, off chainline with the matching BB. If you want to spend dough and get bling shit, there's Dura Ace, Sugino 75 and Campy as the main choices for quality.
A good chainring is pretty important . Lower quality ones aren't as true and therefore the chain has more 'high' (tight) and 'low' (loose) spots. This is bad for efficiency and also means you can throw a chain easier if the tension is a little loose. Dura Ace and Sugino Zen c-rings are both really nice, and the stock 75 chainring is fine too. FSA makes a good one too.
Chains, meh. I've always ran a KMC Z chain or KMC Kool. Both are under 10 dollars. As long as I clean it w/ Simple Green and lube it with Tri-Flow, it's always silent and efficient.
Cogs are easy. EAI, Dura Ace, Suntour, Phil Wood and Surly are all good. If you're really itching to spend dough and racing, EAI has some higher end cogs as does Sugino.
Bottom bracket is pretty self evident, just get the right taper and length for your crank. Square taper is better for the street, Octalink is better for the track. Looseball is fine if you're 1) track racing 2) don't ride in the rain too much and/or 3) willing to re-grease/replace bearings every once in awhile, or pay a shop to do it.
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Weird. I rode for an hour. No wind problems for me.
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Mavic Open Pros, Velocity Fusions/Aeroheads are all good. Opt for double butted spokes always, they keep wheels true longer and soak up road vibration. 36 spoke rear and 28 (or less) front also makes a lot of sense for a training wheel, especially if you're knocking it out of true a lot. Depends on your weight too. Remember that 70 percent of the stress is taken by the rear wheel and 30 by the front, or atleast I've heard that somewhere in the past.
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nah foreal, movie looks like the biggest cheeseball corny excuse ever. scary movie on steroids with a fraction of the laughs. fuck seeing that shit.
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There is a black (better) one of these for sale in pdx... for a grand I think...
a month ago there was like 4
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I recommend against buying bikes at department stores. That's about all.
the philosophy of life thread
in Channel Zero
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Socrates was cool in how his influence spawned the entire Western philosophical tradition prety much, but as far actually philosophy, well we have the Socratic problem where it's debatable which ideas were his and which were Plato's.
The first quote you gave sounds like Platonic idealism to me, which in turn was influenced by Greek Mystery religions of which Plato was an initiate, which basically dealt with mysticism. That's how I see it atleast.