Bicyclettes

[Minibigben]

How much are the affinity frames?

$400......

[Minibigben]

was in sf all day yesterday:

We have the same bike! What are the odds?

Get rid of those ugly rims stickers. And regarding your brake, is your rim machined?

[stuntastic]

WHIP DE WHIP...

Put some straight bars on, (wrong angle, too inward and thigh hits my bars wen I try to skid) and a gold Izumi chaaaaaaaain...

Shit is tough as fuck, couldnt drill it for shit.

Didnt have proper tools to shorten the chain, so had to go caveman style.

[kenthenoob]

uhhhhhhhhhh gold chaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiinnnnn... where did you get yours? i've seen it on somafab.com

[stuntastic]

Got it from Trackstar NYC sometime last year, and had to put it on last nite. Ive been riding the same chain since my Pista, and it has WAY too much slack. So the switch was made.

So solid.

[baskew]

was in sf all day yesterday:

wheres your scrotum pad from?

[kenthenoob]

actually, i got it at fatlace...

but hey stunt, your izumi is the "super toughness" one?

[stuntastic]

heh, samething.

You see Sycamore 9 More there?

Super duper tough shit.

[kenthenoob]

naw, but i met this guy named Kenny. cool guy. he said sycamore was gonna be in later... i was jsut at fatlace to kill time while freewheel was building my bike... i didn't expect to pick up anything, but yep, i picked up the wbase pad.

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Hey I think this was discussed before but I can't seem to find it. I am building up a new bike and was wondering do you put grease on bottom bracket spindles, I have heard both sides of the story so I kinda confused. Just wondering what your guys input was on the subject?

Thanks

[kenthenoob]

i thought this was somewhat informational:

[fix.]

i thought this was somewhat informational:

hipster bike......

[kenthenoob]

yeah i know, but it was informational.

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So I am building up my new setup and I am having problems with my back hub fitting into the dropouts. I swear that my hub was 120mm same as the drop outs on my bike however when I try and get it in it just barely sits in the begining of the dropouts, fractionally to small. Could the hub be a size too small? But does't that mean that it would be a 125mm hub and do those exist? Or is it the paint that is on the inside of the dropouts that could be causing it to be caught up? Or can axles come in different sizes? Hopefully that makes sense.

Thanks

[vee_dub]

So I am building up my new setup and I am having problems with my back hub fitting into the dropouts. I swear that my hub was 120mm same as the drop outs on my bike however when I try and get it in it just barely sits in the begining of the dropouts, fractionally to small. Could the hub be a size too small? But does't that mean that it would be a 125mm hub and do those exist? Or is it the paint that is on the inside of the dropouts that could be causing it to be caught up? Or can axles come in different sizes? Hopefully that makes sense.

Thanks

Measure ur dropout see is it exactly 120mm?? sometimes it might be bent inwards, just slightly tap it out abit (only for steel frame). and measure ur hub...also what brand are they?

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Thanks Vee its all good though. It was just the paint. Now my fork is rocking within the frame. I have tried to tighten and loosen my headset to both extremes however it isn't working. Any ideas?

Thanks

[fix.]

is is a lot? It's fine for headsets to shake a bit on rough surface and what not.

[vee_dub]

Thanks Vee its all good though. It was just the paint. Now my fork is rocking within the frame. I have tried to tighten and loosen my headset to both extremes however it isn't working. Any ideas?

Thanks

ur headset might not match with ur fork tube. I had that problem beforeeee. Wait is urs 1 1/8 or 1" threaded?

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^^ Vee it is 1 /8 threadless, I am pretty sure that the headset is that aswell. It rocks more at the bottom where the fork first meets the frame.

[stuntastic]

FUCK CABLE CAR TRACKS AND LADIES CROSSING THE STREET WHEN THEY SHOULDNT!

Worse fall Ive taken, beats the car crashes.

[Minibigben]

FUCK EM! PEDESTRIANS ARE ANNNOOYING. I have to ride through time square pretty often, terrorizing the huge crowds at every block during rush hour is so fun. It's how I take out my pedestrian anger.

I had pretty bad fall the other day, getting off the Brooklyn bridge, coming out on the manhattan side. As I was turning onto Chambers, my bike slid right out under me, must have been oil on the road. I was so lucky there were red lights all around, which makes no sense, no cars were moving. Usually when I take that turn, there's a car to my right, had there been one, I'd have gone right under, this was night time too. So lucky.

Change of subject; any NY riders planning on riding all the way through the winter? I really want to. Am I crazy? I figure a snowboard jacket with pit-zips would do the trick. Like a Holden jacket or something.

[zelah]

every time i leave the house old fuckers are always on the sidewalks and i'm like MOVE FAGGOTS and weave through them

[fix.]

every time i leave the house old fuckers are always on the sidewalks and i'm like MOVE FAGGOTS and weave through them

ummm.. why are you on the sidewalk?

edit- ps. you sound like a dick who can't ride.

[Head Ninja In Charge]

ummm.. why are you on the sidewalk?

The real question is what are those old fuckers doing on the sidewalk. I mean, don't those faggots know that sidewalks are for fixies only. Fuckin' A, man.

[vee_dub]

every time i leave the house old fuckers are always on the sidewalks and i'm like MOVE FAGGOTS and weave through them

Thats abit extreme...

But I hate taxi drivers

[mlproject]

Change of subject; any NY riders planning on riding all the way through the winter? I really want to. Am I crazy? I figure a snowboard jacket with pit-zips would do the trick. Like a Holden jacket or something.

i ususally ride until there is snow since my bike only has clearance for 23c tires.

i have a patagonia shell that i normally wear with a t-shirt. no matter how cold it is i always sweat like i'm wearing a plastic bag.

i hate people who ride on the sidewalk. my old roommate used to ride on the sidewalk since "riding in the street is too dangerous." she ended up running into this girl and almost getting sued for being a dumbass.

[stuntastic]

Thats abit extreme...

But I hate taxi drivers

Yea. One taxi passed me yesterday giving me no room at all.

My body is KILLIN ME.

[meta]

I got a new chainring and cranks, and had to buy a new chain. I bought a blue KMC on a whim, but I am not sure how I feel about it. What do you guys think?

[eddyz]

shoulda gotton gold

[mlproject]

not really a huge fan of the bright chains. i usually have a gold, black or silver one