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Luggage where the wheels don't spin for days when the suitcase is upside down. I used to work in a luggage store and every asian customer would turn the case over and spin the wheels with their fingers. No one else ever did this.

A tad less pedigreed, though no worse off for it, is Aprix, a nautically inclined line developed over the past three years by the NYC-based duo of Brendon Babenzien, creative director of Supreme, and business partner Michael Power. Their impressive debut, to be sold at Nom de Guerre this fall, will be limited to four styles (that's our favorite, above right), with more in store for 2008. "We were trying to make shoes that were fairly modern but felt like they were from another time period as well," says Babenzien. He may have a point there—with only 150 pairs available, we expect they'll soon be history.

A tad less pedigreed, though no worse off for it, is Aprix, a nautically inclined line developed over the past three years by the NYC-based duo of Brendon Babenzien, creative director of Supreme, and business partner Michael Power.

NYC-based duo of Brendon Babenzien, creative director of Supreme, and business partner Michael Power.

Brendon Babenzien, creative director of Supreme

creative director of Supreme

Supreme

BUMPPPP

pleated pants are starting to look really good to me lately.

any less pricy recommendations? anyone know if zara/h&m has started ripping these off yet?

This picture is exactly why I don't like pleated pants. These pants would look great if they were flat front.

It's BBC. Lolz.

New to the fixed gear. Picked one of these up to ride to school. People give it mixed reviews. So far I love it.

Are those upside down cruiser bars or what?

not the prettiest girl on the road but was built on a very limited budget. I got lucky with the frame and cranks, a kid in my dorm gave up on building it and he just wanted to get rid of her.

note: seat and bar height are still off at the moment

If I were you I'd use a road style brake lever with the drops. Little trigger levers are a pain in the butt to get to if you're riding in the drops. And if you're not gonna ride the drops, then shit, get some risers or bullhorns.

fuck that, it's his bike, I think it's pretty stupid when people make comments about frame/component synthesis. It's about as legit as brand synthesis. if it looks good, it looks good (but for bikes, if it's made well, well, you get the idea...seulement tout le monde)

To me it's like posting a pic of yourself in a beautifully tailored suit and some natty ass skate shoes in WAYWT, and if someone did that I'm sure they'd get called out on it.

That better not be your bike. It's not the sticker, that's kinda funny. But a fucking ratty ass aerospoke on a colnago? That's a crime.

You do it when you are riding past hotties and want to show off.

Duh.

who leans that far forward when skiding anyways

Good for goofy ass skid comp showoff skids.

like 45 dollars on the site

aldo

They only have size 45/US12 on there. I can wear size 12 Adidas and Puma, but some 12s are too small. Any insight?

My size 12 Adidas and Pumas have the euro size listed as 46 which makes me think I may be out of luck. Wish I had seen that on the site sooner. They have these, but they are way uglier.

http://www.aldoshoes.com/eng/storeSection/redirect.cfm?sectionID=b2c/style/productDetails.cfm&itemID=67187201&&var=d&ckey=US&colorid=70

Aldo made some last year, in lace up and velcro versions.

from the leaderbike site:

"You asked for it we got it! Leader?s 720TR Fixed Gear frame was designed to provide base for a fixed-gear or single speed bike. Do not let the aero tube set fool you, 720TR is perfect for commuter or messenger bike, and just cruising around. 720TR is drilled to accept calipers, and it comes with 2 sets of water bottle bosses. 720TR is made with tough Series 6061 T6 HT double butted aluminum. The 720TR Fixed Gear frame geometry is similar to road bikes with an aggressive, exciting and comfortable ride. 720TR frame has horizontal dropouts, 120mm rear spacing. The horizontal dropouts have ample room for adjustment; you can use any combination of chain ring/cog choices. 720TR also has built in chain tensioners (set screws) so you can crank it as hard as you like. You can also convert this frame into a track racing bike by just flipping your seat post around. "

flip the seatpost whaa?

http://velospace.org/node/7084 this guys looks allright:

mine is funky cuz it's a 50cm.. im plagued with the sloping tt's cuz im short :[

no toe overlap ^^

I think it's referring to creating a steeper effective seat tube angle for more pursuit-ish geometry. Similar to how the Cervelo P3C has two mounting points on its seat tube for sprint and pursuit.

your not.

but I hope it helps your self esteem.

The thread was at the bottom of the page and I had to post something. I didn't have the heart to let it fall off the page.

Yesterday I finally managed to trackstand all the way through a longish traffic light. Felt like a badass.

It was two months ago when this thread was active.

i think you'll be happiest with the kilo. cheap-- steel-- rackmounts + brake mounts (for fenders... or brakes). curious-- are you planning to use a back rack? thought about this the other day- weighing down your back with panniers, boxes, back racks could be counterproductive to riding fixed and skid stopping... unless you rock a back break. or don't skid (I know a few SF riders who don't skid at all)

seriously though, it sounds like you want to go pretty budget and if you don't mind a bit of toe-overlap, the kilo will treat you well.

if you don't mind cable hangers, there is a Pake "commuter" frameset with horizontal dropouts for $360. Beefy steel, cyclocross geo (pretty decently high bottom bracket drop), minty blue, and lots of rack stays. plus you get bottle mounts (always nice in my opinion for light systems or water bottles) and canti brakes! ultimate rain/snow/mud bike! also, if you don't rock a back brake, you should probably get a top tube protector... heard some bad stories of people tearing themselves up on the cable mounts on fixed gear conversions. You can imagine what they tore.

i got a nasty little rip in my Thin Finn Dry Black coateds from the cable router on my old conversion.

not everwear

Those are rebadged panaracers anyway. I've been pretty happy with my Soma single straps, but those are real leather, unlike the doubles.

Besides, have you even SEEN my bike? I ride an 80s Schwinn World Sport. Fuck off.

Don't you have pretty decent parts on it though (I know you have that superfly saddle)? Kind of reflects your criticism of the Kilo TT, as a damn decent frame with meh components.

Don't worry, I still wuv you.

wait. pake sucks.

Hanging out on bikeforums has caused you to think EVERYTHING that isn't super expensive sucks.

French bikes also have their own proprietary stem size from what I hear.

Losing the pad would go a loooooong way.

There's definitely a good knowledge base at bikeforums.net, but most of the people there are such goobers that I can't stand to read it half the time. I've learned a lot form lurking on lafixed, and they're a cool bunch of people, so I'll definitely recommend that even if you're not in LA.

You know what? This will decimate all... after we put about fifteen grand or more under the hood. If we have to, overnight some parts from Japan.

I'd second buy a real track bike if you want a fixed gear. The fact that that bar's as bent as it is means the bike's probably been in an accident at some point and the frame might not be straight.