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#16 dirtyboy

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Posted 28 July 2009 - 08:25 PM

As for what's considered "Entry Level", don't worry about it. Just get a road bike with a frame that fits you well and that you like the look of, and start riding. When shit breaks - and it will if you ride it enough - Look up how to fix it online, and then go buy the tools and upgrade the parts if you feel like it. You will make mistakes, and you will wind up pushing the damn thing home a few times, but eventually you'll have all the tools you need and know how to fix anything.

You gotta be dumb as shit to not know how to fix a bike. What the fuck are these people going to do when they get a car or house?

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Posted 29 July 2009 - 11:10 AM

Funniest post since Zero Cool said he was looking for a job! Especialized...I want to get an E sticker for my MTB now to put in front of specialized. You were right, cheapest specialized was 500+. Schwinn came out with a pseudo fixie (brakes on this thing and 26lb :() for 300 that I am eyeballing for an around towner...just want to go even cheaper IMO.


you might want to check 'bikes direct' or 'performance bikes'.
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Posted 30 July 2009 - 12:36 AM

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Posted 30 July 2009 - 01:31 PM

top bike friendly cities


eugene over portland?
no way!
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Posted 01 August 2009 - 10:50 PM

This is what it has come to...

Urban Outfitters
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Posted 02 August 2009 - 12:48 PM

This is what it has come to...

Urban Outfitters

What I find odd about the whole fixie culture is that they never include racks or baskets.

I have a massive messenger bag that I can carry a change of clothes and two days worth of groceries (including a gallon of milk), but to be a true Urban bicycle, you have to have some method for hauling stuff.

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Posted 02 August 2009 - 11:15 PM

It's all about minimalism...it's very artsy, it's kewwwwl.

You do know that Urban Outfitters is a clothing store right? Now they have bikes to go with the clothes.

Urban Outfitters
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 12:14 AM

This is what it has come to...

Urban Outfitters


i just found out about this last week.
if i ever come across anyone rocking one of these
pieces of crap, i'm gonna punch them in the guts.


i'm pulling my skateboard out of my closet.
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 01:04 AM

It's just a bike.
A bike at 2x the price it should be...
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 01:24 AM

It's just a bike.
A bike at 2x the price it should be...


you're right.
hot weather and beer make me angry at stupid shit.
i yelled "fuck you!" at a cat yesterday.
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 01:29 AM

I'm with you brother.
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Posted 03 August 2009 - 11:07 PM

So have any of you seen the new "Short Flat Bar" trend?

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I saw some 6 foot 2 (?) guy riding up a very small hill on Ballona Creek today (the path was just dipping under a bridge).

He was having the devil of a time.

Fucking hilarious!

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Posted 04 August 2009 - 12:48 AM

So have any of you seen the new "Short Flat Bar" trend?

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I saw some 6 foot 2 (?) guy riding up a very small hill on Ballona Creek today (the path was just dipping under a bridge).

He was having the devil of a time.

Fucking hilarious!


Yeah, that's part of the fixed-gear-douchetacular trend. I can see the appeal of track bikes but the short bar thing is really stupid. Apparently it started with messengers (just like the fixed gears) and went from there.
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 01:19 AM

this is my new bike. Posted Imagelet's see how long before it becomes a trend...
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 11:11 AM

I've always liked lowrider bikes.

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Hecho en Aztlan!
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