Bicyclettes

[so-so]

people are sick of seeing the same shit Well if you were in Japan, it would totally be the opposite. They'd shit on you for having an NJS frame. That's why if you go to Japan, bike shops there go ballistic over European frame makers.

This is completely bullshit. The majority of people here don't have njs frames, i see more surly's, schwinns, and whatevers than I see NJS bikes. Granted people do love their Euro makes, but when the euro costs 3x as much as njs, not many people find it worth it to ride euro.

*edit* here = tokyo

[chingon]

that vid is pretty gnar, hipset, I love the immediate vocals, such an indescribable sound.

[vee_dub]

I never rode a NJS frame and I careless if they r NJS.

only part on my bike is NJS is the lockring and the hubs. Other than that nothing else is NJS.

[stuntastic]

Im that bad guy stealing purple grips off of lil girl bikes at your local Toys R Us. Watch out!

And I like them better than Ourys...

[Jawn P]

There are some questionable bikes in this thread to say the least... Here's my commuter and my bmx. I also have a surly steamroller that sees a bulk of my training rides.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/v-techratt/DSC_0192.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/v-techratt/DSC_0193.jpg

[baskew]

stunt, you should throw these in to match the deep v;

[sycamore no more]

for you man:

I have seriously downgraded over time

What happened to you?

You went from a nice classy build to a garbage can with stickers all over it.

[vee_dub]

I want to change my frame colour from Black to something lighter...my rims are charcoal black and cranks is silver....saddle is white. Just wondering any suggestion as to what colour?

I am thinking bout powdercoating it to glitter purple?

[kenthenoob]

grey sounds nice.. but so does glitter purple

[vee_dub]

grey sounds nice.. but so does glitter purple

Choice of color:

1) Glitter Purple

2) Light pink

3) Electro Blue

Opinion.??

[sidneylo]

Purple or blue sounds nice if they're vibrant.

[chingon]

What happened to you?

You went from a nice classy build to a garbage can with stickers all over it.

just the way I like it. I like having fun on my bike, beating it up, taking it off of things, I didn't feel comfortable on my presto doing such activities. My iro may look hideous, but it's alot more fun.

[chingon]

I wish I could afford both.

[sidneylo]

Apparently here in NY anything that sparkles or glitters takes the cake. So I'd vote for the glitter purple. We just love our frut swagz here...

[knucks]

So I measured my new straight bars after chopping em, 34.8cm lol

[stuntastic]

Knucks we're close...

Mines are 34.3cms...

[knucks]

How do you find running em so small? It feels kinda weird, I think I may have to find some other bars to cut to like 36-38...

Although I measured my bullhorns, and where I usually held them was 35 or so..

[giulianoa-11]

anyone here have a schwinn stingray?

[hipset]

cross posted

[kenthenoob]

electro blue ftw!!!

[stuntastic]

How do you find running em so small? It feels kinda weird, I think I may have to find some other bars to cut to like 36-38...

Although I measured my bullhorns, and where I usually held them was 35 or so..

Theyre actually perfect for me...

I ride with the inside of my hands right on next to the stem. and the ends are perfect length for me to skid and what not.

But not wide enough for the leg over tricks haha.

[kenthenoob]

i find it hard to skid while holding bars horizontally. i get this kind of insecurity when trying to. i find it easier to hold bars vertically and skid, which is why i like my bullhorns so much. it's kind of like doggy style, y'know? have to skid like i'm fucking the stem or something... like a power thrust! BLAOW!

[stuntastic]

I was the same. But I found the perfect length, angle, width, etc etc with my flats... They arent perfectly flat, they have a very slight rise to them. If the angle of them is slightly off, I cant skid for shit and riding becomes very uncomfortable.

[bones.]

Stuntastic: That 'slight rise' you are refering to is most likely the sweep of the bars. Most bars have a slight bend of about 5 degrees. Sweep adds some arm and wrist comfort. A lot of flat bars still have sweep.

[ericdw]

need some opinions on an aestetic issue please - does having a machined side wall on a rear deep v look stupid?

i can either get a deep v wheel set where both rims have MSW right now or wait three weeks to have a the parts ordered to build a wheelset with the rear NMSW and the front MSW.

it has always annoyed me when the rear has a machined sidewall without a brake on it

[knucks]

Just wait 3 weeks. It won't kill ya

[ericdw]

yeah, i know... oh yeah, plus 60 bucks for the build (the MSWed are factory built)

just came across this on ebay - good price, no?

http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-SEATPOST-32-4mm-THOMSON-Elite-Alloy-Black_W0QQitemZ230181140510QQihZ013QQcategoryZ106951QQcmdZViewItem

[monkey nuts]

my new ride.

Does it need to have risers and a HED3 to be in the forum?

[bones.]

The radial laced front wheel gives you sufficient cool points.

[wild style]

need some opinions on an aestetic issue please - does having a machined side wall on a rear deep v look stupid?

i can either get a deep v wheel set where both rims have MSW right now or wait three weeks to have a the parts ordered to build a wheelset with the rear NMSW and the front MSW.

it has always annoyed me when the rear has a machined sidewall without a brake on it

See, I always thought it looked dumb with just machined up front. To me, it just doesn't flow having one machined and one not. Maybe you should just get silver wheels.