Joker Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 That Bridgestone frame and fork is really nice but I absolutely hate it when the designers don't accommodate the seat post to flow with the seat tube. Having a little seat post pop out of that tear-drop tubing just looks retarded. It's one of the reasons I like the new trend in seat tubes going all the way up the saddle now. Just makes sense. Though a little difficult in the resale arena... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt45oe800 Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 tri bikes are retarded shit. so crazy. that bike is 10G's or so no? tri is so midlife crisis status. i smoked fools on my shit w/o lame profile design clip on parts. that schwinn is bad arss. I hear you HESH, I busted my front derailleur(screw was stripped) the day before my sprint-tri. So i ended up using my Mountain Bike and was passing the mid-lifers. but fuck i hated the swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 tri is so midlife crisis status. hahaha. so so so so true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knim_One Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Krim is your dad going for the 73 mtb look? I like the setup but It looks funny with some of the modern bits on it. no he was just trying to make a bike that was a) custom, and b) fun. I really wouldnt want to climb on that without bar ends. He just used stuff he had laying around and then fabricated it to fit if it didnt. Bike is way lighter then it looks. I need to get hima new crankset for it though, thats off my old redline and doesnt really match the bike imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 the portland rain is here!! i love rainy day rides. fenders and snowboard jackets are gonna be the cut pretty soon. so stoked that i found a pair of conti 4 season's in a dumpster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 tacomas been getting rained on too. its fucking nice, but i'm getting sick... don't feel like moving, let alone riding. ugh. persevere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_67_- Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 wasn't sure where else this belonged... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 reflectors on your wheels, classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 i was thinking 'toy' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-_67_- Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 i was thinking 'it's a picture of a weird scuplture i found. not my bicycle' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Go to the corner of 10th and Oak on any given day in Portland... and you can see that same sculpture, sometimes much, much larger. And always updated and new, every week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 waiting for one of these to hit the shop. it will undoubtedly sit collecting dust next to the orbea and blue tri bikes. but those sram red centerpulls look nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 pardon. TT bikes. so as not to be confused with triathalon. though those are just as dusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 same gay shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/bik/424859528.html i just may... you can talk shit all day about japanese shit and how italian is so much better, but at the end of the day suntour, at their height of quality, was better than the campy of the same era. anyways, seems like a steal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 nevermind got sold off before i could take a look :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 your fucking bugging about that campy shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 who cares...live in the now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 they make me happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 girl read a few posts or so back about wheel reflectors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 your fucking bugging about that campy shit i swim in nos c-record shit, all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 suntour superbe may be some quality shit. but saying it is better than campy is a stretch. campagnolo is, and always been, THE standard. its like comparing lexus to mercedes or more appropiately ferrari. case in point: campy controls vs shimano controls. ps: i realize you said of the age so this is not entirely relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 yeah broski, i was referring to nuovo record and the rest of that era, not current record. i knew that post would stir up some controversy though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fexo Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 they make me happy What frames are those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 IRO angus? and specialized dolce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 yeah broski, i was referring to nuovo record and the rest of that era, not current record. i knew that post would stir up some controversy though :) I was waiting for that too! I'm with the above statement. Campy was not fully on point in the late 80's early 90's. Suntour was still around until the fully intergrated group really took hold as a concept. (Thank you Shimano SIS) Mix and match was fading out and that really put the nail in the Suntour coffin. What really did them in was their refusal to lower quality or cut corners in manufacturing. They made too nice a product. It cost them too much to make. Keep in mind at the time the Mountain bike was revolutionary and Shimano jumped on it first becoming huge which allowed them to pour resources into the road market and go after Campy. The result was they crushed all the little guys who made bits and pieces as opposed to whole systems. In conclusion kids. If you see Suntour SuperbPro track shit, don't think just buy it. New or not it is some of THE most precisely manufactured equipment around. I would buy that over Campy shit (of the same era) in a minute. ESPECIALLY cranksets and BB's. Those NJS hubs, whoa...... For real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilla54 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 after weeks of putting it off i finally raised my seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOMOMO Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 fucka bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukiSukiNow Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 IRO angus? and specialized dolce. good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blahh Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 question I just put a new bottom bracket and some used (but newish) cranks on my bike, and now at about 3:00 (on the drive side) when the crank is pointing towards the front wheel, there is a small creaking or tapping sound on each rotation. i don't know how to describe it. This is pretty vague, but any idea what this is? Its minor but I'm pretty paranoid about these things. I put the bb and cranks on myself, any common error i might have made? It seems to only happen on the smaller of the 2 chain rings, and the chain doesn't seem to be hitting the front derailer or anthing else. Also, how do you feel about bearing races? I've always been told to remove them whenever i come across them (headset, older bottom brackets, etc) and just pack the fucker with grease and a few extra bearings. I feel like there has to be some reason they are there in the first place though, besides ease of removal and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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