UCD

Looking to take a pair of Samurai S710xx Size 32 off your hands. Used, worn a couple of times, washed once or twice, I'm game. New with tags, I'm game. If you got pictures to help verify the condition of the jean, hit me up and shoot me a PM.

Located in North Carolina.

Samurai's are sold... thanks UCD!

Thank you boost! They're a bad ass pair of jeans!

Hey Boost, I'm a Sac native (Downtown on H st.)

Had a crash course with this thread (saw it was originally posted back in 09!)

Still have those Sammies for sale??

Looking to buy your Sugar Cane 1947s in a size 29 or size 30.

One wash, two wash, three wash, whatever, just as long as the jeans are still fairly dark!

Let me know how much you're looking to receive for your Canes!

BUMP. Lookin' for Average Joe's in Size 30 instead of 29.

Anyone? Will pay price difference.

Hello peeps. I have some USED Eternal 811 jeans I'm lookin' to trade for a pair of NEW/USED blue Nudie Average Joes sz 30.

I bought the 811 off of Rakuten probably two years ago and it's a fantastic jean... these jeans have been worn numerous times, probably washed 3 or 4 times, unfortunately I never ended up really diggin' the fit so they hung up in my closet for a long time. Fast forward to 2009...

If you got a pair of NEW/SLIGHTLY USED blue Nudie Average Joes in size 30, I'd be willing to work something out as far as paying a monetary difference as these 811's are USED and have been washed.

Eternal 811:

Size 30

These photos were taken with camera flash ON, but believe me, these jeans are still plenty dark. If you want to see anything more specific in detail, feel free to PM me.

Lookin' to pickup the Spiewak Humbolt jacket size small, chocolate or steel color.

Everything seems to be sold out online in size small.

Just got my pair of 811's to finally replace the Cane 47's that were in a car that got stolen.

Ordered them from VARI on Rakuten and can recommend them. The manager Mr. Hirofumi Udono provided quick responses and EMS was great. Received em within 3 business days of shipping. Came with the red tab and all.

Ordered a size 30

I'm about 5'7'', 140lbs

They fit great!

i wonder if replacing tires ever 2-3 weeks does more/as much damage to the environment as filling up a gas tank once a week?

-later days.

you know prufrock... that's a really good question! something to ponder.

Braidkid, curious, you mentioned you purchased your 811's off of Rakuten and they had come with the redtab intact. Which store specifically did you purchase your Eternals from that ships to the States?

Lucas0607. I bought some Creative Recreation DeChico size 8 and I wear 7-7.5 and the shoes are snug.

They seem to run a full size small (with the DeChico at least)... so an 8 should be fine for you.

bump.

Anybody want to get rid of their even steven's?

Looking to buy a pair of Nudie Even Steven's in size 29. Organic or Blueblack, new or slightly used -- I'm interested.

Located in California.

Watchman, I think your wallet looks great!

Indigo staining is just the way it goes...

It's turning out beautiful.

Sugarcane '47. Year and a month old. Lots and lots of washes.

after another wash...

I've never rode a fixie before. And I know nothing about bike construction. (But i do know how to ride a bike). Anywho, I've been reading up on fixed gears and they seem pretty interesting. I was wondering if anyone can give me some tips on getting my first fixie?

If it matters, I weigh about 150 pounds and I'm about 5"6-5"7.

check out canice's recommendations on the previous page.

or get a sweet road bike.

as far as your height, your probably like a 51cm depending on how you big or small you like your bikes... though you should stop by a shop and get 'fitted.' find out the right frame size for you and how you like your reach etc just so you can be comfortable when you ride...

good luck

all of this bike geek talk reminds me of when i went home for the holidays recently only to discover that all of my old friends are now gung-ho about fixies and wouldn't stop rambling about them. i don't really know how i feel about this fixed gear explosion as of late. i guess i just get burned out listening to people talk about this new trick they pulled and that rebuilt frame. to me riding has been a form of transportation first and foremost and that's how it'll likely stay until i have the time and energy to devote to learning every possible nook and cranny of my bike. not knocking any of this talk by any means, but to me the fun that comes with riding and its necessity in my life far outweighs how much a person knows about frame x and crank set y. did that make sense?

haha, and with that said, i finally got around to putting bullhorns on my fuji. what a world of difference it has made.

i agree whole heartedly. i had no idea there was such a huge fixie subculture till i started poking around the internet.

but your right, first and foremost, it's a form of transportation! tons of fun to beat around town or wherever on a bicycle -- fixed, road, whatever!

beautiful bikes!

soo much money...

i'm cool ridin' my bianchi around :].

good points on the hubs.

just from a practical standpoint i always like to point out the way bike components are marketed. after a certain point you merely pay for weight differences instead of quality/performance. a 105 or ultegra brake calliper is going to stop a bike just as well as a dura-ace calliper, yet you pay the price premium because you save 20+/- grams on the dura-ace.

you'll definitely notice differences between hubs and i do agree there are definite quality diferences -- again from a practical standpoint and my own opinion, i would not pay 400+ for a set of hubs to put on a bike i'm running on in the street and not on a track/timetrial/whatever when there are excellent quality/performance hubs at much more reasonable prices. on the same note, you're right! you definitely don't want to skip out on the hubs to the point your struggling on rollin around!

i hope you didn't think the chain statement was a little attack on you. me and my buddy are always joking that we'd throw dura-ace chains on our bikes so we can 'gloat' with all the dura-ace snobs that we're running DA as well, haha. chains are most definitely different than hubs!

stunt, cool set up you got going on there man. interesting to note that PAKE feels smaller than your pista cause the pista's got track geometry. maybe the PAKE is closer to road geometry?

you thinkin of gettin rid of your bullhorns?

Canice-thanks for the input. Same thing is true with skateboarding, better bearings certainly do make up a big difference. I'm sure I'll be set with the IRO hubs, but if I get the itch I might try and go for something like a phil or Surly, that's more or less why I was wondering what the big price difference is. It's almost $200 seperating the two!

I'm also going to be looking into making my own hub. I have all the access to cnc machines, anodizing, and bearings so I'll check up on that sometime next week. I'll have to order a phil or campy to see what makes those tick and then I'll work on the CAD file.

200 is quite the price jump!

makin your own hubs?! that is awesome, then you can hook it up with some goldenglove hubs, haha.

WTF? if there's anything you should invest in on a bike, it's your hubs.

bearings are small, and may look the same to the naked eye, but the quality makes all the difference in the world. my quando hub feels like the bearings are made mashed together shavings of scrap metal, but i've ridden on miche primatos, campy pista, dura-ace and all sorts of other bikes way better than mine, and you can feel it the second you start pedaling. even turning the cranks by hand, you feel less resistance and smoother rolling.

i've also ridden geared road bikes with a sora/tiagra gruppo vs full ultegra. the main difference is weight, but also response and smoothness, no hesitating your pedals while your rear derailleur shifts.

yeah, agreed. i'm not familiar with phil hubs in particular, but in all practicality theres no reason to be running dura-ace/record hubs which will set you back a ton when you can get quality hubs for a lot less -- unless your lance, serious about racing, or serious about having a bike that has full dura-ace/record.

shit hubs are shit hubs, but i think goldenglove will be golden with some IRO hubs.

maybe ill grab a dura ace chain to say i got dura ace, haha.

lol. fixies are a fun and intense ride i must say. no emissions and it makes ya feel good, can't complain about that. perfect for me to get around town and to campus. gears are still cool though, i was riding an old '75-'77 raleigh grand prix, tons of fun, nice and heavy, the only thing's the frame's to big for me...

nice bike stuntastic. hope to hear it how it's ride compares with the pista. how much did the pake + components set you back? i know the pake's sort of a budget frame.

goldengloves, don't know why phil hubs are a bit more expensive but i think you can get some decent shimano hubs or whatever your heart may desire and not have to worry too much about it. bike components can be a whole load of bullshit sometimes... once you get into that dura-ace stuff, you just might be paying for the weight difference (though you may be into that) and not necessarily a quality/performance difference. shimano's got so much to their component lines... sora, tiagra, 105, ultegra, dura ace where does it end? haha. keep us posted on that IRO though!

Yeah that's a pretty clean chain ring.

http://velospace.org/node/522

I remember seeing that chain ring on that bike!

Anyway's, I hear good things about those IRO's as well, there's a guy from Davis riding a Jamie Roy, white frame with black components, sick lookin thing.

As for I, I'm going to hook up my pista with an ultegra front brake. Just gotta find the right brake lever that I can put on the top of my drops and have it pull enough cable for a road calliper. Gotta preserve my health ya know? Hahaha.

Hey Stunt, did you have Nitto 021 on your bike? I was thinking about those but with the stock bianchi stem, it seems like its gona fuck with my reach on the bike.

Project Pake is a go...

[x] Frame

[x] Fork

[x] Stem

[x] Bars

[x] Seat Post

[x] Seat

[x] Front Wheel

[x] Rear Wheel

[x] Flip flop hub

[x] Cranks

[x] Chain

[x] Chain Ring

[x] 16t Cog

[ ] Bottom Bracket. Shit got jammed from getting hit... Goddamnit...

So close, yet so far away...

Happy holidays everyone, ride safe. Hopefully I'll be up and running by Tuesday.

Thas rad man, any pics yet??

Any special components you throw on the bike? How much has everything run for you so far?

So many questions! Haha.

Alright, so not to throw this off topic too much (although still bike related), what do you bike gurus think about the Biomega Bike from Puma?

Next year I am going to be moving to NY or SF and I'm ditching my car and mostly going to be riding a bike (especially if I move to Frisco). I'm not too concerned with the technical things such as brakes, etc as long as it stops when I need it to! Also, the folding mechanism is something I will need as well.

Is there anything that is considered 'better' for the price with the same features? I was looking at slingshot bikes but I don't really want to spend $1250.

Thanks everyone!

Hey,

Sorry, don't know too much about folding bikes, but I do know Schwinn makes one and is bound to be cheaper than the Puma bike. The Puma does look cooler but I'm not sure what components come on the Puma. Then again, if its more of a commuting bicycle and your not too into the knitty gritty of things it probably won't matter to you. The folding aspect of bikes is cool, though.

However, like I said, I don't know how much of that Biomega bike price is because of the brand Puma or if it's equipped with some nice parts.

You could find yourself a regular "department" store bicycle for a lot cheaper.

Or you could buy a used road bike or singlespeed.

But then you lose the folding feature.

I don't think disc brakes are necessary on a bike in the city. Regular brake calipers will do just fine. Just keep that in mind if you choose not to go with the biomega.

Good luck!